The 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers, led by ninth-year head coach Greg Gard, played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Maryland, Northwestern, and Purdue to advance to the championship of the Big Ten tournament. There they lost to Illinois. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South region, returning after a one-year absence. They were upset in the first round by James Madison.
The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 15,560 in 17 games in 2023–24.
Previous season The Badgers finished the 2022–23 season 20–15, 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, their fifth trip to the NIT and first since 1996, as the No. 2 seed in Oregon's bracket. The Badgers defeated Bradley, Liberty, and Oregon to advance to the tournament semifinals. There they lost to eventual champion North Texas.
Offseason
Departures All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted. Wisconsin departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Jordan Davis 2 G 6'4" 200 Junior La Crosse, WI Transferred to Illinois State Jahcobi Neath 0 G 6'4" 190 Junior Toronto, ON Transferred to Toronto Metropolitan University Justin Taphorn 13 G 6'5" 215 Senior Pekin, IL Joined staff as a Undergraduate Assistant
Incoming transfers Wisconsin incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school AJ Storr 2 G 6'6" 200 Freshman Rockford, IL St. John's
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
Player statistics
+Individual player statistics (through 2024 season)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree throwsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlPFStorr, AJ3636103728.860516.8216498.43448150.320125154.812401021423.9325752241Crowl, Steven3636104329.040211.2155279.5562658.4486689.742851762617.37660171192Wahl, Tyler3636102228.438210.6146273.535316.18887132.659701251955.46760203995Klesmit, Max3636103228.73589.9118270.43766166.3985668.824968772.1673933076Hepburn, Chucky3535116333.23239.2115268.42937115.3225676.73722951173.31374337470Blackwell, John34162818.52728.082184.4463066.4557895.82123851083.2212721563Essegian, Connor3302437.41043.23796.3852066.3031011.909225270.88120424Winter, Nolan3603389.4882.43071.4231239.3081623.6961648641.812111733McGee, Kamari2502078.3522.11935.543311.2731118.611317200.811811332Gilmore, Carter3303039.2601.81939.487312.2501924.7922224461.416161339Ilver, Markus2701605.9311.11135.314728.25023.6671223351.3652519Lindsey, Isaac160603.8100.6413.30817.14312.5001560.433119Hodges, Chris110222.010.104.00000.–––14.2504260.520300Gard, Isaac6061.000.001.00000.---00.–––0000.000001Haertle, Luke110111.000.001.00000.-––00.–––0220.201000Total36-7275-268874.79522067.461256734.349528699.755362862122434.045835859224594Opponents36-7275-252070.08961961.457248672.369480663.724278835111330.9424406144181658 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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