1958–59 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1958–1959 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his twentyfifth 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.

1958–59 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1958–59 record3–19 (1–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1958–59 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Michigan State122 .857  194  .826
Northwestern86 .571  157  .682
Michigan86 .571  157  .682
Purdue86 .571  157  .682
Illinois77 .500  1210  .545
Indiana77 .500  1111  .500
Ohio State77 .500  1111  .500
Iowa77 .500  1012  .455
Minnesota59 .357  814  .364
Wisconsin113 .071  319  .136
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1958*
Marquette L 47–76  0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/06/1958*
at Rice L 37–78  0–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
12/08/1958*
at Southern Methodist L 63–81  0–3
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
12/13/1958*
Notre Dame W 56–54  1–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/15/1958*
Missouri W 68–60  2–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/19/1958*
Washington L 48–62  2–4
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/20/1958*
vs. California L 53–68  2–5
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/30/1958*
at Butler L 55–69  2–6
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/03/1959
at Minnesota L 66–79  2–7 (0–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/05/1959
Illinois L 51–77  2–8 (0–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/10/1959
at Purdue L 61–84  2–9 (0–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/12/1959
Michigan L 74–84  2–10 (0–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/02/1959
No. 7 Michigan State L 57–88  2–11 (0–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/07/1959
at Ohio State L 72–78  2–12 (0–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/09/1959
Purdue W 91–86  3–12 (1–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/14/1959
Iowa L 84–94  3–13 (1–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/16/1959
at Illinois L 54–93  3–14 (1–8)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/21/1959
Minnesota L 50–69  3–15 (1–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/23/1959
at Michigan L 63–87  3–16 (1–10)
Yost Fieldhouse 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/28/1959
Northwestern L 82–86  3–17 (1–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/02/1959
at No. 6 Michigan State L 73–93  3–18 (1–12)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
3/07/1959
at Indiana L 71–97  3–19 (1–13)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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