1939–40 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1939–40 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1939–40 record 5–15 (3–9 Big Ten)
Head coach Harold E. Foster
Home arena UW Fieldhouse
1939–40 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Purdue102 .833  164  .800
Indiana93 .750  203  .870
Ohio State84 .667  137  .650
Illinois75 .583  146  .700
Northwestern75 .583  137  .650
Michigan66 .500  137  .650
Minnesota57 .417  128  .600
Iowa48 .333  912  .429
Wisconsin39 .250  515  .250
Chicago111 .083  515  .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939–1940 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his sixth 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.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/04/1939*
Carleton (MN) W 37–19  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/09/1939*
Marquette W 46–39  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/12/1939*
at Notre Dame L 33–51  2–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/16/1939*
at Marquette L 28–41  2–2
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee
12/30/1939*
vs. Nebraska L 43–53  2–3
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee
1/02/1940*
Stanford L 26–39  2–4
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/06/1940
at Chicago W 20–18  3–4 (1–0)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago
1/08/1940
Michigan L 39–44  3–5 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/13/1940
at Purdue L 36–49  3–6 (1–2)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/15/1940
Indiana L 34–40  3–7 (1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/03/1940*
at Michigan State L 41–48  3–8
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/05/1940*
Butler L 46–50  3–9
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/10/1940
at Iowa L 35–37  3–10 (1–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/12/1940
Minnesota W 36–34  4–10 (2–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/17/1940
at Ohio State L 35–41  4–11 (2–5)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/19/1940
at Illinois L 35–37  4–12 (2–6)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/24/1940
Purdue L 45–48 OT 4–13 (2–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/26/1940
at Minnesota L 39–44  4–14 (2–8)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
3/02/1940
Northwestern L 44–47  4–15 (2–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
3/04/1940
Chicago W 46–31  5–15 (3–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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