The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Badgers were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. Wisconsin defeated

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and Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament, but lost to

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in the championship game. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, its 19th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, as a No. 8 seed in the East region. The Badgers defeated

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in the First Round and upset No. 1 overall seed and defending National Champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to 20th-ranked

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on a last second 3.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They were upset by

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in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed, their 18th straight appearance in the Tournament. They defeated

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and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to

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Departures

2016 Commitments

2017 Commitments

2018 Commitments

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Player statistics

References

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