1977–78 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1977–78 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1977–78 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–19 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Cofield (2nd season);
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
No. 13 Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Minnesota	12	–	6	.667	17	–	10	.630
Michigan	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	11	.593
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296

Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his second 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.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	00	Larry Petty	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	New York, New York
G	10	Arnold Gaines	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G	11	Wesley Matthews	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Bridgeport, Connecticut
G	12	Darnell Reid	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Bridgeport, Connecticut
G	13	James Smith (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
G	15	Skip Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Long Island, New York
G	21	Dan Hastings	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
F	22	James Gregory	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
G	32	Robert Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	33	Dean Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Madison, Wisconsin
F	35	Claude Gregory	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
C	40	Mark Newburg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	La Crosse, Wisconsin
F	45	Bill Pearson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	McFarland, Wisconsin
F	50	Joe Chrnelich	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C	53	Ray Sydnor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Bill Cofield (McKendree)

Assistant coach(es)

Bo Ryan (Wilkes)
Larry Reed (Milwaukee)
Todd Landrum (Ohio Northern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1977*	UW—Milwaukee	W 72–66	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/3/1977*	Canisius	W 96–70	2–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/7/1977*	at George Washington	L 74–77	2–1	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC
12/9/1977*	at No. 14 Providence	L 62–73	2–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
12/12/1977*	at Iowa State	L 73–82	2–3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
12/14/1977*	DePaul	L 62–85	2–4	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/29/1977*	Loyola (IL)	W 71–70	3–4	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/31/1977*	Northern Illinois	W 74–73 ^OT	4–4	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/5/1978	at Ohio State	L 61–77	4–5 (0–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/7/1978	at No. 12 Michigan State	L 63–74	4–6 (0–2)	Jenison Fieldhouse Lansing. MI
1/12/1978	Purdue	L 70–79	4–7 (0–3)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/14/1978	No. 18 Indiana	W 78–65	5–7 (1–3)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/19/1978	at Michigan	L 64–83	5–8 (1–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/21/1978	Minnesota	L 51–61	5–9 (1–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/28/1978	Northwestern	L 85–93	5–10 (1–6)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/30/1978	at Iowa	L 73–88	5–11 (1–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/2/1978	at Illinois	L 71–74	5–12 (1–8)	Assembly Hall (7,802) Champaign, IL
2/4/1978	Iowa	W 82–72	6–12 (2–8)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/9/1978	at Minnesota	L 55–64	6–13 (2–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/11/1978	Illinois	W 80–73	7–13 (3–9)	UW Fieldhouse (7,802) Madison, WI
2/14/1978*	at No. 1 Marquette	L 64–75	7–14	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
2/16/1978	Michigan	L 66–68	7–15 (3–10)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/18/1978	at Northwestern	W 81–80	8–15 (4–10)	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL
2/23/1978	at Indiana	L 54–58	8–16 (4–11)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/25/1978	at Purdue	L 78–87	8–17 (4–12)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
3/2/1978	No. 6 Michigan State	L 75–89	8–18 (4–13)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/4/1978	Ohio State	L 78–83	8–19 (4–14)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[2]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1977-78 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-24.

External links[edit]

1977-78 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program

[1] "1977-78 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[2] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[1]

[2]

v t e Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Venues	Red Gym (1904–1930) Wisconsin Field House (1930–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Marquette
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Grateful Red
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics