Wisconsin Badgers

Marc VandeWettering is entering his first season as the UW men's basketball general manager after serving the past eight seasons as the program's director of operations. 

As the Badgers' general manager, VandeWettering will collaborate with UW head coach Greg Gard on recruiting, roster management, player personnel and revenue sharing strategy, highlighting UW Athletics’ dedication to adapting to the changing landscape of collegiate athletics. VandeWettering will also continue to handle the Badgers’ non-conference scheduling. 

A 2015 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, VandeWettering served a one-year stint as the assistant director of basketball and football operations at the Big Ten. VandeWettering assisted with logistics for the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game, both the 2017 Big Ten Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments and the 2017 Big Ten Softball Tournament.

The 2025-26 season will be VandeWettering's 13th season overall working with the Wisconsin men's basketball program. He spent two years serving as the team's program assistant, including the 2014-15 season during which the Badgers reached the 2015 National Championship game. As the program assistant, VandeWettering worked in concert with the director of basketball operations handling day-to-day scheduling and administrative responsibilities.

VandeWettering served eight years as the program's director of operations, a role he assumed in 2017. He also was the UW men's basketball chief of staff for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. 

Prior to taking over the program assistant duties, VandeWettering served as a student-manager for UW and took on the role of head manager in 2013-14 during Wisconsin's Final Four run.

A native of Kaukauna, VandeWettering earned a business management degree from the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2015. He was a two-year letterwinner for the Kaukauna High School boys' basketball squad, earning all-conference and all-defensive team honors as a senior for the Galloping Ghosts. He was also named school valedictorian.