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2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record17–5 (7–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches
  • Sharif Chambliss
  • Lance Randall
Home arenaKohl Center
(capacity 16,838)
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Michigan State 9 – 1   .900 18 – 3   .857
No. 10 Purdue 9 – 2   .818 17 – 5   .773
Michigan 8 – 2   .800 16 – 5   .762
Maryland 7 – 4   .636 17 – 5   .773
No. 17 Wisconsin 7 – 4   .636 17 – 5   .773
UCLA 7 – 4   .636 16 – 6   .727
No. 18 Illinois 6 – 5   .545 14 – 7   .667
No. 16 Oregon 5 – 5   .500 16 – 5   .762
Ohio State 5 – 5   .500 13 – 8   .619
USC 5 – 5   .500 13 – 8   .619
Indiana 5 – 6   .455 14 – 8   .636
Iowa 4 – 6   .400 13 – 8   .619
Rutgers 4 – 7   .364 11 – 11   .500
Nebraska 3 – 7   .300 13 – 8   .619
Penn State 3 – 8   .273 13 – 9   .591
Northwestern 3 – 8   .273 12 – 10   .545
Minnesota 3 – 8   .273 11 – 11   .500
Washington 2 – 8   .200 11 – 10   .524
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of February 1, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll
Opening tip of the game at Marquette

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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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College recruiting information
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 
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 
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

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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

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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 W 74–53  8–0
  22 – Tonje   7 – Crowl   5 – Tied  Kohl Center (14,711)
Madison, WI
December 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 11 Michigan L 64–67  8–1
(0–1) 		 18 – Tonje   9 – Blackwell   2 – Tied  Kohl Center (14,582)
Madison, WI
December 7, 2024*
12:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 11 at No. 5 Marquette
Rivalry 		L 74–88  8–2
  22 – Klesmit   11 – Crowl   5 – Gilmore  Fiserv Forum (18,107)
Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 20 at Illinois L 80–86  8–3
(0–2) 		 15 – Winter   7 – Winter   4 – Klesmit  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
December 14, 2024*
1:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 20 vs. Butler
Indy Classic 		W 83–74  9–3
  20 – Winter   8 – Winter   5 – Blackwell  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15,045)
Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		Detroit Mercy W 76–53  10–3
  18 – Winter   11 – Winter   5 – Blackwell  Kohl Center (14,098)
Madison, WI
January 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		Iowa W 116–85  11–3
(1–2) 		 32 – Blackwell   8 – Tied   6 – Klesmit  Kohl Center (16,838)
Madison, WI
January 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at Rutgers W 75–63  12–3
(2–2) 		 21 – Blackwell   10 – Crowl   3 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 10, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		Minnesota W 80–59  13–3
(3–2) 		 18 – Crowl   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Kohl Center (14,239)
Madison, WI
January 14, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 24 Ohio State W 70–68  14–3
(4–2) 		 17 – Tonje   7 – Crowl   2 – Blackwell  Kohl Center (14,527)
Madison, WI
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 at USC W 84–69  15–3
(5–2) 		 28 – Blackwell   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Galen Center (6,938)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2025
8:30 p.m., Peacock 		No. 18 at UCLA L 83–85  15–4
(5–3) 		 24 – Tonje   5 – Tied   4 – Blackwell  Pauley Pavilion (6,695)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 18 Nebraska W 83–55  16–4
(6–3) 		 27 – Tonje   7 – Tied   4 – Amos  Kohl Center (16,838)
Madison, WI
January 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 17 at Maryland L 68–76  16–5
(6–4) 		 23 – Tonje   9 – Crowl   3 – Tied  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 17 at Northwestern W 75–69  17–5
(7–4) 		 27 – Tonje   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
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

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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
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV19151120RVRVRVRV241817
CoachesRV—25171122RVRV—RVRV1917

Player statistics

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Individual player statistics (through 1/26/2025)[12]
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
Tonje, John 20 20 595 29.8 360 18.0 99 211 .469 39 99 .394 123 133 .925 17 80 97 4.9 36 44 2 13 36
Blackwell, John 20 20 612 30.6 326 16.3 112 231 .485 31 89 .348 71 86 .826 20 74 94 4.7 47 46 2 18 54
Klesmit, Max 19 19 567 29.8 195 10.3 58 169 .343 35 121 .289 44 51 .863 4 39 43 2.3 54 24 1 20 32
Winter, Nolan 20 20 437 21.9 204 10.2 77 126 .611 18 46 .391 32 39 .821 37 80 117 5.9 21 14 8 10 29
Crowl, Steven 20 20 470 23.5 199 10.0 76 136 .559 11 32 .344 36 43 .837 26 85 111 5.6 50 28 11 6 44
McGee, Kamari 20 1 439 22.0 146 7.3 52 97 .536 26 47 .553 16 19 .842 9 43 52 2.6 40 12 1 20 45
Amos, Xavier 20 0 202 10.1 78 3.9 25 70 .357 12 38 .316 16 20 .800 6 33 39 2.0 9 11 3 7 19
Gilmore, Carter 20 0 335 16.8 59 3.0 22 47 .468 9 24 .375 6 8 .750 14 30 44 2.2 24 11 7 3 43
Ilver, Markus 12 0 54 4.5 25 2.1 8 21 .381 6 15 .400 3 3 1.000 2 7 9 0.8 1 4 2 2 8
Janicki, Jack 20 0 204 10.2 37 1.9 14 36 .389 8 26 .308 1 2 .500 3 21 24 1.2 16 3 5 7 23
Greppi, Riccardo 5 0 14 2.8 6 1.2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .--- 4 6 .667 4 3 7 1.4 1 1 1 0 1
Robison, Jack 10 0 13 1.3 6 0.6 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .--- 1 0 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Hunter, Camren 6 0 12 2.0 3 0.5 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 0 0 .––– 2 2 4 0.7 1 0 0 0 3
Gard, Isaac 8 0 10 1.3 3 0.4 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .––– 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 0 0 1
Freitag, Daniel 9 0 21 2.3 2 0.2 1 9 .111 0 6 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 3 0.3 3 0 0 1 7
Hodges, Chris 10 0 12 1.2 1 0.1 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1
Konop, Aidan 3 0 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 .--- 0 0 .––– 0 0 .--- 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 - 4000 - 1650 82.5 549 1164 .472 199 549 .362 353 414 .853 179 534 713 35.7 305 207 43 107 348
Opponents 20 - 4000 - 1406 70.3 503 1210 .416 144 461 .312 256 355 .721 202 454 656 32.8 226 219 61 100 384
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

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  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.
  12. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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