The 2026–27 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team will represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers are led by 12th-year head coach Greg Gard and play their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season The Badgers finished the 2025–26 season 24–11 and 14–6 in Big Ten play. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Washington and Illinois before falling to Michigan in the semifinals. As an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, they were the No. 5 seed in the West region. They were upset in the first round by High Point.
Offseason On March 25, 2026, forward Jack Robison was the first player to announce he would enter the transfer portal. Robison announced on April 15 that he transferred to play for the North Dakota State Bison. On March 28, forward Riccardo Greppi announced he would enter the transfer portal. On April 6, guard John Blackwell announced that he entered the transfer portal. A day later, on April 7, forward Aleksas Bieliauskas announced that he entered the transfer portal.
On April 17, the Badgers landed their first transfer portal commitment from senior Trey Autry, a guard from the George Washington Revolutionaries. The son of former Syracuse Orange head coach Adrian Autry, Trey averaged 11 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists last season while shooting 38.5 percent from three. Later that day, Bieliauskas announced he transferred to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks. The following day, on April 18, the Badgers landed the commitment from senior Victory Onuetu, a forward from the Hofstra Pride. The Spaniard led the team with 6.9 rebounds per game while averaging 4.7 points and 1.0 blocks per contest. Later that same day, the Badgers landed senior Eian Elmer, a guard from the Miami RedHawks. He averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game and was named to the All-MAC Second Team en route to a historic perfect season for the RedHawks.
On April 21, Blackwell transferred to play for the Duke Blue Devils. On April 24, Greppi transferred to play for the Sam Houston Bearkats.
Departures All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted. Wisconsin DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Braeden Carrington 0 G 6'5" 197 Senior Brooklyn Park, MN Graduated Nick Boyd 2 G 6'3" 177 Senior Garnerville, NY Graduated Andrew Rohde 7 G 6'6" 197 Senior Brookfield, WI Graduated Jack Robison 11 F 6'6" 198 Sophomore Lakeville, MN Transferred to North Dakota State Isaac Gard 15 G 6'3" 170 Senior Oregon, WI Walk-on; Graduated Riccardo Greppi 18 F 6'10" 255 Sophomore Lecco, Italy Transferred to Sam Houston John Blackwell 25 G 6'4" 194 Junior Bloomfield Hills, MI Transferred to Duke Aleksas Bieliauskas 32 F 6'10" 235 Freshman Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to South Carolina
Incoming transfers Wisconsin incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Trey Autry 0 G 6'4" 210 Senior Jamesville, NY George Washington Victory Onetu 6 F 6'11" 235 Senior Alhaurín el Grande, Spain Hofstra Eian Elmer 55 G 6'6" 215 Senior Covington, KY Miami (OH)
Recruiting class On August 25, 2024, Wisconsin landed their first commitment of the class in shooting guard LaTrevion Fenderson. On March 3, 2025, New Zealand shooting guard Jackson Ball of the Illawarra Hawks announced his commitment for 2026. Both Ball and Fenderson went on to sign their National Letters of Intent in November 2025.
On April 3, 2026, the Badgers landed 23-year-old point guard Owen Foxwell from the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League in Australia. Foxwell will have four years of eligibility. Foxwell officially signed on April 21. A day later, on April 22, shooting guard Josh Manchester signed with the team. For a third straight day, on April 23, the Badgers signed a player, landing forward Isaac Riddle from Australia.
Roster
Schedule and results
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