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1958–59 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1958–59 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–19 (1–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1958–59 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Michigan State 12 2   .857 19 4   .826
Northwestern 8 6   .571 15 7   .682
Michigan 8 6   .571 15 7   .682
Purdue 8 6   .571 15 7   .682
Illinois 7 7   .500 12 10   .545
Indiana 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Ohio State 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Iowa 7 7   .500 10 12   .455
Minnesota 5 9   .357 8 14   .364
Wisconsin 1 13   .071 3 19   .136
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his twentyfifth 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1958*
Marquette L 47–76  0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/06/1958*
at Rice L 37–78  0–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
12/08/1958*
at Southern Methodist L 63–81  0–3
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
12/13/1958*
Notre Dame W 56–54  1–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/15/1958*
Missouri W 68–60  2–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/19/1958*
Washington L 48–62  2–4
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/20/1958*
vs. California L 53–68  2–5
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/30/1958*
at Butler L 55–69  2–6
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/03/1959
at Minnesota L 66–79  2–7 (0–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/05/1959
Illinois L 51–77  2–8 (0–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/10/1959
at Purdue L 61–84  2–9 (0–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/12/1959
Michigan L 74–84  2–10 (0–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/02/1959
No. 7 Michigan State L 57–88  2–11 (0–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/07/1959
at Ohio State L 72–78  2–12 (0–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/09/1959
Purdue W 91–86  3–12 (1–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/14/1959
Iowa L 84–94  3–13 (1–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/16/1959
at Illinois L 54–93  3–14 (1–8)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/21/1959
Minnesota L 50–69  3–15 (1–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/23/1959
at Michigan L 63–87  3–16 (1–10)
Yost Fieldhouse 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/28/1959
Northwestern L 82–86  3–17 (1–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/02/1959
at No. 6 Michigan State L 73–93  3–18 (1–12)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
3/07/1959
at Indiana L 71–97  3–19 (1–13)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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