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The Wisconsin Badgers will tip off against the Campbell Fighting Camels<\/a> on Nov. 3 at the Kohl Center, according to a report from college basketball analyst Rocco Miller.<\/p>\n

Per Miller’s report, which he released on Friday, the season-opening contest will mark the debut of Campbell head coach John Andrzejek. The November showdown will also be Wisconsin’s first game played against Campbell in program history.<\/p>\n

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The news arrives roughly two weeks after<\/a> Wisconsin’s most recent nonconference announcement: an in-state meeting against the UW-Milwaukee Panthers on Dec. 30 in Madison.<\/p>\n

Before both contests, the Badgers will open their season in late October with an\u00a0exhibition against Oklahoma<\/a>\u00a0in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mixed in during the nonconference schedule, Wisconsin will also make the trek to Salt Lake City, Utah, for an NCAA Tournament rematch against BYU and an introduction to future NBA lottery pick AJ Dybantsa.<\/p>\n

Gard’s group will also venture to San Diego, California, for the Rady Children’s Invitational in late November for games against Providence and the winner of TCU vs. Florida. That will precede a Dec. 6 bout vs. the Marquette Golden Eagles at home. Wisconsin will face its final nonconference teams when it laces up in mid-December against Villanova<\/a>\u00a0at the Fiserv Forum before welcoming Milwaukee to the Kohl Center.<\/p>\n

The Fighting Camels now join that list of opponents in search of their first winning season since 2021-22. Campbell went 15-17 a season ago, which included a 10-8 mark in Coastal Athletic Association action. The crew finished with the fifth-best record in the CAA and ended the season with a 79-62 loss to Delaware on March 8.<\/p>\n

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Wisconsin, meanwhile, projects to trot out an entirely new unit during the 2025-26 season. That lineup, headlined by returners John Blackwell and Nolan Winter, plus\u00a0transfers<\/a>\u00a0Nick Boyd, Andrew Rohde and Austin Rapp, will aim to build an early chemistry that can persist through the remainder of the regular season. Fresh off a 27-10 performance in 2024-25, UW will strive to earn another opportunity to compete in postseason action.<\/p>\n

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