1947–48 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1947–48 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his fourteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

1947–48 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–8 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold E. Foster
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

1947–48 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Michigan	10	–	2		.833			16	–	6		.727
Iowa	8	–	4		.667			15	–	4		.789
Illinois	7	–	5		.583			15	–	5		.750
Wisconsin	7	–	5		.583			12	–	8		.600
Purdue	6	–	6		.500			11	–	9		.550
Minnesota	5	–	7		.417			10	–	10		.500
Ohio State	5	–	7		.417			10	–	10		.500
Indiana	3	–	9		.250			8	–	12		.400
Northwestern	3	–	9		.250			6	–	14		.300

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/06/1947*		Marquette	W 57–50	1–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
12/08/1947*		Butler	W 61–53	2–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
12/12/1947*		Pittsburgh	W 49–36	3–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
12/19/1947*		at California	L 61–73	3–1	Men's Gym  Berkeley, California
12/20/1947*		at California	L 44–59	3–2	Men's Gym  Berkeley, California
12/22/1947*		at Oklahoma	L 49–75	3–3	McCasland Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
12/31/1947*		at Marquette	W 67–60	4–3	Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee
1/03/1948		Illinois	W 52–47	5–3 (1–0)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
1/05/1948		Minnesota	W 59–50	6–3 (2–0)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/1948		at Indiana	W 58–54	7–3 (3–0)	IU Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1948		Iowa	W 60–51	8–3 (4–0)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
1/17/1948		Michigan	L 39–43	8–4 (4–1)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
1/19/1948		Purdue	W 49–44	9–4 (5–1)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
1/24/1948		at Illinois	L 36–57	9–5 (5–2)	Huff Hall  Champaign, Illinois
2/07/1948		vs. Northwestern	W 68–62	10–5 (6–2)	Chicago Stadium  Chicago
2/09/1948*		Michigan State	W 51–39	11–5	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
2/16/1948		at Ohio State	L 47–53	11–6 (6–3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
2/21/1948		at Iowa	L 40–62	11–7 (6–4)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/23/1948		Northwestern	W 59–54	12–7 (7–4)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, Wisconsin
3/01/1948		at Minnesota	L 41–46	12–8 (7–5)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.