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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 23, 00 VS. MILWAUKEE 41, 00 2017-18 SCHEDULE NOV. 24, 2017 ▪ 8:00 P.M. CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER 17,287 ▪ BTN Date Opponent Time TV . Big Ten Network MILWAUKEE PANTHERS NOV. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA ST.. .W, 85-50 (Wayne Randazzo & Stephen Bardo) Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- NOV. 12 YALE. .W, 89-61 Radio . .Badger Radio Network Head Coach: Pat Baldwin NOV. 16 XAVIER [15] (Gavi Games) . .L, 70-80 (Jon Arias & Andy North) Record at UWM: 4-1 (1st Year) Overall: 41 (1st Year) 2017 Hall of Fame Classic - Kansas City, Mo. GAME 6 All-Time Series. .UW leads 31-2 WISCONSIN BADGERS Nov. 20 vs. Baylor [22] . .L, 65-70 All-Time in Madison . .UW leads 20-2 Nov. 21 vs. UCLA [23] . .L, 70-72 Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/RV Last Meeting . UWM won 68-67 Head Coach: Greg Gard (12/9/15 - Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.) Record at WIS: 44-21 (3rd Year) NOV. 24 MILWAUKEE . .8 pm Overall: 44-21 (3rd Year) Nov. 27 at Virginia (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) . .8 pm DEC. 2 OHIO STATE. .4 pm YOUNG BADGERS HOST INSTATE RIVAL MILWAUKEE Dec. 4 at Penn State. .6 pm Following a trio of battles against ranked opponents, the Badgers return Dec. 6 at Temple . .6 pm home for one game against I-94 rival Milwaukee on Friday at the Kohl DEC. 9 MARQUETTE . 11 am Center. The game is the first of 3 this season against in-state foes. DEC. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY. .7 pm DEC. 23 GREEN BAY . .4:30 pm Up next, the Badgers will travel to Virginia for the Big Ten/ACC DEC. 27 CHICAGO STATE . .8 pm Challenge on Nov. 27. UW and UVA split a pair of Challenge games in DEC. 30 UMASS LOWELL . .3 pm 2012 and 2013, with each team winning on the opponent's home floor. JAN. 2 INDIANA. .6 pm NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN All-American, Ethan Jan. 5 at Rutgers . .6 pm Happ is the only major TOUGHEST STRETCH: Wisconsin just finished playing 3 consecutive Jan. 9 at Nebraska . .7:30 pm conference player non-conference games against AP top-25 teams (Xavier, Baylor, UCLA) Jan. 16 at Purdue [18] . .6 pm averaging 19.0 ppg, 9.0 for the first time in school history (more on page 3). JAN. 19 ILLINOIS . .8 pm rpg and 4.0 apg. Jan. 23 at Iowa . .6 pm THISCLOSE: The Badgers are 0-3 against the AP top 25, but were Jan. 26 at Michigan State [4] . .7 pm extremely close to winning all 3. UW was tied or within 2 points with 2:00 remaining in all 3 games. JAN. 29 NEBRASKA . .8 pm STILL STANDING TALL: Despite a 2-3 start to the season, the Badgers are still ranked among the top teams according to Ken Pomeroy. Wisconsin is ranked No. 33 overall in the KenPom.com rat- FEB. 1 NORTHWESTERN. .7:30 pm ings, owning a top-50 offense (#49) and defense (#24). Feb. 4 at Maryland . Noon Feb. 8 at Illinois. .8 pm GARD IN CONTROL: Wisconsin is in good hands with 3rd-year head coach Greg Gard. With a FEB. 11 MICHIGAN . Noon record of 44-21 (.677), Gard owns the third-highest win percentage in school history (min. 60 FEB. 15 PURDUE [18] . .6 pm games) behind Hall of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter Meanwell (.712) (more on page 9). FEB. 19 MINNESOTA [14] . .8 pm WHO'S GONE: UW graduated 5 seniors off last year's team who accumulated 4,802 career points Feb. 22 at Northwestern (Rosemont, Ill.) . .6 pm and 350 combined starts. The Badgers bring back just 38.3% of the points scored a year ago. FEB. 25 MICHIGAN STATE [4] . Noon WHO'S BACK: UW returns just 1 starter from last season in junior Ethan Happ. Sophomore Big Ten Tournament - New York City, N.Y. guard D'Mitrik Trice is the only other player on the roster that had started a game (2). Feb. 28-Mar. 4 at Big Ten Tournament HAPP HAVING HIS WAY: One of just two returning All-Americans in college basketball, junior Ethan Happ is off to an impressive start. He is the only major conference player averaging at least NCAA Tournament 19.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 4.0 apg (more on page 4). Mar. 13-14 Round 1 Mar. 15-18 Rounds 2-3 YOUTH MOVEMENT: Against UCLA, Wisconsin started freshmen Brad Davison and Aleem Ford. Mar. 22-25 Sweet 16/Elite 8 The last time UW had 2 or more freshmen in the starting lineup was the final game of the 1997-98 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) season. Overall, freshmen are accounting for 26.4% pct of the Badgers' points (more on page 5). Home games in ALL CAPS | All mes listed as Central LONG EXHIBITION SEASON: The Badgers enjoyed an 8-game exhibition schedule, including a 5-game foreign tour of New Zealand and Australia. UW went 7-1, boasting wins over Missouri and Northern Iowa as well as 4 wins over pro teams down under (more on page 6). FOLLOW THE BADGERS WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS BASED ON LAST TIME OUT No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes . Twitter .............................................@BadgerMBB . Hashtags: ..................#Badgers / #OnWisconsin 0 D'Mitrik Trice G So. 10.6 2.6 2.6 8-22 (.364) 3FGs; 13 assists, 4 turnovers . Instagram: ........................................ @badgermbb 2 Aleem Ford F Fr. 5.2 1.8 0.6 1st career start vs. UCLA; Career-high 10p vs. BAY . Facebook: ................. WisconsinMensBasketball 21 Khalil Iverson F Jr. 9.2 5.2 2.2 Shoo ng 58.1% (18-31) overall; 2.6 OREB/gm . Snapchat: ........................................officialbadgers 22 Ethan Happ F Jr. 19.0 9.6 4.0 .576 FG Pct; 14th UW player with 1,000p, 600r . YouTube: .................................WisconsinBadgers 34 Brad Davison G Fr. 10.4 1.8 1.2 9-23 (.391) 3FGs; Increased pt total in all 5 gms 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 6: VS. MILWAUKEE 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 6: VS. MILWAUKEE ALL-TIME VS. MILWAUKEE Wisconsin and Milwaukee will meet for HISTORY VS. MILWAUKEE QUICK FACTS the 34th time on Friday in a series that began in Overall: UW leads, 31-2 University of Wisconsin 1901.