2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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The 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers, led by tenth-year head coach Greg Gard, play their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches
  • Sharif Chambliss
  • Lance Randall
Home arenaKohl Center
(capacity 17,287)
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iowa 0 0   3 0   1.000
Maryland 0 0   3 0   1.000
Penn State 0 0   3 0   1.000
No. 13 Purdue 0 0   3 0   1.000
Wisconsin 0 0   3 0   1.000
Illinois 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 16 Indiana 0 0   2 0   1.000
Minnesota 0 0   2 0   1.000
Nebraska 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 21 Ohio State 0 0   2 0   1.000
Oregon 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 24 Rutgers 0 0   2 0   1.000
USC 0 0   2 0   1.000
Michigan State 0 0   2 1   .667
Northwestern 0 0   2 1   .667
UCLA 0 0   2 1   .667
Michigan 0 0   1 1   .500
Washington 0 0   1 1   .500
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 12, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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
Isaac Lindsey 10 G 6'4" 185 RS Junior Mineral Point, WI Transferred to South Dakota State[5]
Ross Candelino 30 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Lipscomb[6]

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[7]
Xavier Amos 13 F 6'8" 215 Junior Chicago, IL Northern Illinois[8]
Cam Hunter 3 G 6'3" 200 Junior Bryant, AR Central Arkansas[9]

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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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/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 15 Isaac Gard (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Oregon High School Oregon, Wisconsin
F 19 Andrija Vukovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr KK Vršac Podgorica, Montenegro
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 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
Regular season
November 15, 2024*
Arizona       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
November 22, 2024*
vs. UCF
Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division First Round
      Colonial Hall 
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 24, 2024*
vs. Pittsburgh/LSU
Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division
      Colonial Hall 
White Sulphur Springs, WV
December 7, 2024*
at Marquette
Rivalry
      Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[10]

References

  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. ^ "JACKRABBITS WELCOME THREE TO 2024-25 ROSTER". gojacks.com. April 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Acuff Announces 2024-25 Signing Class". lipscombsports.com. June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "John Tonje signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. May 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Xavier Amos signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. April 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Wisconsin adds transfer Cam Hunter". uwbadgers.com. April 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.