Madison and Wisconsin Basketball Guide

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Madison and Wisconsin at the collegiate and professional levels.

Professional: National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association Teams (from best to worst):
Milwaukee Bucks - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Fiserv Forum
Minnesota Timberwolves - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Target Center
Wisconsin Herd - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Menominee Nation Arena
Milwaukee Kings - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Wisconsin Ignite - Appleton, Wisconsin - Ronald T. Burkman Gymnasium
Wisconsin Dynasty - Madison, Wisconsin - Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center
Wisconsin Fury - Appleton, Wisconsin - Ronald T. Burkman Gymnasium
Wisconsin Movement - Madison, Wisconsin - Wisconsin Field House

Each team plays the other seven teams once, for a total of 7 regular season games. The top four qualify for the playoffs, which are best-of-3 and single elimination.

Collegiate: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Teams (from best to worst):
Wisconsin Badgers - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, Wisconsin - Kohl Center
Minnesota Golden Gophers - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Williams Arena
Marquette Golden Eagles - Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee Panthers - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Green Bay Phoenix - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay - Green Bay, Wisconsin - Resch Center
Parkside Rangers - University of Wisconsin-Parkside - Kenosha, Wisconsin - Alfred and Bernice De Simone Gymnasium
Oshkosh Titans - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Kolf Sports Center
Edgewood Eagles - Edgewood College - Madison, Wisconsin - Todd Wehr Edgedome

Each team plays the other 7 teams once. At the end of the season is the single-elimination, best-of-1 consolation tournament, called the National Invitation Tournament (for the bottom four teams). Then after that is the single-elimination, best-of-1 tournament called the NCAA Tournament (for the top four teams).

March 19 to 25 - NCAA Regular Season - 7 games with no off days
March 26 - NIT Semifinals
March 27 - NCAA Final Four / Semifinals
March 28 - NIT Championship
March 29 - NCAA Championship
March 30 to April 5 - NBA Regular Season - 7 games with no off days
April 7 to 9 - NBA Semifinals
April 11 to 13 - NBA Finals