The 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. In the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South Region, their 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were upset in the First Round by No. 12-seeded Oregon.
Previous season The Badgers finished the 2017–18 season 15–18, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They defeated eighth-seeded Maryland in the Big Ten tournament, but lost to top-seeded Michigan State in the next round. They failed to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Matt Ferris 4 G 6'6" 205 Appleton, WI Graduated Aaron Moesch 5 F 6'8" 220 Green Bay, WI Graduated T. J. Schlundt 20 G 6'5" 197 Oconomowoc, WI Graduated Alex Illikainen 25 F 231 Grand Rapids, MN Quit prior to season; transferred to University of Minnesota Duluth (D2) after fall semesterAndy Van Vliet33F7'0"228Antwerp, BelgiumTransferred to William & Mary
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Micah Potter 11 C 240 Mentor, OH Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Potter will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.Owen Hamilton30C266Prescott, WIWalk-on; transferred from Northern Illinois
Returning players Redshirt junior forward Ethan Happ announced his intent to enter the NBA draft on April 2, 2018, without hiring an agent. He withdrew himself from the draft on May 30 after not being invited to the combine.
2018 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Player statistics +Individual player statisticsMinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree throwsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlPFHapp, Ethan3434108932.058917.3257485.53005.00075161.4667726534210.1153104443887Trice, D'Mitrik3434110732.639311.6133346.38476195.3905168.750688942.8904513065Davison, Brad3434109632.235810.5115299.38552149.3497694.809101011113.3623423679Reuvers, Nate343477922.92687.9105234.4493284.3812641.63442911333.93432601081Iverson, Khalil333381024.52276.989164.54316.1674877.623481021504.53036133158Pritzl, Brevin34066819.61624.850108.4633278.4103036.8331568832.4171031036King, Kobe34164619.01444.255123.4471549.3061929.6552053732.117173927Ford, Aleem31042913.8973.135103.3402380.288441.0001148591.911164844Strickland, Tai160503.1281.8923.39148.50068.7501450.375025Anderson, Trevor80556.9131.6610.600111.00000.0001891.131003Thomas IV, Charles2901475.1461.61841.439310.300711.6361818361.25910323McGrory, Walt130312.460.525.40024.50000.0000220.212002Ballard, Michael90171.920.204.00003.000221.0002130.300002Total34-6924-233368.68741945.449241672.359344531.648285912119735.2430328140177512Opponents34-6927-209961.77741950.397215682.315336503.668328878120635.5352386138176591
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
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