WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 201920 SCHEDULE Nov. 1 UW-LA CROSSE (Ex.) W, 82-53 Nov. 5 vs. #20 Saint Mary’s^ L, 63-65 ot 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPERANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 18 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS Nov. 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 65-52 Nov. 13 McNEESE STATE W, 83-63 WISCONSIN BADGERS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS VS Nov. 17 MARQUETTE W, 77-61 6҃5, 1҃1 BIG TEN 8҃3, 0҃0 SEC Nov. 21 GREEN BAY W, 88-70 Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Rankings (AP/Coaches): RV/RV Head Coach: Greg Gard Head Coach: Rick Barnes LEGENDS CLASSIC - BROOKLYN, NY Record at Wisconsin: 86-52 (5th) Record at Tennessee: 96-53 (5th) Overall Record: 86-52 (5th) Overall Record: 700-367 (33rd) Nov. 25 vs. Richmond* L, 52-62 Nov. 26 vs. New Mexico* L, 50-59 SATURDAY, DEC. 28 ▪ 12:30 PM CT ▪ KNOXVILLE, TENN. ▪ THOMPSONBOLING ARENA 21,678 ▪ CBS Dec. 4 at NC State L, 54-69 Dec. 7 INDIANA W, 84-64 BADGERS PREPARE FOR ROCKY TOP ROAD TRIP Dec. 11 at Rutgers L, 65-72 Coming off an 83-64 win over Milwaukee last Saturday, Wisconsin Dec. 21 MILWAUKEE W, 83-64 wraps up non-conference road play with a game at Tennessee on Dec. 28 at Tennessee 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Tip is set for 12:30 p.m. (CT) on CBS. Dec. 31 RIDER 6 p.m. The Badgers will make just their second trip to Knoxville. The Jan. 3 Ohio State [2] 6 p.m. Volunteers topped Wisconsin at Thompson-Boling Arena back in 2000. Jan. 8 ILLINOIS 8 p.m. Wisconsin has won the last two meetings with Tennessee, including a Jan. 11 at Penn State [20] 1:15 p.m. victory in the opening round of the 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Jan. 14 MARYLAND [13] 8 p.m. Jan. 17 Michigan State [14] 6 p.m. Up next, UW hosts Rider in Madison on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. on BTN. Jan. 21 NEBRASKA 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at Purdue 6 p.m. FAST BREAK FACTS Reigning Big Ten Co-Player of Jan. 27 at Iowa [25] 7:30 p.m. the Week D’Mitrik Trice scored Feb. 1 MICHIGAN STATE [14] Noon In his 5th season at the helm, Greg Gard has led 64.8% and aver- a career-high 31 points last Sat- urday vs. Milwaukee. He’s 1 of 5 Feb. 5 at Minnesota 8 p.m. Wisconsin to a mark of 86-52 (.623) overall, the aged 15.6 FTAs Badgers averaging 9.3+ ppg. Feb. 9 OHIO STATE [2] Noon 3rd-highest win percentage in program history. per game. Feb. 15 at Nebraska 1:15 p.m. Under Gard, UW has tallied 4 wins over top-5 Gard has led UW to the NCAA tournament in 3 Feb. 18 PURDUE 6 p.m. teams, most in the Big Ten during that span. UW of his first 4 seasons as head coach, making him Feb. 23 RUTGERS Noon has 7 wins over AP Top 10 teams (7-8, .467). 1 of only 10 active coaches to do so. Feb. 27 at Michigan [11] 6 p.m. Wisconsin has featured a balanced offensive Gard (Wisconsin), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Mar. 1 MINNESOTA 5:30 p.m. attack this season with 5 players averaging at Mark Few (Gonzaga), Bob Huggins (West Mar. 4 NORTHWESTERN 8 p.m. least 9.3 points per contest (min. 10 games). Virginia), Lon Kruger (Oklahoma), Matt Painter Mar. 7 at Indiana 11 a.m. Twice this season, UW has had games where (Purdue), Steve Prohm (Iowa State), Bill Self 6 different players scored in double figures. (Kansas), Mike White (Florida) and Roy Williams BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Chicago, Ill. Since 1995, UW has had 6 score in double (North Carolina). Mar. 11-15 at Big Ten Tournament figures in the same game just 7 times. Two of Wisconsin is 1 of just 5 teams to participate in NCAA TOURNAMENT those being this season, back-to-back. 20 of the last 21 NCAA tournaments, joined by Mar. 17-18 First Four The Badgers rank No. 44 in the NET Rankings Duke, Kansas, Michigan State & Gonzaga. Mar. 19-22 Rounds 1-2 (thru games Dec. 25, 2019), which also ranks The Badgers are 1 of 3 teams to reach the Mar. 26-29 Sweet 16 / Elite 8 Wisconsin as having the 11th-toughest Sweet 16 in 6 of the last 9 seasons (2011, 2012, April 4-6 Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) schedule in the nation. 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017). UW’s non-conference slate features three Kansas and Kentucky are the only other 2 ^ Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.) teams from last season’s NCAA tournament: schools to reach 6 of the last 9 seasons. * Barclay’s Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Home games in BOLD CAPS Saint Mary’s, Marquette and Tennessee. Since 2002, Wisconsin has won 7 Big Ten cham- Wisconsin ranks 17th in the NCAA shooting pionships (4 reg. season, 3 tourn.). Only OSU 78.2% (154-for-197) at the free throw line this (10; 5 reg., 5 tourn.) and MSU have won more FOLLOW THE #BADGERS season (avg. 17.9 FTAs/game). Both are big titles during that era (9; 5 reg, 4 tourn.). improvements from a year ago when UW shot TV: CBS App: CBS Sports | Online: cbssports.com . Play-by-Play: Carter Blackburn WISCONSIN’S POTENTIAL STARTERS . Analyst: Clark Kellogg No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: SiriusXM 380 0 D’MITRIK TRICE G Jr. 9.8 4.6 3.1 .413 .340 .824 . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Milwaukee last Saturday; 2.0 assist-to-turnover ra o (T-8th in Big Ten) . Analyst: Mike Lucas 2 ALEEM FORD F R-Jr. 10.0 4.5 1.2 .437 .326 .741 SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN Scored in double fi gures in 6 of 11 games (15 career); had 12 pts, matched career high in reb (7) vs. Marque e . Twitter: @BadgerMBB 23 KOBE KING G R-So. 11.5 3.8 1.3 .460 .263 .714 . Instagram: badgermbb Scored in double fi gures 7 of the last 9 games, including career high 24 points (10-15 FG) vs. Indiana (12/7) . Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 34 BRAD DAVISON G Jr. 9.3 4.1 1.8 .393 .300 .889 . YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers 74 career starts in 78 games played; scored 15+ pts in 4 games this season, inc. season-high 24 vs. McNeese 35 NATE REUVERS F Jr. 15.2 5.2 0.6 .496 .324 .795 Double-fi gure scoring 10 of 11 games; T-7th in Big Ten avg. 15.2 ppg, T-3rd in blocks (2.5 bpg), 6th in FG% BADGERMBB NOTES GAME 12: TENNESSEE BIG TEN BEASTS In UW’s home opener vs. EIU, Reuvers was 1 block shy of his first career triple-double: 14 BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS Since 2002, Wisconsin has won 7 Big Ten points, career-high 14 rebounds and 9 blocks. championships (4 reg. season and 3 tourn.). GENERAL INFORMATION Only Ohio State (10; 5 reg., 5 tourn.) and . He’s the first B1G player since at least 1996- . Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 Michigan State have won more titles during 97 with 14 pts, 14 reb and 9 blk in a game. Website: UWBadgers.com that era (9; 5 reg., 4 tourn.). Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 With 28 blocks in 10 games, Reuvers now UW has clinched a top-four finish in the Big has 114 in his career, passing Kurt Portmann BRANDON HARRISON PRIMARY Ten in 17 of the last 18 seasons. No other for 7th place on UW’s all-time list. Phone: (608) 279-8653 Big Ten team can make that claim. He is 3 blocks from tying Mike Wilkinson . Email: [email protected] Since 2001-02, Wisconsin owns the best win (117) for 6th and only 41 away from Ethan Happ’s school record 154 blocked shots. Twitter: @BrandonHarrison percentage and most wins among Big Ten teams, posting a mark of 218-98 (.690): WHO’S NEXT AT WISCONSIN? Big Ten Win Pct., Since 2001-02 (thru Dec. 17) PATRICK HERB DIR. BRAND STRATEGY Team W-L Pct. Wisconsin basketball is built on player . Phone: (608) 957-2085 1. Wisconsin 218-98 .690 development and a tradi on of having its . Email: [email protected] 2. Michigan State 218-98 .690 next star player wai ng in the wings. Twitter: @PatrickHerb 3. Ohio State 199-118 .628 Including Ethan Happ last season, Wisconsin 4. Purdue 185-132 .584 players have earned 16 fi rst-team all-confer- 5. Michigan 170-147 .536 ence honors during the last 18 seasons – no Big Ten team has had more. The Badgers Over the last 15 seasons, UW is 132-25 MEDIA RESOURCES have boasted a fi rst-team All-Big Ten player (.841) in Big Ten home games, the best mark in 8 of the last 9 seasons. CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS in the conference. www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin 2019 Ethan Happ 2008 Brian Butch 2018 Ethan Happ 2007 Alando Tucker BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST BALANCED BADGERS 2017 Ethan Happ 2006 Alando Tucker . office.bigten.org/media UW has 5 players averaging at least 9.3 ppg, 2016 Nigel Hayes 2005 Mike Wilkinson with a minimum of 10 games played: WISCONSIN BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK 2015 Frank Kaminsky 2004 Devin Harris 2014 Frank Kaminsky 2003 Kirk Penney . go.wisc.edu/MBBRecordBook .