1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his fifth 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.

1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	10–10 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold E. Foster
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ohio State	10	–	2		.833			16	–	7		.696
Indiana	9	–	3		.750			17	–	3		.850
Illinois	8	–	4		.667			14	–	5		.737
Minnesota	7	–	5		.583			14	–	6		.700
Purdue	6	–	6		.500			12	–	7		.632
Northwestern	5	–	7		.417			7	–	13		.350
Michigan	4	–	8		.333			11	–	9		.550
Wisconsin	4	–	8		.333			10	–	10		.500
Chicago	4	–	8		.333			9	–	11		.450
Iowa	3	–	9		.250			8	–	11		.421

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1938*		Beloit (WI)	W 41–26	1–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/05/1938*		Marquette	W 27–26	2–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/10/1938*		Notre Dame	W 45–39	3–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/17/1938*		at Marquette	L 27–46	3–1	Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee, WI
12/19/1938*		at Butler	L 21–24	3–2	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
12/20/1938*		at Xavier	W 27–26	4–2	Schmidt Field House  Cincinnati, OH
1/02/1939*		Detroit	W 34–27	5–2	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/07/1939		Iowa	W 28–24	6–2 (1–0)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/09/1939		Chicago	L 18–28	6–3 (1–1)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/14/1939		at Indiana	L 19–43	6–4 (1–2)	IU Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
1/16/1939		at Michigan	W 42–39	7–4 (2–2)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, MI
1/21/1939		Illinois	L 34–37	7–5 (2–3)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/04/1939*		Michigan State	W 39–37	8–5	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/06/1939		at Purdue	L 31–39	8–6 (2–4)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, IN
2/13/1939		at Northwestern	L 27–37	8–7 (2–5)	Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, IL
2/18/1939		Purdue	W 32–30 OT	9–7 (3–5)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/20/1939		at Minnesota	L 32–34	9–8 (3–6)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1939		Ohio State	L 38–46	9–9 (3–7)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/27/1939		Minnesota	W 35–25	10–9 (4–7)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/04/1939		at Chicago	L 33–39	10–10 (4–8)	Henry Crown Field House  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.