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1961–62 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1961–62 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–7 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 13 1   .929 26 2   .929
Wisconsin 10 4   .714 17 7   .708
Purdue 9 5   .643 17 7   .708
Illinois 7 7   .500 15 8   .652
Indiana 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Iowa 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 10 14   .417
Michigan 5 9   .357 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 8 14   .364
Northwestern 3 11   .214 8 15   .348
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961–62 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.

Schedule

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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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References

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  1. ^ "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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