1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–20 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (2nd season)
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Illinois	15	–	3		.833			26	–	5		.839
No. 10 Purdue	15	–	3		.833			22	–	7		.759
Indiana	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Michigan	10	–	8		.556			24	–	9		.727
Michigan State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	13		.536
Ohio State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	14		.517
Northwestern	5	–	13		.278			14	–	14		.500
Minnesota	6	–	12		.333			15	–	13		.536
Iowa	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Wisconsin*	0	–	18		.000			0	–	28		.000
Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)

The 1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, 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

1983–84 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Mike Heineman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Connersville, Indiana G 12 Rick Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Madison, Wisconsin G 20 David Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois F 22 Jack Hippen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chadwick, Illinois F 30 Cory Blackwell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois F 32 Scott Roth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brecksville, Ohio G/F 34 Jim Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Toledo, Ohio F 40 J.J. Weber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wales, Wisconsin F 41 Don Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin F 42 Rod Ripley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pulaski, Wisconsin F 44 Gregg Steinhaus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Portage, Wisconsin C 50 John Ploss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Antioch, Illinois F/C 52 Scott Plondke 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin F 54 Jay Laszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Head coach Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Rick Bowen (Indiana) Brad McNulty (Purdue) Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1983*		Florida A&M	W 100–56	1–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/1/1983*		Northern Iowa	L 59–60	1–1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, IA
12/3/1983*		Southern Illinois	W 78–72	2–1	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/5/1983*		Nebraska	L 69–71 ^2OT	2–2	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/7/1983*		Northern Illinois	W 90–68	3–2	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/10/1983*		at Kansas State	L 64–71	3–3	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
12/20/1983*		at Toledo	L 60–73	3–4	Centennial Hall  Toledo, OH
12/29/1983*		vs. Oklahoma State Merrill Lynch Classic	L 84–89	3–5	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
12/30/1983*		vs. Yale Merrill Lynch Classic	W 87–77	4–5	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
1/5/1983		Purdue	L 65–84	4–6 (0–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
1/7/1984		No. 14 Illinois	L 62–63 ^OT	4–7 (0–2)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/12/1984		Michigan State	W 81–74	5–7 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/14/1984		Michigan	W 71–64	6–7 (2–2)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/19/1984		at Northwestern	W 61–60 ^OT	7–7 (3–2)	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
1/21/1984		at Iowa	L 62–75	7–8 (3–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
1/25/1984		at Minnesota	L 62–75	7–9 (3–4)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
2/2/1984		Ohio State	L 74–85	7–10 (3–5)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/4/1984		Indiana	L 67–81	7–11 (3–6)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/9/1984		at Indiana	L 64–74	7–12 (3–7)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/11/1984		at Ohio State	L 65–71	7–13 (3–8)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
2/15/1984		Minnesota	L 67–68	7–14 (3–9)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/16/1984*		at Marquette	L 59–74	7–15	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, WI
2/23/1984		Iowa	L 55–63	7–16 (3–10)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/26/1984		Northwestern	W 54–47	8–16 (4–10)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/1/1984		at Michigan	L 75–84	8–17 (4–11)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
3/3/1984		at Michigan State	L 59–78	8–18 (4–12)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
3/6/1984		No. 11 Purdue	L 48–61	8–19 (4–13)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/10/1984		at No. 7 Illinois	L 57–81	8–20 (4–14)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "1983-84 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
2. "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

External links

• 1983-84 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program