WISCONSIN basketball 23 NCAA Tournaments (19 consecu ve) ▪ 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) ▪ 18 Big Ten Championships ▪ 21 Consensus All-Americans WISCONSIN 98, 22 AT NEBRASKA 116, 22 2017-18 SCHEDULE JAN. 9, 2018 ▪ 7:30 PM CT ▪ LINCOLN, NEB. ▪ PINNACLE BANK ARENA 15,500 Date Opponent Time TV . Big Ten Network NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NOV. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA ST.. .W, 85-50 (Kevin Kugler & Robbie Hummel) 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 Lepays & Mike Lucas) Record at NEB: 86-91 (6th Year) Overall: 369-311 (23rd Year) 2017 Hall of Fame Classic - Kansas City, Mo. All-Time Series. UW leads 14-12 Nov. 20 vs. Baylor [22] . .L, 65-70 GAME 18 All-Time in Lincoln . NEB leads 7-5 WISCONSIN BADGERS Nov. 21 vs. UCLA [23] . .L, 70-72 Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Current Streak . .UW won last 1 Head Coach: Greg Gard Last Meeting . UW won, 70-69 (ot) Record at WIS: 51-26 (3rd Year) NOV. 24 MILWAUKEE . .W, 71-49 (2/9/17 - Lincoln, Neb.) Overall: 51-26 (3rd Year) Nov. 27 at Virginia [18]^ . .L, 38-49 DEC. 2 OHIO STATE* . .L, 58-83 ROAD TRIP TO NEBRASKA UP NEXT Dec. 4 at Penn State* . .W, 64-63 Winners of 5 of the last 6, Wisconsin looks to move above .500 in the Big Dec. 6 at Temple . .L, 55-59 Ten with a road game at Nebraska on Jan. 9. The Badgers have won 8 of DEC. 9 MARQUETTE . .L, 63-82 10 games against Nebraska since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011. DEC. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY. .W, 81-80 DEC. 23 GREEN BAY . .W, 81-60 Up next, UW will play its third-straight road game when it travels to No. DEC. 27 CHICAGO STATE . .W, 82-70 13 Purdue on Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2. DEC. 30 UMASS LOWELL . .W, 82-53 NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN JAN. 2 INDIANA* . .W, 71-61 OFFENSE HEATING UP: Over the last 6 games, the Badgers' offense Jan. 5 at Rutgers*. .L, 60-64 has been clicking, averaging 76.2 ppg and shooting 52% overall (40% Jan. 9 at Nebraska* . 7:30 pm (BTN) from 3-point range). During the first 11 games, UW averaged just 66.1 Guard Brad Davison Jan. 16 at Purdue* [13] . 6 pm (ESPN/2) ppg, shooting 44% overall and 33% from 3-point range. leads all Big Ten fresh- JAN. 19 ILLINOIS* . .8 pm (FS1) men in scoring, averag- Jan. 23 at Iowa* . .6 pm (ESPN/2) HOME ON THE ROAD: In 2-plus seasons under Greg Gard, Wisconsin is ing 11.9 ppg. Jan. 26 at Michigan State [1]* . .7 pm (FS1) 11-9 in Big Ten road games, the 3rd-highest win percentage of any team JAN. 29 NEBRASKA* . .8 pm (BTN) over that span (Maryland 12-8). Overall, the Badgers are 26-14 (.650) in conference play under Gard, also 3rd-best in the B1G. FEB. 1 NORTHWESTERN* . .7:30 pm (FS1) GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of 51-26 (.662), Greg Gard owns the 3rd-highest win per- Feb. 4 at Maryland* . Noon (CBS) centage in school history (min. 60 games) behind Hall of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter Feb. 8 at Illinois*. 8 pm (BTN) Meanwell (.712). He has gone 26-13 (.667) in Big Ten play (more on page 9). FEB. 11 MICHIGAN* . .Noon (CBS) FEB. 15 PURDUE* [13] . 6 pm (ESPN/2) HAPP HAVING HIS WAY: All-American Ethan Happ is doing it all for the Badgers. He is only FEB. 19 MINNESOTA* . .8 pm (FS1) major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg this season and the Big Feb. 22 at Northwestern* . 6 pm (ESPN/2) Ten's only player leading his team in points, rebounds and assists (more on page 4). FEB. 25 MICHIGAN STATE* [1] . .Noon (CBS) DAVISON DIALED IN: Averaging 11.9 ppg, guard Brad Davison leads all Big Ten freshmen in scor- ing. Over the last 20 years, Devin Harris, Alando Tucker and Ethan Happ are the only Badgers to Big Ten Tournament - New York City, N.Y. average double figure points in their freshman season. Feb. 28-Mar. 4 at Big Ten Tournament FORD FEELING IT: Freshman Aleem Ford ranks 7th in the Big Ten shooting 46.2% from 3-point NCAA Tournament range. Over the last 6 games he is averaging 9.8 ppg and has gone 14-for-23 (.609) from long range. Mar. 13-14 Round 1 BIG TEN BEASTS: UW has boasted a winning conference record in each of the last 17 seasons, the Mar. 15-18 Rounds 2-3 longest run of success of any team in the 110-year history of Big Ten hoops (more on page 7). Mar. 22-25 Sweet 16/Elite 8 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) THISCLOSE: Wisconsin has lost 8 games this season, but has been within minutes of winning 5 of them. In each of those 5 setbacks, UW was tied or within 2 points with 2:00 remaining. ^ B1G/ACC Challenge | + Gavi Tipoff Games * Big Ten Conference Game TOUGHEST SCHEDULE: UW faced arguably the toughest non-confernece schedule in the country. Home games in ALL CAPS | All mes listed as Central The Badgers played 7 games against the KenPom top-90, most in the nation (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 Nate Reuvers F Fr. 5.5 2.9 0.5 Tied for team-lead w/14 blks; 10p, 4r, 3b at RUT . Instagram: ........................................ @badgermbb 2 Aleem Ford F Fr. 6.4 3.3 0.9 .462 3FG%; Averaging 9.8 ppg over last 6 games . Facebook: ................. WisconsinMensBasketball 21 Khalil Iverson F Jr. 8.5 4.2 1.8 Team-high .573 FG%; 17p vs. Chicago St. Snapchat: ........................................officialbadgers . YouTube: .................................WisconsinBadgers 22 Ethan Happ F Jr. 16.7 8.4 3.5 .566 FG%; 6 dbl-dbls this season (3 of last 4 gms) 34 Brad Davison G Fr. 11.9 1.9 2.2 .380 3FG%; Team-high 24 steals and 18 charges 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 18: AT 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.