Wisconsin Badgers basketball history
University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
Kohl Center
Big Ten Conference
Current head coach: Greg Gard (2015-)
- Assoc. HC: Joe Krabbenhoft (2016-)
- Asst: Dean Oliver (2017-)
- Asst: Sharif Chambliss (2021-)
- Asst: Lance Randall (2024-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Kirk Penney (2023-)
- Video: Andrew Van Handel (2010-)
- Chief of Staff/DBO: Marc VandeWettering (2017-)
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Post-Season:
- National Championships: 1 (1941)
- Final Four Appearances: 4 (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 10 (2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 27 (1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 40-26
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 6-5
- Premo-Porretta National Championships: 3 (1912, 1914, 1916)
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 4 (1912, 1914, 1916, 1941)
Conference Titles (Big Ten):
- Big Ten Regular Season Championships: 20 (1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2020, 2022)
- Big Ten Tournament Championships: 3 (2004, 2008, 2015)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Frank Kaminsky, 2015)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Frank Kaminsky, 2015)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Frank Kaminsky, 2015)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Frank Kaminsky, 2015)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Frank Kaminsky, 2015)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 1 (Frank Kaminsky, 2015)
- AP All-Americans: 8 (last = Johnny Davis, 2022)
- Big Ten Player of the Year: 4 (last = Johnny Davis, 2022)
Wisconsin head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Greg Gard | 2015-Pres | 186-107 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Bo Ryan | 2001-15 | 364-130 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Brad Soderberg (int.) | 2000-01 | 16-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dick Bennett | 1995-2000 | 94-68 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Stan Van Gundy | 1994-95 | 13-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stu Jackson | 1992-94 | 32-25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Steve Yoder | 1982-92 | 128-165 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Cofield | 1976-82 | 63-101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Powless | 1968-76 | 88-108 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Erickson | 1959-68 | 100-114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Foster | 1934-59 | 265-267 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Walter Meanwell | 1911-17, 20-34 | 246-99 | 8 | – | – |
Guy Lowman | 1917-20 | 34-19 | 1 | – | – |
Haskell Noyes | 1908-11 | 26-15 | 0 | – | – |
Emmett Angell | 1904-08 | 43-15 | 2 | – | – |
James Elsom | 1898-1904 | 25-14 | 0 | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
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