1961–62 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1961–1962 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Erickson, 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.

1961–62 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1961–62 record17–7 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State131 .929  262  .929
Wisconsin104 .714  177  .708
Purdue95 .643  177  .708
Illinois77 .500  158  .652
Indiana77 .500  1311  .542
Iowa77 .500  1311  .542
Minnesota68 .429  1014  .417
Michigan59 .357  717  .292
Michigan State311 .214  814  .364
Northwestern311 .214  815  .348
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1962.html

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1961*
South Dakota W 99–63  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/04/1961*
Florida State W 64–63  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/09/1961*
Cincinnati L 67–86  2–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1961*
Washington U. (MO) W 91–63  3–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/16/1961*
Pacific W 92–68  4–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/20/1961*
at Marquette L 75–92  4–2
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
12/26/1961*
vs. Providence
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 95–84  5–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/1961*
vs. Dayton
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 105–93  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/1961*
vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 71–101  6–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
1/06/1962
Iowa W 91–79  7–3 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/08/1962
at Michigan State W 83–78  8–3 (2–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/23/1962*
North Dakota State W 102–50  9–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/27/1962
Purdue W 89–86  10–3 (3–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/29/1962
at Illinois W 85–81  11–3 (4–0)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/03/1962
at Minnesota W 94–88  12–3 (5–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/05/1962
Michigan L 74–81  12–4 (5–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/10/1962
Michigan State W 77–72  13–4 (6–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/12/1962
at Indiana W 105–94  14–4 (7–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/17/1962
at Michigan L 65–84  14–5 (7–2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/19/1962
Illinois W 103–101  15–5 (8–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/24/1962
at Northwestern W 65–64  16–5 (9–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/26/1962
Minnesota L 90–92  16–6 (9–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/03/1962
No. 1 Ohio State W 86–67  17–6 (10–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/10/1962
at Iowa L 64–81  17–7 (10–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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