1988–89 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1988–89 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 18–12 8–10 Steve Yoder 7th Wisconsin Field House National Invitation Tournament Second Round The 1988–89 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his seventh season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 18–12, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish tied for sixth place. Roster 1988 Wisconsin Badgers y G 10 Billy Douglass 6 5 185 FR Lake Forest, Illinois y G 12 Brian Good 6 1 180 FR Rossville, Indiana G 20 Byron Robinson 6 5 185 SO Springfield, Illinois y G 21 James Gillespie 6 4 190 JR Detroit, Michigan G 22 Pollis Robertson 6 7 220 SR Wayne, Michigan Willie Simms 23 F 6 5 185 SO Pontiac, Michigan Tom Molaski 30 G/F 6 6 195 SR Grafton, Wisconsin C Trent Jackson 32 G 6 1 178 SR Bolingbrook, Illinois C John Ellenson 40 F 6 7 210 SO Menomonie, Wisconsin I* Rob Willey 41 F 6 9 220 JR y Neenah, Wisconsin Patrick Tompkins 43 F 6 6 245 SO Waukegan, Illinois I^ Tim Locum 44 G 6 4 175 SO Flora, Illinois Danny Jones basketball y 50 F 6 6 240 JR Rockford, Illinois C Darin Schubring 52 C 6 10 240 SR Baraboo, Wisconsin Kurt Portmann 53 F 6 11 225 JR Sheboygan, Wisconsin Greg Sipla 55 F/C 6 10 225 JR y Racine, Wisconsin W Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) * Brad McNulty (Purdue) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Rod Zentner (UW-La Crosse) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/1989.html 1988-89 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats June 15, 2019 *ineligible first semester due to transfer from Marquette ^academically ineligible second semester Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 11/26/1988 yes 1988 men Oregon Ducks Oregon UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 74–47 1–0 11/28/1988 yes 1988 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 98–61 2–0 12/2/1988 yes yes 1988 men Maine Black Bears Maine Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI First Bank Classic 89–72 3–0 12/3/1988 yes yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI First Bank Classic 70–55 4–0 12/5/1988 yes 1988 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 52–44 5–0 12/7/1988 yes yes 1988 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 76–90 5–1 12/10/1988 yes yes 1988 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 63–53 6–1 12/14/1988 yes 1988 men Denver Pioneers Denver UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 89–34 7–1 12/30/1988 yes 1988 men Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 84–69 8–1 1/4/1989 Minnesota UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 75–67 9–1 (1–0) 1/7/1989 yes 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 14 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 70–73 9–2 (1–1) 1/12/1989 yes Illinois 2 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 80–103 9–3 (1–2) 1/14/1989 1988 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 62–68 9–4 (1–3) 1/19/1989 Indiana 19 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 58–61 OT 9–5 (1–4) 1/21/1989 Michigan 6 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 71–68 10–5 (2–4) 1/26/1989 yes Iowa 12 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 70–78 10–6 (2–5) 1/28/1989 yes 1988 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 59–58 11–6 (3–5) 2/2/1989 Michigan State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 69–64 OT 12–6 (4–5) 2/8/1989 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 58–59 12–7 (4–6) 2/11/1989 yes Iowa 8 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 65–54 13–7 (5–6) 2/15/1989 Northwestern UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 72–60 14–7 (6–6) 2/18/1989 Illinois 5 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 72–52 15–7 (7–6) 2/22/1989 yes Marquette UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 61–50 16–7 2/25/1989 yes Michigan 13 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 70–92 16–8 (7–7) 3/2/1989 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 60–65 16–9 (7–8) 3/4/1989 Ohio State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 77–65 17–9 (8–8) 3/9/1989 yes Indiana 6 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 64–75 17–10 (8–9) 3/11/1989 yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 61–70 17–11 (8–10) |- !colspan=8| National Invitation Tournament 3/15/1989 yes 1988 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI First Round 63–61 18–11 3/20/1989 yes 1988 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI Second Round 68–73 18–12 https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2023/11/21/2023-24_MBB_record_book.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2024-01-07 http://images.library.wisc.edu/UW/EFacs/UWAthletics/Basketball/BBall1988/reference/uw.bball1988.i0001.pdf 1988-89 Wisconsin Basketball Media Guide University of Wisconsin Athletic Dept. June 15, 2019 Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlPFJones, Danny3030106235.461120.4231449.51402.000149199.749--1414.73565122691Jackson, Trent3030109936.657419.1201408.49373163.44899133.744--903.01019115079Locum, Tim30673324.42658.883168.49454111.4864555.818--712.4602932552Simms, Willie302462720.91906.384162.51912.5002153.396--993.35249122764Tompkins, Patrick12521417.8635.32335.65701.0001733.515--463.810158214Molaski, Tom302283027.71505.048107.4491339.3334154.759--832.81085424060Portmann, Kurt302468923.01354.563113.55800.000918.500--1123.74232342693Gillespie, James60335.5142.369.66700.00027.286--81.343124Good, Brian90343.8151.7312.25035.60067.857--20.216011Schubring, Darin29946516.0451.61947.40400.000721.333--1023.511229861Ellenson, John90606.7111.248.500221.00012.500--91.046118Willey, Rob90273.080.948.50000.00000.000--50.607334Robertson, Pollis110322.970.627.28600.00035.600--80.703001Robinson, Byron160915.760.405.00000.000613.462--150.9179074Douglass, Billy140543.960.438.37501.00006.000--80.656025Total30-605040.3210070.07741546.501146326.448406606.670--85928.645040186220541Opponents30-605040.3194164.76991503.465105267.393438606.723--88529.536747071162583 Legend GP Games played GS Games started Tot Total count Avg Average per game  Pts  Points FG Field goals made  FGA  Field goal attempts  3FG  3-pointers made  3FA  3-point attempts FT Free throws made  FTA  Free throw attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists  TO  Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals PFPersonal fouls Team high Awards and honors All-American Danny Jones - Honorable Mention (AP) All-Big Ten Danny Jones - 2nd team (AP and UPI) Trent Jackson - 2nd team (AP), 3rd team (UPI) Big Ten Player of the Week Trent Jackson - Week of February 14 Team awardsThe University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin basketball 1989-90 media guide: Wisconsin basketball 1989-90 media guide http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=turn&entity=UW.BBall1989.p0064&id=UW.BBall1989&isize=M 2020-06-12 digicoll.library.wisc.edu Trent Jackson - MVP Willie Simms - Most Improved Darin Schubring - Defensive POY References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball