1946–47 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1946–1947 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.

1946–47 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1946–47 record16–6 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1946–47 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wisconsin93 .750  166  .727
Illinois84 .667  146  .700
Indiana84 .667  128  .600
Minnesota75 .583  147  .667
Michigan66 .500  128  .600
Iowa57 .417  127  .632
Ohio State57 .417  713  .350
Purdue48 .333  911  .450
Northwestern210 .167  713  .350
Rankings from AP Poll

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
W 70–56  15–6
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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