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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 #7 WISCONSIN (21-3, 10-1) VS. NORTHWESTERN (18-6, 7-4) FEB. 12 ▪ 5:30 P.M. (CT) ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER (17,287) ▪ BIG TEN NETWORK Date Opponent Time NOV. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 79-47 TV . Big Ten Network NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Nov. 15 at Creighton^ [22] L, 67-79 Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Head Coach: Chris Collins NOV. 17 CHICAGO STATE W, 69-51 Radio .................Badger Radio Network Record at NU: 67-54 (4th Year) Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Overall: 67-54 (4th Year) Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee W, 74-62 All-Time Series.............UW leads, 114-63 GAME 25 WISCONSIN BADGERS All-Time in Madison .........UW leads, 66-21 Nov. 22 vs. Georgetown W, 73-57 Rankings (AP/Coaches): 7/5 Nov. 23 vs. North Carolina [4] L, 56-71 Active Streak ..............NU won 1 straight Head Coach: Greg Gard Last Meeting ................NU won, 70-65, Record at WIS: 36-11 (2nd Year) NOV. 27 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 95-50 on January 12, 2016 (in Evanston, Ill.) Overall: 36-11 (2nd Year) NOV. 29 SYRACUSE* [22] W, 77-60 WIN STREAKS ON THE LINE VS. NORTHWESTERN DEC. 3 OKLAHOMA W, 90-70 DEC. 7 IDAHO STATE W, 78-44 Winners of 8 in a row and 17 of the last 18, No. 7 Wisconsin hosts Dec. 10 at Marquette W, 93-84 Northwestern on Sunday with its highest ranking since the 2014-15 DEC. 14 GREEN BAY W, 73-59 season. The Badgers are riding a 19-game home win streak. DEC. 23 FLORIDA A&M W, 90-37 Up next, the Badgers travel to Michigan on Feb. 16 for a 6 p.m. DEC. 27 RUTGERS W, 72-52 (CT) tip on ESPN. UW has won 16 of the last 18 vs. the Wolverines. Jan. 3 at Indiana [25] W, 75-68 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN Jan. 8 at Purdue [20] L, 55-66 MID-SEASON SURGE: UW has lost just once since Thanksgiving Jan. 12 OHIO STATE W, 89-66 and is out-scoring foes by 16.2 ppg (76.0 to 59.8) over that span. Wisconsin has clinched a Jan. 17 MICHIGAN W, 68-64 winning record in Big Ten Jan. 21 at Minnesota W, 78-76 (ot) GARD IN CHARGE: Wisconsin is 36-11 with Greg Gard at the helm. play for the 17th-consecutive Jan. 24 PENN STATE W, 82-55 He is off to the best start of any UW coach in 100 years (pg 4). season, the longest streak in Jan. 28 vs. Rutgers (NYC) W, 61-54 (ot) PROTECT THIS HOUSE: UW has won 19 in a row at home, the 6th- conference history (pg 10). Jan. 31 at Illinois W, 57-43 longest active streak in the NCAA and 6th-longest in UW history. ALL-AMERICAN HAPP: Ethan Happ is doing it all for UW during Big Ten play, leading the team in Feb. 5 INDIANA W, 65-60 points (16.3 ppg), rebounds (9.0 rpg), assists (2.7 apg), blocks (1.5 bpg) and steals (2.6 spg). Feb. 9 at Nebraska W, 70-69 (ot) Happ is the only player in the nation leading his team in all 5 categories during conference play. Feb. 12 NORTHWESTERN 5:30 PM Feb. 16 at Michigan 6 pm WINNING SEASON: Over the last 4 seasons, UW is 33-8 (.805) in Feb./March regular season games. Feb. 19 MARYLAND [21] NOON CONSISTENCY MODEL: UW has reached 20 wins for the 11th-straight season (longest streak in Feb. 23 at Ohio State 8 pm B1G) and clinched a winning record in B1G play for the 17th-consecutive season. Feb. 26 at Michigan State 3 pm OT IS "OUR TIME": UW has won 8 consecutive overtime games. Of those 8, only 1 came at home. March 2 IOWA 8 PM HAYES AT THE HUB: Senior Nigel Hayes is one of the most versatile players in the Big Ten and is March 5 MINNESOTA TBD the only player in the conference averaging at least 13.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 3.0 apg. Sixth on UW's scoring list, Hayes is the nation's only player with 1,600 pts, 600 rebs and 250 asts. Big Ten Tournament – Washington, D.C. BADGER BALANCE: UW ranks among the top 35 in both offensive and defensive efficiency Mar. 8-12 at Big Ten Tournament (KenPom). The Badgers are scoring 74.4 ppg, the team's highest average since the 1993-94 season. NCAA Tournament OWNING THE GLASS: The Badgers are 5th in the nation with a +8.4 rebounding margin. Mar. 14-15 Round 1 KLUTCH KOENIG: Over the last 2 seasons, Bronson Koenig is 29-for-53 (.547) 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 46.7% from deep (30-for-66) and Mar. 23-26 Sweet 16/Elite 8 his 2.7 3FGs per game is 2nd 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 274 more points in the paint than their opponents, a margin of +11.4 ppg (33.6 to 22.2). UW has only been out-scored in the paint on 3 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 (60.2 ppg), 12th in fewest fouls per game and 32nd 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 2.7 2.0 42.4% 3FGs in B1G play; Team-high 2.2 ast-TO ratio u FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensBasketball 10 Nigel Hayes F Sr. 13.6 5.9 3.0 99 cons starts, 1,667 career pts and 109 wins u INSTAGRAM: BadgerMBB 22 Ethan Happ F So. 14.5 9.3 2.7 Avg. 16.3 ppg in B1G play; 8 double-doubles u YOUTUBE: WisconsinBadgers 24 Bronson Koenig G Sr. 13.9 2.4 2.2 .455 3FG% (B1G play); 5 3FGs from UW career record u SNAPCHAT: OfficialBadgers 30 Vitto Brown F Sr. 7.5 4.3 1.1 82.6% FTs (19-23); 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 25: VS. NORTHWESTERN 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.