1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, coaching his sixth 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.

1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–8 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Indiana122 .857235  .821
No. 6 Michigan122 .857225  .815
No. 11 Purdue104 .714219  .700
Wisconsin86 .571168  .667
Michigan State86 .5711311  .542
Minnesota68 .4291212  .500
Iowa59 .357816  .333
Ohio State410 .286915  .375
Northwestern311 .214915  .375
Illinois212 .143518  .217
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 45 Kim Hughes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Freeport, Illinois
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
12/01/1973*
Rollins W 77–55  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/03/1973*
California-Davis W 97–53  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/08/1973*
North Dakota State W 88–60  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/15/1973*
DePauw W 92–51  4–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/19/1973*
at West Virginia W 69–62  5–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
12/22/1973*
UW-Milwaukee W 73–46  6–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/28/1973*
vs. Southern Methodist
Milwaukee Classic
W 74–73  7–0
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/29/1973*
vs. No. 6 Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 48–49 OT 7–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/05/1974
No. 17 Northwestern W 87–53  8–1 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/09/1974*
No. 14 Ohio W 69–68  9–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/12/1974
No. 14 at No. 13T Indiana L 51–52  9–2 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1974
No. 19 Illinois W 101–80  10–2 (2–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/26/1974
No. 17 Ohio State W 69–64  11–2 (3–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/28/1974
No. 16 at No. 20 Michigan L 75–83  11–3 (3–2)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/02/1974
No. 16 at Minnesota L 63–64 OT 11–4 (3–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/05/1974*
at No. 6 Marquette L 58–59  11–5
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
2/09/1974
Iowa W 113–87  12–5 (4–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1974
No. 12 Indiana L 63–81  12–6 (4–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/16/1974
at Purdue L 80–107  12–7 (4–5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/23/1974
at Ohio State W 68–56  13–7 (5–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/25/1974
No. 17 Michigan L 74–79  13–8 (5–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/02/1974
Michigan State W 87–80  14–8 (6–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/04/1974
at Iowa W 74–58  15–8 (7–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/09/1974
at Northwestern W 77–62  16–8 (8–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

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