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WISCONSIN basketball 23 NCAA Tournaments (19 consecu ve) ▪ 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) ▪ 18 Big Ten Championships ▪ 21 Consensus All-Americans WISCONSIN 47, 11 VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY 63, 00 2017-18 SCHEDULE DEC. 13, 2017 ▪ 7 PM CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER 17,287 Date Opponent Time TV . .FS1 W. KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS NOV. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA ST.. .W, 85-50 (Tim Brando & Stephen Bardo) Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- NOV. 12 YALE. .W, 89-61 Radio . .Badger Radio Network Head Coach: Rick Stansbury NOV. 16 XAVIER [15]+ . .L, 70-80 (Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas) Record at WKU: 21-20 (3rd Year) Overall: 314-185 (16th Year) 2017 Hall of Fame Classic - Kansas City, Mo. All-Time Series. .UW leads 1-0 Nov. 20 vs. Baylor [22] . .L, 65-70 GAME 12 All-Time in Madison . First Meeting WISCONSIN BADGERS Nov. 21 vs. UCLA [23] . .L, 70-72 Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Streak . .UW won last 1 Head Coach: Greg Gard Last Meeting . UW won 73-62 Record at WIS: 46-25 (3rd Year) NOV. 24 MILWAUKEE . .W, 71-49 (11/25/89 - San Juan, Puerto Rico) Overall: 46-25 (3rd Year) Nov. 27 at Virginia [18]^ . .L, 38-49 DEC. 2 OHIO STATE* . .L, 58-83 UW LOOKS TO GET BACK ON TRACK VS. WKU Dec. 4 at Penn State* . .W, 64-63 Wisconsin looks to bounce back from rare back-to-back home losses Dec. 6 at Temple . .L, 55-59 when it hosts Western Kentucky on Wednesday at the Kohl Center. DEC. 9 MARQUETTE . .L, 63-82 Since 2001, this is just the 5th time the Badger have dropped 2 straight DEC. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY. .7 pm at home. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT) on FS1. DEC. 23 GREEN BAY . .4:30 pm DEC. 27 CHICAGO STATE . .8 pm Up next, UW will take an extended break for final exams on campus and DEC. 30 UMASS LOWELL . .3 pm return to action against Green Bay on Dec. 23 at the Kohl Center. JAN. 2 INDIANA* . .6 pm NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN Jan. 5 at Rutgers*. .6 pm TOUGHEST SCHEDULE: Wisconsin has faced arguably the toughest Jan. 9 at Nebraska* . .7:30 pm schedule in the country so far. The Badgers have played 8 games against All-American Ethan Jan. 16 at Purdue* [21] . .6 pm the KenPom top-60, the most in the nation. UW is also 1 of 2 teams in the Happ is the only major JAN. 19 ILLINOIS* . .8 pm country that has played 4 ranked teams this season (more on page 3). conference player Jan. 23 at Iowa* . .6 pm averaging 16.0 ppg, 8.0 Jan. 26 at Michigan State [3]* . .7 pm BEEN HERE BEFORE: Wisconsin is below .500 through 11 games for rpg and 3.0 apg. JAN. 29 NEBRASKA* . .8 pm the first time since 2001-02, the first year under Bo Ryan and Greg Gard. That team was 5-6 and rallied to finished 19-13, winning a share of the FEB. 1 NORTHWESTERN* . .7:30 pm Big Ten championship and reaching the NCAA tournament. Feb. 4 at Maryland* . Noon GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of 46-25 (.648), Greg Gard owns the 3rd-highest win per- Feb. 8 at Illinois*. .8 pm centage in school history (min. 60 games) behind Hall of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter FEB. 11 MICHIGAN* . Noon Meanwell (.712). He has gone 25-13 (.658) in Big Ten play (more on page 9). FEB. 15 PURDUE* [21] . .6 pm FEB. 19 MINNESOTA* [14]. .8 pm INJURY UPDATE: UW announced this week that starting PG D'Mitrik Trice underwent foot sur- Feb. 22 at Northwestern* (Rosemont, Ill.). .6 pm gery on Monday and is out indefinitely. Freshman Kobe King was also lost for the entire season FEB. 25 MICHIGAN STATE* [3] . Noon after he had knee surgery on Monday. King was averaging 19.0 mpg and 5.2 ppg (more on page 3). GOOD TO BE HOME: Having already played 5 games away from home, the Badgers are glad to Big Ten Tournament - New York City, N.Y. be back at the Kohl Center where they have won 86.3% of their games all-time. (more page 11). Feb. 28-Mar. 4 at Big Ten Tournament THISCLOSE: Wisconsin has lost 7 games this season, but has been within minutes of winning 4 of NCAA Tournament them. In each of those 4 setbacks, UW was tied or within 2 points with 2:00 remaining. Mar. 13-14 Round 1 BIG TEN BEASTS: UW has boasted a winning conference record in each of the last 17 seasons, the Mar. 15-18 Rounds 2-3 longest run of success of any team in the 110-year history of Big Ten hoops (more on page 7). Mar. 22-25 Sweet 16/Elite 8 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) HAPP HAVING HIS WAY: All-American Ethan Happ is off to an impressive start. He is the only major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg and the Big Ten's only ^ B1G/ACC Challenge | + Gavi Tipoff Games player leading his team in points, rebounds and assists (more on page 4). * Big Ten Conference Game Home games in ALL CAPS | All mes listed as Central YOUTH MOVEMENT: Led by guard Brad Davison (10.9 ppg) the Badgers are relying heavily on a talented freshman class that is accounting for 25.3 ppg (more on pages 3 and 6). FOLLOW THE BADGERS WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS BASED ON LAST TIME OUT . Twitter .............................................@BadgerMBB No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes . Hashtags: ..................#Badgers / #OnWisconsin 1 Brevin Pritzl G Jr. 6.7 3.0 1.1 12 3FGs ranks 2nd on the team . Instagram: ........................................ @badgermbb 2 Aleem Ford F Fr. 4.5 2.7 1.1 1st career start vs. UCLA; Career-high 10p vs. BAY . Facebook: ................. WisconsinMensBasketball . Snapchat: ........................................officialbadgers 21 Khalil Iverson F Jr. 7.4 4.4 1.6 Shoo ng 53.2% (33-62) overall; 16p at PSU . YouTube: .................................WisconsinBadgers 22 Ethan Happ F Jr. 16.3 8.6 3.1 .536 FG Pct; 14th UW player with 1,000p, 600r 34 Brad Davison G Fr. 10.9 2.1 1.6 21-48 (.438) 3FGs; B1G Fr. of the Week (11/27) Men’s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb | Cell: 608-957-2085 | E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 җBADGERMBB NOTES GAME 12: VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY WISCONSIN BASKETBALL D'Mitrik Trice Brevin Pritzl aleem ford WALT McGRORY matt ferris Aaron Moesch 0 G, So., 6-0, 177 1 G, R-So., 6-3, 197 2 F, R-Fr., 6-8, 215 3 G, Fr., 6-3, 210 4 G, R-Jr., 6-6, 205 5 F, R-Sr., 6-8, 220 Huber Heights, Ohio De Pere, Wis. Lawrenceville, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn. Appleton, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. ANDY VAN VLIET TREVOR ANDERSON CharleS Thomas, IV T.J. Schlundt KHALIL IVERSON eThan Happ 11 F, Jr., 7-0, 228 12 G, So., 6-2, 196 15 F, Jr., 6-8, 255 20 G, R-Jr., 6-5, 197 21 G, Jr., 6-5, 210 22 F, R-Jr., 6-10, 235 Antwerp, Belgium Stevens Point, Wis. Highland, Md. Oconomowoc, Wis. Delaware, Ohio Milan, Ill. Kobe King alex illikainen michael ballard BRAD DAVISON NATE REUVERS 23 G, Fr., 6-4, 203 25 F, Jr., 6-9, 231 31 G, R-Fr., 6-4, 197 34 F, Fr., 6-3, 205 35 F, Fr., 6-10, 215 La Crosse, Wis. Grand Rapids, Minn. Oak Park, Ill. Maple Grove, Minn. Lakeville, Minn. WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 0 D’Mitrik Trice G 6-0 177 So./So. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne/IMG Acad.) 1 Brevin Pritzl G 6-3 197 Jr./ So. De Pere, Wis. (HS) 2 Aleem Ford F 6-8 215 So./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer/IMG Acad.) 3 Walt McGrory + G 6-3 210 Fr./Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Edina) 4 Ma Ferris G 6-6 205 Sr./Jr. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 5 Aaron Moesch F 6-8 220 Sr.#/Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 11 Andy Van Vliet F 7-0 228 Jr./Jr. Antwerp, Belgium 12 Trevor Anderson + G 6-2 196 So./So. Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH/Green Bay) 15 Charles Thomas, IV F 6-8 255 Jr./Jr. Highland, Md. (River Hill) Greg Gard Howard Moore 20 T.J. Schlundt G 6-5 197 Sr./Jr. Oconomowoc, Wis. (St. John’s Mil. Acad.) Head Coach Assistant Coach 21 Khalil Iverson F 6-5 210 Jr./Jr. Delaware, Ohio (Hayes) 3rd season at UW 8th season at UW 22 Ethan Happ F 6-10 235 Sr./Jr. Milan, Ill. (Rockridge) 23 Kobe King G 6-4 203 Fr./Fr. La Crosse, Wis. (Central) 25 Alex Illikainen F 6-9 231 Jr./Jr. Grand Rapids, Minn. (HS/Brewster Acad.) 31 Michael Ballard G 6-4 197 So./Fr. Oak Park, Ill. (Fenwick) 34 Brad Davison G 6-3 205 Fr./Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (HS) 35 Nate Reuvers F 6-10 215 Fr./Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (North) # - 5th-year senior | + - will redshirt in 2017-18 Head Coach: Greg Gard (3rd); Assistant Coaches: Howard Moore (8th), Joe Krabbenho (2nd), Dean Oliver (1st); Director of Basketball Opera ons: Marc VandeWe ering; Strength & Condi oning: Erik Joe Krabbenhoft DEAN OLIVER Helland; Athle c Trainer: Henry Perez-Guerra; Video Coordinator: A.J. Van Handel Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 2nd season at UW 1st season at UW җBADGERMBB NOTES GAME 12: VS.