1960–61 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1960–61 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–17 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000 27 1   .964
No. 8 Iowa 10 4   .714 18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571 10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429 10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Erickson, coaching his second 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

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1960*
at Butler L 58–73  0–1
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/03/1960*
Air Force W 80–67  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/05/1960*
at Iowa State L 76–88  1–2
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
12/10/1960*
Marquette W 55–51  2–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/17/1960*
at No. 2 Bradley L 66–88  2–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/20/1960*
Nevada W 89–56  3–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/28/1960*
vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
L 54–56  3–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1960*
vs. Portland
Far West Classic
L 71–79 OT 3–5
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/30/1960*
vs. Washington State
Far West Classic
L 72–78  3–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/07/1961
at Michigan State W 74–71  4–6 (1–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/09/1961
No. 6 Iowa L 68–76  4–7 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/28/1961*
at Loyola (IL) L 79–87  4–8
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
1/30/1961
No. 1 Ohio State L 68–100  4–9 (1–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/04/1961
at Purdue L 58–69  4–10 (1–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/06/1961
at Illinois L 73–77  4–11 (1–4)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/11/1961
at Northwestern L 52–54  4–12 (1–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/13/1961
at No. 9 Iowa L 61–63  4–13 (1–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1961
Indiana L 84–98  4–14 (1–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/20/1961
Minnesota W 83–75  5–14 (2–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/25/1961
at No. 1 Ohio State L 74–97  5–15 (2–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/27/1961
Michigan W 76–68  6–15 (3–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/04/1961
Northwestern W 75–61  7–15 (4–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/06/1961
at Indiana L 69–80  7–16 (4–9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1961
Purdue L 81–88  7–17 (4–10)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

External links

  • Wisconsin Badgers Basketball History Archived 2014-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
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