1952–53 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1952–1953 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his nineteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1952–53 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1952–53 record13–9 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Indiana17–1 .944  23–3  .885
No. 11 Illinois14–4 .778  18–4  .818
Minnesota11–7 .611  14–8  .636
Michigan State11–7 .611  13–9  .591
Wisconsin10–8 .556  13–9  .591
Iowa9–9 .500  12–10  .545
Ohio State7–11 .389  10–12  .455
Northwestern5–13 .278  6–16  .273
Michigan3–15 .167  6–16  .273
Purdue3–15 .167  4–18  .182
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/05/1952*
Marquette W 76–55  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/08/1952*
at Loyola (LA) W 81–60  2–0
 
New Orleans
12/15/1952
Iowa W 66–47  3–0 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/20/1952
at Purdue L 59–65  3–1 (1–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
12/26/1952*
California W 64–57  4–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/27/1952*
vs. Oregon L 64–66  4–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/29/1952
at Iowa L 66–83  4–3 (1–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/03/1953
Purdue W 50–46  5–3 (2–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/05/1953
at Minnesota L 53–64  5–4 (2–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/10/1953
at Illinois (No. 4) L 61–71  5–5 (2–4)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/12/1953
Minnesota W 76–74  6–5 (3–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/17/1953
at Northwestern W 78–56  7–5 (4–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
1/19/1953
Ohio State W 64–51  8–5 (5–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/07/1953
Illinois (No. 6) L 61–65  8–6 (5–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/09/1953
at Indiana (No. 2) L 48–66  8–7 (5–6)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1953
Michigan W 75–63  9–7 (6–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/16/1953
Indiana (No. 2) L 70–72  9–8 (6–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/21/1953
at Michigan W 74–52  10–8 (7–7)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/23/1953
at Michigan State L 45–53  10–9 (7–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/28/1953
at Ohio State W 69–63  11–9 (8–8)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
3/07/1953
Northwestern W 74–58  12–9 (9–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
3/09/1953
Michigan State W 58–51  13–9 (10–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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