2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 25
Record27–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachLamont Paris
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(Capacity 17,287)
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Purdue14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin12–6 .66727–10  .730
Maryland12–6 .66724–9  .727
Minnesota11–7 .61124–10  .706
No. 23 Michigan †10–8 .55626–12  .684
Northwestern10–8 .55624–12  .667
Michigan State10–8 .55620–15  .571
Iowa10–8 .55619–15  .559
Illinois8–10 .44420–15  .571
Ohio State7–11 .38917–15  .531
Indiana7–11 .38918–16  .529
Penn State6–12 .33315–18  .455
Nebraska6–12 .33312–19  .387
Rutgers3–15 .16715–18  .455
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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