| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1981–82 |
| Prev Year: | 1980–81 |
| Next Year: | 1982–83 |
| Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–21 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
The 1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his sixth and final season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
|-!colspan=12| Regular Season[2]
See main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.