UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Dick Bennett

  • Class
  • Induction
    2012
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
  • Coached the Badgers from 1996-2000 with a record of 93-69 (.574) in 5-plus years
  • Coached Wisconsin to the 2000 Final Four
  • Teams won a then-school record 22 games in both 1998-99 and 1999-2000
  • Led the Badgers to the NIT in 1995-96, his first season
  • Teams led the Big Ten in scoring defense four times, placing in the top-five nationally three times
  • Resigned on Nov. 30, 2000, three games into the 2000-01 season; went on to coach at Washington State for three years (2003-06)
Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett
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