The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by second-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. Wisconsin defeated Indiana and Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament, but lost to Michigan in the championship game. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, its 19th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, as a No. 8 seed in the East region. The Badgers defeated Virginia Tech in the First Round and upset No. 1 overall seed and defending National Champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to 20th-ranked Florida on a last second 3.
Previous season The Badgers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They were upset by Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed, their 18th straight appearance in the Tournament. They defeated Pittsburgh and Xavier to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Will Decorah 0 G 6'4" 205 Junior Waunakee, WI Walk-on; didn't return Jordan Smith 2 G 6'3" 181 RS Senior Orono, MN Walk-on; graduated Jackson Bax 13 G 5'11" 157 Freshman Frankfort, IL Walk-on; didn't return
2016 Commitments
2017 Commitments
2018 Commitments
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Player statistics +Individual player statisticsMinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlBrown, Vitto373777721.02536.892231.39844138.3192533.75847961433.937521718Ferris, Matt110111.000.005.00002.00000.0003250.52001Happ, Ethan3737102727.851714.0218372.58600.00081162.5001172153329.0104814367Hayes, Nigel3737119832.451714.0180394.4572270.314135230.587821632456.6100631428Hill, Jordan3503489.9531.51954.352935.25769.667731381.116916Illikainen, Alex2702248.3341.31237.324416.250612.5001624401.59533Iverson, Khalil35053615.31363.95094.532413.3083257.56145711163.322342018Koenig, Bronson3635112931.452214.5181432.419103262.3935763.905671772.173511223Moesch, Aaron180402.230.214.25000.00012.5005270.42002Pritzl, Brevin2401958.1451.91338.342521.2381419.7371412261.12507Schlundt, T.J.130211.630.216.16704.000111.0001120.20010Showalter, Zak3737109229.53078.3107214.50049123.3984453.83029781072.965411157Thomas IV, Charlie2801776.3622.22154.38926.3331820.9001422361.361740Trice, D'Mitrik37267718.32085.670184.3803891.4183038.789762691.96337320Van Vliet, Andy140483.4181.3617.35338.37534.750515201.42220Team Total377500267872.49712136.455283789.359453703.644460916137637.2503411131250Opponents377500230862.48221993.412251667.376413559.739319825114430.9376472115197 Legend GP Games played GS Games started Avg Average per game FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists TO Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high
See also 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
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