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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Basketball

Madison, WI · the Badgers · University of Wisconsin-Madison overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$12M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$733,183
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
990
APR
97% of players retained
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $12,464,124, well above the median of $3M — $733,183 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,704,429 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,793 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$12M
Spend per player$733,183
Roster size17
Coaching staff5
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$12,464,124 for the year
  • Operating expenses$2,476,553 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$733,183 division median $196,319
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 939 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$10,704,429 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25,793 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$1,725,093 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Greg Gard head coachHead Coachnot on file
Joe KrabbenhoftAssociate Head Coachnot on file
Sharif ChamblissAssistant Coachnot on file
Lance RandallAssistant Coachnot on file
Greg StiemsmaDirector of Player Developmentnot on file
Brad DavisonSpecial Assistant to the Head Coachnot on file
Lindsay LovelaceAssistant Director of Basketball OperationsOn file · sign in
Eli WilkeOperations CoordinatorOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
36,797undergraduates · 49,605 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
43%admitted · of 63,505 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
89%

Men's Basketball

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17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$12,464,124 $733,184 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$10,704,429
Recruiting spend, men's
$1,725,093
$14,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,905
Sticker, out-of-state$58,303
Average net price$14,216
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,458
$30–48k$5,268
$48–75k$9,613
$75–110k$21,123
$110k and up$26,427
Tuition & fees
$11,205 in-state · $40,603 out

Campus safety

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0.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.98
Property1.25
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,414 · 17%
Biological sciences1,029 · 12%
Engineering959 · 12%
Social sciences796 · 10%
Computer & information sciences691 · 8%

Research University of Wisconsin-Madison

School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.

Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

University of Wisconsin-MadisonEdgewood University · 2 miMaranatha Baptist University · 35 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater · 37 miBeloit College · 44 miRockford University · 59 miCarroll University (Wisconsin) · 60 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville · 60 miRipon College · 60 miMarian University (Wisconsin) · 69 miWisconsin Lutheran College · 70 miMarquette University · 75 miMilwaukee School of Engineering · 76 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference220$159k—95%
Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent3518$48k—71%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3716$247k—83%
Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference4420$138k—57%
Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference5927$226k—57%
Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin6020$218k—58%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6019$494k—87%
Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference6027$126k—84%
Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference6923$208k—67%
Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference7024$257k—79%
Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference7520$20M96887%
Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference7616$140k—60%

Other men's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Indiana University, Bloomington 4 over cap19$32M$1,674,653959vs
Michigan State University 1 over cap16$21M$1,285,420995vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign room for 114$21M$1,468,997948vs
University of California, Los Angeles 2 over cap17$18M$1,047,043945vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick at cap15$16M$1,071,793969vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1 over cap16$16M$976,491977vs
Northwestern University room for 114$15M$1,052,0621000vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 114$14M$1,031,039948vs
University of Michigan 1 over cap16$14M$897,407990vs
University of Oregon 3 over cap18$14M$781,825959vs
Purdue University 3 over cap18$14M$780,024975vs
University of Iowa 2 over cap17$13M$781,897960vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3 over cap18$13M$733,122964vs
The Ohio State University 1 over cap16$13M$822,417965vs
University of Southern California 2 over cap17$13M$769,104967vs
University of Maryland, College Park at cap15$13M$864,857959vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap17$12M$733,183990vs
University of Washington 1 over cap16$12M$732,8291000vs

Every Big Ten Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked