| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 16 |
| Aprank: | 25 |
| Record: | 27–10 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Kohl Center (Capacity 17,287) |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
| Assoc Coach: | Lamont Paris |
The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by second-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. Wisconsin defeated Indiana and Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament, but lost to Michigan in the championship game. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, its 19th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, as a No. 8 seed in the East region. The Badgers defeated Virginia Tech in the First Round and upset No. 1 overall seed and defending National Champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to 20th-ranked Florida on a last second 3.
The Badgers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They were upset by Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed, their 18th straight appearance in the Tournament. They defeated Pittsburgh and Xavier to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Decorah | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Walk-on; didn't return | ||
| Jordan Smith | 2 | G | 6'3" | 181 | RS Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Jackson Bax | 13 | G | 5'11" | 157 | Freshman | Walk-on; didn't return |
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See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
| Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | TO | Blk | Stl | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Brown, Vitto | 37 | 37 | 777 | 21.0 | 253 | 6.8 | 92 | 231 | .398 | 44 | 138 | .319 | 25 | 33 | .758 | 47 | 96 | 143 | 3.9 | 37 | 52 | 17 | 18 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Ferris, Matt | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Happ, Ethan | 37 | 37 | 1027 | 27.8 | 517 | 14.0 | 218 | 372 | .586 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 81 | 162 | .500 | 117 | 215 | 332 | 9.0 | 104 | 81 | 43 | 67 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Hayes, Nigel | 37 | 37 | 1198 | 32.4 | 517 | 14.0 | 180 | 394 | .457 | 22 | 70 | .314 | 135 | 230 | .587 | 82 | 163 | 245 | 6.6 | 100 | 63 | 14 | 28 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Hill, Jordan | 35 | 0 | 348 | 9.9 | 53 | 1.5 | 19 | 54 | .352 | 9 | 35 | .257 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 1.1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Illikainen, Alex | 27 | 0 | 224 | 8.3 | 34 | 1.3 | 12 | 37 | .324 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 1.5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Iverson, Khalil | 35 | 0 | 536 | 15.3 | 136 | 3.9 | 50 | 94 | .532 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 32 | 57 | .561 | 45 | 71 | 116 | 3.3 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 18 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Koenig, Bronson | 36 | 35 | 1129 | 31.4 | 522 | 14.5 | 181 | 432 | .419 | 103 | 262 | .393 | 57 | 63 | .905 | 6 | 71 | 77 | 2.1 | 73 | 51 | 12 | 23 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Moesch, Aaron | 18 | 0 | 40 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Pritzl, Brevin | 24 | 0 | 195 | 8.1 | 45 | 1.9 | 13 | 38 | .342 | 5 | 21 | .238 | 14 | 19 | .737 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Schlundt, T.J. | 13 | 0 | 21 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Showalter, Zak | 37 | 37 | 1092 | 29.5 | 307 | 8.3 | 107 | 214 | .500 | 49 | 123 | .398 | 44 | 53 | .830 | 29 | 78 | 107 | 2.9 | 65 | 41 | 11 | 57 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Thomas IV, Charlie | 28 | 0 | 177 | 6.3 | 62 | 2.2 | 21 | 54 | .389 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 18 | 20 | .900 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 1.3 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Trice, D'Mitrik | 37 | 2 | 677 | 18.3 | 208 | 5.6 | 70 | 184 | .380 | 38 | 91 | .418 | 30 | 38 | .789 | 7 | 62 | 69 | 1.9 | 63 | 37 | 3 | 20 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Van Vliet, Andy | 14 | 0 | 48 | 3.4 | 18 | 1.3 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 37 | 7500 | 2678 | 72.4 | 971 | 2136 | .455 | 283 | 789 | .359 | 453 | 703 | .644 | 460 | 916 | 1376 | 37.2 | 503 | 411 | 131 | 250 | |||
| Opponents | 37 | 7500 | 2308 | 62.4 | 822 | 1993 | .412 | 251 | 667 | .376 | 413 | 559 | .739 | 319 | 825 | 1144 | 30.9 | 376 | 472 | 115 | 197 | |||
| 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 | Stl | Steals | High | Team high | |