2010 – 11 Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin – Madison in the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team was led by Bo Ryan in his 10th season as coach of the Badgers . They played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison , Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 25 – 9 , 13 – 5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Penn State . The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Southeast Region . There they defeated Belmont in the Second Round before beating Kansas State in the Third Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In the Sweet Sixteen , they were defeated by eventual National Runner-up Butler
Big Ten Tournament
2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team