1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	10–11 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold E. Foster;
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	11	–	1	.917	17	–	1	.944
Ohio State	10	–	2	.833	15	–	5	.750
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	13	–	7	.650
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	9	–	11	.450
Michigan	5	–	7	.417	12	–	7	.632
Wisconsin	4	–	8	.333	10	–	11	.476
Minnesota	4	–	8	.333	8	–	13	.381
Northwestern	4	–	8	.333	7	–	12	.368
Indiana	3	–	9	.250	10	–	11	.476
Chicago	0	–	0	–	7	–	8	.467

The 1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his eleventh 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1944*	Lawrence (WI)	W 48–22	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/09/1944*	Marquette	W 45–40	2–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/16/1944*	Notre Dame	L 46–57	2–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/20/1944*	Iowa Pre-Flight	W 51–43	3–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
12/23/1944*	at Marquette	W 46–39	4–1	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee
12/30/1944*	vs. Missouri	W 52–37	5–1	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee
1/06/1945	Northwestern	L 37–52	5–2 (0–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/08/1945*	at Truax Field	W 53–42	6–2	Madison, Wisconsin
1/13/1945	Minnesota	W 46–37	7–2 (1–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/22/1945*	Great Lakes (IL)	L 51–66	7–3	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
1/27/1945	vs. Northwestern	W 44–43	8–3 (2–1)	Chicago Stadium Chicago
1/29/1945	at Purdue	L 34–45	8–4 (2–2)	Purdue Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
2/02/1945	at Michigan	L 39–50	8–5 (2–3)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/03/1945	at Ohio State	L 36–40	8–6 (2–4)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/04/1945*	at Great Lakes (IL)	L 49–59	8–7	Waukegan, Illinois
2/09/1945	Ohio State	L 34–63	8–8 (2–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
2/10/1945	Michigan	W 55–44	9–8 (3–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
2/17/1945	Purdue	W 64–48	10–8 (4–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
2/19/1945	at Iowa	L 53–54	10–9 (4–6)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/24/1945	Iowa	L 38–68	10–10 (4–7)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin
3/03/1945	at Minnesota	L 50–54	10–11 (4–8)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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[1] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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