The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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in the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5.
Season ...
. The Badgers were led by sixth-year head coach
Greg Gard
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and will played their home games at the
Kohl Center
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in
Madison, Wisconsin
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as members of the
Big Ten Conference
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. They finished the season 18–13, 10–10 in
Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the
Big Ten tournament, they defeated
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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before losing to
Iowa
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in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. They defeated
North Carolina
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in the first round before losing to No. 1-seeded (and eventual national champion)
Baylor in the second round.
Previous season
The
Badgers
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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.
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
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.
Offseason
Departures
2020 recruiting class
2021 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big Ten tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
Player statistics
References
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Wisconsin
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Badgers men's basketball team
Badgers men's basketball team
Wisconsin
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