2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Gard (10th season)
Associate head coach	Joe Krabbenhoft
Assistant coaches	Sharif Chambliss Lance Randall
Home arena	Kohl Center (capacity 17,287)

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Indiana	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Iowa	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Maryland	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Michigan	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Michigan State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Minnesota	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Nebraska	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Northwestern	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Ohio State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oregon	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Penn State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Purdue	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rutgers	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UCLA	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
USC	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Washington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
AJ Storr	2	G	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Rockford, IL	Transferred to Kansas
Chucky Hepburn	23	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Louisville
Gus Yalden	34	F	6'9"	245	Freshman	Appleton, WI	Transferred to Seton Hall
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
Ross Candelino	30	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred to Lipscomb

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

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 Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Joe Krabbenhoft (Wisconsin) Sharif Chambliss (Wisconsin) Lance Randall (Beloit) 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
Regular season
November 15, 2024*		Arizona						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
November 22, 2024*		Pittsburgh/LSU/UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division First Round
November 24, 2024*		Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division
December 7, 2024*		at Marquette Rivalry						Fiserv Forum  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

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