Auburn basketball adds Wisconsin to 2026-27 schedule

While Auburn basketball aims to win the 2026 NIT Championship on Sunday, they are adding some future opponents to the schedule. Justin Hokanson of Auburn Sports reported on Friday that the Tigers will play the Wisconsin Badgers during the 2026-27 season. The game is scheduled for Dec. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, at Bridgestone Arena.

It will be just the second time the two teams have met in men’s basketball. The last meeting between the schools was in the 2006 South Padre Island Invitational when Wisconsin won 77-63 in the third-place game. That Auburn team was coached by Jeff Lebo and ended the season with a 17-15 record. They did not play in the postseason that year.

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Wisconsin finished this season with a 24-11 record and finished fifth in the Big Ten with a 14-6 conference record. The Badgers were upset by No. 12 seed High Point 83-82 in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. They are coached by Greg Gard, who will enter his 12th season with Wisconsin next season. During his time with the Badgers, he has a record of 237-128 and has only missed the postseason once. Nick Boyd (20.7 points per game) and John Blackwell (19.1 points per game) led the Badgers as guards. However, Boyd was a senior this season, and Blackwell was a junior.

Bruce Pearl was known for making Auburn’s nonconference slate tough, and that trend looks to continue with Steven Pearl leading the team. Auburn had one of the toughest schedules in college basketball this season. That was a big reason why the Tigers had a case to be in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers will hope to use this run in the NIT to give the program some momentum going into next season.

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