1929–30 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1929–30 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his sixteenth 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.

1929–30 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–2 (8–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Walter Meanwell
Home arena	Red Gym

1929–30 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Purdue	10	–	0		1.000			13	–	2		.867
Wisconsin	8	–	2		.800			15	–	2		.882
Illinois	7	–	5		.583			8	–	8		.500
Indiana	7	–	5		.583			8	–	9		.471
Michigan	6	–	4		.600			9	–	5		.643
Northwestern	6	–	6		.500			8	–	8		.500
Minnesota	3	–	9		.250			8	–	9		.471
Chicago	2	–	10		.167			5	–	12		.294
Ohio State	1	–	9		.100			4	–	11		.267
Iowa	0	–	0		–			4	–	13		.235

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/14/1929*		Monmouth (IL)	W 28–10	1–0	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
12/19/1929*		Carleton (MN)	W 27–18	2–0	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
12/28/1929*		Lombard (IL)	W 22–11	3–0	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
12/31/1929*		Iowa State	W 34–17	4–0	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
1/04/1930		at Northwestern	L 14–23	4–1 (0–1)	Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, Illinois
1/11/1930		at Ohio State	W 32–25	5–1 (1–1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
1/18/1930		Illinois	W 14–9	6–1 (2–1)	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
1/20/1930		Chicago	W 33–23	7–1 (3–1)	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
1/23/1930		at Indiana	W 23–21 OT	8–1 (4–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/08/1930*		Carroll (WI)	W 22–13	9–1	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
2/12/1930*		Marquette	W 29–15	10–1	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
2/13/1930*		Marquette	W 29–22	11–1	Marquette Gymnasium  Milwaukee
2/15/1930		Northwestern	W 29–22	12–1 (5–1)	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
2/22/1930		at Chicago	L 21–23	12–2 (5–2)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago
2/24/1930		at Illinois	W 23–17	13–2 (6–2)	Huff Hall  Champaign, Illinois
3/03/1930		Ohio State	W 32–23	14–2 (7–2)	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
3/08/1930		Indiana	W 34–23	15–2 (8–2)	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.