1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12–15 6–12 Bill Cofield 3rd UW Fieldhouse 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 1978 Wisconsin Badgers y Larry Petty C 00 6 9 245 SO New York, New York Arnold Gaines G 10 6 4 190 JR Baltimore, Maryland C Wes Matthews G 11 6 1 165 SO Bridgeport, Connecticut y John Bailey F 12 6 3 170 FR Macon, Georgia Tim Stracka G/F 15 6 4 195 FR Madison, Wisconsin Dan Hastings G 21 6 4 185 SO Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania James Smith F 30 6 6 190 FR Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Robert Jenkins G/F 32 6 3 187 JR Milwaukee, Wisconsin Claude Gregory F 35 6 8 205 SO Washington, D.C. y Mark Newburg C 40 6 11 225 JR La Crosse, Wisconsin Keith Mitchell C/F 41 6 9 208 FR Taylor, Michigan Gary Zinkgraf F 44 6 7 205 FR Bethesda, Maryland Joe Chrnelich F 50 6 7 215 JR Milwaukee, Wisconsin C Bill Cofield (McKendree) Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Larry Reed (Milwaukee) Todd Landrum (Ohio Northern) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/men/1979.html 1978-79 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats January 15, 2024 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 11/24/1978 yes 1978 men Milwaukee Panthers UW—Milwaukee UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 74–55 1–0 11/28/1978 yes yes St. Johns Alumni Hall New York City, NY 73–68 2–0 12/1/1978 yes 1978 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI Wisconsin Invitational 89–70 3–0 12/2/1978 yes 1978 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI Wisconsin Invitational 66–63 4–0 12/9/1978 yes 1978 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 79–74 5–0 12/16/1978 yes yes DePaul Alumni Hall Chicago, IL 78–84 5–1 12/23/1978 yes Marquette 16 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 65–52 6–1 12/28/1978 yes yes Louisville 16 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Holiday Classic 53–70 6–2 12/29/1978 yes yes 1978 men Oral Roberts Titans Oral Roberts Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Holiday Classic 69–102 6–3 1/4/1979 yes Michigan State 1 Jenison Fieldhouse Lansing. MI 55–84 6–4 (0–1) 1/6/1979 yes 1978 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 71–82 6–5 (0–2) 1/11/1979 1978 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 95–82 7–5 (1–2) 1/13/1979 Michigan UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 77–66 8–5 (2–2) 1/18/1979 Illinois 8 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 74–81 8–6 (2–3) 1/20/1979 yes 1978 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 72–82 8–7 (2–4) 1/25/1979 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 61–82 8–8 (2–5) 1/27/1979 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 60–73 8–9 (2–6) 2/1/1979 Iowa 15 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 64–70 8–10 (2–7) 2/3/1979 Purdue UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 48–54 8–11 (2–8) 2/8/1979 Minnesota UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 72–74 8–12 (2–9) 2/10/1979 yes Iowa 14 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 65–79 8–13 (2–10) 2/15/1979 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 64–81 8–14 (2–11) 2/17/1979 yes Indiana UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 62–68 OT 8–15 (2–12) 2/22/1979 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 66–65 9–15 (3–12) 2/24/1979 yes Northwestern McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL 72–70 10–15 (4–12) 3/1/1979 Ohio State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 76–73 11–15 (5–12) 3/3/1979 Michigan State 4 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 83–81 12–15 (6–12) https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2023/11/21/2023-24_MBB_record_book.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2024-01-14 Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References External links 1978-79 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball