1927–28 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1927–28 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–4 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Walter Meanwell
Home arena	Red Gym
Seasons ← 1926–27 1928–29 →

1927–28 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Purdue	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	13	–	4	.765
Northwestern	9	–	3	.750	12	–	5	.706
Michigan	7	–	5	.583	10	–	7	.588
Chicago	5	–	7	.417	8	–	9	.471
Iowa	3	–	9	.250	6	–	11	.353
Ohio State	3	–	9	.250	5	–	12	.294
Illinois	2	–	10	.167	5	–	12	.294
Minnesota	2	–	10	.167	4	–	12	.250

The 1927–28 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fourteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1927*	Coe (IA)	W 18–6	1–0	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
12/16/1927*	Butler	W 25–18	2–0	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
12/19/1927*	DePauw (IN)	W 32–17	3–0	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
1/02/1928*	Oregon State	W 36–21	4–0	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
1/07/1928	at Ohio State	W 30–13	5–0 (1–0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
1/09/1928	Michigan	W 26–22	6–0 (2–0)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
1/14/1928	at Minnesota	W 35–26	7–0 (3–0)	Kenwood Armory Minneapolis
1/16/1928	Illinois	L 33–34	7–1 (3–1)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
2/07/1928*	Notre Dame	L 14–21	7–2	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
2/11/1928	Minnesota	W 38–18	8–2 (4–1)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
2/18/1928	Ohio State	W 21–18	9–2 (5–1)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
2/20/1928	at Iowa	W 31–21	10–2 (6–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/23/1928	Purdue	W 28–22	11–2 (7–1)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
2/25/1928	at Purdue	L 15–31	11–3 (7–2)	Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana
3/03/1928	Iowa	W 20–17	12–3 (8–2)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
3/05/1928	at Michigan	L 19–42	12–4 (8–3)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/09/1928	at Illinois	W 32–22	13–4 (9–3)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

v t e Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Venues	Red Gym (1904–1930) Wisconsin Field House (1930–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Marquette
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Grateful Red
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics