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1954–55 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1954–55 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–12 (5–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1954–55 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Iowa 11 3   .786 19 7   .731
No. 18 Illinois 10 4   .714 17 5   .773
No. 11 Minnesota 10 4   .714 15 7   .682
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Northwestern 7 7   .500 12 10   .545
Purdue 5 9   .357 12 10   .545
Michigan 5 9   .357 11 11   .500
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 10 12   .455
Indiana 5 9   .357 8 14   .364
Ohio State 4 10   .286 10 12   .455
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–55 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his twentyfirst 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
12/04/1954*
at Notre Dame L 61–72  0–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
12/06/1954*
Western Michigan W 80–68  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1954*
at Oklahoma W 77–66  2–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
12/13/1954*
at Missouri L 56–67  2–2
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/18/1954*
LSU W 107–68  3–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/20/1954*
Tulane L 66–69  3–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/29/1954*
Princeton W 66–64  4–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/01/1955
at Illinois W 79–64  5–3 (1–0)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/03/1955
Iowa L 69–86  5–4 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/08/1955
at Michigan State L 77–94  5–5 (1–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/10/1955
at Michigan L 63–90  5–6 (1–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/15/1955
Indiana W 77–66  6–6 (2–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/17/1955*
at Butler W 57–53  7–6
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
2/05/1955
Michigan State L 70–73  7–7 (2–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/07/1955
at Indiana L 58–65  7–8 (2–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/12/1955
Ohio State W 86–63  8–8 (3–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/14/1955
at Purdue L 63–75  8–9 (3–6)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1955
Illinois L 71–99  8–10 (3–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/21/1955
Minnesota L 69–71  8–11 (3–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/26/1955
at Northwestern L 72–80  8–12 (3–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/28/1955
Purdue W 75–73  9–12 (4–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/05/1955
at Minnesota W 78–72  10–12 (5–9)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
*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 January 11, 2016.
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