1977–78 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 1977–78 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–19 6–12 Bill Cofield 2nd UW Fieldhouse The 1977–78 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, 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 1977 Wisconsin Badgers y Larry Petty C 00 6 9 240 FR New York, New York Arnold Gaines G 10 6 4 190 SO Baltimore, Maryland Wesley Matthews G 11 6 1 165 FR Bridgeport, Connecticut y Darnell Reid G 12 6 2 165 FR Bridgeport, Connecticut James Smith G 13 6 2 170 SR Wauwatosa, Wisconsin C Skip Jackson G 15 6 5 185 FR Long Island, New York Dan Hastings G 21 6 4 185 FR Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania James Gregory F 22 6 8 190 SO Washington, D.C. Robert Jenkins G 32 6 3 187 SO Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dean Anderson G 33 6 2 175 SR Madison, Wisconsin Claude Gregory F 35 6 8 205 FR Washington, D.C. y Mark Newburg C 40 6 11 218 JR La Crosse, Wisconsin Bill Pearson F 45 6 8 218 SR McFarland, Wisconsin Joe Chrnelich F 50 6 7 215 SO Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ray Sydnor C 53 6 7 220 SO Baltimore, Maryland Bill Cofield (McKendree) Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Larry Reed (Milwaukee) Todd Landrum (Ohio Northern) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/men/1978.html 1977-78 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats February 24, 2024 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 12/1/1977 yes 1977 men Milwaukee Panthers UW—Milwaukee UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 72–66 1–0 12/3/1977 yes 1977 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 96–70 2–0 12/7/1977 yes yes 1977 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC 74–77 2–1 12/9/1977 yes yes Providence 14 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 62–73 2–2 12/12/1977 yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 73–82 2–3 12/14/1977 yes DePaul UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 62–85 2–4 12/29/1977 yes 1977 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 71–70 3–4 12/31/1977 yes 1977 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 74–73 OT 4–4 1/5/1978 yes 1977 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 61–77 4–5 0–1 1/7/1978 yes Michigan State 12 Jenison Fieldhouse Lansing. MI 63–74 4–6 0–2 1/12/1978 1977 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 70–79 4–7 0–3 1/14/1978 Indiana 18 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 78–65 5–7 1–3 1/19/1978 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 64–83 5–8 1–4 1/21/1978 1977 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 51–61 5–9 1–5 1/28/1978 1977 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 85–93 5–10 1–6 1/30/1978 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 73–88 5–11 1–7 2/2/1978 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 71–74 7,802 5–12 1–8 2/4/1978 Iowa UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 82–72 6–12 2–8 2/9/1978 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 55–64 6–13 2–9 2/11/1978 Illinois UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 80–73 7,802 7–13 3–9 2/14/1978 yes yes Marquette 1 MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI 10,938 64–75 7–14 2/16/1978 Michigan UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 66–68 7–15 3–10 2/18/1978 yes Northwestern McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL 81–80 8–15 4–10 2/23/1978 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 54–58 8–16 4–11 2/25/1978 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 78–87 8–17 4–12 3/2/1978 Michigan State 6 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 75–89 8–18 4–13 3/4/1978 Ohio State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 78–83 8–19 4–14 https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2023/11/21/2023-24_MBB_record_book.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2024-02-24 Rankings 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References External links 1977-78 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball