1971–72 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1971–1972 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, coaching his fourth 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.

1971–72 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1971–72 record13–11 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Minnesota11–3 .786  17–6  .739
No. 19 Ohio State10–4 .714  18–6  .750
No. 17 Indiana9–5 .643  17–8  .680
Michigan9–5 .643  14–10  .583
Michigan State6–8 .429  13–11  .542
Wisconsin6–8 .429  13–11  .542
Purdue6–8 .429  12–12  .500
Illinois5–9 .357  14–10  .583
Iowa5–9 .357  11–13  .458
Northwestern3–11 .214  5–18  .217
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1971–72 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1971*
Michigan Tech W 107–74  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/04/1971*
at Tulane L 70–72  1–1
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
12/06/1971*
at Loyola (LA) W 67–66  2–1
University Sports Complex 
New Orleans, LA
12/08/1971*
DePauw W 92–69  3–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1971*
Northern Michigan W 104–65  4–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/13/1971*
Florida Tech W 90–58  5–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/18/1971*
Pittsburgh W 80–63  6–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/27/1971*
vs. No. 20 Marshall
Milwaukee Classic
L 83–85  6–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/28/1971*
vs. Georgetown
Milwaukee Classic
W 82–62  7–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1972*
at No. 2 Marquette L 60–72  7–3
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
1/08/1972
Iowa W 81–80  8–3 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/11/1972
at Michigan State L 76–83  8–4 (1–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/15/1972
at No. 17 Indiana W 66–64 OT 9–4 (2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/18/1972
No. 17 Minnesota L 59–65  9–5 (2–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/05/1972
at No. 9 Ohio State L 69–79  9–6 (2–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/12/1972
Indiana L 76–84 OT 9–7 (2–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/15/1972
at Purdue W 84–65  10–7 (3–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1972
at Minnesota L 73–76  10–8 (3–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/22/1972
Purdue W 66–60  11–8 (4–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/26/1972
at Illinois L 86–91  11–9 (4–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/29/1972
Michigan State W 101–74  12–9 (5–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/04/1972
Northwestern L 82–90  12–10 (5–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/07/1972
at Michigan L 70–93  12–11 (5–8)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/11/1972
Illinois W 97–84  13–11 (6–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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