1928–29 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fifteenth 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.

1928–29 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–2 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Walter Meanwell
Home arena	Red Gym

1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wisconsin	10	–	2		.833			15	–	2		.882
Michigan	10	–	2		.833			13	–	3		.813
Purdue	9	–	3		.750			13	–	4		.765
Northwestern	7	–	5		.583			12	–	5		.706
Illinois	6	–	6		.500			10	–	7		.588
Ohio State	6	–	6		.500			9	–	8		.529
Iowa	5	–	7		.417			9	–	8		.529
Indiana	4	–	8		.333			7	–	10		.412
Chicago	2	–	10		.167			5	–	11		.313
Minnesota	1	–	11		.083			4	–	13		.235

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1928*		Franklin (IN)	W 37–19	1–0	Red Gym  Madison, WI
12/15/1928*		vs. Pittsburgh	W 34–24	2–0	Milwaukee, WI
12/29/1928*		Lombard (IL)	W 29–12	3–0	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/01/1929*		Carleton (MN)	W 32–24	4–0	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/05/1929		at Minnesota	W 29–21	5–0 (1–0)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis, MN
1/07/1929		Michigan	L 23–31	5–1 (1–1)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/12/1929		at Chicago	W 33–21	6–1 (2–1)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago, IL
1/14/1929		Indiana	W 24–20	7–1 (3–1)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/19/1929		Minnesota	W 39–17	8–1 (4–1)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/21/1929		at Purdue	W 31–26	9–1 (5–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  West Lafayette, IN
2/12/1929*		Bradley	W 48–22	10–1	Red Gym  Madison, WI
2/16/1929		at Indiana	W 27–25	11–1 (6–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/18/1929		Northwestern	W 37–23	12–1 (7–1)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
2/23/1929		at Northwestern	W 31–25	13–1 (8–1)	Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, IL
2/25/1929		Purdue	W 27–24	14–1 (9–1)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
3/04/1929		at Michigan	L 22–37	14–2 (9–2)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, MI
3/09/1929		Chicago	W 19–15	15–2 (10–2)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.