1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–21 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Cofield (6th season);
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Minnesota	14	–	4	.778	23	–	6	.793
No. 16 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Ohio State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Indiana	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	20	.259
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Wisconsin*	1	–	17	.056	4	–	23	.148

Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

The 1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his sixth and final 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
G	10	Greg Dandridge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	12	John Bailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Macon, Georgia
G	14	Steve Jacobson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Pardeeville, Wisconsin
F	30	Cory Blackwell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	31	Scott Roth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Brecksville, Ohio
F	32	Brad Sellers	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Warrensville Heights, Ohio
F/C	41	Keith Mitchell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Taylor, Michigan
F	44	Gary Zinkgraf	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Bethesda, Maryland
C	45	John Ploss	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Antioch, Illinois
F	51	Jack Hippen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Chadwick, Illinois
G		Carl Golston	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Bill Cofield (McKendree)

Assistant coach(es)

Bo Ryan (Wilkes)

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
12/4/1981*	UIC Wisconsin Invitational	L 66–74	0–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/5/1981*	UW—Green Bay Wisconsin Invitational	W 77–65	1–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/9/1981*	at Central Michigan	L 68–71	1–2	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
12/12/1981*	Ball State	W 71–70	2–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/21/1981*	Northern Iowa	W 65–53	3–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/27/1981*	vs. Oregon Far West Classic	L 82–85	3–3	Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
12/28/1981*	vs. Tennessee Far West Classic	L 67–79	3–4	Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
12/29/1981* 3:00 p.m.	vs. Iowa State Far West Classic Consolation seventh place	L 79–103	3–5	Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
1/7/1982	at Michigan	W 65–63	4–5 (1–0)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/9/1982	at Ohio State	L 59–67	4–6 (1–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/14/1982	Northwestern	L 55–61	4–7 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/16/1982	No. 5 Iowa	L 62–78	4–8 (1–3)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/21/1982	No. 5 Minnesota	L 57–78	4–9 (1–4)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/23/1982	at Michigan State	L 58–68	4–10 (1–5)	Jenison Fieldhouse Lansing. MI
1/28/1982	Indiana	L 56–62	4–11 (1–6)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/30/1982	at Purdue	L 67–81	4–12 (1–7)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/4/1982	at Illinois	L 54–88	4–13 (1–8)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/6/1982	Purdue	L 46–55	4–14 (1–9)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/11/1982	at No. 9 Minnesota	L 60–71	4–15 (1–10)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/13/1982	Illinois	L 60–68	4–16 (1–11)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/18/1982	at No. 20 Indiana	L 57–88	4–17 (1–12)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/20/1982	Michigan State	W 65–60	5–17 (2–12)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/25/1982	at No. 11 Iowa	L 55–79	5–18 (2–13)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/27/1982	at Northwestern	W 61–60	6–18 (3–13)	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL
3/4/1982	Ohio State	L 75–77	6–19 (3–14)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/6/1982	Michigan	L 84–91	6–20 (3–15)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/9/1982*	at Marquette	L 64–94	6–21	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1981-82 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

External links[edit]

[1] "1981-82 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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

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