2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
Record7–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches
  • Sharif Chambliss
  • Lance Randall
Home arenaKohl Center
(capacity 17,287)
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Wisconsin 0 – 0   – 7 – 0   1.000
Oregon 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
Penn State 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
No. 14 Indiana 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
Iowa 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
Maryland 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
Northwestern 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
No. 13 Purdue 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
UCLA 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
USC 0 – 0   – 5 – 1   .833
Illinois 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Michigan 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Michigan State 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Minnesota 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Nebraska 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Ohio State 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Rutgers 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Washington 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 24, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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/Colorado State/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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 W 87–56  3–0
  17 – Tied   8 – Winter   5 – Tonje  Kohl Center (13,913)
Madison, WI
November 15, 2024*
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 9 Arizona W 103–88  4–0
  41 – Tonje   6 – Tonje   6 – Crowl  Kohl Center (16,838)
Madison, WI
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 19 UT-Rio Grande Valley
Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game 		W 87–84  5–0
  30 – Blackwell   7 – Blackwell   3 – Blackwell  Kohl Center (13,423)
Madison, WI
November 22, 2024*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 19 vs. UCF
Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division Semifinals 		W 86–70  6–0
  17 – Blackwell   10 – Winter   4 – Tonje  Colonial Hall (1,112)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 24, 2024*
4:30 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 19 vs. Pittsburgh
Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division Championship 		W 81–75  7–0
  33 – Tonje   9 – Crowl   5 – Klesmit  Colonial Hall (1,112)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 30, 2024*
12:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 15 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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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