1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his third 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.

1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–15 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Cofield (3rd season)
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Michigan State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	6		.813
No. 15 Purdue	13	–	5		.722			27	–	8		.771
No. 20 Iowa	13	–	5		.722			20	–	8		.714
Ohio State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Indiana	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
Michigan	8	–	10		.444			15	–	12		.556
Illinois	7	–	11		.389			19	–	11		.633
Wisconsin	6	–	12		.333			12	–	15		.444
Minnesota	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			6	–	21		.222
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1978–79 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 00 Larry Petty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So New York, New York G 10 Arnold Gaines (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland G 11 Wes Matthews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bridgeport, Connecticut F 12 John Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Macon, Georgia G/F 15 Tim Stracka 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Madison, Wisconsin G 21 Dan Hastings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania F 30 James Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G/F 32 Robert Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 35 Claude Gregory 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Washington, D.C. C 40 Mark Newburg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr La Crosse, Wisconsin F/C 41 Keith Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Taylor, Michigan F 44 Gary Zinkgraf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bethesda, Maryland F 50 Joe Chrnelich (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Head coach Bill Cofield (McKendree) Assistant coach(es) Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Larry Reed (Milwaukee) Todd Landrum (Ohio Northern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1978*		UW—Milwaukee	W 74–55	1–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
11/28/1978*		at St. Johns	W 73–68	2–0	Alumni Hall  New York City, NY
12/1/1978*		Long Island Wisconsin Invitational	W 89–70	3–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/2/1978*		Saint Louis Wisconsin Invitational	W 66–63	4–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/9/1978*		Loyola (IL)	W 79–74	5–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/16/1978*		at DePaul	L 78–84	5–1	Alumni Hall  Chicago, IL
12/23/1978*		No. 16 Marquette	W 65–52	6–1	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/28/1978*		at No. 16 Louisville Holiday Classic	L 53–70	6–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
12/29/1978*		vs. Oral Roberts Holiday Classic	L 69–102	6–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
1/4/1979		at No. 1 Michigan State	L 55–84	6–4 (0–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse  Lansing. MI
1/6/1979		at Ohio State	L 71–82	6–5 (0–2)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
1/11/1979		Northwestern	W 95–82	7–5 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/13/1979		Michigan	W 77–66	8–5 (2–2)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/18/1979		No. 8 Illinois	L 74–81	8–6 (2–3)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/20/1979		at Minnesota	L 72–82	8–7 (2–4)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
1/25/1979		at Indiana	L 61–82	8–8 (2–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/27/1979		at Purdue	L 60–73	8–9 (2–6)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
2/1/1979		No. 15 Iowa	L 64–70	8–10 (2–7)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/3/1979		Purdue	L 48–54	8–11 (2–8)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/8/1979		Minnesota	L 72–74	8–12 (2–9)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/10/1979		at No. 14 Iowa	L 65–79	8–13 (2–10)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
2/15/1979		at Illinois	L 64–81	8–14 (2–11)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
2/17/1979		at Indiana	L 62–68 OT	8–15 (2–12)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/22/1979		at Michigan	W 66–65	9–15 (3–12)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
2/24/1979		at Northwestern	W 72–70	10–15 (4–12)	McGaw Memorial Hall  Evanston, IL
3/1/1979		Ohio State	W 76–73	11–15 (5–12)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/3/1979		No. 4 Michigan State	W 83–81	12–15 (6–12)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

External links

• 1978-79 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program