1947–48 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1947–48 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Michigan	10	–	2	.833	16	–	6	.727
Iowa	8	–	4	.667	15	–	4	.789
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	15	–	5	.750
Wisconsin	7	–	5	.583	12	–	8	.600
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	11	–	9	.550
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Indiana	3	–	9	.250	8	–	12	.400
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	6	–	14	.300

The 1947–1948 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his fourteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/06/1947*	Marquette	W 57–50	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/08/1947*	Butler	W 61–53	2–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/12/1947*	Pittsburgh	W 49–36	3–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/19/1947*	at California	L 61–73	3–1	Men's Gym Berkeley, California
12/20/1947*	at California	L 44–59	3–2	Men's Gym Berkeley, California
12/22/1947*	at Oklahoma	L 49–75	3–3	McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma
12/31/1947*	at Marquette	W 67–60	4–3	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee
1/03/1948	Illinois	W 52–47	5–3 (1–0)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/05/1948	Minnesota	W 59–50	6–3 (2–0)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/1948	at Indiana	W 58–54	7–3 (3–0)	IU Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1948	Iowa	W 60–51	8–3 (4–0)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/17/1948	Michigan	L 39–43	8–4 (4–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/19/1948	Purdue	W 49–44	9–4 (5–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/24/1948	at Illinois	L 36–57	9–5 (5–2)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/07/1948	vs. Northwestern	W 68–62	10–5 (6–2)	Chicago Stadium Chicago
2/09/1948*	Michigan State	W 51–39	11–5	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
2/16/1948	at Ohio State	L 47–53	11–6 (6–3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/21/1948	at Iowa	L 40–62	11–7 (6–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/23/1948	Northwestern	W 59–54	12–7 (7–4)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
3/01/1948	at Minnesota	L 41–46	12–8 (7–5)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ Wisconsin Record Book

[1] Wisconsin Record Book

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