2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	8–3 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Gard (9th season)
Associate head coach	Joe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches	Dean Oliver Sharif Chambliss
Home arena	Kohl Center (capacity 17,287)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	2		.778
No. 16 Illinois	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	2		.778
No. 25 Northwestern	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	2		.778
No. 23 Wisconsin	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	3		.727
No. 3 Purdue	1	–	1		.500			9	–	1		.900
Nebraska	1	–	1		.500			8	–	2		.800
Ohio State	1	–	1		.500			8	–	2		.800
Minnesota	1	–	1		.500			8	–	3		.727
Maryland	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
Michigan	1	–	1		.500			5	–	5		.500
Penn State	1	–	1		.500			5	–	5		.500
Rutgers	0	–	1		.000			6	–	3		.667
Iowa	0	–	2		.000			5	–	5		.500
Michigan State	0	–	2		.000			4	–	5		.444
† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

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

Offseason

Departures

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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

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) 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) 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 Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Joe Krabbenhoft (Wisconsin) Dean Oliver (Iowa) Sharif Chambliss (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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		Chicago State						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		Iowa						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
January 6, 2024 1:15 p.m., BTN		Nebraska						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN		at Ohio State						Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
January 13, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN		Northwestern						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
January 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		Indiana						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota						Williams Arena  Minneaplois, MN
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		Michigan State						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS		Purdue						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN		at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock		Ohio State						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
February 17, 2024 1:15 p.m., BTN		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock		Maryland						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN		Illinois						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		Rutgers						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
March 10, 2024 11:30 a.m., FOX		at Purdue						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 13–17, 2024		vs.						Target Center  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	23	23														Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	RV	23

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (final)^[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	9	9	224	24.9	128	14.2	47	110	.427	10	34	.294	24	26	.923	6	22	28	3.1	8	14	1	5	8
Crowl, Steven	9	9	256	28.4	110	12.2	40	66	.606	7	9	.778	23	33	.697	30	39	69	7.7	21	14	4	5	23
Wahl, Tyler	9	9	232	25.8	95	10.6	36	68	.529	0	3	.000	23	36	.639	24	29	53	5.9	10	14	5	7	22
Hepburn, Chucky	9	9	287	31.9	91	10.1	33	80	.413	9	34	.265	16	20	.800	6	21	27	3.0	33	13	1	13	11
Blackwell, John	9	0	157	17.4	82	9.1	22	44	.500	7	16	.438	31	35	.886	10	19	29	3.2	4	5	0	4	10
Klesmit, Max	9	9	235	26.1	71	7.9	22	53	.415	12	26	.333	15	16	.938	1	14	15	1.7	6	9	0	9	18
Essegian, Connor	9	0	67	7.4	24	2.7	9	27	.333	4	18	.222	2	2	1.000	2	7	9	1.0	3	6	1	0	3
Winter, Nolan	9	0	81	9.0	21	2.3	8	18	.444	2	9	.222	3	5	.600	8	13	21	2.3	3	2	0	4	7
Lindsey, Isaac	5	0	32	6.4	8	1.6	3	9	.333	1	4	.250	1	2	.500	1	1	2	0.4	2	1	1	1	5
Gilmore, Carter	8	0	94	11.8	12	1.5	5	10	.500	0	3	.000	2	3	.667	4	11	15	1.9	4	4	0	0	12
McGee, Kamari	9	0	70	7.8	11	1.2	3	8	.375	1	3	.333	4	6	.667	1	4	5	0.6	4	3	0	5	11
Ilver, Markus	8	0	51	6.4	9	1.1	3	9	.333	3	7	.429	0	1	.000	3	10	13	1.6	1	3	0	2	4
Gard, Isaac	3	0	3	1.0	0	0.0	0	1	.000	0	0	.---	0	0	.–––	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Haertle, Luke	5	0	5	1.0	0	0.0	0	0	.-––	0	0	.-––	0	0	.–––	0	2	2	0.4	0	0	0	0	0
Hodges, Chris	3	0	6	2.0	0	0.0	0	1	.000	0	0	.–––	0	0	.–––	0	1	1	0.3	0	0	1	0	0
Total	9	-	1800	-	662	73.6	231	504	.458	56	176	.318	144	184	.783	107	202	309	34.3	99	95	13	58	136
Opponents	9	-	1800	-	568	63.1	199	449	.443	59	176	.335	111	156	.712	61	183	244	27.1	86	121	29	40	175

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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