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By: Melo Williams
The 2025-26 Big Ten men’s basketball schedule was recently announced, rounding out the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s full schedule.
The Badgers open conference play at home on Wednesday, Dec. 3 against Northwestern, just prior to their home clash with Marquette on Saturday, Dec. 6. UW will hit the road on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to tip off against Nebraska before turning their sights to three December non-conference games in the state of Wisconsin.
Big Ten Conference action returns to the Kohl Center in January with a Saturday, Jan. 3, matchup against Purdue, followed by UCLA’s first trip to Madison since 1962 on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Wisconsin hosts six Big Ten weekend matchups this season, including Purdue (Saturday, Jan. 3), Rutgers (Saturday, Jan. 17), USC (Sunday, Jan. 25), Ohio State (Saturday, Jan. 31), Michigan State (Friday, Feb. 13) and Iowa (Sunday, Feb. 22).
The Badgers will make their first trip to Washington since 1955, facing the Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Alaska Airlines Arena, three days after their first-ever conference game at Oregon on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Highlighting the non-conference slate is a neutral-site game in Salt Lake City against BYU (Nov. 21), a home game against Marquette on Dec. 6 and a matchup with Villanova at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee (Dec. 19). The Badgers will also play in the Rady Children’s Invitational over Thanksgiving, squaring off with Providence on Nov. 27, before seeing either TCU or Florida the following day.
The Badgers will face six teams ranked in http://ESPN.com’s way-too-early top 25, including home games against No. 1 Purdue and No. 15 UCLA.
Game start times and television coverage will be announced at a later date.
Single-game tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 9 a.m. (CT), and will be available online at http://UWBadgers.com or by calling 1.800.GO.BADGERS or 608.262.1440.
Season tickets are currently on sale. Packages include a ticket to each of the 18 home games, including the exhibition. There is a limit of six season tickets per patron. All new season tickets are available for purchase by calling the Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office at 1.800.GO.BADGERS or 608.262.1440.
Score your spot with limited 200 level season tickets now on sale! To purchase, call the Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office at 608.262.1440 or click here to fill out the linked form to have a sales representative reach out directly.
The Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball 2025-26 Media Day will take place October 8-9, 2025 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.
Media Day serves as the formal kickoff for the upcoming basketball season, allowing media to interview coaches and players discussing team expectations, other teams and players, and new league news.
