1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his eleventh 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.

1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–11 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iowa 11 1   .917 17 1   .944
Ohio State 10 2   .833 15 5   .750
Illinois 7 5   .583 13 7   .650
Purdue 6 6   .500 9 11   .450
Michigan 5 7   .417 12 7   .632
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 10 11   .476
Minnesota 4 8   .333 8 13   .381
Northwestern 4 8   .333 7 12   .368
Indiana 3 9   .250 10 11   .476
Chicago 0 0   7 8   .467

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1944*
Lawrence (WI) W 48–22  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/09/1944*
Marquette W 45–40  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/16/1944*
Notre Dame L 46–57  2–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/20/1944*
Iowa Pre-Flight W 51–43  3–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/23/1944*
at Marquette W 46–39  4–1
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee
12/30/1944*
vs. Missouri W 52–37  5–1
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee
1/06/1945
Northwestern L 37–52  5–2 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/08/1945*
at Truax Field W 53–42  6–2
 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/13/1945
Minnesota W 46–37  7–2 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/22/1945*
Great Lakes (IL) L 51–66  7–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/27/1945
vs. Northwestern W 44–43  8–3 (2–1)
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago
1/29/1945
at Purdue L 34–45  8–4 (2–2)
Purdue Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/02/1945
at Michigan L 39–50  8–5 (2–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/03/1945
at Ohio State L 36–40  8–6 (2–4)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/04/1945*
at Great Lakes (IL) L 49–59  8–7
 
Waukegan, Illinois
2/09/1945
Ohio State L 34–63  8–8 (2–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/10/1945
Michigan W 55–44  9–8 (3–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/17/1945
Purdue W 64–48  10–8 (4–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/19/1945
at Iowa L 53–54  10–9 (4–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/24/1945
Iowa L 38–68  10–10 (4–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
3/03/1945
at Minnesota L 50–54  10–11 (4–8)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
*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 March 13, 2014.