Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 22 Head coach Greg Gard (2nd year) | Coaches No. 21 2016–17 record 22–7 (11–5 Big Ten) Assistant coach Lamont Paris | |
The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers are led by second year head coach Greg Gard, will play their home games at the Kohl Center, and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
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Previous season
The Badgers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They were upset by Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, their 18th straight appearance in the Tournament. They defeated Pittsburgh and Xavier to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. There they lost to Notre Dame.
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings