Report: Badgers to host Appalachian State as part of nonconference schedule
![Wisconsin coach Greg Gard reacts against James Madison in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Barclays Center in New York on March 22, 2024. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard reacts against James Madison in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Barclays Center in New York on March 22, 2024.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3466,h_1949,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/all_badgers/01j4yw8bz85reejc1n1n.jpg)
The Badgers men's basketball team will host Appalachian State on Nov. 10 as part of its nonconference schedule for the upcoming season, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein.
Source: Wisconsin will host Appalachian State on November 10th as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 10, 2024
Appalachian State is coming off a season in which it went 27-7 and made an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where it fell in the first round to top-seeded Wake Forest.
The Badgers currently have just five nonconference games confirmed on their schedule. They're set to host Arizona on Nov. 15 and will compete in the Greenbier Tip-Off in West Virginia from Nov. 22-24, where it will face UCF on Nov. 22 and either LSU or Pittsburgh on Nov. 24. The Badgers will also visit Marquette on Dec. 7 and face Butler in the Indy Classic on Dec. 14.
The Badgers went 22-14 last season and made an NCAA Tournament appearance, falling in the first round to 12th-seeded James Madison.