1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–20 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (2nd season);
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Illinois	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
No. 10 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Indiana	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	24	–	9	.727
Michigan State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	14	.517
Northwestern	5	–	13	.278	14	–	14	.500
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	15	–	13	.536
Iowa	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
Wisconsin*	0	–	18	.000	0	–	28	.000

Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)

The 1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, 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
G	10	Mike Heineman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Connersville, Indiana
G	12	Rick Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Madison, Wisconsin
G	20	David Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	22	Jack Hippen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Chadwick, Illinois
F	30	Cory Blackwell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	32	Scott Roth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Brecksville, Ohio
G/F	34	Jim Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio
F	40	J.J. Weber	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Wales, Wisconsin
F	41	Don Peterson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
F	42	Rod Ripley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Pulaski, Wisconsin
F	44	Gregg Steinhaus	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Portage, Wisconsin
C	50	John Ploss	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Antioch, Illinois
F/C	52	Scott Plondke	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
F	54	Jay Laszewski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Head coach

Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Bowen (Indiana)
Brad McNulty (Purdue)
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
11/26/1983*	Florida A&M	W 100–56	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/1/1983*	Northern Iowa	L 59–60	1–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
12/3/1983*	Southern Illinois	W 78–72	2–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/5/1983*	Nebraska	L 69–71 ^2OT	2–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/7/1983*	Northern Illinois	W 90–68	3–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/10/1983*	at Kansas State	L 64–71	3–3	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
12/20/1983*	at Toledo	L 60–73	3–4	Centennial Hall Toledo, OH
12/29/1983*	vs. Oklahoma State Merrill Lynch Classic	L 84–89	3–5	UD Arena Dayton, OH
12/30/1983*	vs. Yale Merrill Lynch Classic	W 87–77	4–5	UD Arena Dayton, OH
1/5/1983	Purdue	L 65–84	4–6 (0–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/7/1984	No. 14 Illinois	L 62–63 ^OT	4–7 (0–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/12/1984	Michigan State	W 81–74	5–7 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/14/1984	Michigan	W 71–64	6–7 (2–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/19/1984	at Northwestern	W 61–60 ^OT	7–7 (3–2)	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/21/1984	at Iowa	L 62–75	7–8 (3–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/25/1984	at Minnesota	L 62–75	7–9 (3–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/2/1984	Ohio State	L 74–85	7–10 (3–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/4/1984	Indiana	L 67–81	7–11 (3–6)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/9/1984	at Indiana	L 64–74	7–12 (3–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/11/1984	at Ohio State	L 65–71	7–13 (3–8)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/15/1984	Minnesota	L 67–68	7–14 (3–9)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/16/1984*	at Marquette	L 59–74	7–15	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
2/23/1984	Iowa	L 55–63	7–16 (3–10)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/26/1984	Northwestern	W 54–47	8–16 (4–10)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/1/1984	at Michigan	L 75–84	8–17 (4–11)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
3/3/1984	at Michigan State	L 59–78	8–18 (4–12)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
3/6/1984	No. 11 Purdue	L 48–61	8–19 (4–13)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/10/1984	at No. 7 Illinois	L 57–81	8–20 (4–14)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1983-84 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

External links[edit]

1983-84 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program

[1] "1983-84 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[2] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

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