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1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–8 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 12 2   .857 23 5   .821
No. 6 Michigan 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
No. 11 Purdue 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 16 8   .667
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Iowa 5 9   .357 8 16   .333
Ohio State 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214 9 15   .375
Illinois 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, coaching his sixth 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.

Roster

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1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 45 Kim Hughes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Freeport, Illinois
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
Regular Season
12/01/1973*
Rollins W 77–55  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/03/1973*
California-Davis W 97–53  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/08/1973*
North Dakota State W 88–60  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/15/1973*
DePauw W 92–51  4–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/19/1973*
at West Virginia W 69–62  5–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
12/22/1973*
UW-Milwaukee W 73–46  6–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/28/1973*
vs. Southern Methodist
Milwaukee Classic
W 74–73  7–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/29/1973*
vs. No. 6 Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 48–49 OT 7–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/05/1974
No. 17 Northwestern W 87–53  8–1 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/09/1974*
No. 14 Ohio W 69–68  9–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/12/1974
No. 14 at No. 13T Indiana L 51–52  9–2 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1974
No. 19 Illinois W 101–80  10–2 (2–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/26/1974
No. 17 Ohio State W 69–64  11–2 (3–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/28/1974
No. 16 at No. 20 Michigan L 75–83  11–3 (3–2)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/02/1974
No. 16 at Minnesota L 63–64 OT 11–4 (3–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/05/1974*
at No. 6 Marquette L 58–59  11–5
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
2/09/1974
Iowa W 113–87  12–5 (4–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1974
No. 12 Indiana L 63–81  12–6 (4–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/16/1974
at Purdue L 80–107  12–7 (4–5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/23/1974
at Ohio State W 68–56  13–7 (5–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/25/1974
No. 17 Michigan L 74–79  13–8 (5–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/02/1974
Michigan State W 87–80  14–8 (6–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/04/1974
at Iowa W 74–58  15–8 (7–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/09/1974
at Northwestern W 77–62  16–8 (8–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*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. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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