The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level, primarily competing in the Big Ten Conference for all sports since the 1896–97 season. The women's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), while the men's crew team compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC).
William Francis "Bo" Ryan Jr. is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1999 to 2001. His overall collegiate coaching record was 747–233. Ryan was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
Richard A. Bennett is an American former college basketball coach who is best known for building the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball program into a mid-major power and revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the father of current Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and former Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett.
Lisa Lea Stone is an American college basketball coach who was previously the head women's basketball coach at Saint Louis University.
The Wisconsin Badgers are an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers' home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 1,683 wins through the end of the 2022–23 season which is top 50 all-time among Division I college basketball programs. Wisconsin has appeared in the NCAA tournament 27 times.
The Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Previous to the Kohl Center, the home games were played at the Wisconsin Field House.
Jane Gibson Albright is an American women's college basketball coach who was most recently head coach at Nevada from 2008 to 2017. Albright was previously head coach at Northern Illinois from 1984 to 1994, Wisconsin from 1994 to 2003, and Wichita State from 2003 to 2008.
Jinelle Lynn Zaugg-Siergiej née Zaugg is an American retired ice hockey player and former member of the United States national team, currently serving as associate head coach to the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey team. She was a member of the 2009–10 United States national women's ice hockey team and won a silver medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Kathi Bennett is an American women's basketball coach. She is the former head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team, a position she held from 2010 to 2015.
Oties Epps was the head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Evansville. He was previously an assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team.
The 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team will represent University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by 3rd year head coach Bobbie Kelsey, play their home games at the Kohl Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish with a record of 10–19 overall, 3–13 in Big Ten play for an eleventh-place finish.
Mary Ellen Murphy is a basketball analyst who calls college and WNBA games for ESPN, BTN, and Pac-12 Network and select high school games for Comcast SportsNet California and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. She has also worked with FSN.
Jonathan Peter Tsipis is the current head coach of the Western Carolina women's team. Previously, he was the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team.
The 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by fifth year head coach Bobbie Kelsey, play their home games at the Kohl Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern.
The 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bo Ryan's 15th season as head coach at Wisconsin, before he resigned 12 games into the season. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced he would retire effective immediately leaving associate head coach Greg Gard as interim head coach. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. Shortly after the regular season, Greg Gard had the interim tag removed as he was announced as the permanent head coach. The Badgers were upset by Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, 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.
Gregory Glen Gard is an American college basketball coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. Gard took over on December 15, 2015, after Bo Ryan announced his retirement as head coach of the Badgers. Gard is a native of Cobb, Wisconsin.
Dana Lynn Rettke is an American professional volleyball player for Vero Volley Monza in the Italian Serie A1 League. She played collegiate volleyball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is the first five-time AVCA First Team All American in collegiate history. Rettke was also a member of the U.S. national team and has won All-Big Ten honors in each of her five college seasons, was the 2019–20 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and the 2021-2022 winner of the Honda Sports Award for women's volleyball.
The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They competed in the 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season and the 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.
The Brock Badgers women's basketball team represents Brock University in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports women's basketball. The Badgers have won two OUA championships, winning the Critelli Cup in 1983 and 2020.
The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Marisa Moseley and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will compete in the 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season and the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.
