2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team explained

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

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		Transferred to Illinois State[3]
Jahcobi Neath	0	G	6'4"	190	Junior		Transferred to Toronto Metropolitan University[4]
Justin Taphorn	13	G	6'5"	215	Senior		Joined staff as a Undergraduate Assistant[5]

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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

Player statistics

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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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
style=white-space:nowrap	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	align="center" style=	-	7275	align="center" style=	-	2688	74.7	952	2067	.461	256	734	.349	528	699	.755	362	862	1224	34.0	458	358	59	224	594
Opponents	36	align="center"	-	7275	align="center"	-	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		Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-03-12. Wisconsin selected to 2023 NIT. uwbadgers.com. en-US.
2. Web site: 2023-03-24. Wisconsin basketball team has received many clutch performances in the NIT and now heads to Final Four seeking a championship. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. en-US.
3. Web site: 2023-04-27. Jordan Davis Signs with Redbirds. goredbirds.com. en-US.
4. Web site: 2023-05-29. TMU men's basketball makes major splash, secures All-Canadian Jahcobi Neath. tmubold.ca. en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-10-04. Former Badgers player joining staff as assistant. buckys5thquarter.com. en-US.
6. Web site: 2023-04-26. AJ Storr transfers to Wisconsin. uwbadgers.com. en-US.
7. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule . uwbadgers.com . 2022-08-18.
8. Web site: MBB_2023-24_Cumulative_Stats . 2023-12-06 . uwbadgers.com.