2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers are led by sixth-year head coach Greg Gard and will play their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
2020–21 record14–5 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Michigan8–1 .889  13–1  .929
No. 12 Illinois8–3 .727  12–5  .706
No. 7 Ohio State9–4 .692  15–4  .789
No. 19 Wisconsin8–4 .667  14–5  .737
No. 8 Iowa7–4 .636  13–5  .722
No. 24 Purdue7–5 .583  12–7  .632
Rutgers7–6 .538  11–6  .647
Indiana4–6 .400  9–8  .529
Maryland4–7 .364  10–8  .556
Minnesota4–7 .364  11–7  .611
Penn State3–7 .300  6–8  .429
Northwestern3–8 .273  6–9  .400
Michigan State2–7 .222  8–7  .533
Nebraska0–5 .000  4–8  .333
† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish tied for first place winning them a share of the Big Ten championship.[1] The 2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament and 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brevin Pritzl1G6'3"204RS SeniorDe Pere, WIGraduated
Courtland Cuevas15F6'5"190JuniorMadison, WIWalk-on; didn't return
Samad Qawi20F6'6"195JuniorRacine, WIWalk-on; didn't return
Owen Hamilton30C7'0"266RS SophmorePrescott, WIWalk-on; didn't return
Michael Ballard31G6'4"204RS JuniorOak Park, ILWalk-on; Graduated

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lorne Bowman
PG		 Orchard Lake, MI St. Mary's Preparatory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
Johnny Davis
SG		 La Crosse, WI La Crosse Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jun 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Davis
SF		 La Crosse, WI La Crosse Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: N/A
Steven Crowl
C		 Saint Paul, MN Eastview High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 17, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: N/A
Ben Carlson
PF		 Saint Paul, MN East Ridge High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2020 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

    2021 recruiting class

    Roster
    2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 D'Mitrik Trice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)184 lb (83 kg) RS SrWayne High School (OH) Huber Heights, Ohio
    G 1 Jonathan Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLa Crosse Central High School La Crosse, Wisconsin
    F 2 Aleem Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS SrArcher High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
    G 3 Walt McGrory (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrEdina High School Edina, Minnesota
    G 4 Carter Higginbottom (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS SoSt. Ignatius College Prep (IL) Chicago, Illinois
    F 5 Tyler Wahl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)214 lb (97 kg) SoNorth High School Lakeville, Minnesota
    G 10 Lorne Bowman II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSt. Mary's High School Detroit, Michigan
    F 11 Micah Potter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)248 lb (112 kg) RS SrMontverde Academy/Ohio State Mentor, Ohio
    G 12 Trevor Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrStevens Point H.S./Green Bay Stevens Point, Wisconsin
    G 13 Justin Taphorn (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPerkin High School Pekin, Illinois
    F 14 Carter Gilmore (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrArrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
    F 20 Ben Carlson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrEast Ridge High School Saint Paul, Minnesota
    F 22 Steven Crowl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrEastview High School Saint Paul, Minnesota
    G 24 Jordan Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLa Crosse Central High School La Crosse, Wisconsin
    C 32 Joe Hedstrom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoHopkins High School Hopkins, Minnesota
    G 34 Brad Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)206 lb (93 kg) SrMaple Grove High School Maple Grove, Minnesota
    F 35 Nate Reuvers 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrLakeville North High School Lakeville, Minnesota
    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
    Non-conference regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    9:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 7 Eastern Illinois W 77–67  1–0
    		  18 – Reuvers  9 – Reuvers  5 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    November 27, 2020*
    8:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 7 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 92–58  2–0
    		  19 – Potter  8 – Jon. Davis  3 – Tied  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    December 1, 2020*
    4:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 4 Green Bay W 82–42  3–0
    		  14 – Potter  15 – Wahl  5 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    December 4, 2020*
    6:00 p.m., FS1    		 No. 4 at Marquette
    Rivalry    		 L 65–67  3–1
    		  17 – Trice  6 – Tied  3 – Davison  Fiserv Forum (0)
    Milwaukee, WI
    December 9, 2020*
    3:30 p.m., BTN    		 No. 13 Rhode Island W 73–62  4–1
    		  23 – Davison  7 – Potter  4 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    December 15, 2020*
    7:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 12 Loyola-Chicago W 77–63  5–1
    		  17 – Tied  7 – Potter  2 – 4 Tied  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    December 16, 2020*
    8:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 12 Northern Iowa Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[2] Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    December 19, 2020*
    11:00 a.m., ESPN2    		 No. 12 No. 23 Louisville[3]
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 W 85–48  6–1
    		  20 – Potter  7 – Potter  5 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten regular season
    December 22, 2020
    6:00 p.m., FS1    		 No. 9 Nebraska W 67–53  7–1
    (1–0)    		  15 – Davison  11 – Potter  7 – Davison  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    December 25, 2020
    11:30 a.m., FOX    		 No. 9 at No. 12 Michigan State
    Christmas Day    		 W 85–76  8–1
    (2–0)    		  29 – Trice  6 – Potter  5 – Potter  Breslin Center (0)
    Lansing, MI
    December 28, 2020
    6:00 p.m., FS1    		 No. 6 Maryland L 64–70  8–2
    (2–1)    		  25 – Trice  6 – Tied  4 – Davison  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    December 31, 2020
    3:30 p.m., BTN    		 No. 6 No. 21 Minnesota
    New Year's Eve    		 W 71–59  9–2
    (3–1)    		  18 – Potter  11 – Potter  5 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    January 7, 2021
    6:00 p.m., FS1    		 No. 8 Indiana W 80-73 2OT 10–2
    (4–1)    		  21 – Trice  8 – Jon. Davis  7 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    January 12, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 9 at No. 7 Michigan L 54–77  10–3
    (4–2)    		  20 – Trice  6 – Tied  3 – Anderson  Crisler Center (74)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    January 15, 2021
    7:30 p.m., FS1    		 No. 9 at Rutgers W 60–54  11–3
    (5–2)    		  14 – Tied  8 – Potter  5 – Trice  Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
    Piscataway, NJ
    January 20, 2021
    8:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 10 Northwestern W 68–52  12–3
    (6–2)    		  14 – Wahl  6 – Tied  4 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    January 23, 2021
    3:00 p.m., CBS    		 No. 10 No. 15 Ohio State L 62–74  12–4
    (6–3)    		  13 – Ford  7 – Ford  8 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    January 27, 2021
    8:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 14 at Maryland W 61–55  13–4
    (7–3)    		  23 – Potter  12 – Potter  3 – Tied  Xfinity Center (0)
    College Park, MD
    January 30, 2021
    2:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 14 at Penn State L 71–81  13–5
    (7–4)    		  18 – Reuvers  10 – Wahl  3 – Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (260)
    University Park, PA
    February 2, 2021
    7:30 p.m., BTN    		 No. 19 Penn State W 72–56  14–5
    (8–4)    		  17 – Jon. Davis  8 – Potter  6 – Trice  Kohl Center (0)
    Madison, WI
    February 6, 2021
    1:30 p.m., FOX    		 No. 19 at No. 12 Illinois     State Farm Center 
    Champaign, IL
    February 11, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at Nebraska     Pinnacle Bank Arena 
    Lincoln, NE
    February 14, 2021
    12:00 p.m., CBS    		 Michigan     Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    February 18, 2021
     ESPN/ESPN2    		 Iowa     Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    February 21, 2021
     BTN    		 at Northwestern     Welsh–Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, IL
    February 27, 2021
     ESPN/ESPN2    		 Illinois     Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    March 2, 2021
     ESPN/ESPN2    		 at Purdue     Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, IN
    March 7, 2021
     FOX    		 at Iowa     Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, IA
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 2021
    TBD    		 vs. TBD     Lucas Oil Stadium 
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings
    See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP 7 4 13T 12 9 6 8 9 10 14 19 Not released 
    Coaches 7 7^ 13 12 9 7 10 9 10 13 20

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

    References
    1. "Wisconsin Badgers Stats 2019–20". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
    2. "Wisconsin-Northern Iowa game canceled, game added with Loyola". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin Athletics. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
    3. "Wisconsin-Louisville game set for Saturday". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin Athletics. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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