1988–89 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team explained

Sport:	basketball
Year:	1988–89
Team:	Wisconsin Badgers
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	18–12
Conf Record:	8–10
Head Coach:	Steve Yoder
Hc Year:	7th
Arena:	Wisconsin Field House
Tourney:	National Invitation Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round

The 1988–89 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his seventh season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 18-12, 8-10 in Big Ten play to finish tied for sixth place.

Roster

^[1] *ineligible first semester due to transfer from Marquette ^academically ineligible second semester

Schedule

|-!colspan=12| Regular Season|-!colspan=8| National Invitation Tournament^{[2] [3]}

Player statistics

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Minutes	Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	TO	Blk	Stl	PF
Jones, Danny	30	30	1062	35.4	611	20.4	231	449	.514	0	2	.000	149	199	.749	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	141	4.7	35	65	12	26	91
Jackson, Trent	30	30	1099	36.6	574	19.1	201	408	.493	73	163	.448	99	133	.744	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	90	3.0	101	91	1	50	79
Locum, Tim	30	6	733	24.4	265	8.8	83	168	.494	54	111	.486	45	55	.818	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	71	2.4	60	29	3	25	52
Simms, Willie	30	24	627	20.9	190	6.3	84	162	.519	1	2	.500	21	53	.396	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	99	3.3	52	49	12	27	64
Tompkins, Patrick	12	5	214	17.8	63	5.3	23	35	.657	0	1	.000	17	33	.515	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	46	3.8	10	15	8	2	14
Molaski, Tom	30	22	830	27.7	150	5.0	48	107	.449	13	39	.333	41	54	.759	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	83	2.8	108	54	2	40	60
Portmann, Kurt	30	24	689	23.0	135	4.5	63	113	.558	0	0	.000	9	18	.500	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	112	3.7	42	32	34	26	93
Gillespie, James	6	0	33	5.5	14	2.3	6	9	.667	0	0	.000	2	7	.286	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	8	1.3	4	3	1	2	4
Good, Brian	9	0	34	3.8	15	1.7	3	12	.250	3	5	.600	6	7	.857	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	2	0.2	1	6	0	1	1
Schubring, Darin	29	9	465	16.0	45	1.6	19	47	.404	0	0	.000	7	21	.333	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	102	3.5	11	22	9	8	61
Ellenson, John	9	0	60	6.7	11	1.2	4	8	.500	2	2	1.000	1	2	.500	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	9	1.0	4	6	1	1	8
Willey, Rob	9	0	27	3.0	8	0.9	4	8	.500	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	5	0.6	0	7	3	3	4
Robertson, Pollis	11	0	32	2.9	7	0.6	2	7	.286	0	0	.000	3	5	.600	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	8	0.7	0	3	0	0	1
Robinson, Byron	16	0	91	5.7	6	0.4	0	5	.000	0	0	.000	6	13	.462	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	15	0.9	17	9	0	7	4
Douglass, Billy	14	0	54	3.9	6	0.4	3	8	.375	0	1	.000	0	6	.000	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	8	0.6	5	6	0	2	5
Total	30	align="center" style=""	-	6050	40.3	2100	70.0	774	1546	.501	146	326	.448	406	606	.670	align="center" style=""	-	align="center" style=""	-	859	28.6	450	401	86	220	541
Opponents	30	align="center"	-	6050	40.3	1941	64.7	699	1503	.465	105	267	.393	438	606	.723	align="center"	-	align="center"	-	885	29.5	367	470	71	162	583

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Tot	Total count	Avg	Average per game	Pts	Points
FG	Field goals made	FGA	Field goal attempts	3FG	3-pointers made	3FA	3-point attempts	FT	Free throws made
FTA	Free throw attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds	Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	PF	Personal fouls	Team high

Awards and honors

All-American

• Danny Jones - Honorable Mention (AP)

All-Big Ten

• Danny Jones - 2nd team (AP and UPI)
• Trent Jackson - 2nd team (AP), 3rd team (UPI)

Big Ten Player of the Week

• Trent Jackson - Week of February 14

Team awards^[4]

• Trent Jackson - MVP
• Willie Simms - Most Improved
• Darin Schubring - Defensive POY

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1988-89 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats. June 15, 2019.
2. Web site: Wisconsin Record Book . 2024-01-07.
3. Web site: 1988-89 Wisconsin Basketball Media Guide. University of Wisconsin Athletic Dept.. June 15, 2019.
4. Web site: The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin basketball 1989-90 media guide: Wisconsin basketball 1989-90 media guide. 2020-06-12. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.