3 thoughts on Wisconsin basketball’s roster entering the 2026-27 season
Now that Wisconsin's roster is largely set and summer workouts are underway, here are three thoughts on the team's identity, biggest strengths, and what could ultimately determine its ceiling.
The dust has finally settled on another busy offseason for the Wisconsin men’s basketball program.
The transfer portal has closed. The roster is largely in place. Summer workouts are underway. And after months spent debating who Wisconsin would lose, who it would keep, and who the Badgers would land, the conversation can finally shift toward something much more interesting: what this team actually looks like once the ball gets tipped.
There are still plenty of questions. Replacing nearly 40 points per game from Nick Boyd and John Blackwell won’t be easy. Wisconsin also returns just 29.5% of its scoring from last season, good for 11th in the Big Ten.
But after taking a step back and letting the roster marinate for a bit, I keep coming back to three themes. Some I feel better about than others. And together, they’ll probably go a long way toward determining just how high this team’s ceiling and floor ultimately is during the 2026-27 season.
