1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–15 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Cofield (3rd season);
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	6	.813
No. 15 Purdue	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 20 Iowa	13	–	5	.722	20	–	8	.714
Ohio State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Indiana	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	15	–	12	.556
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	19	–	11	.633
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	6	–	21	.222

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 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.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	00	Larry Petty	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	New York, New York
G	10	Arnold Gaines (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	11	Wes Matthews	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bridgeport, Connecticut
F	12	John Bailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Macon, Georgia
G/F	15	Tim Stracka	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Madison, Wisconsin
G	21	Dan Hastings	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
F	30	James Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G/F	32	Robert Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	35	Claude Gregory	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
C	40	Mark Newburg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	La Crosse, Wisconsin
F/C	41	Keith Mitchell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Taylor, Michigan
F	44	Gary Zinkgraf	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bethesda, Maryland
F	50	Joe Chrnelich (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1978*	UW—Milwaukee	W 74–55	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
11/28/1978*	at St. Johns	W 73–68	2–0	Alumni Hall New York City, NY
12/1/1978*	Long Island Wisconsin Invitational	W 89–70	3–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/2/1978*	Saint Louis Wisconsin Invitational	W 66–63	4–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/9/1978*	Loyola (IL)	W 79–74	5–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/16/1978*	at DePaul	L 78–84	5–1	Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
12/23/1978*	No. 16 Marquette	W 65–52	6–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/28/1978*	at No. 16 Louisville Holiday Classic	L 53–70	6–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
12/29/1978*	vs. Oral Roberts Holiday Classic	L 69–102	6–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
1/4/1979	at No. 1 Michigan State	L 55–84	6–4 (0–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse Lansing. MI
1/6/1979	at Ohio State	L 71–82	6–5 (0–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/11/1979	Northwestern	W 95–82	7–5 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/13/1979	Michigan	W 77–66	8–5 (2–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/18/1979	No. 8 Illinois	L 74–81	8–6 (2–3)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/20/1979	at Minnesota	L 72–82	8–7 (2–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/25/1979	at Indiana	L 61–82	8–8 (2–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/27/1979	at Purdue	L 60–73	8–9 (2–6)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/1/1979	No. 15 Iowa	L 64–70	8–10 (2–7)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/3/1979	Purdue	L 48–54	8–11 (2–8)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/8/1979	Minnesota	L 72–74	8–12 (2–9)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/10/1979	at No. 14 Iowa	L 65–79	8–13 (2–10)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/15/1979	at Illinois	L 64–81	8–14 (2–11)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/17/1979	at Indiana	L 62–68 ^OT	8–15 (2–12)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/22/1979	at Michigan	W 66–65	9–15 (3–12)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/24/1979	at Northwestern	W 72–70	10–15 (4–12)	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL
3/1/1979	Ohio State	W 76–73	11–15 (5–12)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/3/1979	No. 4 Michigan State	W 83–81	12–15 (6–12)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1978-79 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

External links[edit]

1978-79 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program

[1] "1978-79 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[2] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics