Wisconsin basketball fans might have vague memories of a special 2014-15 college basketball season. That season, the Badgers won the Big Ten by two games, won the Big Ten Tournament, and knocked off a previously unbeaten Kentucky Wildcats team in the Final Four en route to the national championship game.

Wisconsin basketball secured an 86-70 win over the UCF Knights in their opening game of the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Friday. The win pushes the Badgers to 6-0 on the 2024-25 season.

Wisconsin’s basketball program made history in its 86-70 win over UCF on Friday. For the first time since 2014-15, the Badgers have started the season with a 6-0 record. That legendary team amassed a 36-4 overall record and reached the 2015 NCAA Tournament title game.