The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will take a pause from its nonconference schedule khổng lồ play a pair of Big Ten matchups in early December & will finish its season with a two-game homestand in March.
The Big Ten announced the men’s basketball conference schedule Wednesday, và the Badgers will start against Indiamãng cầu at trang chính Dec. 8.
UW will start off its schedule against Indiana before playing Ohio State and Purdue which are expected to be near the top of the Big Ten standings this season.
Their schedule features flipping from trang chính and away with their only back-to-bachồng trang chính conference games coming at the end of the season against Purdue on March 1 & Nebraska on March 6. UW will then head to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Conference tournament March 9-13.
2020-21 season: The Hoosiers finished 10th in the Big Ten with a 7-12 conference record while going 12-15 overall. Their season ended in the first round of the Big Ten tournament with a 61-50 loss against Rutgers.
Series: Last season Wisconsin edged out Indiamãng cầu 80-73 in a win at the Kohl Center. The Hoosiers hold the series edge 97-77.
Heading inlớn 2021-22: Coach Mike Woodson is in his first season at Indiamãng cầu. Leading scorer sophomore Trayce Jackson-Davis returns for the Hoosiers. He averaged 19.1 points per game last season. Indiamãng cầu also added perimeter shooting in transfers Xavier Johnson from Pitt and Miller Kopp from Northwestern.
2020-21 season: Ohio State finished fifth in the Big Ten with a 12-8 conference record, going 21-10 overall. The Buckeyes lost khổng lồ Illinois in the Big Ten Conference championship game before being upphối by No. 15 seed Oral Roberts 75-72 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
Series: Ohio State holds the lead in the all time series between the Buckeyes and the Badgers 93-75. The Buckeyes were one of five teams to hand the Badgers a home loss last season when they won 74-62.
Heading into lớn 2021-22: The Buckeyes return the second and third-leading scorers from last season in E.J. Liddell & Justice Sueing, who averaged a combined 32.6 points per game. Ohio State also added three transfers to lớn their roster — Harvard’s Seth Towns, Penn State’s Jamari Wheeler và Indiana’s Joey Brunk. The team boasts a veteran roster with five graduate students, three true seniors and one redshirt senior.
2020-21 season: The Boilermakers finished fourth in the Big Ten after going 13-6. They entered the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed, but their season ended with an overtime loss against North Texas in the first round.
Series: Last season Purdue defeated Wisconsin in West Lafayette, Indiana, 73-69. The win advanced their all-time series lead khổng lồ 111-72.
Heading inlớn 2021-22: Purdue returns four of its five starters from last season in Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams, Eric Hunter Jr. & Sasha Stefanovic. Ivey played in the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup this summer alongside Wisconsin’s sophomore guard Jonathan Davis. Ivey was the second-leading scorer — behind Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton Jr. — with an average of 12.3 points per game. His experience in Latvia, where Team USA captured the gold medal, plus strong end khổng lồ his freshman year adds lớn an already impressive Purdue roster.
2020-21 season: The Hawkeyes finished third in the Big Ten with a 22-9 overall record & a 14-6 conference mark. Iowa was knocked out in the semifinals by Illinois during the Big Ten tournament, but entered the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed. Their Big Dance journey ended in the second round via a 95-80 loss lớn Oregon.
Series: Iowa & Wisconsin stand at an 85-85 draw in their history after the Hawkweyes won all three games the pair played last season — two during the regular season and one in the Big Ten tournament.
Heading inlớn 2021-22: Iowa has to lớn overcome big roster losses this season. Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Luke Garza và Joe Wieskamp both got drafted inlớn the NBA, while CJ Fredrichồng transferred to lớn Kentucky. Jordan Bohannon returns for a sixth season alongside standout sophomore Keegan Murray. The pair were the third & fifth-leading scorers for the Hawkeyes a year ago, with 10.6 and 7.2 points per game.
2020-21 season: Maryl& finished 9-11 in the Big Ten & 17-14 overall last season. This earned it eighth place in the Big Ten standings. The Terrapins did receive an at-large bid inkhổng lồ the NCAA tournament and even defeated then No. 7 Connecticut lớn advance to lớn the second round, where they were knocked out by Alabama.
Series: Wisconsin và Marylvà have played just 18 times. The Badgers hold an 11-7 edge after splitting last season’s games.
Heading into 2021-22: Maryland’s best player last season, Darryl Morsell, transferred to Marquette during the offseason, but coach Mark Turgeon rallied to lớn build up the roster. The Terrapins gained Rhode Island’s Fatts Russell & Georgetown’s Qudus Wahab, who have the potential lớn combine for upwards of 30 points per game this season. Maryland also returns senior guard Eric Ayala and junior forward Donta Scott, who were key players in the win over Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament.
2020-21 season: Northwestern was one of only five Big Ten schools khổng lồ not make the NCAA Tournament last season. The Wildcats finished 12th in the Big Ten with a 6-13 conference record. They finished 9-15 overall và lost to lớn Minnesota in the first round of the conference tournament khổng lồ end their season.
Series: Northwestern is one of the few Big Ten teams Wisconsin has an all-time series edge over, with 121 wins khổng lồ the Wildcats’ 65. Last season, the Badgers swept the Wildcats both trang chính and away by at least 16 points.
Heading into lớn 2021-22: The Wildcats return key contributors in redshirt junior guard Chase Audige và junior guard Boo Buie. Last season’s second-leading scorer Miller Kopp transferred to lớn Indiamãng cầu after the season.
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2020-21 season: Michigan State finished 9-11 in Big Ten play và 15-13 overall, earning it a ninth-place finish in the conference. The Spartans just barely got into lớn the NCAA tournament, but ended up losing in the First Four to eventual national runner-up UCLA.
Series: The Spartans hold a 83-66 all-time series lead over the Badgers. Last season, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 85-76 on its trang chủ court.
Heading into lớn 2021-22: The Spartans add in one of the top transfers in the country, Northeastern’s Tyson Walker. Five-star recruit Max Christie could also add a scoring boost. Returning senior forwards Gabe Brown và Marcus Bingsay đắm aid with an veteran interior presence.
2020-21 season: The Cornhuskers finished in last place in the Big Ten after winning only three games against conference foes. Those wins were against Rutgers, Penn State & Minnesota. They did force then No. 6-ranked Illinois inkhổng lồ overtime on Feb. 12.
Series: Wisconsin handed Nebraska two losses last season to lớn widen their lead to 20-14 in the pair’s all-time series.
Heading inlớn 2021-22: Coach Fred Hoiberg is on his third season leading the Cornhuskers và has arguably his most talented team yet. Five-star recruit Bryce McGowens joins his brother Trey McGowens on the roster. Trey was one of two players to average double digits in scoring for the team last season. Junior forward Lat Mayen will step inkhổng lồ more of a focal role this season as well.
2020-21 season: Despite being ranked early in the season, Minnesota didn’t make it past Big Ten play. It finished 13th in the conference with a 6-14 record and was 14-15 overall.
Series: Minnesota holds a narrow 104-103 lead in the all-time series. However, the Badgers did defeat the then-ranked No. 21 Gophers 71-59 at the Kohl Center last season.
Heading into lớn 2021-22: Coach Ben Johnson is in his first year at the helm. Ten players entered the transfer portal after former coach Richard Pitino was fired following last season, including leading scorer Marcus Carr. The Gophers have almost an entirely new roster và coaching staff heading inlớn this season.
2020-21 season: The Fighting Illini finished sixth in the Big Ten but won the conference tournament and entered the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed. Their season ended with a second-round loss khổng lồ No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago. Their final record was 24-7.
Series: Illinois bested Wisconsin twice during conference play last season. The two teams have sầu played each other more than 200 times with the The Fighting Illini holding a 113-90 edge.
Heading inkhổng lồ 2021-22: Illinois may have lost star guard Ayo Dosunmu to lớn the Chicago Bulls, but junior center Kofi Cockburn returns. Cockburn was the Illini’s second-leading scorer with 17.7 points per game. After dropping out of the NBA draft he considered other schools but ultimately decided to stay at Illinois. The Illini also have sầu a solid guard presence in sophomore Andre Curbelo, senior Trent Frazier and senior Da’Monte Williams.
2020-21 season: The Nittany Lions finished 11th in the Big Ten last season after a 7-12 conference record and 11-14 overall mark. They were knocked out of the conference tournament by Wisconsin, which won 75-74 in the second round.
Series: Wisconsin and Penn State split games during the regular season, but the Big Ten tournament win added to lớn the Badgers overall lead making the all time-series record 41-11.
Heading inkhổng lồ the 2021-22 season: Micah Shrewsberry took over after Pat Chambers resigned & returns a good number of talented players. The Nittany Lions lost leading scorer Myreon Jones, but retained Seth Lundy và Sam Sessoms, who averaged the third and fifth-most points per game for the team last season. Senior John Harrar also returns và Penn State added Siena transfer Jalen Pickett.
2020-21 season: Rutgers made its way lớn the NCAA tournament, despite having an average 10-10 conference season. The Scarlet Knights lost to No. 2 see Houston in the second round and finished their season 16-12.
Series: Wisconsin và Rutgers had only met three times before the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten in 2014. The Badgers’ 60-54 road win last season improved their overall series lead to lớn 9-3.
Heading into 2021-22: Rutgers returns senior guard Ron Harper Jr. and fifth-year guard Geo Baker, who combined for an average of 25.3 points per game last season. The Scarlet Knights also lost two key players in big man Myles Johnson, who transferred khổng lồ UCLA, & Jacob Young, who went khổng lồ Oregon.
2020-21 season: Michigan only lost three games lớn Big Ten opponents and earned a 23-5 overall record last season. The Wolverines won the regular season conference title but lost lớn Ohio State 68-67 in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. They were a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament but lost khổng lồ UCLA in the Elite Eight.
Series: The Badgers dropped both contests khổng lồ Michigan last season. The Wolverines have sầu a 94-76 edge in the all-time matchup.
Heading into lớn 2021-22: Sophomore center Hunter Dickinson & graduate guard Eli Brooks will lead Michigan again this season. Dickinson led the team as a freshman with an average of 14.1 points per game và earned the title of Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Joining the two is the No. 1 ranked 2021 class. per 247Sports, và Coastal Carolina transfer DeVante’ Jones, who averaged 19.1 points per game last season in the Sun Belt conference.
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