Wisconsin

Official Name: 
University of Wisconsin (At Madison)
Nickname: 
Badgers
Mailing Address: 

1440 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711

Website: 
www.uwbadgers.com
Telephone: 
(608) 262-1811
Fax: 
(608) 262-8184
Enrollment: 
41,520
Arena: 

Kohl Center
Capacity: 16,500
Year Opened: 1998

School Colors: 
Cardinal and White
Conference: 

Big Ten (since 1896)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(3) 2004, 2007, and 2008

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(16) 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
21-15 record (.583)
Reached Final Four in 1941 (1st) and 2000 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1996
3-4 record (.429)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Harold Bud Foster (25 years from 1935-59, 265-267 record, .498)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Alando Tucker (2,217 points from 2003-07)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Claude Gregory (904 from 1978-81)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

All-Time Christian Steinmetz (50 points as senior at Sparta's Company C on 12/2/04)

Modern Era Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Ken Barnes (42 points as junior vs. Indiana on 3/8/65) and Michael Finley (42 as senior at Eastern Michigan on 12/10/94)

All-American Selections: 

(9) F Bobby Cook (1947), C Gene Englund (1941), G Devin Harris (2004), F John Kotz (1942 and 1943), G Albert Ab Nicholas (1952), G Rolf Poser (1935), C Don Rehfeldt (1950), F Alando Tucker (2007)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Gene Englund (1941), John Kotz (1942), Alando Tucker (2007)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) John Kotz (1943), Don Rehfeldt (1950), Devin Harris (2004)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Christian Steinmetz* (50 at Sparta's Company C)
December 2, 1904 (senior)
*Modern era Wisconsin record of 42 shared by Ken Barnes and Michael Finley.

Box Score Notes: 

Ken Barnes (42 vs. Indiana)
March 8, 1965 (junior/15.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Wisconsin

36

37

73

Indiana

48

44

92

Wisconsin

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Barnes

15-25

12-16

42

Roberts

2-9

2-2

6

Zubor

0-8

3-6

3

Bohen

4-12

2-2

10

Gustafson

3-14

2-3

8

Morenz

1-3

0-1

2

Schoeneck

0-2

0-0

0

Aslakson

0-0

0-0

0

Sweeney

1-7

0-0

2

Totals

26-80

21-30

73

Percentages

.325

.700

Indiana

Name

FG

FT

PTS

T. Van Arsdale

7-12

4-7

18

D. Van Arsdale

5-9

11-11

21

Cooper

5-9

2-2

12

Redenbaugh

5-11

2-2

12

McGlocklin

7-12

5-5

19

Harden

0-4

2-2

2

Johnson

2-3

0-0

4

Peyser

1-2

2-2

4

Russell

0-0

0-0

0

Inninger

0-0

0-0

0

Grieger

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

32-62

28-31

92

Percentages

.516

.903
Box Score Notes: 

Michael Finley (42 at Eastern Michigan)
December 10, 1994 (senior/20.5 ppg)

1

2

Total

Wisconsin

17

59

76

Eastern Michigan

50

42

92

Wisconsin

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Kelley

2-4

0-1

0-0

4

Finley

17-31

0-0

1-5

42

Daugherty

1-6

0-0

0-0

3

Hoskins

2-10

0-0

0-2

6

Kilbride

2-6

0-0

0-0

6

Nwachukwu

3-4

0-0

2-2

8

Roberts

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Conger

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Mason

2-8

0-0

1-2

7

Moore

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Coleman

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

29-73

12-35

6-11

76

Percentages

.397

.343

.545

Eastern Michigan

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

McCune

2-5

1-4

0-0

5

Carpenter

8-15

0-0

5-13

21

Wilson

0-2

0-0

2-2

2

Tolbert

9-14

3-6

5-5

26

Boykins

2-6

0-1

10-12

14

Dial

3-7

2-5

6-8

14

Berkovitch

3-4

2-2

0-0

8

Olson

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Smith

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Equgwu

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Head

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

King

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Totals

28-55

8-18

28-40

92

Percentages

.509

.444

.700
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

James C. Elsom

6

1899-1904

25-14

.641

1904

11-4

Emmett Dunn Angell

4

1905-08

43-15

.741

1906

12-2

Haskell "Hack" Noyes

3

1909-11

26-15

.634

1909

8-4

Walter "Doc" Meanwell

20

1912-17, 1921-34

246-99-1

.712

1912, 1914

15-0

Guy S. Lowman

3

1918-20

34-19

.642

1918

14-3

Harold "Bud" Foster

25

1935-59

265-267

.498

1941

20-3

John E. Erickson

9

1960-68

100-114

.467

1962

17-7

John D. Powless

8

1969-76

88-108

.449

1974

16-8

Bill Cofield

6

1977-82

63-101

.384

1980

15-14

Steve Yoder

10

1983-92

128-165

.437

1989

18-12

Stu Jackson

2

1993-94

32-25

.561

1994

18-11

Stan Van Gundy

1

1995

13-14

.481

1995

13-14

Dick Bennett

6

1996-2001

93-69

.574

1999

22-10

Brad Soderberg

1

2001

16-10

.615

2001

16-10

William "Bo" Ryan

10

2002-11

242-91

.727

2008

31-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,415-1,125 (.557) from 1899 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Bennett's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Purdue in 1995-96
  • Soderberg was named acting head coach after Bennett won two of the Badgers' first three games in 2000-01.