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WISCONSIN basketball 22 NCAA Tournaments (18 consecutive) ▪ 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) ▪ 18 Big Ten Championships ▪ 21 Consensus All-Americans 2016-17 SCHEDULE #11/10 WISCONSIN (21-4, 10-2) AT MICHIGAN (16-9, 6-6) FEB. 16 ▪ 6 P.M. (CT) ▪ ANN ARBOR, MICH. ▪ CRISLER ARENA (13,751) ▪ ESPN Date Opponent Time NOV. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 79-47 TV . ESPN MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Nov. 15 at Creighton^ [22] L, 67-79 Rece Davis and Jim Calhoun Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Head Coach: John Beilein NOV. 17 CHICAGO STATE W, 69-51 Radio .................Badger Radio Network Record at UM: 205-132 (10th Year) Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Overall: 681-407 (35th Year) Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee W, 74-62 All-Time Series.............. UM leads, 88-74 GAME 26 WISCONSIN BADGERS All-Time in Ann Arbor ....... UM leads, 54-22 Nov. 22 vs. Georgetown W, 73-57 Rankings (AP/Coaches): 11/10 Nov. 23 vs. North Carolina [4] L, 56-71 Active Streak ............. UW won 5 straight Head Coach: Greg Gard Last Meeting ............... UW won, 68-64, Record at WIS: 36-11 (2nd Year) NOV. 27 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 95-50 on January 17, 2017 (in Madison, Wis.) Overall: 36-11 (2nd Year) NOV. 29 SYRACUSE* [22] W, 77-60 DEC. 3 OKLAHOMA W, 90-70 UW TAKES AIM AT 9TH WIN AWAY FROM HOME DEC. 7 IDAHO STATE W, 78-44 Wisconsin travels to Michigan on Thursday looking to continue its Dec. 10 at Marquette W, 93-84 success away from home. The Badgers are 8-3 away from the Kohl DEC. 14 GREEN BAY W, 73-59 Center this. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. DEC. 23 FLORIDA A&M W, 90-37 Up next, the Badgers host Maryland on Feb. 19 in the season's only DEC. 27 RUTGERS W, 72-52 meeting between the 2 schools. Action tips 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Jan. 3 at Indiana [25] W, 75-68 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN Jan. 8 at Purdue [20] L, 55-66 Jan. 12 OHIO STATE W, 89-66 WINS PILING UP: At 21-4, Wisconsin has posted the 3rd-best Jan. 17 MICHIGAN W, 68-64 25-game start in school history. Wisconsin has won at least 21 of Jan. 21 at Minnesota W, 78-76 (ot) its first 25 games for the 4th time in the last 11 seasons. Wisconsin has clinched a winning record in Big Ten Jan. 24 PENN STATE W, 82-55 GARD IN CHARGE: Wisconsin is 36-12 with Greg Gard at the helm. Jan. 28 vs. Rutgers (NYC) W, 61-54 (ot) He is off to the best start of any UW coach in 100 years (pg 4). play for the 17th-consecutive Jan. 31 at Illinois W, 57-43 season, the longest streak in KINGS OF THE ROAD: Over the last 4 seasons, UW is 54-19 (.740) conference history (pg 10). in road/neutral games, owning the 4th-best win pct. in college hoops. Feb. 5 INDIANA W, 65-60 Feb. 9 at Nebraska W, 70-69 (ot) ALL-AMERICAN HAPP: Ethan Happ is doing it all for UW during Big Ten play, leading the team in Feb. 12 NORTHWESTERN L, 59-66 points (15.7 ppg), rebounds (8.8 rpg), assists (2.8 apg), blocks (1.5 bpg) and steals (2.5 spg). Feb. 16 at Michigan 6 pm Happ is the only player in the nation leading his team in all 5 categories during conference play. Feb. 19 MARYLAND [21] NOON WINNING SEASON: Over the last 4 seasons, UW is 33-9 (.786) in Feb./March regular season games. Feb. 23 at Ohio State 8 pm Feb. 26 at Michigan State 3 pm CONSISTENCY MODEL: UW has reached 20 wins for the 11th-straight season (longest streak in B1G) and clinched a winning record in B1G play for the 17th-consecutive season. March 2 IOWA 8 PM OT IS "OUR TIME": UW has won 8 consecutive overtime games. Of those 8, only 1 came at home. March 5 MINNESOTA TBD HAYES AT THE HUB: Senior Nigel Hayes is one of the most versatile players in Big Ten history. Big Ten Tournament – Washington, D.C. With 1,680 points, 705 rebounds and 292 assists, he is 1 of just 3 players in Big Ten history to Mar. 8-12 at Big Ten Tournament reach those marks (pg 6). He is the nation's only active player with 1,600p, 700r and 250a. OWNING THE GLASS: The Badgers are 10th in the nation with a +8.3 rebounding margin. NCAA Tournament Mar. 14-15 Round 1 KLUTCH KOENIG: Over the last 2 seasons, Bronson Koenig is 29-for-54 (.537) from 3-point range in Mar. 16-19 Rounds 2-3 the final 5:00 and OT. During B1G play this season, he is shooting 42.3% from deep (30-for-71) and Mar. 23-26 Sweet 16/Elite 8 his 2.6 3FGs per game is 3rd in the B1G. He is also just 5 3FGs from breaking the UW career record. April 1-3 Final Four (Phoenix, Ariz.) OWN THE PAINT: The Badgers have scored 260 more points in the paint than their opponents, a margin of +10.4 ppg (32.7 to 22.3). UW has only been out-scored in the paint on 4 occasions. ^ Gavitt Games * Big Ten/ACC Challenge WISCONSIN RECIPE: The Badgers simply don't beat themselves. UW ranks 4th in the NCAA in scoring defense (60.4 ppg), 9th in fewest fouls per game and 31st in fewest turnovers per game. FOLLOW UW BASKETBALL WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS u WEBSITE: www.UWBadgers.com No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes u TWITTER: @BadgerMBB 3 Zak Showalter G Sr. 8.0 2.8 2.0 43.2% 3FGs in B1G play; Avg. 1.5 spg (4th in B1G) u FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensBasketball 10 Nigel Hayes F Sr. 13.6 5.9 2.9 100 cons starts, 1,680 career pts and 109 wins u INSTAGRAM: BadgerMBB 22 Ethan Happ F So. 14.2 9.2 2.8 Avg. 15.7 ppg in B1G play; 8 double-doubles u YOUTUBE: WisconsinBadgers 24 Bronson Koenig G Sr. 13.4 2.4 2.2 .423 3FG% (B1G play); 5 3FGs from UW career record u SNAPCHAT: OfficialBadgers 30 Vitto Brown F Sr. 7.6 4.2 1.0 84.0% FTs (21-25); Season-high 16p vs. PSU Men’s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb | Office: 608-890-2477 | Cell: 608-957-2085 | E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 @BADGERMBB NOTES GAME 26: AT MICHIGAN 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.