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.

2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost Michigan State in the quarterfinals.

They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament,[1] but lost to Iowa in the quarterfinals.

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not count against the college eligibility of any basketball player.

[6] Sources: On April 14, 2021 Brad Davison announced via Instagram that he is returning for the 2021–22 season his final year of eligibility.