2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by seventh-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 15–5 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region, the school's 26th trip to the tournament. They defeated Colgate in the First Round before being upset by No. 11 seed Iowa State in the Second Round.

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 14
2021–22 record25–8 (15–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(Capacity 17,287)
2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Wisconsin155 .750258  .758
No. 19 Illinois155 .7502310  .697
No. 10 Purdue146 .700298  .784
Rutgers128 .6001814  .563
No. 16 Iowa128 .6002610  .722
Ohio State128 .6002012  .625
Michigan State119 .5502313  .639
Michigan119 .5501915  .559
Indiana911 .4502114  .600
Maryland713 .3501517  .469
Penn State713 .3501417  .452
Northwestern713 .3501516  .484
Nebraska416 .2001022  .313
Minnesota416 .2001317  .433
2022 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Badgers finished the 2020–21 season 18–13, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish tied for sixth place. They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament,[1] but lost to Iowa in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 25th trip to the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 9 seed in the South region.[3] The Badgers defeated North Carolina[4] in the First Round before losing to eventual National Champion Baylor in the Second Round.[5]

Offseason

Departures

All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not count against the college eligibility of any basketball player. Every senior in the 2020–21 season has the option to return for 2021–22.[6]

Wisconsin Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
D'Mitrik Trice0G6'0"184 SeniorHuber Heights, OHGraduated
Aleem Ford2F6'8"217 SeniorLawrenceville, GAGraduated
Walt McGrory3G6'3"205SeniorEdina, MNTransferred to South Dakota
Micah Potter11F6'10"248 SeniorMentor, OHGraduated
Trevor Anderson12G6'2"200 SeniorStevens Point, WITransferred to Valparaiso
Joe Hedstrom32C7'0"240 SophomoreHopkins, MNTransferred to Valparaiso
Nate Reuvers35F6'11"235SeniorLakeville, MNGraduated

Incoming transfers

Wisconsin Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jahcobi Neath0G6'4"196JuniorToronto, ONWake Forest
Isaac Lindsey10G6'4"184SophomoreMineral Point, WIUNLV
Chris Vogt33C7'0"257Graduate StudentMayfield, KYCincinnati

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chucky Hepburn
PG
Bellevue, NE Bellevue West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
Matthew Mors
PF
Yankton, SD Yankton High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Chris Hodges
PF
Schaumburg, IL Schaumburg High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 77
Markus Ilver
PF
Tallinn, Estonia Western Reserve Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2021 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

    Returning players

    On April 14, 2021 Brad Davison announced via Instagram that he is returning for the 2021–22 season his final year of eligibility.[7] In the post he would say "After taking some time to reflect, there is no place I would rather be than Madison! Being a Badger is a privilege. I am grateful for one last ride with my coaches and teammates this upcoming season! I would not want to go out any other way than playing in front of Badger Nation at the Kohl Center!". He is the only senior of seven from the 2020–21 season that decided to return to Wisconsin to use his last year of eligibility.

    Roster

    2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jahcobi Neath 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrCrestwood Prep/Wake Forest Toronto, Ontario
    G 1 Johnny Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoLa Crosse Central High School La Crosse, Wisconsin
    G 2 Jordan Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoLa Crosse Central High School La Crosse, Wisconsin
    G 4 Carter Higginbottom (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS JrSt. Ignatius College Prep (IL) Chicago, Illinois
    F 5 Tyler Wahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)221 lb (100 kg) JrNorth High School Lakeville, Minnesota
    G 10 Isaac Lindsey (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)184 lb (83 kg) SoMineral Point High School/UNLV Mineral Point, Wisconsin
    G 11 Lorne Bowman II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSt. Mary's High School Detroit, Michigan
    G 13 Justin Taphorn (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoPerkin High School Pekin, Illinois
    F 14 Carter Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)224 lb (102 kg) SoArrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
    F 20 Ben Carlson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)226 lb (103 kg) SoEast Ridge High School Woodbury, Minnesota
    F 21 Chris Hodges  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) FrSchaumburg High School Schaumburg, Illinois
    F 22 Steven Crowl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)234 lb (106 kg) SoEastview High School Eagan, Minnesota
    G 23 Chucky Hepburn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)211 lb (96 kg) FrBellevue West High School Omaha, Nebraska
    F 32 Matthew Mors  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)241 lb (109 kg) FrYankton High School Yankton, South Dakota
    C 33 Chris Vogt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)257 lb (117 kg) GSGraves County High School/Cincinnati Mayfield, Kentucky
    G 34 Brad Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSMaple Grove High School Maple Grove, Minnesota
    F 35 Markus Ilver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)219 lb (99 kg) FrWestern Reserve Academy Tallinn, Estonia
    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
    Exhibition
    October 29, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., BTN+
    Wisconsin–Whitewater W 76–50 
     18  Crowl  7  Tied  4  Hepburn  Kohl Center (15,997)
    Madison, WI
    Regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., BTN+
    St. Francis Brooklyn W 81–58  1–0
     15  Jon. Davis  9  Vogt  5  Jon. Davis  Kohl Center (15,735)
    Madison, WI
    November 12, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., BTN+
    Green Bay W 72–34  2–0
     18  Crowl  7  Tied  2  Tied  Kohl Center (16,005)
    Madison, WI
    November 15, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., FS1
    Providence
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    L 58–63  2–1
     25  Davison  7  Davison  2  Tied  Kohl Center (15,773)
    Madison, WI
    November 22, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ESPN2
    vs. Texas A&M
    Maui Invitational quarterfinal
    W 69–58  3–1
     21  Jon. Davis  9  Jon. Davis  3  Davison  Michelob Ultra Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    November 23, 2021*
    4:00 p.m., ESPN
    vs. No. 12 Houston
    Maui Invitational semifinal
    W 65–63  4–1
     30  Jon. Davis  7  Wahl  3  Hepburn  Michelob Ultra Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    November 24, 2021*
    4:00 p.m., ESPN
    vs. Saint Mary's
    Maui Invitational championship
    W 61–55  5–1
     20  Jon. Davis  7  Tied  1  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (2,901)
    Paradise, NV
    December 1, 2021*
    8:15 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 23 at Georgia Tech
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 70–66  6–1
     27  Davison  6  Tied  5  Jon. Davis  McCamish Pavilion (6,302)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 4, 2021*
    11:30 a.m., FOX
    No. 23 Marquette
    Rivalry
    W 89–76  7–1
     25  Jon. Davis  8  Crowl  6  Hepburn  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    December 8, 2021
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 22 Indiana W 64–59  8–1
    (1–0)
     23  Jon. Davis  12  Wahl  3  Tied  Kohl Center (16,013)
    Madison, WI
    December 11, 2021
    11:00 a.m., BTN
    No. 22 at No. 21 Ohio State L 55–73  8–2
    (1–1)
     24  Jon. Davis  7  Jon. Davis  3  Jon. Davis  Value City Arena (13,856)
    Columbus, OH
    December 15, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    Nicholls W 71–68  9–2
     19  Davison  7  Neath  2  Tied  Kohl Center (15,752)
    Madison, WI
    December 23, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 24 Morgan State Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Morgan State program[8] Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    December 23, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 24 George Mason Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Wisconsin program[9] Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    December 29, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 24 Illinois State W 89–85  10–2
     21  Crowl  11  Jon. Davis  4  Tied  Kohl Center (15,718)
    Madison, WI
    January 3, 2022
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 23 at No. 3 Purdue W 74–69  11–2
    (2–1)
     37  Jon. Davis  14  Jon. Davis  3  Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 6, 2022
    8:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 23 Iowa W 87–78  12–2
    (3–1)
     26  Jon. Davis  9  Tied  5  Jon. Davis  Kohl Center (15,212)
    Madison, WI
    January 9, 2022
    6:30 p.m., BTN
    No. 23 at Maryland W 70–69  13–2
    (4–1)
     21  Wahl  8  Wahl  2  Tied  Xfinity Center (10,864)
    College Park, MD
    January 13, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 13 No. 16 Ohio State W 78–68  14–2
    (5–1)
     25  Davison  9  Jon. Davis  6  Wahl  Kohl Center (15,571)
    Madison, WI
    January 18, 2022
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 8 at Northwestern W 82–76  15–2
    (6–1)
     27  Jon. Davis  11  Wahl  4  Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,251)
    Evanston, IL
    January 21, 2022
    8:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 8 No. 14 Michigan State L 74–86  15–3
    (6–2)
     25  Jon. Davis  5  Jon. Davis  4  Jon. Davis  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    January 27, 2022
    4:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 11 at Nebraska W 73–65  16–3
    (7–2)
     21  Davison  10  Wahl  4  Davison  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,385)
    Lincoln, NE
    January 30, 2022
    12:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 11 Minnesota W 66–60  17–3
    (8–2)
     16  Jon. Davis  15  Jon. Davis  2  Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    February 2, 2022
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 11 at No. 18 Illinois L 67–80  17–4
    (8–3)
     22  Jon. Davis  15  Jon. Davis  2  Tied  State Farm Center (14,860)
    Champaign, IL
    February 5, 2022
    5:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 11 Penn State W 51–49  18–4
    (9–3)
     13  Crowl  9  Jon. Davis  5  Crowl  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    February 8, 2022
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 14 at No. 17 Michigan State W 70–62  19–4
    (10–3)
     25  Jon. Davis  6  Jon. Davis  3  Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    February 12, 2022
    1:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 14 Rutgers L 65–73  19–5
    (10–4)
     23  Wahl  8  Jon. Davis  3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    February 15, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 15 at Indiana W 74–69  20–5
    (11–4)
     30  Jon. Davis  12  Jon. Davis  3  Hepburn  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
    Bloomington, IN
    February 20, 2022
    12:00 p.m., CBS
    No. 15 Michigan W 77–63  21–5
    (12–4)
     25  Jon. Davis  6  Tied  4  Hepburn  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    February 23, 2022
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 13 at Minnesota W 68–67  22–5
    (13–4)
     20  Crowl  10  Wahl  3  Tied  Williams Arena (11,761)
    Minneapolis, MN
    February 26, 2022
    5:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 13 at Rutgers W 66–61  23–5
    (14–4)
     19  Jon. Davis  9  Wahl  5  Hepburn  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,227)
    Piscatway, NJ
    March 1, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 10 No. 8 Purdue W 70–67  24–5
    (15–4)
     19  Wahl  8  Jon. Davis  2  Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    March 6, 2022
    1:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 10 Nebraska L 73–74  24–6
    (15–5)
     20  Davison  7  Tied  3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 11, 2022
    5:30 p.m., BTN
    (2) No. 12 vs. (7) Michigan State
    Quarterfinals
    L 63–69  24–7
     23  Davison  11  Joh. Davis  4  Hepburn  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,415)
    Indianapolis, IN
    NCAA Tournament
    March 18, 2022*
    8:50 p.m., TBS
    (3 MW) No. 14 vs. (14 MW) Colgate
    First Round
    W 67–60  25–7
     25  Jon. Davis  9  Wahl  9  Hepburn  Fiserv Forum (17,500)
    Milwaukee, WI
    March 20, 2022*
    5:10 p.m., TNT
    (3 MW) No. 14 vs. (11 MW) Iowa State
    Second Round
    L 49–54  25–8
     17  Jon. Davis  9  Jon. Davis  4  Davison  Fiserv Forum (17,500)
    Milwaukee, WI
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[10]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
    AP2322RV2424231381111141513101214Not released
    Coaches—^2117RV242323138111114161210121418

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

    Player statistics

    Individual player statistics (Through March 1, 2022)[11]
    Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free Throws Rebounds
    Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl PF
    Davis, Johnny 27 27 941 34.9 549 20.3 191 433 .441 32 98 .327 135 172 .785 37 186 223 8.3 61 61 17 31 52
    Davison, Brad 29 29 989 34.1 405 14.0 122 320 .381 70 201 .348 90 102 .882 11 108 119 4.1 55 26 0 23 67
    Wahl, Tyler 28 28 841 30.0 322 11.5 128 243 .527 6 35 .171 60 86 .698 40 120 160 5.7 44 45 22 28 69
    Crowl, Steven 29 29 739 25.5 270 9.3 105 207 .507 24 73 .329 36 45 .800 44 86 130 4.5 43 24 8 9 76
    Hepburn, Chucky 29 29 905 31.2 235 8.1 83 210 .395 35 98 .357 34 47 .723 6 52 58 2.0 65 35 5 35 63
    Bowman II, Lorne 22 0 228 10.4 66 3.0 21 61 .344 12 30 .400 12 25 .480 3 21 24 1.1 11 13 0 6 24
    Vogt, Chris 29 0 368 12.7 73 2.5 29 65 .446 0 1 .000 15 28 .536 46 48 94 3.2 20 14 21 10 68
    Neath, Jahcobi 19 1 168 8.8 34 1.8 10 35 .286 4 14 .286 10 13 .769 8 18 26 1.4 6 5 1 4 12
    Carlson, Ben 28 2 257 9.2 46 1.6 20 60 .333 1 19 .053 5 11 .455 21 38 59 2.1 4 10 1 1 14
    Davis, Jordan 24 0 141 5.9 29 1.2 11 28 .393 6 18 .333 1 3 .333 6 14 20 0.8 4 5 2 4 14
    Gilmore, Carter 21 0 172 8.2 19 0.9 7 27 .259 1 13 .077 4 7 .571 6 16 22 1.0 8 2 4 2 20
    Ilver, Markus 8 0 29 3.6 5 0.6 1 8 .125 0 5 .000 3 4 .750 1 3 4 0.5 0 2 0 0 7
    Lindsey, Isaac 5 0 11 2.2 3 0.6 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 0 - 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    Higginbottom, Carter 6 0 6 1.0 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .- 0 0 - 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2
    Taphorn, Justin 4 0 5 1.3 0 0.0 0 0 .- 0 0 .- 0 0 - 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
    Total 28 - 5600 - 1986 70.9 703 1641 .428 186 588 .316 394 531 .742 258 723 981 35.0 312 243 77 147 471
    Opponents 28 - 5600 - 1853 66.2 693 1593 .435 177 542 .327 290 427 .679 258 723 981 35.0 326 323 95 130 532
    Legend
      GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
      FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
     Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
     Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

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