The Badgers finished the 2017 – 18 season 15 – 18 , 7 – 11 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place . They defeated eighth-seeded Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament , but lost to top-seeded Michigan State in the next round . They failed to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team