1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, 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.

1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–14 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (3rd season)
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Michigan	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
No. 12 Illinois	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
Purdue	11	–	7		.611			20	–	9		.690
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	10		.667
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	10		.655
Indiana	7	–	11		.389			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			14	–	14		.500
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			6	–	22		.214
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Mike Heineman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Connersville, Indiana G 12 Rick Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Madison, Wisconsin F 14 Don Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana F 22 Jack Hippen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chadwick, Illinois G 24 Shelton Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana F 32 Scott Roth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Brecksville, Ohio F 40 J.J. Weber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Wales, Wisconsin F 41 Robert Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Racine, Wisconsin F 42 Rod Ripley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pulaski, Wisconsin F 44 Gregg Steinhaus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Portage, Wisconsin C 50 John Ploss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Antioch, Illinois F 54 Jay Laszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Head coach Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Rick Bowen (Indiana) Brad McNulty (Purdue) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1984*		Morgan State	W 93–78	1–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/1/1984*		Washington State	W 61–59	2–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/3/1984*		Kentucky State	W 88–74	3–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/6/1984*		South Dakota	W 96–56	4–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/8/1984*		Central Michigan	W 74–63	5–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/12/1984*		at Nebraska	L 51–53	5–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
12/14/1984*		Dartmouth	W 90–70	6–1	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/22/1984*		vs. Northern Illinois	W 83–71	7–1	MetroCentre  Rockford, IL
12/28/1984*		vs. Texas A&M Lobo Invitational	W 71–69	8–1	University Arena  Albuquerque, NM
12/29/1984*		New Mexico Lobo Invitational	W 83–74	9–1	University Arena  Albuquerque, NM
1/5/1985		at Northwestern	W 52–51	10–1 (1–0)	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
1/9/1985		at Ohio State	L 88–99	10–2 (1–1)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
1/12/1985		at No. 11 Indiana	L 68–90	10–3 (1–2)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/17/1985		No. 11 Illinois	L 67–78	10–4 (1–3)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/19/1985		Purdue	L 68–72	10–5 (1–4)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/24/1985		at Minnesota	L 62–72	10–6 (1–5)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
1/26/1985		at Iowa	L 65–105[2]	10–7 (1–6)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
1/31/1985		Michigan State	L 68–77	10–8 (1–7)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/2/1985		No. 10 Michigan	L 81–94	10–9 (1–8)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/7/1985		Indiana	L 54–58	10–10 (1–9)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/9/1985		Ohio State	W 92–78	11–10 (2–9)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/14/1985		at Purdue	L 52–67	11–11 (2–10)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
2/16/1985		No. 17 Illinois	L 49–68	11–12 (2–11)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
2/20/1985		No. 14 Iowa	W 54–53	12–12 (3–11)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/24/1985		Minnesota	W 65–61	13–12 (4–11)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/28/1985		No. 3 Michigan	L 68–88	13–13 (4–12)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1985		Michigan State	L 63–83	13–14 (4–13)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
3/9/1985		Northwestern	W 61–51	14–14 (5–13)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "1984-85 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
2. "Hawks alarm Yoder's club with big win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 28, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
3. "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

External links

• 1984-85 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program