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Badgers star snubbed of All-Big Ten first honors

The Big Ten announced its 2026 conference player awards on Tuesday, and several Wisconsin Badgers made their way on the list, but not perhaps in the spots they’d prefer. Nick Boyd led the way, being a consensus All-Big Ten second team selection. Boyd averaged 20.1 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.7 rebounds this season, shooting 48.0 […]

Badgers back in AP Top 25 to begin postseason

Following their 97-93 win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday, the Wisconsin Badgers are back in the AP Top 25 this week, coming in at No. 23. Wisconsin is back in after a two-week absence and will enter the postseason in the rankings after finishing the regular season on a three-game win streak. The Badgers […]

Where does Nick Boyd rank among the top transfers in the country?

Last year, the Wisconsin Badgers landed arguably the best transfer in the portal, as John Tonje proved to be a sensation, putting up 19.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game en route to being a second-team All-American. One year later, Wisconsin hit paydirt in the transfer portal again, landing one of the best point guards […]

Badgers schedule set for Big Ten Tournament, to play Thursday

With the regular season coming to an end on Sunday, the Big Ten Tournament is set, and the Wisconsin Badgers earned the No. 5 seed for the third straight season. Heading into the final weekend, Wisconsin sat as the No. 6 seed and had the opportunity to climb into the top four or potentially fall […]

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin’s win over Purdue: Built for March

It’s official: this team is built for March.  The Wisconsin Badgers, without Nolan Winter, went into Mackey Arena and upset the 15th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers 97-93, avenging a 16-point loss earlier this season at the Kohl Center. It was Wisconsin’s third road victory over a ranked team this season. With the win, the Badgers complete the […]

Badgers land commitment from another top in-state recruit in loaded 2027 class

The in-state recruits keep piling on for the Wisconsin Badgers, who landed a commitment from 2027 three-star edge rusher Isaac Miller, he announced on Friday. Standing 6’5, 250 pounds, Miller, who attends Catholic Memorial High School, is the No. 6 recruit in the state of Wisconsin in the loaded 2027 class, according to the 247Sports […]

Badgers bolster postseason hopes after taking opener at Penn State

The rumors are true. The No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers are starting to resemble the team we came to know in the first half of the season, and not a moment too soon. Following two well-played games against that earned a split against No. 2 Michigan last week, Mike Hastings’ squad went to Hockey Valley and […]

Harvey named WCHA Player of the Year before Badgers begin Final Faceoff

The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will square off against the Minnesota State Mavericks to get the party started in St. Paul with the first game of the 2026 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff. Wisconsin advanced following a two-game sweep of Bemidji State in the first round, while the Mavericks upset No. 9 Minnesota Duluth after dropping […]

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Wisconsin Basketball in March, A to Z (Part 2)

With March Madness right around the corner for the Wisconsin Badgers, I want to examine this year’s squad, A-Z, to hit some of the highlights and try to make some sense out of things. Y’all seemed to enjoy Part 1 in this series, so let’s get right to Part 2 of our Wisconsin Badgers hoops A-to-Zs […]

Greg Gard gives injury update on Nolan Winter

The Wisconsin Badgers finished off their year at the Kohl Center with a bang, beating the Maryland Terrapins 78-45 in a blowout at home to improve to 21-9 on the year and 13-6 in Big Ten play. While the crowd was electric on Senior Night, it wasn’t all good news for the Badgers, as starting […]

Why the Badgers offense has evolved in recent years

The Wisconsin Badgers have been one of college basketball’s best offenses in the past few years, ranking inside the top-20 in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency in each of the past three seasons. This season, they currently have the No. 18 offense in adjusted efficiency. Last year, they had the No. 13 offense. And in 2023, […]

How to watch Wisconsin’s game on Wednesday

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday in their second-to-last regular-season game before the Big Ten Tournament starts up. Wisconsin, standing at 20-9 on the season and 12-6 in Big Ten play, is currently sixth in the Big Ten standings with just two games to go, so a top-four seed seems […]

Badgers hiring NFL assistant as next WRs coach

The Wisconsin Badgers are hiring Jacksonville Jaguars assistant Ari Confesor as their next wide receivers coach, according to 247Sports’s Matt Zenitz and Nick Osen. Confesor joined the Jaguars staff as a part of the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program, initially spending the 2025 offseason with the team before continuing to be on the […]

How did former Badgers perform at NFL Combine?

The Wisconsin Badgers sent two players to the NFL Combine this year after both stood out during the college all-star bowl games earlier last month. Wide receiver Vinny Anthony and defensive end Mason Reiger both earned invites to the combine and completed most of the athletic testing, while also performing in the individual drills. Here […]