Following the 2025 draft, Wisconsin men’s basketball star John Tonje, alongside former teammate Steven Crowl, joined an elite group of Badger alumni who have reached the heights of the NBA.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team last made an appearance in the Final Four in 2015 with a roster featuring Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker, who both went on to play in the NBA. DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” played throughout the arena as Wisconsin beat undefeated Kentucky to earn a spot in the finals against Duke.
As the NCAA men's basketball offseason begins, the Badgers are looking to fill several major roster holes with three starters — John Tonje, Steven Crowl and Max Klesmit — graduating.
In his third and final season with the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, senior guard Max Klesmit impacted the team on and off the court. As one of Wisconsin’s standout leaders and the home state player from Neenah, Wisconsin, Klesmit has been with the Badgers for three seasons now, making him a true veteran.
The 2024-25 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball season came to an end in the round of 32, falling to Brigham Young University 89-91 on March 22. They beat Montana 85-66 in the first round but failed to reach the second weekend of March Madness for the eighth straight season.
With the “Big Dance” coming to an end and the Wisconsin men’s basketball team placing second in the Big Ten Tournament, it’s past time we look at the true stars of the Big Ten — the mascots.
Following their 85-66 first-round win over Montana, No. 3 seed Wisconsin will take on No. 6 seed BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. BYU easily dispatched the region’s No. 11 seed VCU and had as much as a 20-point lead in their 80-71 win.
With an 85-66 victory over the 14-seeded Montana Grizzlies Thursday afternoon in Denver, Colorado, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is moving on to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team drew the No. 3 seed in the East Region of the NCAA March Madness Tournament and will face off against No. 14 seed Montana on March 20.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team will take on the Montana Grizzlies in Denver in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday. Wisconsin is the No. 3 seed in the East Regional, while Montana is the region’s No. 14 seed after winning the Big Sky Tournament on Saturday.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team came just short of a Big Ten title for the second consecutive season, falling to Michigan in a 53-59 defensive showdown. It was a heartbreaker for the Badgers, as Michigan swept them on the season.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team's action-packed Big Ten Tournament run came to a screeching end Sunday afternoon in the championship game. Wisconsin led for much of the game but couldn’t fend off a late Michigan Wolverine run, falling late, 59-53.
Earlier this season, Wisconsin fell to UCLA in an 83-85 loss. The Badgers got revenge against the Bruins on Friday, steamrolling past them in an 86-70 rout and advancing to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament for the second consecutive season.
Unphased by intensity and unwilling to fear the Big Ten’s top-ranked team, Wisconsin put all its chips in on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Michigan State Spartans 77-74 in an action-packed, back-and-forth, undeniably March-feeling ballgame. The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is moving on to the Big Ten Tournament Championship.
Following their semifinal win over Michigan State on Saturday, the Badgers look to earn their first Big Ten Tournament title in 10 years.
After their disposition of UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers will attempt to win their third straight game in a three-day span against Michigan State on Saturday. With a win, Wisconsin would advance to their second consecutive Big Ten Championship game.
The fifth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team dominated the UCLA Bruins from the start Friday afternoon in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament. Letting the three fly, and refinding their swagger in the process, the Badgers pummeled the fourth-seeded UCLA Bruins 86-70.
Saturday’s humiliating defeat against Penn State knocked the Badgers out of contention for the double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament, giving them the opportunity for a much-needed “get right game” of sorts. They took care of business, fending off the Wildcats 70-63 on Thursday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
Wisconsin will take on UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament following their second-round victory over Northwestern on Thursday. The teams met once in the regular season and the Badgers will try to avenge their 85-83 road loss in Indianapolis on Friday.
The fifth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team came into the Big Ten Tournament adamant that they had flushed their embarrassing regular-season finale loss to Penn State.
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