The Badgers were led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.

[1][2] In the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals[3] before losing to Michigan State in the semifinals.

5 seed in the South Region, their 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament.

They defeated eighth-seeded Maryland in the Big Ten tournament, but lost to top-seeded Michigan State in the next round.

[6] Redshirt junior forward Ethan Happ announced his intent to enter the NBA draft on April 2, 2018 without hiring an agent.