The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team wrapped up their season with a frustrating 56-54 loss to North Texas in the National Invitation Tournament semifinals, a loss that perfectly encapsulated their up-and-down 2022-2023 season. Like the first half of the season, the Badgers played some of their best basketball early on against North Texas. As was the case in the second half of the season, offensive ineptitude plagued the Badgers — Greg Gard’s group failed to score in the last nine minutes of the game.
Fresh off a successful 2021-2022 season where Badger fans enjoyed a Maui Invitational championship and a share of a Big Ten regular season title, the departure of stars Johnny Davis and Brad Davison, who combined for 33.