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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 #24 WISCONSIN (23-8, 12-6) AT THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT MARCH 10 ▪ 5:30 P.M. (CT) ▪ WASHINGTON, D.C. ▪ VERIZON CENTER (20,356) ▪ BTN Date Opponent Time NOV. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 79-47 TV . Big Ten Network UW IN BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Nov. 15 at Creighton^ [22] L, 67-79 Brian Anderson, Bill Raftery & Mike Hall Overall Record (App): 21-16 (20th) Championships: 3 ('04, '08, '15) NOV. 17 CHICAGO STATE W, 69-51 Radio .................Badger Radio Network Last time: Lost to Nebraska, 70-58, Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational in 2016 quarterfinals Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee W, 74-62 All-Time vs. Iowa............UW leads, 83-80 GAME 32 WISCONSIN BADGERS Last Meeting .......Iowa won, 59-57 (3/2/17) Nov. 22 vs. Georgetown W, 73-57 Rankings (AP/Coaches): 24/23 Nov. 23 vs. North Carolina [4] L, 56-71 Head Coach: Greg Gard All-Time vs. Indiana ...........IU leads, 95-72 Record at WIS: 38-16 (2nd Year) NOV. 27 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 95-50 Last Meeting ........UW won, 65-60 (2/5/17) Overall: 38-16 (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 TOURNEY TIME: Wisconsin earned the No. 2 seed in the 2017 Dec. 10 at Marquette W, 93-84 Big Ten Tournament and will take on the winner of No. 7 Iowa/ DEC. 14 GREEN BAY W, 73-59 No. 10 Indiana on Friday evening. The Badgers are seeded second DEC. 23 FLORIDA A&M W, 90-37 for the 4th time in tournament history, going 6-2 from that posi- DEC. 27 RUTGERS W, 72-52 tion and winning the 2004 championship. Jan. 3 at Indiana [25] W, 75-68 NCAA TOURNEY ON HORIZON: The Badgers have appeared in Jan. 8 at Purdue [20] L, 55-66 each of the last 18 NCAA tournaments, equaling the 5th-longest Jan. 12 OHIO STATE W, 89-66 streak in the history of the Big Dance. Jan. 17 MICHIGAN W, 68-64 CONSISTENCY MODEL: UW has reached 20 wins for the 11th- Jan. 21 at Minnesota W, 78-76 (ot) straight season (longest streak in B1G) and clinched a winning Wisconsin has won the Big Ten Jan. 24 PENN STATE W, 82-55 record in B1G play for a record 17th-consecutive season. Tournament 3 times, taking Jan. 28 vs. Rutgers (NYC) W, 61-54 (ot) GARD IN CHARGE: Greg Gard has led UW to a record of 24-12 home the trophy in 2004, 2008 Jan. 31 at Illinois W, 57-43 in Big Ten play, the most conference wins by any UW head coach and 2015. Feb. 5 INDIANA W, 65-60 in his first 2 seasons. Doc Meanwell and Bo Ryan each won 23. Feb. 9 at Nebraska W, 70-69 (ot) ALL-AMERICAN HAPP: A second-team All-American, Ethan Happ is the nation's only player to Feb. 12 NORTHWESTERN L, 59-66 lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals during conference play. Feb. 16 at Michigan L, 58-64 A first-team All-Big Ten pick and the AP's Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Happ averaged Feb. 19 MARYLAND [23] W, 71-60 14.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.0 assists, 1.6 blocks and 2.3 steals during Big Ten play. Feb. 23 at Ohio State L, 73-83 KINGS OF THE ROAD: Over the last 4 seasons, UW is 54-22 (.711) in road/neutral games, owning Feb. 26 at Michigan State L, 74-85 the 6th-best win pct. in college hoops. The Badgers are 25-7 (.781) in neutral games over that span. March 2 IOWA L, 57-59 HAYES PRAISE: A Senior CLASS Award finalist, Nigel Hayes is one of the most versatile players in March 5 MINNESOTA W, 66-49 Big Ten history. Ranking 4th on UW's all-time scoring list, Hayes is 1 of just 3 players in Big Ten his- tory to tally 1,700 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists, joining Steve Smith and Brian Evans (pg 6). Big Ten Tournament – Washington, D.C. OWNING THE GLASS: The Badgers are 22nd in the nation with a +6.5 rebounding margin. March 10 vs. Iowa/Indiana 5:30 p.m. KLUTCH KOENIG: Wisconsin's career 3-point king with 247 triples, Bronson Koenig is at his best NCAA Tournament when the game is on the line. Over the last 2 seasons, he has gone 33-for-63 (.524) from 3-point Mar. 16-19 Rounds 1-2 range in the final 5:00 and overtime of games, including a 3-for-3 effort vs. Minnesota last Sunday. Mar. 23-26 Sweet 16/Elite 8 OWN THE PAINT: The Badgers have scored 288 more points in the paint than their opponents, a April 1-3 Final Four (Phoenix, Ariz.) margin of +9.3 ppg. UW has only been out-scored in the paint on 5 occasions (1-4 in those games). ^ Gavitt Games WISCONSIN RECIPE: The Badgers simply don't beat themselves. UW ranks 10th in the NCAA in * Big Ten/ACC Challenge scoring defense (61.6 ppg), 26th in fewest fouls per game and 24th in fewest turnovers per game. OT IS "OUR TIME": UW has won 8 consecutive overtime games. Of those 8, only 1 came at home. FOLLOW UW BASKETBALL u WEBSITE: www.UWBadgers.com WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes u TWITTER: @BadgerMBB 3 Zak Showalter G Sr. 8.2 2.9 1.7 .417 3FG% in B1G play (17th in B1G); Avg. 1.4 spg u FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensBasketball 10 Nigel Hayes F Sr. 13.5 6.2 2.9 3rd-Team All-B1G; 1,746 career pts (4th-most @ UW) u INSTAGRAM: BadgerMBB 22 Ethan Happ F So. 13.9 9.0 2.9 2nd-Team All-American; .585 FG%; 2.0 spg; 1.2 bpg u YOUTUBE: WisconsinBadgers 24 Bronson Koenig G Sr. 14.2 2.2 2.0 .418 3FG% in B1G; UW all-time 3FG leader (247) u SNAPCHAT: OfficialBadgers 30 Vitto Brown F Sr. 6.8 4.0 1.0 78.6% FTs (22-28); 5 pts, 6 reb vs. MIN (3/5) 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 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT: WASHINGTON, D.C. 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.