1980–81 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–16 5–13 Bill Cofield 5th UW Fieldhouse The 1980–81 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his 5th 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. Forward Claude Gregory was the team's leading scorer with 20.4 points and 9.2 rebounds in 27 games. Other statistical leaders included guard Danny Hastings with 3.1 assists.1980-81 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/CBB April 19, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/1981.html Roster 1980 Wisconsin Badgers y Greg Dandridge 5 G 6 2 190 So Milwaukee, Wisconsin Claude Gregory 35 F 6 8 210 Sr Washington, D. C. y Dan Hastings 21 G 6 4 185 Sr Drexel Hill, PA Steve Jacobson 14 G 6 1 185 Jr Pardeeville, Wisconsin Mike Kreklow 30 F 6 6 190 So Neenah, Wisconsin Larry Petty 00 C 6 9 235 Sr New York, NY Gary Zinkgraf 44 F 6 7 205 Jr Bethesda, Maryland Bill Cofield Bo Ryan Schedule December 1 yes yes Alabama 75–90 0–1 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama December 5 yes Kentucky State 77–65 1–1 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI December 6 yes UW Green Bay 68–66 2OT 2–1 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI December 9 yes Ball State 85–72 3–1 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI December 12 yes yes Davidson 63–67 3–2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC December 13 yes yes Charlotte 71–63 4–2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC December 22 yes Texas Southern 58–49 5–2 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI December 31 yes Central Michigan 69–62 6–2 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 8 yes Minnesota 60–76 6–3 0—1 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota January 10 yes Northwestern 48–50 6–4 0—2 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois January 15 Iowa 66–76 6–5 0—3 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 17 Purdue 69–71 6–6 0—4 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 22 Michigan State 63–62 7–6 1—4 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 24 yes Illinois 54–45 8–6 2—4 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois January 27 yes Ohio State 67–71 8–7 2—5 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio January 31 Michigan 67–74 8–8 2—6 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI February 5 yes Indiana 64–89 8–9 2—7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana February 7 yes Michigan 64–71 8–10 2—8 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan February 12 Illinois 65–84 8–11 2—9 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI February 14 Indiana 52–59 8–12 2—10 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI February 19 yes Michigan State 65–74 8–13 2—11 Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan February 21 Ohio State 77–63 9–13 3—11 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI February 26 yes Purdue 61–72 9–14 3—12 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana February 28 yes Iowa 75–96 9–15 3—13 Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa March 5 Northwestern 60–57 10–15 4—13 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI March 7 Minnesota 60–58 11–15 5—13 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI March 10 yes Marquette 53–64 11–16 5—13 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14-RecordBook.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2020-04-15 2014-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140323220008/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14-RecordBook.pdf dead Team players drafted into the NBA Wisconsin Badgers Round Pick Player NBA club 2 41 Claude Gregory Washington Bullets 7 157 Larry Petty Los Angeles Lakers 1981 NBA Draft https://web.archive.org/web/20070824180810/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N 2007-08-24 , basketballreference.com References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Badge Badge