1946–47 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1946–47 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–6 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1946–47 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 16 6   .727
Illinois 8 4   .667 14 6   .700
Indiana 8 4   .667 12 8   .600
Minnesota 7 5   .583 14 7   .667
Michigan 6 6   .500 12 8   .600
Iowa 5 7   .417 12 7   .632
Ohio State 5 7   .417 7 13   .350
Purdue 4 8   .333 9 11   .450
Northwestern 2 10   .167 7 13   .350

The 1946–47 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his thirteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1946*
Lawrence (WI) W 61–43  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/07/1946*
Marquette W 65–51  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/09/1946*
at Butler W 60–52  3–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/14/1946*
Notre Dame W 53–49 OT 4–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/18/1946*
Oklahoma L 40–56  4–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/21/1946*
at Marquette L 47–55  4–2
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
12/23/1946*
Southern California W 61–56  5–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/01/1947
Illinois W 53–47  6–2 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/04/1947
at Iowa W 63–62  7–2 (2–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/11/1947
Indiana W 70–49  8–2 (3–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/20/1947*
at Michigan State W 58–48  9–2
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/25/1947
at Illinois L 37–63  9–3 (3–1)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/27/1947
Northwestern W 45–44  10–3 (4–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/03/1947
Iowa W 60–53  11–3 (5–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/08/1947
Minnesota W 60–51  12–3 (6–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/10/1947
at Michigan W 52–51  13–3 (7–1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/15/1947
vs. Northwestern W 54–42  14–3 (8–1)
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
2/22/1947
Ohio State L 56–57  14–4 (8–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/24/1947
at Purdue W 72–60  15–4 (9–2)
Purdue Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
3/01/1947
at Minnesota L 55–58  15–5 (9–3)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Tournament
3/20/1947*
vs. City College of New York
East Regional - Quarterfinals
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
3/22/1947*
vs. Navy
East Regional - Third-place game
W 50–49  16–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.