WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 201920 SCHEDULE Nov. 5 vs. #20 Saint Mary’s^ L, 63-65 ot Nov. 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 65-52 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPERANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 18 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS Nov. 13 McNEESE STATE W, 83-63 Nov. 17 MARQUETTE W, 77-61 WISCONSIN BADGERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS VS Nov. 21 GREEN BAY W, 88-70 14҃10, 7҃6 BIG TEN 7҃17, 2҃11 BIG TEN Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- LEGENDS CLASSIC - BROOKLYN, NY Head Coach: Greg Gard Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg Nov. 25 vs. Richmond* L, 52-62 Record at Wisconsin: 94-57 (5th) Record at UNL: 7-17 (1st) Overall Record: 94-57 (5th) Overall Record: 122-72 (6th) Nov. 26 vs. New Mexico* L, 50-59 Dec. 4 at NC State L, 54-69 SATURDAY, FEB. 15 ▪ 1:15 P.M. CT ▪ LINCOLN, NEB. ▪ PINNACLE BANK ARENA 15,500 ▪ BTN Dec. 7 INDIANA W, 84-64 Dec. 11 at Rutgers L, 65-72 BADGERS LOOK TO REKINDLE ROAD MAGIC, VISIT NEBRASKA Dec. 21 MILWAUKEE W, 83-64 Winners in 2 of its last 3, including a victory over #14 Michigan State, Dec. 28 at Tennessee W, 68-48 Wisconsin looks to win at Nebraska on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. on BTN. Dec. 31 RIDER W, 65-37 UW is seeking its first road win since Jan. 11 (@ #20 Penn State). Jan. 3 at #5 Ohio State W, 61-57 The Badgers have won 11 of the 15 mee ngs with Nebraska since the Jan. 8 ILLINOIS L, 70-71 Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011. UW has won 3 straight over NEB. Jan. 11 at #20 Penn State W, 58-49 Up next, the Badgers return home to host Purdue on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Jan. 14 #17 MARYLAND W, 56-54 Jan. 17 at #15 Michigan State L, 55-67 FAST BREAK FACTS Jan. 21 NEBRASKA W, 82-68 Jan. 24 at Purdue L, 51-70 Wisconsin ranks No. 32 in the NET Rankings In his 5th season Jan. 27 at #19 Iowa L, 62-68 (through games Feb. 13), which also lists UW as at the helm, Greg Feb. 1 #14 MICHIGAN ST. W, 64-63 facing the 4th-toughest schedule in the nation. Gard has led Wisconsin has accumulated a Feb. 5 at Minnesota L, 52-70 Wisconsin to a Big-Ten best 7 Quadrant 1 wins. UW is also No. 31 according to KenPom.com. Feb. 9 OHIO STATE W, 70-57 mark of 94-57 Only 4 teams in the na on have more Quad 1 wins than UW. Feb. 15 at Nebraska 1:15 p.m. UW has tallied a Big-Ten best 7 Quadrant 1 (.623) overall, The Badgers have 5 wins over Feb. 18 PURDUE 6 p.m. wins. Only 4 teams in the NCAA have more. 3rd-highest win teams in the top 25 of the NET Feb. 23 #25 RUTGERS Noon percentage in . In fact, the Badgers have 5 wins over teams in rankings, more than any other Feb. 27 at Michigan 6 p.m. program history. team in the na on. the top 25 of the NET Rankings, more than any Mar. 1 MINNESOTA 5:30 p.m. other team in the nation (more on page 2). His .598 Big Ten Mar. 4 NORTHWESTERN 8 p.m. Since taking over as head coach in December win % ranks 4th among active Big Ten coaches Mar. 7 at Indiana 11 a.m. of 2015, Greg Gard has led Wisconsin to 17 (more on page 2). BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Indianapolis, Ind. wins over AP Top 25 teams (4 this season). Nate Reuvers is tied for 14th in the Big Ten in Mar. 11-15 at Big Ten Tournament . Of those 17 wins, 8 have come away from home. scoring (13.6 ppg), while also tied for 4th in the B1G in blocks (2.1 bpg). He’s trying to become NCAA TOURNAMENT Wisconsin leads the Big Ten averaging just 9.1 the 4th Badger to average at least 2.0 blocks in Mar. 17-18 First Four turnovers per game in conference play. In fact, a season and first since 2013 (more on page 2). Mar. 19-22 Rounds 1-2 no other Big Ten team is averaging less than 10 UW has clinched a top-4 finish in the Big Ten Mar. 26-29 Sweet 16 / Elite 8 turnovers per game in league play. in 17 of the last 18 seasons. No other Big Ten April 4-6 Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) . D’Mitrik Trice is T5th in the Big Ten maintaining team can make that claim (more on page 5). a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (more on page 4). ^ Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Gard has led UW to the NCAA tournament in 3 * Barclay’s Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Wisconsin leads the Big Ten and ranks 38th in of his first 4 seasons as head coach, making him Home games in BOLD CAPS the NCAA shooting 75.7% at the free throw line 1 of only 10 active coaches to do so. (265-for-350 FT) this season, up from 64.8% last Wisconsin is 1 of just 5 teams to participate in season. UW averages 14.0 FTAs per contest. FOLLOW THE #BADGERS 20 of the last 21 NCAA tournaments, joined by Duke, Kansas, Michigan State & Gonzaga. TV: BTN App: FOX Sports GO | Online: foxsportsgo.com . Play-by-Play: Chris Vosters WISCONSIN’S POTENTIAL STARTERS BASED ON LAST GAME . Analyst: Shon Morris No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: SiriusXM 380 0 D’MITRIK TRICE G Jr. 9.6 4.3 3.9 .379 .345 .773 . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay Last 4 games, has dished 25 assists to just 7 turnovers (6.3 ast per game), plus 12.0 pts and 5.8 reb per game . Analyst: Mike Lucas 2 ALEEM FORD F R-Jr. 8.1 3.8 1.1 .427 .329 .722 SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN Double-fi gure scoring in 10 games this season (UW 8-2 in those games), including 11pts, 9reb vs. Ohio State . Twitter: @BadgerMBB 11 MICAH POTTER F R-Jr. 9.1 6.0 0.4 .505 .429 .923 . Instagram: badgermbb Made fi rst career start at Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (9pts, 5reb); .462 3FG (3rd) and .526 FG (8th) in B1G play . Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 34 BRAD DAVISON G Jr. 8.3 4.3 1.7 .365 .290 .896 . YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers 86 career starts in 90 games played; scored 14+ pts in 6 games this season, including 14 pts vs. #17 Maryland 35 NATE REUVERS F Jr. 13.6 4.8 0.5 .457 .329 .759 Wisconsin’s leading scorer ed for 14th in Big Ten in scoring, ranks 8th in FG% and T-4th in blocks (2.1 bpg) BADGERMBB NOTES GAME 25: NEBRASKA STRONG BODY OF WORK RELIABLE REUVERS BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS After beginning the season at 5-5, Wisconsin With the departure of Ethan Happ, Nate has been building one of the better resumes in Reuvers has fit in nicely to a larger workload GENERAL INFORMATION college basketball. for Wisconsin this season. Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 . Website: UWBadgers.com As of Feb. 13, Wisconsin ranks No. 32 in the Reuvers in 19 of 24 this season. He has . Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 NET rankings as well as No. 31 according to matched his career high (22 pts) on two KenPom.com. different occasions this year (vs. #20 Saint BRANDON HARRISON PRIMARY The Badgers have 5 wins over teams in the Mary’s, vs. Milwaukee). Phone: (608) 279-8653 top 25 of the NET rankings – the most of . Reuvers has scored 20+ points 6 times in his . Email: [email protected] any team in the NCAA. career, with 3 of those coming this season. Twitter: @BrandonHarrison Kansas has 5 and Baylor has 4. He’s tied for 14th in the Big Ten averaging UW also has a Big Ten-best 7 Quadrant 1 13.6 points per game. He also ranks 8th wins. HOME: #8 Maryland, #11 Michigan among league members in FG% (.457). PATRICK HERB DIR. BRAND STRATEGY State, #20 Marquette and #22 Ohio State. Phone: (608) 957-2085 ROAD: #22 OSU, #18 Penn State and #63 With 50 blocks this season, Reuvers has . Email: [email protected] Tennessee. the 10th 50-block season in school history . Twitter: @PatrickHerb Only 4 teams in the country have more (including Reuvers’ career-high 60-block Quad 1 wins than Wisconsin. total in 2018-19). Reuvers is tied for 4th in the Big Ten MOST QUADRANT 1 WINS (as of Feb. 13) Wins Team Wins Team averaging 2.1 swats per game. MEDIA RESOURCES 10 Kansas 7 Wisconsin . Reuvers is trying to become just the 4th CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS 8 Baylor 7 Three others Badger to average at least 2.0 blocks in a 8 Butler 6 Oregon . www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin season and the first since Jared Berggren 8 Seton Hall 5 Eight schools (2.1 bpg) in 2013. BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST UW single-season record for blocks In fact, UW has played 14 Quad 1 games, . office.bigten.org/media per game is 2.6 by Rashard Griffith in 1995. tied for the most in the country this season. WISCONSIN BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK BADGERS TO AVERAGE 2.0 BPG, SINGLE SEASON The Badgers have also tallied 4 AP Top-25 . go.wisc.edu/MBBRecordBook Player BPG Season wins, beating #5 Ohio State, #14 Michigan Rashard Griffith 2.6 1993-94 State, #17 Maryland and #20 Penn State.