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2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–14 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(capacity 17,287)
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 3   .850 34 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois 14 6   .700 29 9   .763
Nebraska 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
Northwestern 12 8   .600 22 12   .647
Wisconsin 11 9   .550 22 14   .611
Indiana 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa 10 10   .500 19 15   .559
Michigan State 10 10   .500 20 15   .571
Minnesota 9 11   .450 19 15   .559
Ohio State 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Penn State 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Maryland 7 13   .350 16 17   .485
Rutgers 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
Michigan 3 17   .150 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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 qualified for the March Madness tournament after a one-year absence, but lost to James Madison University in the first round. 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. They were upset in the first round by James Madison.

Previous season

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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.[1] The Badgers defeated Bradley, Liberty, and Oregon to advance to the tournament semifinals.[2] There they lost to eventual champion North Texas.

Offseason

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Departures

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All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted.

Wisconsin departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Davis 2 G 6'4" 200 Junior La Crosse, WI Transferred to Illinois State[3]
Jahcobi Neath 0 G 6'4" 190 Junior Toronto, ON Transferred to Toronto Metropolitan University[4]
Justin Taphorn 13 G 6'5" 215 Senior Pekin, IL Joined staff as a Undergraduate Assistant[5]

Incoming transfers

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Wisconsin incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
AJ Storr 2 G 6'6" 200 Freshman Rockford, IL St. John's[6]

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gus Yalden
C
Appleton, WI La Lumiere School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 17, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 82
Nolan Winter
PF
Lakeville, MN Lakeville North High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 23, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
John Blackwell
G
Bloomfield Hills, MI Brother Rice High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 15, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 AJ Storr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy/St. John's Rockford, Illinois
G 3 Connor Essegian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Central Noble High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 4 Kamari McGee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Catherine's High School/Green Bay Racine, Wisconsin
F 5 Tyler Wahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS North High School Lakeville, Minnesota
G 10 Isaac Lindsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Mineral Point High School/UNLV Mineral Point, Wisconsin
G 11 Max Klesmit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Neenah High School/Wofford Neenah, Wisconsin
G 12 Luke Haertle (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Lake Country Lutheran Hartland, Wisconsin
F 14 Carter Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Arrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
G 15 Isaac Gard (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Oregon High School Oregon, Wisconsin
F 21 Chris Hodges 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Schaumburg High School Schaumburg, Illinois
F 22 Steven Crowl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr Eastview High School Eagan, Minnesota
G 23 Chucky Hepburn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bellevue West High School Omaha, Nebraska
G 25 John Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 30 Ross Candelino (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ponte Vedra High School Jacksonville, Florida
F 31 Nolan Winter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lakeville North High School Lakeville, Minnesota
G 33 Jack Janicki (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr White Bear Lake Area High School White Bear Lake, Minnesota
F 34 Gus Yalden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Appleton, Wisconsin
F 35 Markus Ilver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Western Reserve Academy Tallinn, Estonia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
UW–Stevens Point W 87–44 
 14  Storr   9  Winter   6  Hepburn  Kohl Center (14,095)
Madison, WI
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Arkansas State W 105–76  1–0
 20  Hepburn   7  Winter   6  Hepburn  Kohl Center (14,033)
Madison, WI
November 10, 2023*
8:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 9 Tennessee L 70–80  1–1
 17  Storr   9  Crowl   3  Klesmit  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
November 14, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FS1
at Providence
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 59–72  1–2
 22  Storr   6  Crowl   2  Crowl  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,069)
Providence, RI
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Robert Morris W 78–68  2–2
 18  Tied   8  Crowl   5  Hepburn  Kohl Center (14,189)
Madison, WI
November 20, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 24 Virginia
Fort Myers Tip-Off Semifinal
W 65–41  3–2
 15  Crowl   10  Tied   6  Hepburn  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
vs. SMU
Fort Myers Tip-Off Championship
W 69–61  4–2
 14  Wahl   9  Blackwell   2  Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Western Illinois W 71–49  5–2
 13  Tied   11  Crowl   3  Crowl  Kohl Center (14,092)
Madison, WI
December 2, 2023*
11:30 a.m., FOX
No. 3 Marquette
Rivalry/White Out Game
W 75–64  6–2
 21  Klesmit   8  Crowl   4  Hepburn  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
December 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 23 at Michigan State W 70–57  7–2
(1–0)
 22  Storr   8  Wahl   8  Hepburn  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 9, 2023*
2:15 p.m., ESPN
No. 23 at No. 1 Arizona L 73–98  7–3
 17  Blackwell   7  Blackwell   6  Hepburn  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 Jacksonville State W 75–60  8–3
 19  Crowl   9  Crowl   4  Hepburn  Kohl Center (12,816)
Madison, WI
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 Chicago State W 80–53  9–3
 29  Storr   9  Blackwell   4  Hepburn  Kohl Center (14,104)
Madison, WI
January 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 21 Iowa W 83–72  10–3
(2–0)
 19  Wahl   13  Crowl   4  Klesmit  Kohl Center (15,725)
Madison, WI
January 6, 2024
1:15 p.m., BTN
No. 21 Nebraska W 88–72  11–3
(3–0)
 17  Wahl   8  Wahl   6  Hepburn  Kohl Center (15,055)
Madison, WI
January 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN
No. 15 at Ohio State W 71–60  12–3
(4–0)
 18  Klesmit   6  Crowl   4  Hepburn  Value City Arena (11,276)
Columbus, OH
January 13, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN
No. 15 Northwestern W 71–63  13–3
(5–0)
 24  Klesmit   8  Crowl   3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
January 16, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 11 at Penn State L 83–87  13–4
(5–1)
 23  Storr   11  Crowl   5  Hepburn  Bryce Jordan Center (8,462)
University Park, PA
January 19, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 11 Indiana W 91–79  14–4
(6–1)
 26  Klesmit   8  Crowl   8  Crowl  Kohl Center (15,271)
Madison, WI
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 at Minnesota W 61–59  15–4
(7–1)
 16  Wahl   12  Storr   4  Tied  Williams Arena (10,013)
Minneaplois, MN
January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 13 Michigan State W 81–66  16–4
(8–1)
 28  Storr   7  Crowl   3  Crowl  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
February 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN
No. 6 at Nebraska L 72–80 OT 16–5
(8–2)
 28  Storr   13  Crowl   3  Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,318)
Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 6 No. 2 Purdue L 69–75  16–6
(8–3)
 20  Wahl   7  Wahl   5  Tied  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 11 at Michigan L 68–72  16–7
(8–4)
 20  Storr   4  Tied   2  Wahl  Crisler Center (10,698)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN
No. 11 at Rutgers L 56–78  16–8
(8–5)
 15  Essegian   13  Crowl   3  Hepburn  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 20 Ohio State W 62–54  17–8
(9–5)
 16  Crowl   12  Storr   7  Hepburn  Kohl Center (14,931)
Madison, WI
February 17, 2024
1:15 p.m., BTN
No. 20 at Iowa L 86–88 OT 17–9
(9–6)
 22  Crowl   9  Hepburn   8  Klesmit  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., Peacock
Maryland W 74–70  18–9
(10–6)
 18  Wahl   8  Tied   3  Crowl  Kohl Center (15,147)
Madison, WI
February 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock
at Indiana L 70–74  18–10
(10–7)
 15  Hepburn   7  Hepburn   6  Hepburn  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 Illinois L 83–91  18–11
(10–8)
 20  Wahl   7  Wahl   3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
Rutgers W 77–66  19–11
(11–8)
 19  Storr   11  Crowl   6  Hepburn  Kohl Center (15,431)
Madison, WI
March 10, 2024
11:30 a.m., FOX
at No. 3 Purdue L 70–78  19–12
(11–9)
 18  Blackwell   10  Wahl   5  Wahl  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2024
1:30 p.m., BTN
(5) vs. (12) Maryland
Second Round
W 87–56  20–12
 18  Blackwell   5  Tied   8  Hepburn  Target Center (−)
Minneapolis, MN
March 15, 2024
1:30 p.m., BTN
(5) vs. (4) Northwestern
Quarterfinals
W 70–61  21–12
 30  Storr   7  Crowl   7  Klesmit  Target Center (12,609)
Minneapolis, MN
March 16, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS
(5) vs. (1) No. 3 Purdue
Semifinals
W 76–75 OT 22–12
 22  Hepburn   6  Storr   5  Klesmit  Target Center (14,138)
Minneapolis, MN
March 17, 2024
2:30 p.m., CBS
(5) vs. (2) No. 13 Illinois
Championship
L 87–93  22–13
 24  Storr   5  Tied   5  Tied  Target Center (13,991)
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
8:40 p.m., CBS
(5 S) No. 23 vs. (12 S) James Madison
First Round
L 61–72  22–14
 18  Klesmit   11  Crowl   4  Hepburn  Barclays Center (17,487)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV232324232115111361120RVRV23RV
CoachesRVRVRV23242321158106921тRVRV24RV

Player statistics

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Individual player statistics (Through 2024 season)[8]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl PF
Storr, AJ 36 36 1037 28.8 605 16.8 216 498 .434 48 150 .320 125 154 .812 40 102 142 3.9 32 57 5 22 41
Crowl, Steven 36 36 1043 29.0 402 11.2 155 279 .556 26 58 .448 66 89 .742 85 176 261 7.3 76 60 17 11 92
Wahl, Tyler 36 36 1022 28.4 382 10.6 146 273 .535 3 16 .188 87 132 .659 70 125 195 5.4 67 60 20 39 95
Klesmit, Max 36 36 1032 28.7 358 9.9 118 270 .437 66 166 .398 56 68 .824 9 68 77 2.1 67 39 3 30 76
Hepburn, Chucky 35 35 1163 33.2 323 9.2 115 268 .429 37 115 .322 56 76 .737 22 95 117 3.3 137 43 3 74 70
Blackwell, John 34 1 628 18.5 272 8.0 82 184 .446 30 66 .455 78 95 .821 23 85 108 3.2 21 27 2 15 63
Essegian, Connor 33 0 243 7.4 104 3.2 37 96 .385 20 66 .303 10 11 .909 2 25 27 0.8 8 12 0 4 24
Winter, Nolan 36 0 338 9.4 88 2.4 30 71 .423 12 39 .308 16 23 .696 16 48 64 1.8 12 11 1 7 33
McGee, Kamari 25 0 207 8.3 52 2.1 19 35 .543 3 11 .273 11 18 .611 3 17 20 0.8 11 8 1 13 32
Gilmore, Carter 33 0 303 9.2 60 1.8 19 39 .487 3 12 .250 19 24 .792 22 24 46 1.4 16 16 1 3 39
Ilver, Markus 27 0 160 5.9 31 1.1 11 35 .314 7 28 .250 2 3 .667 12 23 35 1.3 6 5 2 5 19
Lindsey, Isaac 16 0 60 3.8 10 0.6 4 13 .308 1 7 .143 1 2 .500 1 5 6 0.4 3 3 1 1 9
Hodges, Chris 11 0 22 2.0 1 0.1 0 4 .000 0 0 .––– 1 4 .250 4 2 6 0.5 2 0 3 0 0
Gard, Isaac 6 0 6 1.0 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .--- 0 0 .––– 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
Haertle, Luke 11 0 11 1.0 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .-–– 0 0 .––– 0 2 2 0.2 0 1 0 0 0
Total 36 - 7275 - 2688 74.7 952 2067 .461 256 734 .349 528 699 .755 362 862 1224 34.0 458 358 59 224 863
Opponents 36 - 7275 - 2520 70.0 896 1961 .457 248 672 .369 480 663 .724 278 835 1113 30.9 424 406 144 181 658
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

References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin selected to 2023 NIT". uwbadgers.com. March 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin basketball team has received many clutch performances in the NIT and now heads to Final Four seeking a championship". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jordan Davis Signs with Redbirds". goredbirds.com. April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "TMU men's basketball makes major splash, secures All-Canadian Jahcobi Neath". tmubold.ca. May 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Former Badgers player joining staff as assistant". buckys5thquarter.com. October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "AJ Storr transfers to Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. April 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "MBB_2023-24_Cumulative_Stats". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.