1955–56 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1955–1956 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his twenty-second 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.

1955–56 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1955–56 record6–16 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Iowa131 .929  206  .769
No. 10 Illinois113 .786  184  .818
Ohio State95 .643  166  .727
Purdue95 .643  166  .727
Michigan State77 .500  139  .591
Indiana68 .429  139  .591
Minnesota68 .429  1111  .500
Michigan410 .286  913  .409
Wisconsin410 .286  616  .273
Northwestern113 .071  220  .091
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1955*
Butler L 63–67  0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/05/1955*
at Notre Dame W 70–66  1–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/10/1955*
Kansas L 66–74  1–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/12/1955*
Southern Methodist L 62–75  1–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/19/1955*
Nebraska W 71–52  2–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/28/1955*
at Washington L 53–54  2–4
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
12/29/1955*
at California L 55–62  2–5
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, California
12/30/1955*
at Stanford L 53–65  2–6
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, California
1/02/1956
Purdue L 66–78  2–7 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/07/1956
No. 13 Indiana L 71–75  2–8 (0–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/09/1956
at No. 8 Illinois L 77–96  2–9 (0–3)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/14/1956
at No. 7 Ohio State L 98–100 2OT 2–10 (0–4)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/16/1956
Michigan W 69–58  3–10 (1–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/04/1956
at Northwestern W 79–55  4–10 (2–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/06/1956
No. 19 Iowa L 74–78  4–11 (2–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/11/1956
Minnesota L 71–77  4–12 (2–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/13/1956
at Indiana W 69–67  5–12 (3–6)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1956
at No. 15 Iowa L 66–80  5–13 (3–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1956
Ohio State L 71–79  5–14 (3–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/25/1956
at Michigan L 68–78  5–15 (3–9)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/27/1956
at Michigan State L 82–89  5–16 (3–10)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
3/03/1956
Northwestern W 76–70  6–16 (4–10)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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