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
Big Ten Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team