1968–69 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1968–1969 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, who coached his first 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.

1968–69 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1968–69 record11–13 (5–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Purdue131 .929  235  .821
No. 20 Illinois95 .643  195  .792
Ohio State95 .643  177  .708
Michigan77 .500  1311  .542
Northwestern68 .429  1410  .583
Minnesota68 .429  1212  .500
Michigan State68 .429  1112  .478
Iowa59 .357  1212  .500
Wisconsin59 .357  1113  .458
Indiana410 .286  915  .375
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1968–69 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
11/30/1968*
at Nebraska L 55–68  0–1
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
12/03/1968*
No. 4 Kansas W 67–62  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/07/1968*
North Dakota W 94–48  2–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1968*
at No. 7 Notre Dame L 56–57  2–2
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
12/14/1968*
Northern Illinois W 69–67  3–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/21/1968*
at Florida L 66–71  3–3
Florida Gymnasium 
Gainesville, FL
12/27/1968*
vs. Ohio
Milwaukee Classic
W 74–68  4–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/28/1968*
vs. Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 56–59  4–4
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/31/1968*
vs. No. 3 Kentucky W 69–65  5–4
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
1/04/1969
Purdue L 80–86  5–5 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/07/1969
at Michigan State L 67–77  5–6 (0–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/11/1969
at No. 16 Ohio State L 69–84  5–7 (0–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/14/1969
Minnesota W 68–61  6–7 (1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/28/1969*
No. 16 Marquette W 56–50  7–7
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/01/1969
at No. 7 Illinois L 73–86  7–8 (1–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/04/1969
Indiana L 63–65  7–9 (1–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/08/1969
No. 12 Ohio State W 77–73  8–9 (2–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1969
at Minnesota W 69–63  9–9 (3–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/15/1969
at No. 8 Purdue L 69–87  9–10 (3–6)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/22/1969
Michigan State W 76–64  10–10 (4–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/25/1969
at Indiana L 84–101  10–11 (4–7)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/01/1969
at Michigan L 79–84  10–12 (4–8)
University Events Building 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/04/1969
Northwestern L 70–72  10–13 (4–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/08/1969
Iowa W 84–74  11–13 (5–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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