Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball - wikipedia Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball 2017 -- 18 Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball team University University of Wisconsin -- Madison First season 1898 -- 99 All - time record 1578 -- 1183 (. 572 ) Head coach Greg Gard ( 3rd season ) Conference Big Ten Location Madison, Wisconsin Arena Kohl Center ( Capacity : 17,287 ) Nickname Badgers Student section Grateful Red Colors Cardinal and White Uniforms Home Away Pre-tournament Premo - Porretta champions 1912, 1914, 1916 Pre-tournament Helms champions 1912, 1914, 1916 NCAA Tournament champions 1941 NCAA Tournament runner - up 2015 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1941, 2000, 2014, 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1941, 1947, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 NCAA Tournament appearances 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Conference tournament champions 2004, 2008, 2015 Conference regular season champions 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2015 The Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin -- Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years ( 1898 -- 1911 ) 1.2 Walter Meanwell era ( 1911 -- 1934 ) 1.3 Bud Foster era ( 1934 -- 1959 ) 1.4 1959 -- 1994 1.5 1995 -- present 1.5. 1 1999 -- 2000 season ( NCAA Final Four ) 1.5. 2 2000 -- 2001 season 1.5. 3 2001 -- 02 season 1.5. 4 2002 -- 03 season 1.5. 5 2003 -- 04 season 1.5. 6 2004 -- 05 season 1.5. 7 2005 -- 06 season 1.5. 8 2006 -- 07 season 1.5. 9 2007 -- 08 season 1.5. 10 2008 -- 09 season 1.5. 11 2009 -- 10 season 1.5. 12 2010 -- 11 season 1.5. 13 2011 -- 12 season 1.5. 14 2012 -- 13 season 1.5. 15 2013 -- 14 season ( NCAA Final Four ) 1.5. 16 2014 -- 15 season ( NCAA runner - up ) 1.5. 17 2015 -- 16 season 1.5. 18 2016 -- 17 season 1.5. 19 2017 - 18 season 2 Historical record 3 Coaching history 4 Postseason 4.1 NCAA tournament results 4.2 NIT results 5 All - Americans 5.1 Helms Athletic Foundation selections 5.2 Consensus selections 6 Basketball Hall of Fame 7 Current NBA players 8 Players drafted to the NBA 9 All - time statistical leaders 9.1 Single - game leaders 9.2 Single - season leaders 9.3 Career statistical leaders 9.4 1,000 - point scorers 10 References 11 External links History Early years ( 1898 -- 1911 ) Wisconsin Badger basketball began in December, 1898 with the formation of its first team coached by Dr. James C. Elsom. The Badgers played their first game on January 21, 1899, losing to the Milwaukee Normal Alumni 25 -- 15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( 1 ). In 1905, Christian Steinmetz became the first Wisconsin Badger basketball player to be named All - American. In the 1906 -- 07 season, Wisconsin won its first share of the Big Ten Championship, under the coaching of Emmett Angell. They won it again the next year in 1908. Walter Meanwell era ( 1911 -- 1934 ) Walter Meanwell began coaching the Badgers in 1911. In his first season, he led Wisconsin to an undefeated season ( 15 -- 0 ), and then led them to another 15 -- 0 season in 1913 -- 14. Meanwell 's teams would win eight Big Ten Championships during his tenure, in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1923, 1924, and 1929. Between the 1917 -- 18 and 1919 -- 20 seasons, Guy Lowman coached the Badgers, leading them to a 1918 Big Ten Conference Championship before Meanwell returned in 1920. Meanwell would also coach two All - Americans during his Wisconsin career, George Levis in 1916 and Harold `` Bud '' Foster in 1930. On December 18, 1930, the first game was played in the new Wisconsin Field House, a basketball arena with a capacity of 11,500. Bud Foster era ( 1934 -- 1959 ) Starting with the 1934 -- 35 season, former UW basketball player Bud Foster began coaching the Wisconsin Badgers. In his first season as head coach, he led the Badgers to their 12th Big Ten Conference Championship in 28 years. In 1941, Foster led the Badgers to their only NCAA Championship in history. With the help of tournament MOP John Kotz and All - American Gene Englund, the Badgers beat Washington State 39 -- 34 in the final game of the NCAA Tournament. It was their first ever invitation to the NCAA Tournament, after winning the Big Ten Championship in that year. Foster coached three All - Americans during his tenure -- Gene Englund in 1941, John Kotz in 1942 and Don Rehfeldt in 1950. The Badgers won one more Big Ten championship in 1947 and attended their second NCAA Tournament. It would be their last postseason appearance of any sort for 42 years, and their last NCAA appearance for 47 years. 1959 -- 1994 The mediocre records of the last decade of Foster 's tenure would remain largely the norm for the Badgers for the next four decades. From 1954 to 1995, the Badgers would only have eight winning seasons. They also only notched two winning records in Big Ten play, and only finished as high as fourth four times. Among the few bright spots during this time were the 1962 win over number one ranked Ohio State and stars Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, NIT appearances under Steve Yoder in 1989 and 1991, and another in 1992 under Stu Jackson. The revival of Wisconsin basketball began in the early 1990 's, when Yoder and Jackson recruited and developed Michael Finley, Tracy Webster, Rashard Griffith and other talented players. In 1994, the Badgers returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1947, and notched their first win in that tournament since winning it all in 1941. 1995 -- present in 1995, Dick Bennett then took over after leading Wisconsin - Green Bay to mid-major prominence. In 1997, he led the Badgers to their first winning Big Ten record in 23 years, and only their second in 43 years. The Badgers began a run of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 1999, and reached the NCAA tournament Final Four in 2000. Coach Bo Ryan brought the program continued success, achieving greater regular season and NCAA tournament success in his 15 year tenure than the program had achieved over the prior 60 years. 1999 -- 2000 season ( NCAA Final Four ) In 2000, the Badgers entered the NCAA tournament seeded # 8 in the West bracket. Beyond most expectations, they defeated # 9 Fresno St, # 1 Arizona, # 4 LSU, and # 6 Purdue in order to advance to the Final Four. However, the Badgers then lost to # 1 and eventual national champion Michigan State, 53 -- 41. 2000 -- 2001 season After three games into the 2000 -- 01 season ( in which he went 2 -- 1 ), Bennett abruptly retired due to burnout. His final game was a 78 -- 75 win over eventual Final Four participant Maryland. Assistant Brad Soderberg was named interim head coach. Soderberg led Wisconsin to a 16 -- 10 record ( 18 -- 11 overall ), but was upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament by Georgia State. Soderberg was let go at the end of the season, and Wisconsin hired University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee coach Bo Ryan as the new head coach. Ryan had previously won four Division III national championships at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. 2001 -- 02 season In the 2001 -- 02 season, under the new leadership of Bo Ryan, the Badgers went 19 -- 13 ( 11 -- 5 ) and won a share of the Big Ten regular season title for the first time since 1947, tying for first place in the Big Ten with Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio State. The Badgers defeated St. John 's 90 -- 80 in Ryan 's first NCAA tournament game before falling to eventual national champion Maryland. 2002 -- 03 season Wisconsin secured its first outright regular season conference title in 56 years. The Badgers lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Ohio State. They then attended the NCAA tournament with a # 5 seed, beating Weber State in the first round and Tulsa in the second round. The Badgers then lost to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen. 2003 -- 04 season In the 2003 -- 04 season, Wisconsin finished second in the Big Ten behind Illinois. They went on to win the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since its inception in 1998. The Badgers defeated Minnesota in a quarterfinal, rallied to beat Michigan State in a semifinal, and defeated Illinois in the final. However, because the game was played too late to be taken under consideration by the NCAA Tournament selection committee, the Badgers received a # 6 seed. They defeated Richmond in the first round before losing to # 3 seed Pittsburgh in the second round. 2004 -- 05 season In the 2004 -- 05 season, Wisconsin finished third in the Big Ten. In the Big Ten Tournament semifinal against Iowa, Alando Tucker made a long shot at the buzzer to give UW a 3 - point win, but the Badgers lost to # 1 ranked Illinois in the championship. In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, Wisconsin advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating # 11 seed Northern Iowa, # 14 seed Bucknell, and # 10 seed North Carolina State before losing to # 1 and eventual national champion, North Carolina. 2005 -- 06 season In the 2005 -- 06 season, the Badgers had a somewhat disappointing season that culminated in a loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, and another loss to Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The highlight of the season was a win over intrastate rival Marquette. 2006 -- 07 season The Badgers ' lone non-conference loss was against Missouri State. On February 19, 2007, the Badgers earned their first # 1 ranking in school history with a 26 -- 2 record, but the next day, were defeated by the unranked Michigan State Spartans 64 -- 55 at the Breslin Center. Entering the Big Ten Tournament as the # 2 seed, they defeated Michigan State 70 -- 57. The Badgers defeated the Fighting Illini in the semi-finals, 53 -- 41, to advance to the finals against Ohio State, where they were beaten 66 -- 49. The Badgers were selected as a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament, but were defeated by 7th - seeded UNLV in the second round. 2007 -- 08 season In the 2007 -- 08 season, the Badgers finished first in the Big Ten, winning the Big Ten regular season outright and the conference tournament, defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini in the finals. In the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers were awarded a No. 3 seed and won their first game against California State University, Fullerton. They followed that up with a win in the second round over Michael Beasley and the Kansas State Wildcats, due in part to 25 points from sophomore Trevon Hughes. The Badgers then lost to the No. 10 seed Davidson Wildcats and Stephen Curry by a score of 73 -- 56 in the Sweet Sixteen. 2008 -- 09 season In the 2008 -- 09 season, the Badgers finished tied for 4th in the Big Ten with an overall record of 19 -- 11 and 10 -- 8 in the Big Ten. In the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers were awarded a No. 12 seed and upset No. 5 seed Florida State University in the first round, 61 -- 59. In the second round the Badgers lost 60 -- 49 to the No. 4 seed Xavier University. The Badgers finished the 2008 -- 09 season with an overall record of 20 -- 13. 2009 -- 10 season Wisconsin defeated three top 5 - ranked teams during the regular season : Duke, Purdue, and Michigan State. The Badgers finished the season tied for 4th in the Big Ten, with an record of 23 -- 7 overall and 13 -- 5 in the Big Ten. In the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers were awarded a # 4 seed. They beat # 13 seed Wofford in the first round, 53 -- 49. In the second round the Badgers lost 87 -- 69 to the # 12 seed Cornell University. The Badgers finished the 2009 -- 10 season with an overall record of 24 -- 9. 2010 -- 11 season Head coach Bo Ryan led the Badgers to the school 's third undefeated season at home. The Badgers finished 25 -- 9 overall ( 13 -- 5 Big Ten ). In February 2011, they beat then - undefeated Ohio State University, the school 's second win over the AP No. 1 team. After falling to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers secured a No. 4 - seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team beat 13th - seed Belmont and fifth - seed Kansas State. They fell to Butler in the Sweet Sixteen. Jordan Taylor was named a second - team All - American, and Jon Leuer was honorable mention. Leuer was selected in the second round of the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. 2011 -- 12 season The Badgers finished the season 26 -- 10 overall ( 12 -- 6 Big Ten ). In the Big Ten Tournament, Wisconsin was the # 4 seed and defeated the # 5 seed Hoosiers before losing to the # 1 seed Spartans. In the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers were awarded the 4th - seed in the East Region. The team defeated 13th - seeded Montana and 5th - seeded Vanderbilt. In the regional semifinal, Wisconsin faced the # 1 seeded Syracuse, losing 64 -- 63. 2012 -- 13 season The 2012 -- 13 Badgers lost junior starting point guard Josh Gasser, who tore his ACL in October. Wisconsin defeated Michigan and Indiana in the Big Ten tournament before losing to Ohio State in the championship. The Badgers earned a # 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament and faced # 12 seed Ole Miss, where they were upset 57 -- 46. The Badgers finished with a 23 -- 12 record, including a 12 -- 6 mark in Big Ten play. 2013 -- 14 season ( NCAA Final Four ) The Badgers tallied 16 wins before their first loss of the season at the hands of Indiana. They lost four of their next five games. The team finished the Big Ten schedule with one loss to Nebraska in the regular season finale, earning the # 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament. They lost in the semi-finals to the Michigan State Spartans. The Badgers were awarded a # 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. They beat # 15 seed American, then Oregon, Baylor, and the # 1 seed Arizona Wildcats. This led to the third Final Four appearance for the Badgers in school history. The Badgers lost the Final Four match - up with Kentucky, when Aaron Harrison hit a last second three pointer. 2014 -- 15 season ( NCAA runner - up ) In the 2014 -- 2015 season the Badgers won the Big Ten title outright and the Big Ten Tournament title. They received their first # 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, entering the tournament ranked # 3 in the nation. The Badgers locked up their second consecutive Final Four appearance with an 85 -- 78 victory over # 2 seed Arizona, after having defeated # 4 seed North Carolina 79 -- 72. In the Final Four, they topped previously unbeaten overall # 1 seed Kentucky 71 -- 64, ending their undefeated season. They lost to Duke in the championship game, 68 -- 63. 2015 -- 16 season In the 2015 -- 2016 season, the Badgers entered the NCAA tournament as a # 7 seed. The Badgers beat # 10 ranked Pittsburgh in the first round 47 -- 43 to advance to face # 2 seed Xavier in the second round. The Badgers locked up their second victory defeating Xavier 66 -- 63 with a buzzer beater from Bronson Koenig. They were then defeated in the sweet sixteen by # 6 seed Notre Dame, 61 - 56. Midway through that season, Ryan opted to retire immediately after earlier saying that this season would be his last. Greg Gard, who had been on Ryan 's staff since his days at UW - Platteville, was named his successor. 2016 -- 17 season In the 2016 - 2017 season, the Badgers were 2nd in the regular - season Big Ten standings and in the Big Ten Conference Tournament. They entered the tournament as a # 8 seed. They defeated # 9 seed Virginia Tech in the First Round 84 - 74, moving on to face overall # 1 seed Villanova at Madison Square Garden. They defeated Villanova 65 - 62 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth straight year, only to lose 84 - 83 to # 4 seed Florida on a last - second buzzer beater in overtime by Chris Chiozza. 2017 - 18 season Historical record Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason James C. Elsom ( 1898 -- 1904 ) 1898 -- 99 James Elsom 0 -- 3 -- -- -- 1899 -- 1900 James Elsom 1 -- 1 -- -- -- 1900 -- 01 James Elsom 1 -- 1 -- -- -- 1901 -- 02 James Elsom 7 -- 3 -- -- -- 1902 -- 03 James Elsom 5 -- 2 -- -- -- 1903 -- 04 James Elsom 11 -- 4 -- -- -- James Elsom : 25 -- 14 -- Emmett Angell ( 1904 -- 1908 ) 1904 -- 05 Emmett Angell 10 -- 8 -- -- -- Emmett Angell ( Big Ten ) ( 1905 -- 1908 ) 1905 -- 06 Emmett Angell 12 -- 2 6 -- 2 2nd -- 1906 -- 07 Emmett Angell 11 -- 3 6 -- 2 T - 1st -- 1907 -- 08 Emmett Angell 10 -- 8 7 -- 1 T - 1st -- Emmett Angell : 43 -- 15 19 -- 5 Haskell Noyes ( Big Ten ) ( 1908 -- 1911 ) 1908 -- 09 Haskell Noyes 8 -- 4 5 -- 4 3rd -- 1909 -- 10 Haskell Noyes 9 -- 5 7 -- 5 3rd -- 1910 -- 11 Haskell Noyes 9 -- 6 6 -- 6 5th -- Haskell Noyes : 26 -- 15 18 -- 15 Walter Meanwell ( Big Ten ) ( 1911 -- 1917 ) 1911 -- 12 Walter Meanwell 15 -- 0 12 -- 0 1st Helms and Premo - Porretta National Champions 1912 -- 13 Walter Meanwell 14 -- 1 11 -- 1 1st -- 1913 -- 14 Walter Meanwell 15 -- 0 12 -- 0 1st Helms and Premo - Porretta National Champions 1914 -- 15 Walter Meanwell 13 -- 4 8 -- 4 3rd -- 1915 -- 16 Walter Meanwell 20 -- 1 11 -- 1 1st Helms and Premo - Porretta National Champions 1916 -- 17 Walter Meanwell 15 -- 3 9 -- 3 4th -- Walter Meanwell : 92 -- 9 63 -- 9 Guy Lowman ( Big Ten ) ( 1917 -- 1920 ) 1917 -- 18 Guy Lowman 14 -- 3 9 -- 3 1st -- 1918 -- 19 Guy Lowman 5 -- 11 3 -- 9 10th -- 1919 -- 20 Guy Lowman 15 -- 5 7 -- 5 5th -- Guy Lowman : 34 -- 19 19 -- 17 Walter Meanwell ( Big Ten ) ( 1920 -- 1934 ) 1920 -- 21 Walter Meanwell 13 -- 4 8 -- 4 T - 1st -- 1921 -- 22 Walter Meanwell 14 -- 5 8 -- 4 T - 2nd -- 1922 -- 23 Walter Meanwell 12 -- 3 11 -- 1 T - 1st -- 1923 -- 24 Walter Meanwell 11 -- 5 8 -- 4 T - 1st 1924 -- 25 Walter Meanwell 6 -- 11 3 -- 9 9th -- 1925 -- 26 Walter Meanwell 8 -- 9 4 -- 8 T - 8th -- 1926 -- 27 Walter Meanwell 10 -- 7 7 -- 5 T - 4th -- 1927 -- 28 Walter Meanwell 13 -- 4 9 -- 3 T - 3rd -- 1928 -- 29 Walter Meanwell 15 -- 2 10 -- 2 T - 1st -- 1929 -- 30 Walter Meanwell 15 -- 2 8 -- 2 2nd -- 1930 -- 31 Walter Meanwell 8 -- 9 4 -- 8 T - 7th -- 1931 -- 32 Walter Meanwell 8 -- 10 3 -- 9 T - 8th -- 1932 -- 33 Walter Meanwell 7 -- 13 4 -- 8 8th -- 1933 -- 34 Walter Meanwell 14 -- 6 8 -- 4 T - 2nd -- Walter Meanwell : 154 -- 90 95 -- 71 Bud Foster ( Big Ten ) ( 1934 -- 1959 ) 1934 -- 35 Bud Foster 15 -- 5 9 -- 3 T - 1st -- 1935 -- 36 Bud Foster 11 -- 9 4 -- 8 8th -- 1936 -- 37 Bud Foster 8 -- 12 3 -- 9 T - 8th -- 1937 -- 38 Bud Foster 10 -- 10 5 -- 7 7th -- 1938 -- 39 Bud Foster 10 -- 10 4 -- 8 7th -- 1939 -- 40 Bud Foster 5 -- 15 3 -- 9 9th -- 1940 -- 41 Bud Foster 20 -- 3 11 -- 1 1st National Champions 1941 -- 42 Bud Foster 14 -- 7 10 -- 5 T - 2nd -- 1942 -- 43 Bud Foster 12 -- 9 6 -- 6 T - 4th -- 1943 -- 44 Bud Foster 12 -- 9 9 -- 3 T - 2nd -- 1944 -- 45 Bud Foster 10 -- 11 4 -- 8 T - 6th -- 1945 -- 46 Bud Foster 4 -- 17 1 -- 11 9th -- 1946 -- 47 Bud Foster 16 -- 6 9 -- 3 1st Elite Eight 1947 -- 48 Bud Foster 12 -- 8 7 -- 5 T - 3rd -- 1948 -- 49 Bud Foster 12 -- 10 5 -- 7 7th -- 1949 -- 50 Bud Foster 17 -- 5 9 -- 3 2nd -- 1950 -- 51 Bud Foster 10 -- 12 7 -- 7 T - 4th -- 1951 -- 52 Bud Foster 10 -- 12 5 -- 9 7th -- 1952 -- 53 Bud Foster 13 -- 9 10 -- 8 5th -- 1953 -- 54 Bud Foster 12 -- 10 6 -- 8 T - 5th -- 1954 -- 55 Bud Foster 10 -- 12 5 -- 9 T - 6th -- 1955 -- 56 Bud Foster 6 -- 16 4 -- 10 T - 8th -- 1956 -- 57 Bud Foster 5 -- 17 3 -- 11 9th -- 1957 -- 58 Bud Foster 8 -- 14 3 -- 11 10th -- 1958 -- 59 Bud Foster 3 -- 19 1 -- 13 10th -- Bud Foster : 265 -- 267 143 -- 182 John Erickson ( Big Ten ) ( 1959 -- 1968 ) 1959 -- 60 John Erickson 8 -- 16 4 -- 10 9th -- 1960 -- 61 John Erickson 7 -- 17 4 -- 10 2nd -- 1961 -- 62 John Erickson 17 -- 7 10 -- 4 2nd -- 1962 -- 63 John Erickson 14 -- 10 7 -- 7 6th -- 1963 -- 64 John Erickson 8 -- 16 2 -- 12 10th -- 1964 -- 65 John Erickson 9 -- 13 4 -- 10 8th -- 1965 -- 66 John Erickson 11 -- 13 6 -- 8 7th -- 1966 -- 67 John Erickson 13 -- 11 8 -- 8 4th -- 1967 -- 68 John Erickson 13 -- 11 7 -- 7 5th -- John Erickson : 100 -- 114 52 -- 74 John Powless ( Big Ten ) ( 1968 -- 1976 ) 1968 -- 69 John Powless 11 -- 13 5 -- 9 T - 8th -- 1969 -- 70 John Powless 10 -- 14 5 -- 9 T - 6th -- 1970 -- 71 John Powless 9 -- 15 4 -- 10 T - 7th -- 1971 -- 72 John Powless 13 -- 11 6 -- 8 T - 5th -- 1972 -- 73 John Powless 11 -- 13 5 -- 9 9th -- 1973 -- 74 John Powless 16 -- 8 8 -- 6 T - 4th -- 1974 -- 75 John Powless 8 -- 18 5 -- 13 8th -- 1975 -- 76 John Powless 10 -- 16 4 -- 14 9th -- John Powless : 88 -- 108 42 -- 78 Bill Cofield ( Big Ten ) ( 1976 -- 1982 ) 1976 -- 77 Bill Cofield 11 -- 16 7 -- 11 T - 7th -- 1977 -- 78 Bill Cofield 8 -- 19 4 -- 14 T - 9th -- 1978 -- 79 Bill Cofield 12 -- 15 6 -- 12 T - 8th -- 1979 -- 80 Bill Cofield 15 -- 14 7 -- 11 8th -- 1980 -- 81 Bill Cofield 11 -- 16 5 -- 13 9th -- 1981 -- 82 Bill Cofield 6 -- 21 3 -- 15 10th -- Bill Cofield : 63 -- 101 32 -- 76 Steve Yoder ( Big Ten ) ( 1982 -- 1992 ) 1982 -- 83 Steve Yoder 8 -- 20 3 -- 15 10th -- 1983 -- 84 Steve Yoder 8 -- 20 4 -- 14 10th -- 1984 -- 85 Steve Yoder 14 -- 14 5 -- 13 9th -- 1985 -- 86 Steve Yoder 12 -- 16 4 -- 14 9th -- 1986 -- 87 Steve Yoder 14 -- 17 4 -- 14 8th -- 1987 -- 88 Steve Yoder 12 -- 16 6 -- 12 7th -- 1988 -- 89 Steve Yoder 18 -- 12 8 -- 10 T - 6th NIT Second Round 1989 -- 90 Steve Yoder 14 -- 17 4 -- 14 T - 8th -- 1990 -- 91 Steve Yoder 15 -- 15 8 -- 10 7th NIT Second Round 1991 -- 92 Steve Yoder 13 -- 18 4 -- 14 9th -- Steve Yoder : 128 -- 165 50 -- 130 Stu Jackson ( Big Ten ) ( 1992 -- 1994 ) 1992 -- 93 Stu Jackson 14 -- 14 7 -- 11 T - 8th NIT First Round 1993 -- 94 Stu Jackson 18 -- 11 8 -- 10 7th NCAA Second Round Stu Jackson : 32 -- 25 15 -- 21 Stan Van Gundy ( Big Ten ) ( 1994 -- 1995 ) 1994 -- 95 Stan Van Gundy 13 -- 14 7 -- 11 9th -- Stan Van Gundy : 13 -- 14 7 -- 11 Dick Bennett ( Big Ten ) ( 1995 -- 2000 ) 1995 -- 96 Dick Bennett 17 -- 15 8 -- 10 8th NIT Second Round 1996 -- 97 Dick Bennett 18 -- 10 11 -- 7 T - 4th NCAA First Round 1997 -- 98 Dick Bennett 12 -- 19 3 -- 13 T - 9th -- 1998 -- 99 Dick Bennett 22 -- 10 9 -- 7 T - 3rd NCAA First Round 1999 -- 2000 Dick Bennett 22 -- 14 8 -- 8 6th NCAA Final Four Dick Bennett / Brad Soderberg ( Big Ten ) ( 2000 -- 2001 ) 2000 -- 01 Dick Bennett Brad Soderberg 18 -- 11 9 -- 7 5th NCAA First Round Dick Bennett : 93 -- 69 39 -- 45 Brad Soderberg : 16 -- 10 9 -- 7 Bo Ryan ( Big Ten ) ( 2001 -- 2015 ) 2001 -- 02 Bo Ryan 19 -- 13 11 -- 5 T - 1st NCAA Second Round 2002 -- 03 Bo Ryan 24 -- 8 12 -- 4 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2003 -- 04 Bo Ryan 25 -- 7 12 -- 4 T - 2nd NCAA Second Round 2004 -- 05 Bo Ryan 25 -- 9 11 -- 5 3rd NCAA Elite Eight 2005 -- 06 Bo Ryan 19 -- 12 9 -- 7 T - 4th NCAA First Round 2006 -- 07 Bo Ryan 30 -- 6 13 -- 3 2nd NCAA Second Round 2007 -- 08 Bo Ryan 31 -- 5 16 -- 2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2008 -- 09 Bo Ryan 20 -- 13 10 -- 8 T - 4th NCAA Second Round 2009 -- 10 Bo Ryan 24 -- 9 13 -- 5 4th NCAA Second Round 2010 -- 11 Bo Ryan 25 -- 9 13 -- 5 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2011 -- 12 Bo Ryan 26 -- 10 12 -- 6 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2012 -- 13 Bo Ryan 23 -- 12 12 -- 6 T - 4th NCAA First Round 2013 -- 14 Bo Ryan 30 -- 8 12 -- 6 T - 2nd NCAA Final Four 2014 -- 15 Bo Ryan 36 -- 4 16 -- 2 1st NCAA Runner - up Bo Ryan / Greg Gard ( Big Ten ) ( 2015 -- 2016 ) 2015 -- 16 Bo Ryan Greg Gard 22 -- 13 12 -- 6 T -- 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen Bo Ryan : 364 -- 130 (. 737 ) 172 -- 68 (. 717 ) Greg Gard ( Big Ten ) ( 2016 -- present ) 2016 -- 17 Greg Gard 27 -- 10 12 -- 6 T -- 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2017 -- 18 Greg Gard 15 -- 18 7 -- 11 9th Greg Gard : 57 -- 36 (. 613 ) 31 -- 23 (. 574 ) Total : 1593 -- 1201 (. 570 ) National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion Coaching history Coach Years Record Conference record Conference titles Conference tournament titles NCAA Championships Overall win percentage James C. Elsom 1898 -- 1904 25 -- 14 -- 64 % Emmett Angell 1904 -- 1908 43 -- 15 19 -- 5 74 % Haskell Noyes 1908 -- 1911 26 -- 15 18 -- 15 63 % Walter Meanwell 1911 -- 1917 92 -- 9 63 -- 9 91 % Guy Lowman 1917 -- 1920 34 -- 19 19 -- 17 64 % Walter Meanwell 1920 -- 1934 154 -- 90 95 -- 71 63 % Bud Foster 1934 -- 1959 265 -- 267 143 -- 182 50 % John E. Erickson 1959 -- 1968 100 -- 114 52 -- 74 47 % John Powless 1968 -- 1976 88 -- 108 42 -- 78 45 % Bill Cofield 1976 -- 1982 63 -- 101 32 -- 76 38 % Steve Yoder 1982 -- 1992 128 -- 165 50 -- 130 44 % Stu Jackson 1992 -- 1994 32 -- 25 15 -- 21 56 % Stan Van Gundy 1994 -- 1995 13 -- 14 7 -- 11 48 % Dick Bennett 1995 -- 2000 93 -- 69 39 -- 45 57 % Brad Soderberg 2000 -- 2001 16 -- 10 9 -- 7 62 % Bo Ryan 2001 -- 2015 364 -- 130 172 -- 68 74 % Greg Gard 2015 -- present 47 - 25 25 - 13 65 % Total 1898 -- present 1583 - 1190 800 - 820 18 57 % Postseason NCAA Tournament results The Badgers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 53 times, including a current streak of 19 consecutive appearances. Their combined record is 38 -- 22. They were the national champion in 1941. Year Seed Round Opponent Result 1941 Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Dartmouth Pittsburgh Washington State W 51 -- 50 W 36 -- 30 W 39 -- 34 1947 Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game CCNY Navy L 70 - 56 W 50 -- 49 # 9 First Round Second Round # 8 Cincinnati # 1 Missouri W 80 -- 72 L 109 - 96 1997 # 7 First Round # 10 Texas L 71 - 58 1999 # 5 First Round # 12 SW Missouri State L 43 - 32 2000 # 8 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final four # 9 Fresno State # 1 Arizona # 4 LSU # 6 Purdue # 1 Michigan State W 66 -- 56 W 66 -- 59 W 61 -- 48 W 64 -- 60 L 53 - 41 # 6 First Round # 11 Georgia State L 50 - 49 2002 # 8 First Round Second Round # 9 St. John 's # 1 Maryland W 80 -- 70 L 87 -- 57 2003 # 5 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen # 12 Weber State # 13 Tulsa # 1 Kentucky W 81 -- 74 W 61 -- 60 L 63 - 57 # 6 First Round Second Round # 11 Richmond # 3 Pittsburgh W 76 -- 64 L 59 -- 55 2005 # 6 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight # 11 Northern Iowa # 14 Bucknell # 10 NC State # 1 North Carolina W 57 -- 52 W 71 -- 62 W 65 -- 56 L 88 -- 82 2006 # 9 First Round # 8 Arizona L 94 - 75 2007 # 2 First Round Second Round # 15 Texas A&M Corpus -- Christi # 7 UNLV W 76 -- 63 L 74 - 68 2008 # 3 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen # 14 Cal State Fullerton # 11 Kansas State # 10 Davidson W 71 -- 56 W 72 -- 55 L 73 - 56 2009 # 12 First Round Second Round # 5 Florida State # 4 Xavier W 61 -- 59 OT L 60 - 49 # 4 First Round Second Round # 13 Wofford # 12 Cornell W 53 -- 49 L 87 - 69 2011 # 4 Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen # 13 Belmont # 5 Kansas State # 8 Butler W 72 -- 58 W 70 -- 65 L 61 - 54 2012 # 4 Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen # 13 Montana # 5 Vanderbilt # 1 Syracuse W 73 -- 49 W 60 -- 57 L 64 -- 63 2013 # 5 Second Round # 12 Ole Miss L 57 - 46 2014 # 2 Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four # 15 American # 7 Oregon # 6 Baylor # 1 Arizona # 8 Kentucky W 75 -- 35 W 85 -- 77 W 69 -- 52 W 64 -- 63 OT L 74 -- 73 2015 # 1 Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship # 16 Coastal Carolina # 8 Oregon # 4 North Carolina # 2 Arizona # 1 Kentucky # 1 Duke W 86 -- 72 W 72 -- 65 W 79 -- 72 W 85 -- 78 W 71 -- 64 L 68 -- 63 2016 # 7 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen # 10 Pittsburgh # 2 Xavier # 6 Notre Dame W 47 -- 43 W 66 -- 63 L 61 -- 56 2017 # 8 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen # 9 Virginia Tech # 1 Villanova # 4 Florida W 84 -- 74 W 65 -- 62 L 84 -- 83 OT NCAA Tournament seeding history The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition. Years → ' 94 ' 97 ' 99 ' 00 ' 01 ' 02 ' 03 ' 04 ' 05 ' 06 ' 07 ' 08 ' 09 ' 10 ' 11 ' 12 ' 13 ' 14 ' 15 ' 16 ' 17 Seeds → 9 7 5 8 6 8 5 6 6 9 12 5 7 8 NIT results The Badgers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) four times. Their combined record is 3 -- 4. Year Round Opponent Result First Round Second Round New Orleans Saint Louis W 63 -- 61 L 68 -- 73 1991 First Round Second Round Bowling Green Stanford W 87 -- 79 L 72 -- 80 First Round Rice L 73 -- 77 First Round Second Round Manhattan Illinois State W 55 -- 42 L 62 -- 77 All - Americans Helms Athletic Foundation selections C.D. McLees ( 1905 ) Christian Steinmetz ( 1905 ) Frank Arthur ( 1907 ) Hugh Harper ( 1908 ) Helmer Swenholt ( 1908, 1909 ) Walter Scoville ( 1911 ) Otto Stangel ( 1912 ) Allen Johnson ( 1913 ) Carl Harper ( 1914 ) Eugene Van Gent ( 1914 ) George Levis ( 1915, 1916 ) Bill Chandler ( 1916, 1918 ) Harold Olsen ( 1917 ) Eber Simpson ( 1918 ) Consensus selections Gene Englund ( 1941 ) John Kotz ( 1942, 1943 ) Don Rehfeldt ( 1950 ) Devin Harris ( 2004 ) Alando Tucker ( 2007 ) Jordan Taylor ( 2011 ) Frank Kaminsky ( 2015 ) Ethan Happ ( 2017 ) Basketball Hall of Fame Christian Steinmetz Walter Meanwell Harold E. Foster Current NBA players Sam Dekker ( 2015 ), drafted 18th overall by the Houston Rockets, currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers. Devin Harris ( 2005 ), drafted 5th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, has played for the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks currently plays for the Denver Nuggets. Frank Kaminsky ( 2015 ), drafted 9th overall by the Charlotte Hornets. Jon Leuer ( 2011 ), drafted 40th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks, has also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Phoenix Suns currently plays for the Detroit Pistons. Nigel Hayes ( 2017 ), Undrafted, has also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Toronto Raptors currently plays for the Sacramento Kings. Players drafted to the NBA Name Position Draft year Drafted Team Round Overall pick Glen Selbo Guard 1947 ! 1947 Toronto Huskies Bobby Cook Guard 1948 ! 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons N / A Ed Mills N / A 1948 ! 1948 Chicago Stags N / A Don Rehfeldt Small forward 1950 ! 1950 Baltimore Bullets Ab Nicholas Guard 1952 ! 1950 Milwaukee Hawks 11 N / A Ron Weisner N / A 1954 ! 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 12 97 Dick Cable N / A 1955 ! 1955 St. Louis Hawks 15 N / A Dick Miller N / A 1956 ! 1956 New York Knicks 11 N / A Ken Siebel N / A 1963 ! 1963 Baltimore Bullets 6 46 Ron Jackson N / A 1963 ! 1963 Baltimore Bullets 9 69 Jack Brens N / A 1964 ! 1964 New York Knicks 9 71 Ken Barnes N / A 1966 ! 1966 Baltimore Bullets 16 109 Joe Franklin N / A 1968 ! 1968 Milwaukee Bucks 5 64 Jim Johnson N / A 1969 ! 1969 Boston Celtics 7 94 John Schell N / A 1969 ! 1969 Milwaukee Bucks 8 101 Al Henry Center 1970 ! 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 12 Clarence Sherrod N / A 1971 ! 1971 Chicago Bulls 8 134 Gary Watson N / A 1972 ! 1972 Philadelphia 76ers 10 147 Kim Hughes Center 1974 ! 1974 Buffalo Braves 45 Kerry Hughes Forward 1974 ! 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 8 129 Dale Koehler Center 1976 ! 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 8 123 Bob Johnson N / A 1976 ! 1976 Detroit Pistons 10 161 Wes Matthews Point guard 1980 ! 1980 Washington Bullets 14 Joseph Chrnelich Center 1980 ! 1980 New York Knicks 82 Claude Gregory Power forward 1981 ! 1981 Washington Bullets 41 Larry Petty Center 1981 ! 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 7 157 Cory Blackwell Small forward 1984 ! 1984 Seattle SuperSonics 48 Scott Roth Small forward 1985 ! 1985 San Antonio Spurs 82 Rick Olson Guard 1986 ! 1986 Houston Rockets 7 158 J.J. Weber Center 1987 ! 1987 Milwaukee Bucks 64 Michael Finley Small forward 1995 ! 1995 Phoenix Suns 21 Rashard Griffith Center 1995 ! 1995 Milwaukee Bucks 28 Paul Grant Center 1997 ! 1997 Minnesota Timberwolves 20 Devin Harris Point guard 2004 ! 2004 Washington Wizards 5 Alando Tucker Shooting guard 2007 ! 2007 Phoenix Suns 29 Jon Leuer Power forward 2011 ! 2011 Milwaukee Bucks 40 Kaminsky, Frank Frank Kaminsky Power forward 2015 Charlotte Hornets 9 Dekker, Sam Sam Dekker Small forward 2015 Houston Rockets 18 All - time statistical leaders Single - game leaders Points Scored : Frank Kaminsky ( 43, November 19, 2013 ) 3 - Pointers : Bronson Koenig ( 8, March 16, 2017 ) Assists : Tracy Webster ( 13, 1992 ) & Wes Matthews ( 13, 1979 ) Rebounds : Paul Morrow ( 30, 1953 ) Steals : Mike Kelley ( 10, 1999 ) & Michael Finley ( 10, 1993 ) Blocked Shots : Brad Sellers ( 9, 1982 ) Single - season leaders Points Scored : Frank Kaminsky ( 732, 2014 -- 15 ) Scoring Average : Clarence Sherrod ( 23.8, 1970 -- 71 ) Field Goal Percentage : Patrick Tompkins ( 63.6 % 164 -- 258, 1990 -- 91 ) 3 - Pointers Scored : Bronson Koenig ( 103, 2016 -- 17 ) 3 - Point Percentage : Tracy Webster ( 49.0 % 75 -- 153, 1991 -- 92 ) Free Throw Percentage : Brian Good (. 905 % 57 -- 63, 1989 -- 90 ) Rebounds : Jim Clinton ( 344, 1950 -- 51 ) Rebounding Average : Jim Clinton ( 15.6, 1950 -- 51 ) Assists : Tracy Webster ( 179, 1992 -- 93 ) Assist - To - Turnover Ratio : Mike Kelley ( 4.30, 1998 -- 99 ) Blocked Shots : Brad Sellers ( 68, 1982 -- 83 ) Career statistical leaders Points Scored : Alando Tucker ( 2217, 2002 -- 07 ) Scoring Average : Clarence Sherrod ( 19.6, 1969 -- 71 ) Field Goal Percentage : Patrick Tompkins ( 57.3 % 306 -- 534, 1988 -- 91 ) 3 - Pointers Scored : Bronson Koenig ( 270, 2013 -- 17 ) 3 - Point Percentage : Tim Locum ( 47.2 % 227 -- 481, 1988 -- 91 ) Free Throws Made : Nigel Hayes ( 546, 2013 -- 17 ) Free Throws Percentage : Rick Olson ( 87.0 260 -- 299, 1983 -- 86 ) Rebounds : Claude Gregory ( 904, 1978 -- 81 ) Assists : Tracy Webster ( 501, 1992 -- 94 ) Assist - To - Turnover Ratio : Jordan Taylor ( 3.01 464 -- 154, 2009 -- 12 ) Steals : Mike Kelley ( 275, 1998 -- 01 ) Blocked Shots : Frank Kaminsky ( 153, 2010 -- 15 ) Games Played : Nigel Hayes ( 150, 2013 -- 17 ) 1,000 - point scorers Alando Tucker ( 2,217, 2002 -- 07 ) Michael Finley ( 2,147, 1991 -- 95 ) Nigel Hayes ( 1,857, 2013 -- 17 ) Danny Jones ( 1,854, 1986 -- 90 ) Claude Gregory ( 1,745, 1977 -- 81 ) Rick Olson ( 1,736, 1982 -- 86 ) Trent Jackson ( 1,545, 1985 -- 89 ) Jordan Taylor ( 1,533, 2008 -- 12 ) Mike Wilkinson ( 1,532, 2001 -- 05 ) Bronson Koenig ( 1,459, 2013 -- 17 ) Frank Kaminsky ( 1,458, 2011 -- 15 ) Kirk Penney ( 1,454, 1999 -- 03 ) Devin Harris ( 1,425, 2001 -- 04 ) Clarence Sherrod ( 1,408, 1968 -- 71 ) Cory Blackwell ( 1,405, 1981 -- 84 ) Jon Leuer ( 1,376, 2007 -- 11 ) Sam Dekker ( 1,363, 2012 -- 15 ) Trevon Hughes ( 1,339, 2006 -- 10 ) Sean Mason ( 1,294, 1994 -- 99 ) Tracy Webster ( 1,264, 1991 -- 94 ) Wes Matthews ( 1,251, 1977 -- 80 ) Kammron Taylor ( 1,223, 2003 -- 07 ) Joe Franklin ( 1,215, 1965 -- 68 ) Dale Koehler ( 1,200, 1972 -- 76 ) Dick Cable ( 1,180, 1951 -- 55 ) Joe Chrnelich ( 1,171, ( 1976 -- 80 ) Jason Bohannon ( 1,170, 2006 -- 10 ) Don Rehfeldt ( 1,169, 1944 -- 50 ) Leon Howard ( 1,165, 1970 -- 73 ) Scott Roth ( 1,156, 1981 -- 85 ) Ben Brust ( 1,148, 2010 -- 14 ) James Johnson ( 1,147, 1966 -- 69 ) Brian Butch ( 1,115, 2004 -- 08 ) Marcus Landry ( 1,114, 2005 -- 09 ) Ken Siebel ( 1,084, 1960 -- 63 ) Tim Locum ( 1,077, 1987 -- 91 ) Josh Gasser ( 1,075, 2010 -- 15 ) Larry Petty ( 1,066, 1977 -- 81 ) Mark Vershaw ( 1,066, 1997 -- 01 ) Chuck Nagle ( 1,064, ( 1967 -- 70 ) Sean Daugherty ( 1,057, 1994 -- 98 ) J.J. Weber ( 1,021, 1983 -- 87 ) Willie Simms ( 1,015, 1987 -- 91 ) References Jump up ^ `` Style Guide / / University of Wisconsin '' ( PDF ). October 8, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Jump up ^ `` NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin -- Game Recap -- March 18, 2016 -- ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Wisconsin 's Bronson Koenig finds his stroke, makes unforgettable shot to beat Xavier ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20160325_WISC@ND Jump up ^ ESPN, ed. ( 2009 ). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia : The Complete History of the Men 's Game. New York : ESPN Books. p. 532. 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Question: when is the last time wisconsin missed the ncaa tournament
Answer: 1997–98