1975–76 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, coaching his eighth 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.

1975–76 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1976–77 →
1975–76 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 18 0   1.000 32 0   1.000
No. 9 Michigan 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Purdue 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Iowa 9 9   .500 19 10   .655
Minnesota 8 10   .444 16 10   .615
Illinois 7 11   .389 14 13   .519
Northwestern 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 10 16   .385
Ohio State 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1975–76 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 33 Dean Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Madison, Wisconsin
F 42 Peter Brey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
F 44 Dale Koehler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Kewaunee, Wisconsin
C 50 Bob Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Miami, Oklahoma
G 15 Tim Paterick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Janesville, Wisconsin
F 32 Rick Piacenza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Highland Park, Illinois
G 12 Bill Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
G 13 James Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1975*
DePauw W 105–63  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 3, 1975*
North Dakota State W 87–79  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 6, 1975*
Loyola (IL) W 88–73  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1975*
Northern Illinois W 97–77  4–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 13, 1975*
Northern Michigan W 92–59  5–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 16, 1975*
at No. 7 Marquette L 54–78  5–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 29, 1975*
vs. Stanford
Milwaukee Classic
W 70–64  6–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1975*
at No. 4 Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 66–82  6–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1976
Michigan State W 70–63  7–2
(1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1976
Ohio State W 82–81 OT 8–2
(2–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 8, 1976
No. 16 Michigan L 81–106  8–3
(2–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 10, 1976
at Purdue L 72–87  8–4
(2–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 12, 1976
at Illinois L 81–106  8–5
(2–3)
Assembly Hall (6,968)
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 17, 1976
Iowa L 71–81[1]  8–6
(2–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 19, 1976
Minnesota L 84–96  8–7
(2–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 24, 1976
at Northwestern L 60–62  8–8
(2–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 31, 1976
at No. 1 Indiana L 61–114  8–9
(2–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 2, 1976
at No. 16 Michigan L 86–107  8–10
(2–8)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 7, 1976
Purdue L 74–85  8–11
(2–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 9, 1976
Illinois L 59–70  8–12
(2–10)
UW Fieldhouse (3,883)
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1976
at Iowa L 82–96[2]  8–13
(2–11)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 16, 1976
at Minnesota L 74–98  8–14
(2–12)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 21, 1976
Northwestern L 77–90  8–15
(2–13)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 26, 1976
No. 1 Indiana L 67–96  8–16
(2–14)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 1, 1976
at Ohio State W 91–79  9–16
(3–14)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 6, 1976
at Michigan State W 86–82  10–16
(4–14)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks steal cage show; face Northwestern tonight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hawkeyes stroll past Wisconsin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 16, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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