2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Gard (10th season);
Associate head coach	Joe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches	Sharif Chambliss; Lance Randall;
Home arena	Kohl Center; (capacity 17,287)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers are led by 10th-year head coach Greg Gard and play their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
USC	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Illinois	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 17 Indiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Maryland	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Oregon	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 14 Purdue	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 25 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 22 UCLA	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Washington	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 7, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2023–24 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.

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
Tyler Wahl	5	F	6'9"	225	Graduate Student	Lakeville, MN	Graduated
Connor Essegian	3	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Fort Wayne, IN	Transferred to Nebraska^[1]
AJ Storr	2	G	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Rockford, IL	Transferred to Kansas^[2]
Chucky Hepburn	23	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Louisville^[3]
Gus Yalden	34	F	6'9"	245	Freshman	Appleton, WI	Transferred to Seton Hall^[4]
Luke Haertle	12	G	6'4"	215	RS Freshman	Hartland, WI	Transferred to Winona State^[5]
Isaac Lindsey	10	G	6'4"	185	RS Junior	Mineral Point, WI	Transferred to South Dakota State^[6]
Ross Candelino	30	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred to Lipscomb^[7]

Incoming transfers

Wisconsin incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
John Tonje	9	G	6'6"	215	Graduate Student	North Omaha, NE	Missouri^[8]
Xavier Amos	13	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Chicago, IL	Northern Illinois^[9]
Cam Hunter	3	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Bryant, AR	Central Arkansas^[10]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Freitag G	Minneapolis, MN	Breck School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 2, 2023
Daniel Freitag G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Jack Robison G	Lakeville, MN	Lakeville North High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 25, 2022
Jack Robison G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
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: "2024 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024. "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

Roster

2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Jack Robison	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lakeville North High School	Lakeville, Minnesota
G	3	Cam Hunter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bryant High School/Central Arkansas	Bryant, Arkansas
G	4	Kamari McGee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Catherine's High School/Green Bay	Racine, Wisconsin
G	5	Daniel Freitag	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Breck School	Bloomington, Minnesota
F	7	Carter Gilmore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Arrowhead High School	Hartland, Wisconsin
G	9	John Tonje	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Omaha Central High School/Missouri	North Omaha, Nebraska
G	11	Max Klesmit	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Neenah High School/Wofford	Neenah, Wisconsin
F	13	Xavier Amos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Whitney Young High School/Northern Illinois	Chicago, Illinois
G	14	Aidan Konop (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sussex Hamilton	Sussex, Wisconsin
G	15	Isaac Gard (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Oregon High School	Oregon, Wisconsin
F	18	Riccardo Greppi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Pallacanestro Cantù	Italy
F	21	Chris Hodges	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Schaumburg High School	Schaumburg, Illinois
F	22	Steven Crowl	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	GS	Eastview High School	Eagan, Minnesota
G	25	John Blackwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Brother Rice High School	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
F	31	Nolan Winter	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lakeville North High School	Lakeville, Minnesota
G	33	Jack Janicki (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	White Bear Lake Area High School	White Bear Lake, Minnesota
F	35	Markus Ilver	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Western Reserve Academy	Tallinn, Estonia

Head coach

Greg Gard (UW-Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Krabbenhoft (Wisconsin)
Sharif Chambliss (Wisconsin)
Lance Randall (Beloit)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	UW–River Falls	W 78–62	–	15 – Tonje	7 – Winter	6 – McGee	Kohl Center (13,473) Madison, WI
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Holy Cross	W 85–61	1–0	23 – Tonje	8 – Crowl	4 – McGee	Kohl Center (13,451) Madison, WI
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Montana State	W 79–67	2–0	26 – Klesmit	8 – Winter	4 – Crowl	Kohl Center (13,554) Madison, WI
November 10, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+	Appalachian State						Kohl Center Madison, WI
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Arizona						Kohl Center Madison, WI
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	UT-Rio Grande Valley						Kohl Center Madison, WI
November 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division Semifinals						Colonial Hall White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 24, 2024* 2:00/4:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Pittsburgh/LSU Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division						Colonial Hall White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 30, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Peacock	Chicago State						Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Michigan						Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 7, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FOX	at Marquette Rivalry						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
December 14, 2024* 1:30 p.m., BTN	vs. Butler Indy Classic						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN	Detroit Mercy						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	Iowa						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	Minnesota						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Ohio State						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	at USC						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Indiana						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., NBC	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1	Illinois						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., FOX	Oregon						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Washington						Kohl Center Madison, WI
March 2, 2025 12:30 p.m., CBS	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., Peacock	Penn State						Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[11]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV

References

^ "HUSKERS ADD CONNOR ESSEGIAN TO 2024-25 ROSTER". huskers.com. April 22, 2024.
^ "Mayo and Storr Sign to Play at Kansas". huskers.com. April 18, 2024.
^ "Kelsey Adds Wisconsin Transfer Chucky Hepburn". gocards.com. May 29, 2024.
^ "Badgers 2023 four-star forward Gus Yalden transfers to Seton Hall". buckys5thquarter.com. May 5, 2024.
^ "Former Wisconsin basketball guard transfers to Winona State". buckys5thquarter.com. May 10, 2024.
^ "JACKRABBITS WELCOME THREE TO 2024-25 ROSTER". gojacks.com. April 26, 2024.
^ "Acuff Announces 2024-25 Signing Class". lipscombsports.com. June 13, 2024.
^ "John Tonje signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. May 2, 2023.
^ "Xavier Amos signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. April 29, 2023.
^ "Wisconsin adds transfer Cam Hunter". uwbadgers.com. April 28, 2023.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[1] "HUSKERS ADD CONNOR ESSEGIAN TO 2024-25 ROSTER". huskers.com. April 22, 2024.

[2] "Mayo and Storr Sign to Play at Kansas". huskers.com. April 18, 2024.

[3] "Kelsey Adds Wisconsin Transfer Chucky Hepburn". gocards.com. May 29, 2024.

[4] "Badgers 2023 four-star forward Gus Yalden transfers to Seton Hall". buckys5thquarter.com. May 5, 2024.

[5] "Former Wisconsin basketball guard transfers to Winona State". buckys5thquarter.com. May 10, 2024.

[6] "JACKRABBITS WELCOME THREE TO 2024-25 ROSTER". gojacks.com. April 26, 2024.

[7] "Acuff Announces 2024-25 Signing Class". lipscombsports.com. June 13, 2024.

[8] "John Tonje signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. May 2, 2023.

[9] "Xavier Amos signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. April 29, 2023.

[10] "Wisconsin adds transfer Cam Hunter". uwbadgers.com. April 28, 2023.

[11] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

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