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2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Big Ten Conference
No. 19
No. 17
21–10 (14–6 Big Ten)
Greg Gard (5th season)
Howard Moore*
Joe Krabbenhoft
Dean Oliver
Alando Tucker (interim)
Kohl Center

The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.

With a win over Indiana on March 7, 2020, the Badgers earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. They finished the season 21–10, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Badgers finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. In the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South Region, their 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were upset in the First Round by No. 12-seeded Oregon.

In the early morning hours of May 25, 2019, assistant coach Howard Moore and his family were involved in a car accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan that claimed the lives of his wife Jennifer and daughter Jaidyn. Moore was hospitalized for several weeks with severe burns while his son Jerell escaped with minor injuries. After a setback in his home and subsequent stint in the ICU, 46-year-old Moore was moved to a long-term care and rehab facility in July.

On July 31, 2019, Wisconsin named all-time leading scorer Alando Tucker an interim assistant coach to fulfill Moore's coaching duties for the 2019–20 season. Tucker had been serving as the athletic department's director of student-athlete engagement. "Do Moore. Be Moore. 4 Moore" became the 2019–20 team's motto.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tai Strickland	13	G	6'2"	172	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Temple
Charles Thomas IV	15	F	6'8"	250	Senior	Highland, MD	Graduated
Khalil Iverson	21	G/F	6'5"	217	Senior	Delaware, OH	Graduated
Ethan Happ	22	F	6'8"	237	RS Senior	Milan, IL	Graduated/Undrafted 2019 NBA draft
Taylor Currie	33	F	6'8"	226	Freshman	Clarktson, MI	Transferred to Mott CC

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Wahl SF	Lakeville, MN	Lakeville North High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 21, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

"Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |

College recruiting information (2020)
Lorne Bowman PG	Detroit, MI	St. Mary's Preparatory	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 16, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (81)
Johnny Davis SG	La Crosse, WI	La Crosse Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jun 15, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (79)
Jordan Davis SF	La Crosse, WI	La Crosse Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 15, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (N/A)
Steven Crowl C	Eagan, MN	Eastview High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 17, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (N/A)
Ben Carlson PF	Woodbury, MN	East Ridge High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 18, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

"2020 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |

A month before the season opener, the NCAA denied Wisconsin's waiver request to allow Micah Potter to compete during the fall semester, arguing he had not sat out a full year after enrolling at Wisconsin. Potter did not play during the 2018–19 season, but stayed in classes at Ohio State before transferring to Wisconsin for the spring 2019 semester.

"I don't understand why I am being punished additionally for doing what is encouraged of a student-athlete," Potter said in a statement released by UW. "The penalty of a third semester to what I have already sat out seems unjust."

Wisconsin continued to appeal Potter's case throughout November. After the final denial, Gard called the situation "unprecedented" and expressed frustration with the NCAA's inconsistency on transfer rulings. "I was hoping common sense would prevail in this," Gard said. "Unfortunately, it didn’t."

Potter made his Badger debut on December 21, 2019, against Wisconsin-Milwaukee after missing the first 10 games of the season.

On January 25, 2020, the day after a humbling loss to Purdue in which he was held scoreless, sophomore Kobe King informed coaches and teammates via text message that he intended to leave the team. At the time, King was Wisconsin's leading scorer (12.6 ppg) and second in minutes (28.9 mpg) in Big Ten games. King did not travel with the Badgers to Iowa City for the team's next game and publicly announced his decision to transfer two days later, citing unhappiness with the program. King originally committed to Bo Ryan and Wisconsin on September 16, 2015, and reaffirmed his commitment after Gard was hired.

In the aftermath of King's announcement, strength and conditioning coach Erik Helland self-reported an incident in which he repeated a "repugnant word" in front of several players while telling a story from his days on the Chicago Bulls training staff. King admitted mentioning the incident with UW officials during a January 31 meeting. Helland resigned on January 6, 2020, after an investigation by the university.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 1, 2019*7:00 p.m., BTN Plus		Wisconsin–La Crosse	W 82–53		15 – Reuvers	8 – King	5 – King	Kohl Center (17,147)Madison, WI
November 5, 2019*8:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 20 Saint Mary's Sioux Falls Showcase	L 63–65 OT	0–1	22 – Reuvers	6 – Reuvers	3 – Trice	Sanford Pentagon (3,301)Sioux Falls, SD
November 8, 2019*7:00 p.m., BTN Plus		Eastern Illinois	W 65–52	1–1	18 – King	14 – Reuvers	4 – Davison	Kohl Center (17,106)Madison, WI
November 13, 2019*6:00 p.m., BTN		McNeese State Legends Classic campus-site game	W 83–63	2–1	24 – Davison	4 – Reuvers	4 – Anderson	Kohl Center (16,816)Madison, WI
November 17, 2019*12:00 p.m., FS1		Marquette Rivalry	W 77–61	3–1	15 – Tied	13 – Pritzl	4 – King	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
November 21, 2019*8:00 p.m., BTN		Green Bay Legends Classic campus-site game	W 88–70	4–1	19 – Reuvers	8 – Trice	7 – Trice	Kohl Center (16,837)Madison, WI
November 25, 2019*6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Richmond Legends Classic semifinals	L 52–62	4–2	17 – Reuvers	7 – Tied	5 – Trice	Barclays Center (6,812)Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2019*4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. New Mexico Legends Classic	L 50–59	4–3	16 – Reuvers	7 – Trice	2 – Tied	Barclays Center (6,420)Brooklyn, NY
December 4, 2019*9:15 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 54–69	4–4	13 – Ford	8 – Wahl	4 – Trice	PNC Arena (16,035)Raleigh, NC
December 7, 20193:30 p.m., BTN		Indiana	W 84–64	5–4(1–0)	24 – King	5 – Tied	4 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
December 11, 20196:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers	L 65–72	5–5(1–1)	18 – King	5 – Tied	3 – King	Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,361)Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2019*4:00 p.m., BTN		Milwaukee	W 83–64	6–5	31 – Trice	5 – Tied	5 – Davison	Kohl Center (17,030)Madison, WI
December 28, 2019*12:30 p.m., CBS		at Tennessee	W 68–48	7–5	21 – Trice	7 – Reuvers	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)Knoxville, TN
December 31, 2019*6:00 p.m., BTN		Rider	W 65–37	8–5	15 – Reuvers	7 – Potter	7 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
January 3, 20206:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 5 Ohio State	W 61–57	9–5(2–1)	17 – Reuvers	9 – Reuvers	2 – Tied	Value City Arena (19,049)Columbus, OH
January 8, 20208:00 p.m., BTN		Illinois	L 70–71	9–6(2–2)	21 – King	9 – Potter	4 – Trice	Kohl Center (16,108)Madison, WI
January 11, 20201:15 p.m., BTN		at No. 20 Penn State	W 58–49	10–6(3–2)	24 – Potter	13 – Tied	4 – King	Bryce Jordan Center (10,139)University Park, PA
January 14, 20208:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 17 Maryland	W 56–54	11–6(4–2)	17 – Reuvers	5 – Reuvers	4 – Trice	Kohl Center (16,157)Madison, WI
January 17, 20206:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 15 Michigan State	L 55–67	11–7(4–3)	19 – Reuvers	7 – Reuvers	4 – Tied	Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
January 21, 20208:00 p.m., BTN		Nebraska	W 82–68	12–7(5–3)	14 – Davison	10 – Trice	7 – Trice	Kohl Center (16,856)Madison, WI
January 24, 20206:00 p.m., FS1		at Purdue	L 51–70	12–8(5–4)	11 – Potter	4 – Davison	4 – King	Mackey Arena (14,804)West Lafayette, IN
January 27, 20207:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 18 Iowa	L 62–68	12–9(5–5)	16 – Trice	9 – Trice	6 – Trice	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,566)Iowa City, IA
February 1, 202012:00 p.m., FOX		No. 14 Michigan State	W 64–63	13–9(6–5)	15 – Reuvers	7 – Pritzl	5 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
February 5, 20208:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota	L 52–70	13–10(6–6)	14 – Reuvers	15 – Potter	6 – Trice	Williams Arena (11,389)Minneapolis, MN
February 9, 202012:00 p.m., CBS		Ohio State	W 70–57	14–10(7–6)	19 – Pritzl	9 – Ford	8 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
February 15, 20201:15 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska	W 81–64	15–10(8–6)	30 – Davison	10 – Ford	5 – Trice	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,864)Lincoln, NE
February 18, 20206:00 p.m., ESPN		Purdue	W 69–65	16–10(9–6)	19 – Ford	7 – Ford	5 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,042)Madison, WI
February 23, 202012:00 p.m., BTN		Rutgers	W 79–71	17–10(10–6)	18 – Potter	9 – Potter	9 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
February 27, 20206:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 19 Michigan	W 81–74	18–10(11–6)	28 – Trice	8 – Ford	4 – Tied	Crisler Center (12,707)Ann Arbor, MI
March 1, 20205:30 p.m., BTN		Minnesota	W 71–69	19–10(12–6)	20 – Davison	7 – Davison	6 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
March 4, 20208:00 p.m., BTN	No. 24	Northwestern	W 63–48	20–10(13–6)	11 – Reuvers	8 – Tied	4 – Trice	Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
March 7, 202011:00 a.m., ESPN	No. 24	at Indiana	W 60–56	21–10(14–6)	17 – Reuvers	11 – Potter	5 – Trice	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

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