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.

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.

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

All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted.