1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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.

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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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

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