1970–71 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, 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.

1970–71 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–15 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1970–71 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State131 .929206  .769
Michigan122 .857197  .731
Purdue113 .786187  .720
Indiana95 .643177  .708
Illinois59 .3571112  .478
Minnesota59 .3571113  .458
Michigan State410 .2861014  .417
Iowa410 .286915  .375
Wisconsin410 .286915  .375
Northwestern311 .214717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1970–71 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1970*
Eastern Illinois W 102–84  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/05/1970*
Michigan Tech W 114–70  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/08/1970*
at Pittsburgh L 76–81  2–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/12/1970*
Loyola (LA) W 94–83  3–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/15/1970*
at Ohio L 80–81  3–2
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
12/19/1970*
Tulane W 96–77  4–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/29/1970*
vs. Texas
Milwaukee Classic
W 89–73  5–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/30/1970*
vs. No. 3 Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 69–72  5–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
01/09/1971
Michigan L 89–90  5–4 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/12/1971
at Illinois L 82–84  5–5 (0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/16/1971
at Ohio State L 69–83  5–6 (0–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/19/1971
Northwestern W 87–72  6–6 (1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/02/1971*
at No. 1 Marquette L 75–89  6–7
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
2/06/1971
Iowa L 91–93  6–8 (1–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/09/1971*
at Southern Illinois L 75–86  6–9
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
2/13/1971
at Northwestern L 91–101  6–10 (1–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/16/1971
No. 20 Ohio State L 71–79  6–11 (1–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/20/1971
at Michigan State L 78–97  6–12 (1–7)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/23/1971
Illinois W 88–84  7–12 (2–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/27/1971
at Iowa W 89–83  8–12 (3–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City,IA
3/02/1971
No. T18 Indiana W 94–87 2OT 9–12 (4–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/06/1971
at Minnesota L 98–104  9–13 (4–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
3/09/1971
Purdue L 77–81  9–14 (4–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/13/1971
at Michigan L 73–93  9–15 (4–10)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
*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 March 4, 2016.
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