2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Badgers were led by eighth-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 regular season 17–13, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they lost to Ohio State in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bradley , Liberty , and Oregon to advance to the tournament semifinals. There they lost to eventual champion North Texas .
Previous season
The Badgers finished the 2021–22 season 25–8, 15–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first place.[ 1] As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament , their 26th trip to the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Badgers defeated Colgate in the First Round before losing to Iowa State in the Second Round.
Offseason
Departures
All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted.
Incoming transfers
2022 recruiting class
Roster
2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jahcobi Neath
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Crestwood Prep /Wake Forest
Toronto, Ontario
G
2
Jordan Davis
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
La Crosse Central High School
La Crosse, Wisconsin
G
3
Connor Essegian
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Central Noble High School
Fort Wayne, Indiana
G
4
Kamari McGee
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
St. Catherine's High School /Green Bay
Racine, Wisconsin
F
5
Tyler Wahl
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
North High School
Lakeville, Minnesota
G
10
Isaac Lindsey
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS So
Mineral Point High School/UNLV
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
G
11
Max Klesmit
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Neenah High School /Wofford
Neenah, Wisconsin
G
12
Luke Haertle (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Lake Country Lutheran
Hartland, Wisconsin
G
13
Justin Taphorn (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Pekin High School
Pekin, Illinois
F
14
Carter Gilmore
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Arrowhead High School
Hartland, Wisconsin
G
15
Isaac Gard (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Oregon High School
Oregon, Wisconsin
F
21
Chris Hodges
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Fr
Schaumburg High School
Schaumburg, Illinois
F
22
Steven Crowl
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Eastview High School
Eagan, Minnesota
G
23
Chucky Hepburn
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Bellevue West High School
Omaha, Nebraska
G
30
Ross Candelino (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Ponte Vedra High School
Jacksonville, Florida
F
35
Markus Ilver
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Western 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
France trip
August 10, 2022 *10:00 a.m.
at Paris Towers France Tour
W 82–66
–
13 – Crowl
8 –
4 – Gilmore
Paris, FRA
August 12, 2022 *12:00 p.m.
at Lyon Towers France Tour
W 80–68
–
12 – Wahl
–
–
Lyon, FRA
August 13, 2022 *12:00 p.m.
at Lyon Towers France Tour
W 78–47
–
14 – Ilver
–
–
Lyon, FRA
August 15, 2022 *12:00 p.m.
at Azurea Club de Golfe France Tour
W 85–69
–
14 –
–
–
Vallauris, FRA
Exhibition
October 30, 2022 *11:30 a.m., BTN+
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
W 76–45
14 – Crowl
6 – Crowl
5 – Wahl
Kohl Center Madison, WI
Regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:30 p.m., BTN
South Dakota
W 85–59
1–0
19 – Wahl
10 – Wahl
4 – Wahl
Kohl Center (14,349)Madison, WI
November 11, 2022 *6:30 p.m., FS1
vs. Stanford Brew City Battle
W 60–50
2–0
17 – Wahl
11 – Crowl
5 – Hepburn
American Family Field (17,927)Milwaukee, WI
November 15, 2022 *8:00 p.m., BTN
Green Bay
W 56–45
3–0
11 – Davis
9 –
3 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (14,204)Madison, WI
November 23, 2022 *1:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Dayton Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal
W 43–42
4–0
13 – Essegian
8 – Davis
4 – Crowl
Imperial Arena (1,047)Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2022 *10:00 a.m., ESPN
vs. No. 3 Kansas Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal
L 68–69 OT
4–1
23 – Wahl
10 – Wahl
3 – Crowl
Imperial Arena (1,185)Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2022 *12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. USC Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game
W 64–59
5–1
17 – Hepburn
9 – Wahl
4 – Hepburn
Imperial Arena (510)Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2022 *8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 75–78
5–2
23 – Hepburn
7 – Crowl
3 –
Kohl Center (14,435)Madison, WI
December 3, 2022 *3:30 p.m., FS1
at Marquette Rivalry
W 80–77 OT
6–2
19 – Hepburn
7 – Wahl
7 – Crowl
Fiserv Forum (17,760)Milwaukee, WI
December 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 Maryland
W 64–59
7–2 (1–0)
13 – Hepburn
6 –
3 –
Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 11, 2022 5:30 p.m., BTN
at Iowa
W 78–75 OT
8–2 (2–0)
21 – Wahl
7 – Wahl
7 – Crowl
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,430)Iowa City, IA
December 15, 2022 *6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 22
Lehigh
W 78–56
9–2
15 – Crowl
7 – Wahl
4 –
Kohl Center (12,760)Madison, WI
December 23, 2022 *8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 17
Grambling State
Canceled due to weather[ 2]
Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 30, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 15
Western Michigan
W 76–66
10–2
25 – Crowl
8 – Crowl
5 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (15,138)Madison, WI
January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 14
Minnesota
W 63–60
11–2 (3–0)
17 – Crowl
8 – Davis
4 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (13,850)Madison, WI
January 7, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 14
at Illinois
L 69–79
11–3 (3–1)
22 – Hepburn
12 – Crowl
7 – Hepburn
State Farm Center (15,544)Champaign, IL
January 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 18
Michigan State
L 65–69
11–4 (3–2)
19 – Crowl
4 – Lindsey
5 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (14,260)Madison, WI
January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 18
at Indiana
L 45–63
11–5 (3–3)
14 – Essegian
11 – Essegian
2 – Hepburn
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
January 17, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN
Penn State
W 63–60
12–5 (4–3)
21 – Crowl
11 – Crowl
3 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (14,236)Madison, WI
January 23, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern
L 63–66
12–6 (4–4)
15 – Davis
9 – Crowl
5 – Hepburn
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,218)Evanston, IL
January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN
at Maryland
L 55–73
12–7 (4–5)
19 – Essegian
4 –
4 – Hepburn
Xfinity Center (14,407)College Park, MD
January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., FOX
Illinois
L 51–61
12–8 (4–6)
15 – Hepburn
8 – Klesmit
2 –
Kohl Center (17,071)Madison, WI
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1
at Ohio State
W 65–60
13–8 (5–6)
17 – Essegian
9 – Crowl
3 – Hepburn
Value City Arena (11,918)Columbus, OH
February 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
Northwestern
L 52–54
13–9 (5–7)
17 – Hepburn
8 – Crowl
4 –
Kohl Center (15,632)Madison, WI
February 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN
at Penn State
W 79–74 OT
14–9 (6–7)
19 – Hepburn
8 – Crowl
8 – Wahl
Bryce Jordan Center (7,213)University Park, PA
February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska
L 63–73 OT
14–10 (6–8)
19 – Hepburn
9 – Crowl
5 – Wahl
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,811)Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Michigan
W 64–59
15–10 (7–8)
23 – Essegian
12 – Crowl
6 – Crowl
Kohl Center (15,436)Madison, WI
February 18, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN
Rutgers
L 57–58
15–11 (7–9)
14 – Davis
11 – Crowl
6 – Wahl
Kohl Center (17,071)Madison, WI
February 22, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
Iowa
W 64–52
16–11 (8–9)
17 – Essegian
14 – Wahl
5 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (16,029)Madison, WI
February 26, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS
at Michigan
L 79–87 OT
16–12 (8–10)
24 – Essegian
11 – Wahl
4 – Hepburn
Crisler Center (12,707)Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 5 Purdue
L 61–63
16–13 (8–11)
19 – Klesmit
6 – Crowl
4 – Wahl
Kohl Center (17,071)Madison, WI
March 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
at Minnesota
W 71–67
17–13 (9–11)
21 –
7 –
3 – Klesmit
Williams Arena (12,276)Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
March 8, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
(12)
vs. (13) Ohio State First round
L 57–65
17–14
19 – Wahl
10 – Wahl
3 –
United Center Chicago, IL
NIT
March 14, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN
(2)
Bradley First Round – Oregon Bracket
W 81–62
18–14
36 – Crowl
9 – Crowl
5 – Hepburn
Kohl Center (3,919)Madison, WI
March 19, 2023 11:00 am, ESPN2/ESPN+
(2)
(3) Liberty Second Round – Oregon Bracket
W 75–71
19–14
27 – Hepburn
6 – Wahl
2 – Crowl
Kohl Center (10,436)Madison, WI
March 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN
(2)
at (1) Oregon Quarterfinals – Oregon Bracket
W 61–58
20–14
18 – Klesmit
10 – Crowl
6 – Wahl
Matthew Knight Arena (3,384)Eugene, OR
March 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2)
vs. (2) North Texas Semifinals
L 54–56
20–15
15 – Hepburn
8 – Crowl
4 – Hepburn
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 3] [ 4]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP — — — RV RV 22 17 15 14 18 RV RV RV — — — — — — Not released Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23т 18 15 15 18 RV RV — — — — — — — —
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Player statistics
Individual player statistics (final)[ 5]
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
Hepburn, Chucky
35
35
1119
32.0
428
12.2
152
403
.377
68
168
.405
56
78
.718
16
83
99
2.8
99
52
2
52
75
Crowl, Steven
35
35
1069
30.5
425
12.1
173
339
.510
27
88
.307
52
82
.634
53
190
243
6.9
86
56
17
12
74
Essegian, Connor
35
19
954
27.3
411
11.7
133
329
.404
69
192
.359
76
86
.884
24
107
131
3.7
26
36
1
19
60
Wahl, Tyler
32
32
1008
31.5
361
11.3
134
317
.423
10
34
.294
83
131
.634
50
151
201
6.3
81
71
14
39
84
Klesmit, Max
33
33
1059
32.1
276
8.4
91
215
.423
46
120
.383
48
69
.696
11
77
88
2.7
45
32
6
41
78
Davis, Jordan
35
18
722
20.6
179
5.1
69
173
.399
32
104
.308
9
15
.600
30
93
123
3.5
14
8
4
13
52
Gilmore, Carter
35
3
660
18.9
91
2.6
37
91
.407
5
26
.192
12
27
.444
37
50
87
2.5
33
12
6
19
71
Ilver, Markus
18
0
118
6.6
29
1.6
11
37
.297
5
21
.238
2
2
1.000
5
12
17
0.9
3
2
0
1
10
Lindsey, Isaac
24
0
142
5.9
35
1.5
13
41
.317
8
24
.333
1
2
.500
3
15
18
0.8
2
2
1
3
20
McGee, Kamari
31
0
226
7.3
40
1.3
14
50
.280
5
27
.185
7
8
.875
4
16
20
0.6
16
8
0
7
24
Neath, Jahcobi
3
0
27
9.0
3
1.0
1
4
.250
1
2
.500
0
0
.–––
0
1
1
0.3
1
2
0
1
2
Candelino, Ross
5
0
5
1.0
4
0.8
2
2
1.000
0
0
.–––
0
1
.000
0
3
3
0.6
0
0
0
0
0
Hodges, Chris
14
0
30
2.1
2
0.2
1
3
.333
0
0
.–––
0
0
.–––
2
1
3
0.2
0
0
1
0
3
Gard, Isaac
5
0
5
1.0
0
0.0
0
1
.000
0
1
.000
0
0
.–––
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
Taphorn, Justin
5
0
6
1.2
0
0.0
0
0
.-––
0
0
.-––
0
0
.–––
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
35
-
7150
-
2284
65.3
831
2005
.414
276
807
.342
346
501
.691
278
832
1110
31.7
406
302
52
207
554
Opponents
35
-
7150
-
2225
63.6
831
1871
.444
217
686
.316
346
515
.672
276
952
1228
35.1
358
413
125
158
569
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics