1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, coaching his third 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.

1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–14 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 12 Illinois 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Purdue 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Ohio State 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Iowa 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan State 10 8   .556 19 10   .655
Indiana 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Minnesota 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Northwestern 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Mike Heineman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Connersville, Indiana
G 12 Rick Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Madison, Wisconsin
F 14 Don Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 22 Jack Hippen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chadwick, Illinois
G 24 Shelton Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 32 Scott Roth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Brecksville, Ohio
F 40 J.J. Weber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Wales, Wisconsin
F 41 Robert Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Racine, Wisconsin
F 42 Rod Ripley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pulaski, Wisconsin
F 44 Gregg Steinhaus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Portage, Wisconsin
C 50 John Ploss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Antioch, Illinois
F 54 Jay Laszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1984*
Morgan State W 93–78  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/1/1984*
Washington State W 61–59  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/3/1984*
Kentucky State W 88–74  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/6/1984*
South Dakota W 96–56  4–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/8/1984*
Central Michigan W 74–63  5–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/12/1984*
at Nebraska L 51–53  5–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
12/14/1984*
Dartmouth W 90–70  6–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/22/1984*
vs. Northern Illinois W 83–71  7–1
MetroCentre 
Rockford, IL
12/28/1984*
vs. Texas A&M
Lobo Invitational
W 71–69  8–1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
12/29/1984*
New Mexico
Lobo Invitational
W 83–74  9–1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
1/5/1985
at Northwestern W 52–51  10–1
(1–0)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/9/1985
at Ohio State L 88–99  10–2
(1–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/12/1985
at No. 11 Indiana L 68–90  10–3
(1–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/17/1985
No. 11 Illinois L 67–78  10–4
(1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/19/1985
Purdue L 68–72  10–5
(1–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/24/1985
at Minnesota L 62–72  10–6
(1–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/26/1985
at Iowa L 65–105[2]  10–7
(1–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/31/1985
Michigan State L 68–77  10–8
(1–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/2/1985
No. 10 Michigan L 81–94  10–9
(1–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/7/1985
Indiana L 54–58  10–10
(1–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/9/1985
Ohio State W 92–78  11–10
(2–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/14/1985
at Purdue L 52–67  11–11
(2–10)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/16/1985
No. 17 Illinois L 49–68  11–12
(2–11)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/20/1985
No. 14 Iowa W 54–53  12–12
(3–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/24/1985
Minnesota W 65–61  13–12
(4–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/28/1985
No. 3 Michigan L 68–88  13–13
(4–12)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1985
Michigan State L 63–83  13–14
(4–13)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
3/9/1985
Northwestern W 61–51  14–14
(5–13)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hawks alarm Yoder's club with big win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 28, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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