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WISCONSIN MEN’S BASKETBALL ETHAN HAPP NIGEL HAYES SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICAN THIRD TEAM ALL BIG TEN FIRST TEAM ALL BIG TEN BIG TEN ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM BIG TEN ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM BRONSON KOENIG SECOND TEAM ALL BIG TEN BIG TEN ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2017 NCAA TOURNAMENT GUIDE MARCH 24 & 26 ▪ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ▪ NEW YORK, N.Y. WISCONSIN BASKETBALL D'Mitrik Trice Brevin Pritzl aleem ford zak showalter matt ferris Aaron Moesch nigel hayes 0 G, Fr., 6-0, 178 1 G, R-Fr., 6-3, 195 2 F, Fr., 6-8, 208 3 G, R-Sr., 6-3, 185 4 G, R-So., 6-6, 200 5 F, R-Jr., 6-8, 226 10 F, Sr., 6-8, 240 Huber Heights, Ohio De Pere, Wis. Lawrenceville, Ga. Germantown, Wis. Appleton, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. Toledo, Ohio Jordan Hill CharleS Thomas T.J. Schlundt KHALIL IVERSON eThan Happ bronson koenig alex illikainen 11 G, R-Jr., 6-4, 172 15 F, So., 6-8, 252 20 G, R-So., 6-5, 191 21 G, So., 6-5, 212 22 F, R-So., 6-10, 232 24 G, Sr., 6-3, 190 25 F, So., 6-9, 232 Pasadena, Calif. Highland, Md. Oconomowoc, Wis. Delaware, Ohio Milan, Ill. La Crosse, Wis. Grand Rapids, Minn. Vitto Brown michael ballard andy van vliet Greg Gard Lamont Paris Howard Moore Joe Krabbenhoft 30 F, Sr., 6-8, 235 31 G, Fr., 6-4, 194 33 F, So., 7-0, 224 Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Bowling Green, Ohio Oak Park, Ill. Antwerp, Belgium 2nd season at UW 7th season at UW 7th season at UW 1st season at UW WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) WISCONSIN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 0 D’Mitrik Trice G 6-0 178 Fr./Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne/IMG Academy) 0 Duh-MEE-trick Trice 1 Brevin Pritzl G 6-3 195 So./Fr. De Pere, Wis. (HS) 1 Brevin PRIT-zull 2 Aleem Ford^ F 6-8 208 Fr./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer/IMG Academy) 5 Aaron mayshh 3 Zak Showalter*** G 6-3 185 Sr.#/Sr. Germantown, Wis. (HS) 24 Bronson KAY-nig 4 Matt Ferris* G 6-6 200 Jr./So. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 5 Aaron Moesch** F 6-8 226 Sr./Jr. Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 25 Alex ill-eh-KAY-nin 10 Nigel Hayes*** F 6-8 240 Sr./Sr. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 30 VEE-toe Brown 11 Jordan Hill** G 6-4 172 Sr./Jr. Pasadena, Calif. (LaSalle/Exeter Academy [N.H.]) 33 Andy Van VLEET 15 Charles Thomas, IV* F 6-8 252 So./So. Highland, Md. (River Hill) 20 T.J. Schlundt* G 6-5 191 Jr./So. Oconomowoc, Wis. (St. John’s Military Academy) Joe CRAB-en-hoft 21 Khalil Iverson* F 6-5 212 So./So. Delaware, Ohio (Hayes) 22 Ethan Happ* F 6-10 232 Jr./So. Milan, Ill. (Rockridge) 24 Bronson Koenig*** G 6-3 190 Sr./Sr. La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas) 25 Alex Illikainen* F 6-9 232 So./So. Grand Rapids, Minn. (HS/Brewster Academy) 30 Vitto Brown*** F 6-8 235 Sr./Sr. Bowling Green, Ohio (HS) 31 Michael Ballard^ G 6-4 194 Fr./Fr. Oak Park, Ill. (Fenwick) 33 Andy Van Vliet F 7-0 224 So./So. Antwerp, Belgium * letters earned | # 5th-year senior | ^ will redshirt 2016-17 season Head Coach: Greg Gard (2nd); Associate Head Coach: Lamont Paris (7th); Assistant Coaches: Howard Moore (7th), Joe Krabbenhoft (1st); Dir. of Basketball Operations: Katherine Vosters; Strength & Conditioning: Erik Helland; Athletic Trainer: Henry Perez-Guerra; Video Coord.: A.J. Van Handel WISCONSIN basketball 23 NCAA Tournaments (19 consecutive) ▪ 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) ▪ 18 Big Ten Championships ▪ 21 Consensus All-Americans 2016-17 SCHEDULE (8) WISCONSIN (27-9, 12-6) VS. (4) FLORIDA (26-8, 14-4) MARCH 24 ▪ 9:59 PM (ET) ▪ NEW YORK, N.Y. ▪ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (19,812) ▪ TBS Date Opponent Time NOV. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 79-47 TV . TBS FLORIDA GATORS Nov. 15 at Creighton^ [22] L, 67-79 Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel & Allie LaForce Rankings (AP/Coaches): 20/17 Head Coach: Mike White NOV. 17 CHICAGO STATE W, 69-51 National Radio ...............Westwood One Record at UF: 47-23 (2nd Year) Ian Eagle & John Thompson 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Overall: 148-63 (6th Year) Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee W, 74-62 Wisconsin Radio .......Badger Radio Network GAME 35 WISCONSIN BADGERS Nov. 22 vs. Georgetown W, 73-57 Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas Rankings (AP/Coaches): 24/23 Nov. 23 vs. North Carolina [4] L, 56-71 All-Time vs. Florida ............Series tied, 2-2 Head Coach: Greg Gard Record at WIS: 40-17 (2nd Year) Last Meeting ..... UW won, 59-53 (11/12/13) NOV. 27 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 95-50 Overall: 40-17 (2nd Year) NOV. 29 SYRACUSE* [22] W, 77-60 DEC. 3 OKLAHOMA W, 90-70 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN DEC. 7 IDAHO STATE W, 78-44 SWEET SUCCESS: Wisconsin has advanced to its 4th-consecutive Dec. 10 at Marquette W, 93-84 Sweet 16 and the team's 6th trip in the last 7 years. UW is the DEC. 14 GREEN BAY W, 73-59 only school to accomplish either feat. DEC. 23 FLORIDA A&M W, 90-37 The Badgers have won 13 NCAA tournament games over the DEC. 27 RUTGERS W, 72-52 last 4 years, the highest mark in all of college basketball. Jan. 3 at Indiana [25] W, 75-68 NCAA TOURNEY VETERANS: Seniors Nigel Hayes and Bronson Jan. 8 at Purdue [20] L, 55-66 Koenig rank 1st and 2nd among all active players in NCAA tour- Jan. 12 OHIO STATE W, 89-66 nament points scored. Hayes has scored 166 and Koenig 159. Jan. 17 MICHIGAN W, 68-64 ALL THEY DO IS WIN: UW's 4-man senior class has registered Jan. 21 at Minnesota W, 78-76 (ot) 115 wins, equaling the school's highest 4-year total. Jan. 24 PENN STATE W, 82-55 Wisconsin is the nation's only team to reach the Sweet 16 in Jan. 28 vs. Rutgers (NYC) W, 61-54 (ot) GARD IS SWEET: Greg Gard is just the 3rd coach in the last 20 each of the last 4 seasons. Jan. 31 at Illinois W, 57-43 years to pilot his team to the Sweet 16 in each of his first 2 years as a head coach, joining Mark Few (Gonzaga) and Steve Lavin (UCLA). Feb. 5 INDIANA W, 65-60 MARCH INTO APRIL: Over the last 4 seasons, Wisconsin has posted a record of 25-7 (.781) during Feb. 9 at Nebraska W, 70-69 (ot) the month of March. That is the best winning percentage and most wins among Big Ten teams. Feb. 12 NORTHWESTERN L, 59-66 Feb. 16 at Michigan L, 58-64 THE BIG THREE: Wisconsin's big three of Bronson Koenig, Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ have raised Feb. 19 MARYLAND [23] W, 71-60 their level play in the postseason, combining for 51.0 ppg and shooting 52.1% collectively during Feb. 23 at Ohio State L, 73-83 the NCAA tournament. Koenig is averaging 22.5 ppg, shooting 47.8% (11-23) from 3-point range. Feb. 26 at Michigan State L, 74-85 Hayes (17.0p, 9.0r) and Happ (11.0p, 8.0r) are nearly averaging a double-double in the Big Dance. TAKING DOWN NO. 1: Wisconsin knocked off No. 1 overall seed Villanova in the second round. March 2 IOWA L, 57-59 The Badgers have now posted 5 wins over No. 1 or No. 2 seeds in the last 4 NCAA tournaments. March 5 MINNESOTA W, 66-49 Wisconsin owns a total of 4 wins over No. 1 seeds since 2000, the most of any team. Big Ten Tournament – Washington, D.C. CONSISTENCY MODEL: UW has reached 20 wins for the 11th-straight season (longest streak in March 10 vs. Indiana W, 70-60 Big Ten) and posted a winning record in league play for a record 17th-consecutive season. March 11 vs. Northwestern W, 76-48 ALL-AMERICAN HAPP: A second-team All-American, Ethan Happ is the nation's only player to March 12 vs. Michigan L, 56-71 lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals during conference play. NCAA Tourn. – 1st/2nd Round - Buffalo, N.Y. A first-team All-Big Ten pick and the AP's Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Happ averaged Mar. 16 vs. (9) Virginia Tech W, 84-74 14.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.0 assists, 1.6 blocks and 2.3 steals during Big Ten play. Mar. 18 vs. (1) Villanova [1] W, 65-62 KINGS OF THE ROAD: Over the last 4 seasons, UW is 58-23 (.716) in road/neutral games, owning the 7th-best win pct. in college hoops. The Badgers are 29-8 (.784) in neutral games over that span. NCAA Tourn. – Sweet 16 - New York, N.Y. Mar. 24 vs. (4) Florida [20] 9:59 pm ET HAYES PRAISE: A Senior CLASS Award finalist, Nigel Hayes is one of the most versatile players in Big Ten history. Ranking 4th on UW's all-time scoring list, Hayes is 1 of just 2 players in Big Ten his- ^ Gavitt Games | * Big Ten/ACC Challenge tory to tally 1,800 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists, joining MSU's Steve Smith (pg 6). KLUTCH KOENIG: Wisconsin's career 3-point king with 267 triples, Bronson Koenig is at his best FOLLOW UW BASKETBALL when the game is on the line.