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WISCONSIN basketball 23 NCAA Tournaments (19 consecu ve) ▪ 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) ▪ 18 Big Ten Championships ▪ 21 Consensus All-Americans WISCONSIN 1012, 36 VS. NEBRASKA 168, 74 2017-18 SCHEDULE JAN. 29, 2018 ▪ 8 PM CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER 17,287 Date Opponent Time TV . Big Ten Network NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NOV. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA ST.. .W, 85-50 (Brian Anderson & Stephen Bardo) Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- NOV. 12 YALE. .W, 89-61 Radio . .Badger Radio Network Head Coach: Tim Miles NOV. 16 XAVIER [15]+ . .L, 70-80 (Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas) Record at NEB: 91-94 (6th Year) Overall: 374–314 (23rd Year) 2017 Hall of Fame Classic - Kansas City, Mo. All-Time Series. .WIS leads, 14-13 Nov. 20 vs. Baylor [22] . .L, 65-70 GAME 23 All-Time in Madison . WIS leads, 8-2 WISCONSIN BADGERS Nov. 21 vs. UCLA [23] . .L, 70-72 Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Current Streak . NEB won last 1 Head Coach: Greg Gard Last Meeting . NEB won, 63-59 Record at WIS: 52-30 (3rd Year) NOV. 24 MILWAUKEE . .W, 71-49 (1/9/18 - Lincoln, Neb.) Overall: 52-30 (3rd Year) Nov. 27 at Virginia [18]^ . .L, 38-49 DEC. 2 OHIO STATE* . .L, 58-83 WISCONSIN HOSTS NEBRASKA ON MONDAY Dec. 4 at Penn State* . .W, 64-63 After playing 5 of the last 6 on the road, Wisconsin returns home on Dec. 6 at Temple . .L, 55-59 Monday to host Nebraska at the Kohl Center. The Badgers are 4-0 at DEC. 9 MARQUETTE . .L, 63-82 home against Nebraska since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten. DEC. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY. .W, 81-80 DEC. 23 GREEN BAY . .W, 81-60 Up next, UW will host Northwestern on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Kohl DEC. 27 CHICAGO STATE . .W, 82-70 Center. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. on FS1. DEC. 30 UMASS LOWELL . .W, 82-53 NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN JAN. 2 INDIANA* . .W, 71-61 GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of 52-30 (.634), Greg Gard owns the Jan. 5 at Rutgers*. .L, 60-64 3rd-highest win percentage in school history (min. 60 games) behind Hall Ethan Happ is the Jan. 9 at Nebraska* . .L, 59-63 of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter Meanwell (.712) (more on page 10). na on's only major Jan. 16 at Purdue* [3] . .L, 50-78 conference player with JAN. 19 ILLINOIS* . .W, 75-50 HOME SWEET HOME: Wisconsin has won 6 straight home games dat- 1,300 points, 700 re- Jan. 23 at Iowa* . .L, 67-85 ing back to Dec. 13. UW is 32-7 (.821) at home under head coach Greg bounds and 200 assists Jan. 26 at Michigan State* [6] . .L, 61-76 Gard, that includes a mark of 16-5 (.762) in Big Ten games. in his career, and he's JAN. 29 NEBRASKA* . .8 pm (BTN) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! This season marks the 20-year anniversary of the only a junior. Kohl Center opening its doors on Jan. 17, 1998. FEB. 1 NORTHWESTERN* . .7:30 pm (FS1) The Badgers are 283-44 (.865) in the Kohl Center, owning the 9th-highest winning percentage Feb. 4 at Maryland* . Noon (CBS) of any active building in college basketball (page 6-7). Feb. 8 at Illinois*. 8 pm (BTN) FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: Wisconsin has one of the least experienced rosters in college basketball. FEB. 11 MICHIGAN* [25] . .Noon (CBS) The average experience level is 1.01 years. Only 20 of the 351 teams in the nation are younger. FEB. 15 PURDUE* [3] . 6 pm (ESPN/2) The Badgers' talented freshman class has accounted for 41.9% of the team's scoring this sea- FEB. 19 MINNESOTA* . .8 pm (FS1) son, combining for 28.5 ppg (pages 3 and 6). Feb. 22 at Northwestern* . .6 pm (ESPN/2) FEB. 25 MICHIGAN STATE* [6] . .Noon (CBS) HAPP HAVING HIS WAY: All-American Ethan Happ is the only player to rank among the Big Ten's top-10 in points (5th at 17.2 ppg), rebounds (4th at 8.5 rpg) and assists (9th at 3.8 apg). He Big Ten Tournament - New York City, N.Y. is also the only major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg (page 4). Feb. 28-Mar. 4 at Big Ten Tournament DAVISON DIALED IN: Averaging 11.5 ppg, guard Brad Davison is 2nd among all Big Ten fresh- NCAA Tournament men in scoring. He is also among the top freshmen in assists, 3FG percentage and FT percentage. Mar. 13-14 Round 1 PRITZL'S PRIME: Sophomore Brevin Pritzl is emerging as a consistent scoring threat. He has hit Mar. 15-18 Rounds 2-3 double-figure points in 6 of the last 8 games, averaging 11.6 ppg over that stretch. Mar. 22-25 Sweet 16/Elite 8 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) IVERSON IMPROVING: Junior Khalil Iverson is enjoying the best stretch of his career lately. Over the last 3 games, Iverson is averaging 13.0 ppg and has scored at least 9 points in 3 straight ^ B1G/ACC Challenge | + Gavi Tipoff Games games for the first time in his career. That includes equaling a career-high with 17 points at Iowa. * Big Ten Conference Game Home games in ALL CAPS | All mes listed as Central BIG TEN BEASTS: UW has boasted a winning conference record in each of the last 17 seasons, the longest run of success of any team in the 110-year history of Big Ten hoops (more on page 7). FOLLOW THE BADGERS WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS BASED ON LAST TIME OUT . Twitter .............................................@BadgerMBB No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes . Hashtags: ..................#Badgers / #OnWisconsin 1 Brevin Pritzl G So. 9.0 3.7 1.1 .440 3FG% at home; 11.6 ppg over last 8 games . Instagram: ........................................ @badgermbb . Facebook: ................. WisconsinMensBasketball 21 Khalil Iverson F Jr. 8.8 4.4 1.7 .553 FG%; 13.0 ppg over last 3 games . Snapchat: ........................................officialbadgers 22 Ethan Happ F Jr. 17.2 8.5 3.8 .551 FG%; Conference-high 2.1 spg in B1G play . YouTube: .................................WisconsinBadgers 34 Brad Davison G Fr. 11.5 2.2 2.4 .355 3FG%; Team-high 32 steals and 24 charges 35 Nate Reuvers F Fr. 5.6 2.6 0.6 Team-high 21 blks (5 vs. ILL); 7.1 ppg in B1G play Men’s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb | Cell: 608-957-2085 | E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 җBADGERMBB NOTES GAME 23: VS. NEBRASKA WISCONSIN BASKETBALL D'Mitrik Trice Brevin Pritzl aleem ford WALT McGRORY matt ferris Aaron Moesch 0 G, So., 6-0, 177 1 G, R-So., 6-3, 197 2 F, R-Fr., 6-8, 215 3 G, Fr., 6-3, 210 4 G, R-Jr., 6-6, 205 5 F, R-Sr., 6-8, 220 Huber Heights, Ohio De Pere, Wis. Lawrenceville, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn. Appleton, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. ANDY VAN VLIET TREVOR ANDERSON CharleS Thomas, IV T.J. Schlundt KHALIL IVERSON eThan Happ 11 F, Jr., 7-0, 228 12 G, So., 6-2, 196 15 F, Jr., 6-8, 255 20 G, R-Jr., 6-5, 197 21 G, Jr., 6-5, 210 22 F, R-Jr., 6-10, 235 Antwerp, Belgium Stevens Point, Wis. Highland, Md. Oconomowoc, Wis. Delaware, Ohio Milan, Ill. Kobe King alex illikainen michael ballard BRAD DAVISON NATE REUVERS 23 G, Fr., 6-4, 203 25 F, Jr., 6-9, 231 31 G, R-Fr., 6-4, 197 34 F, Fr., 6-3, 205 35 F, Fr., 6-10, 215 La Crosse, Wis. Grand Rapids, Minn. Oak Park, Ill. Maple Grove, Minn. Lakeville, Minn. WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 0 D’Mitrik Trice G 6-0 177 So./So. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne/IMG Acad.) 1 Brevin Pritzl G 6-3 197 Jr./ So. De Pere, Wis. (HS) 2 Aleem Ford F 6-8 215 So./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer/IMG Acad.) 3 Walt McGrory + G 6-3 210 Fr./Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Edina) 4 Ma Ferris G 6-6 205 Sr./Jr. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 5 Aaron Moesch F 6-8 220 Sr.#/Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 11 Andy Van Vliet F 7-0 228 Jr./Jr. Antwerp, Belgium 12 Trevor Anderson + G 6-2 196 So./So. Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH/Green Bay) 15 Charles Thomas, IV F 6-8 255 Jr./Jr. Highland, Md. (River Hill) Greg Gard Howard Moore 20 T.J. Schlundt G 6-5 197 Sr./Jr. Oconomowoc, Wis. (St. John’s Mil. Acad.) Head Coach Assistant Coach 21 Khalil Iverson F 6-5 210 Jr./Jr. Delaware, Ohio (Hayes) 3rd season at UW 8th season at UW 22 Ethan Happ F 6-10 235 Sr./Jr. Milan, Ill. (Rockridge) 23 Kobe King G 6-4 203 Fr./Fr. La Crosse, Wis. (Central) 25 Alex Illikainen F 6-9 231 Jr./Jr. Grand Rapids, Minn. (HS/Brewster Acad.) 31 Michael Ballard G 6-4 197 So./Fr. Oak Park, Ill. (Fenwick) 34 Brad Davison G 6-3 205 Fr./Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (HS) 35 Nate Reuvers F 6-10 215 Fr./Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (North) # - 5th-year senior | + - will redshirt in 2017-18 Head Coach: Greg Gard (3rd); Assistant Coaches: Howard Moore (8th), Joe Krabbenho (2nd), Dean Oliver (1st); Director of Basketball Opera ons: Marc VandeWe ering; Strength & Condi oning: Erik Joe Krabbenhoft DEAN OLIVER Helland; Athle c Trainer: Henry Perez-Guerra; Video Coordinator: A.J.