2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 11
Record	13–3 (5–0 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)

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Wisconsin	5	–	0	1.000	13	–	3	.813
No. 2 Purdue	4	–	2	.667	15	–	2	.882
Indiana	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Illinois	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Minnesota	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Northwestern	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Nebraska	3	–	3	.500	13	–	4	.765
Maryland	3	–	3	.500	11	–	6	.647
Ohio State	2	–	3	.400	12	–	4	.750
Iowa	2	–	3	.400	10	–	6	.625
Michigan State	2	–	4	.333	10	–	7	.588
Penn State	2	–	4	.333	8	–	9	.471
Rutgers	1	–	4	.200	9	–	7	.563
Michigan	1	–	4	.200	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
Gus Yalden C	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
Nolan Winter PF	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
John Blackwell G	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)

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	No. 24	Chicago State	W 80–53	9–3	29 – Storr	9 – Blackwell	4 – Hepburn	Kohl Center (14,104) Madison, WI
January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 21	Iowa	W 83–72	10–3 (2–0)	19 – Wahl	13 – Crowl	4 – Klesmit	Kohl Center (15,725) Madison, WI
January 6, 2024 1:15 p.m., BTN	No. 21	Nebraska	W 88–72	11–3 (3–0)	17 – Wahl	8 – Wahl	6 – Hepburn	Kohl Center (15,055) Madison, WI
January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN	No. 15	at Ohio State	W 71–60	12–3 (4–0)	18 – Klesmit	6 – Crowl	4 – Hepburn	Value City Arena (11,276) Columbus, OH
January 13, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN	No. 15	Northwestern	W 71–63	13–3 (5–0)	24 – Klesmit	8 – Crowl	3 – Tied	Kohl Center (17,071) Madison, WI
January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 11	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	No. 11	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. TBD						Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[7]

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	24	23	21	15	11									Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	RV	23	24	23	21	15	8

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Through January 13, 2024)^[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	16	16	416	26.0	237	14.8	88	196	.449	17	55	.309	44	53	.830	12	37	49	3.1	15	23	2	9	13
Wahl, Tyler	16	16	433	27.1	188	11.8	67	122	.549	1	5	.200	53	78	.679	38	53	91	5.7	24	24	9	12	38
Crowl, Steven	16	16	458	28.6	187	11.7	70	122	.574	12	22	.545	35	50	.700	45	76	121	7.6	36	27	8	5	37
Klesmit, Max	16	16	433	27.1	143	8.9	46	101	.455	23	62	.371	28	31	.903	2	27	29	1.8	21	17	0	14	30
Blackwell, John	16	0	293	18.3	137	8.6	40	87	.460	14	29	.483	43	52	.827	13	45	58	3.6	11	13	1	7	22
Hepburn, Chucky	16	16	498	31.1	136	8.5	49	121	.405	14	51	.275	24	33	.727	10	41	51	3.2	63	19	1	32	25
Essegian, Connor	16	0	120	7.5	52	3.3	19	50	.380	12	35	.343	2	2	1.000	2	14	16	1.0	4	6	0	3	10
Winter, Nolan	16	0	158	9.9	48	3.0	19	40	.475	5	21	.238	5	8	.625	9	22	31	1.9	7	2	0	4	15
Gilmore, Carter	15	0	159	10.6	31	2.1	10	17	.588	1	5	.200	10	12	.833	9	14	23	1.5	6	7	0	1	21
McGee, Kamari	16	0	109	6.8	22	1.4	7	15	.467	2	5	.400	6	8	.750	2	10	12	0.8	6	6	0	10	15
Ilver, Markus	12	0	61	5.1	14	1.2	5	13	.385	4	10	.400	0	1	.000	5	11	16	1.3	1	4	0	2	6
Lindsey, Isaac	9	0	41	4.6	8	0.9	3	11	.273	1	6	.167	1	1	1.000	1	1	2	0.2	3	1	1	1	5
Gard, Isaac	5	0	5	1.0	0	0.0	0	1	.000	0	0	.---	0	0	.–––	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
Haertle, Luke	7	0	7	1.0	0	0.0	0	1	.000	0	0	.-––	0	0	.–––	0	2	2	0.3	0	0	0	0	0
Hodges, Chris	5	0	9	1.8	0	0.0	0	1	.000	0	0	.–––	0	0	.–––	0	1	1	0.2	0	0	2	0	0
Total	16	-	3200	-	1203	75.2	423	898	.471	106	306	.346	251	329	.763	162	385	547	34.2	197	157	24	100	238
Opponents	16	-	3200	-	1046	65.4	379	848	.447	111	318	.349	177	259	.683	111	350	461	28.8	170	194	58	69	307

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

↑ "Wisconsin selected to 2023 NIT". uwbadgers.com. March 12, 2023.
↑ "Wisconsin basketball team has received many clutch performances in the NIT and now heads to Final Four seeking a championship". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 24, 2023.
↑ "Jordan Davis Signs with Redbirds". goredbirds.com. April 27, 2023.
↑ "TMU men's basketball makes major splash, secures All-Canadian Jahcobi Neath". tmubold.ca. May 29, 2023.
↑ "Former Badgers player joining staff as assistant". buckys5thquarter.com. October 4, 2023.
↑ "AJ Storr transfers to Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. April 26, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
↑ "MBB_2023-24_Cumulative_Stats". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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[1] "Wisconsin selected to 2023 NIT". uwbadgers.com. March 12, 2023.

[2] "Wisconsin basketball team has received many clutch performances in the NIT and now heads to Final Four seeking a championship". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 24, 2023.

[3] "Jordan Davis Signs with Redbirds". goredbirds.com. April 27, 2023.

[4] "TMU men's basketball makes major splash, secures All-Canadian Jahcobi Neath". tmubold.ca. May 29, 2023.

[5] "Former Badgers player joining staff as assistant". buckys5thquarter.com. October 4, 2023.

[6] "AJ Storr transfers to Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. April 26, 2023.

[7] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[8] "MBB_2023-24_Cumulative_Stats". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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