The 2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by eighth-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 regular season 17–13, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Ohio State in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bradley, Liberty, and Oregon to advance to the tournament semifinals. There they lost to eventual champion North Texas.
Previous season The Badgers finished the 2021–22 season 25–8, 15–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 26th trip to the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Badgers defeated Colgate in the First Round before losing to Iowa State in the Second Round.
Offseason
Departures All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted. Wisconsin DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Johnny Davis 1 G 6'5" 194 Sophomore La Crosse, WI Declared for 2022 NBA draft/Selected 10th overall by Washington Wizards Carter Higginbottom 4 G 6'0" 193 Chicago, IL Graduated Lorne Bowman II 11 G 6'2" 210 Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Oakland Ben Carlson 20 F 6'9" 226 Sophomore Woodbury, MN Transferred to Utah Matthew Mors 32 F 6'7" 241 Freshman Yankton, SD Transferred to South Dakota State Chris Vogt 33 C 7'0" 257 Graduate Student Mayfield, KY Graduated Brad Davison 34 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Maple Grove, MN Graduated
Incoming transfers Wisconsin incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School Max Klesmit 11 G 6'3" 190 Junior Neenah, WI Wofford Kamari McGee 4 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Racine, WI Green Bay
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| France trip
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=|Big Ten tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NIT
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Player statistics
+Individual player statistics (final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlPFHepburn, Chucky3535111932.042812.2152403.37768168.4055678.7181683992.8995225275Crowl, Steven3535106930.542512.1173339.5102788.3075282.634531902436.98656171274Essegian, Connor351995427.341111.7133329.40469192.3597686.884241071313.7263611960Wahl, Tyler3232100831.536111.3134317.4231034.29483131.634501512016.38171143984Klesmit, Max3333105932.12768.491215.42346120.3834869.6961177882.7453264178Davis, Jordan351872220.61795.169173.39932104.308915.60030931233.514841352Gilmore, Carter35366018.9912.63791.407526.1921227.4443750872.5331261971Ilver, Markus1801186.6291.61137.297521.238221.000512170.9320110Lindsey, Isaac2401425.9351.51341.317824.33312.500315180.8221320McGee, Kamari3102267.3401.31450.280527.18578.875416200.61680724Neath, Jahcobi30279.031.014.25012.50000.–––0110.312012Candelino, Ross5051.040.8221.00000.–––01.0000330.600000Hodges, Chris140302.120.213.33300.–––00.–––2130.200103Gard, Isaac5051.000.001.00001.00000.–––0000.000001Taphorn, Justin5061.200.000.-––00.-––00.–––0000.000000Total35-7150-228465.38312005.414276807.342346501.691278832111031.740630252207554Opponents35-7150-222563.68311871.444217686.316346515.672276952122835.1358413125158569 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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