The Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball program suffered their 31st straight loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes last Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament, 81-54. Marisa Moseley's Badgers finished the season with a 13-17 overall record, most likely keeping Wisconsin out of the WNIT. After the game, some Wisconsin supporters voiced their displeasure about the season andcalled for a changein the head coaching position.
Coach has to go. Team does not like her
— Pastaboy (@Wiscwin1) March 6, 2025
The reality is until Chris McIntosh decides to invest in women's basketball and make it a priority we are gonna struggle to compete in the Big Ten.
— Badger WBB HQ (@BadgerWBBHQ) March 6, 2025
This is unacceptable for Wisconsin athletics and based on this year’s recruiting cleaning house is clearly in order. Find the money 💰 and get a coach whom can build relationships and recruit!!
— tom horvatin (@to39004) March 6, 2025
It has been another trying year for women's basketball at Wisconsin. The Badgers, who returned to the WNIT for the first time since the 2010-11 season, started the year 10-2 with a conference home win against Rutgers. Unfortunately, the bottom fell out for Wisconsin, as an eight-game losing streak in Big Ten play doomed the season. While the Badgers earned two late-season wins at Penn State and at home against Northwestern to qualify for the conference tournament, it was too little too late to save the season.
The 2024-25 season is the first under Moseley's tenure in which the Badgers failed to increase their win total from the previous season. In Moseley's last three seasons, Wisconsin improved from an 8-21 season in 2021-22 to 11-20 in 2022-23 and then 15-17 last year. Despite forward Serah Williams ranking third in the conference with 19.2 PPG, the Badgers' win total regressed to 13.
Not only did Moseley endure a poor record, but she also had to address serious concerns raised by former player Tessa Towers on player mistreatment in late January. Moseley claimed in a prepared statement that "any of my players' mental and physical well-being will always come before basketball."
That was not the first time Moseley endured controversy during her tenure at Wisconsin. Back in October 2023, Moseley, when discussing the various diverse backgrounds of her players, used the term "run-of-the-mill white kids" to describe the white players on the team.
Wisconsin athletics director Chris McIntosh has not decided on Moseley's status for next season. Given the fourth straight losing season and the allegations brought on this season, a leadership change might not come as a surprise.