WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 21 NCAA Tournaments (17 consecutive) . 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) . 18 Big Ten Championships . 21 Consensus All-Americans WISCONSIN (20-11, 12-6) at the 2016 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 2015-16 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 . 8 P.M. (CT) . INDIANAPOLIS, IND. BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE . ESPN2 Date Opponent Time Location . .Indianapolis, Ind. WISCONSIN BADGERS NOV. 13 WESTERN ILLINOIS L, 67-69 Site . Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,345) Rankings (AP/Coaches) .............................RV/25 NOV. 15 SIENA W, 92-65 TV. .ESPN2 (Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Quint Kessenich) Record (Big Ten) .............................20-11 (12-6) Head Coach .........................................Greg Gard NOV. 17 NORTH DAKOTA W, 78-64 Radio. .Badger Radio Network (Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas) Record at Wisconsin (Years) ................13-6 (1st) 2K Classic – New York City (Madison Sq. Grdn) All-Time vs. Nebraska. .WIS leads, 12-11 UW IN BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Nov. 20 vs. Georgetown L, 61-71 Last Meeting. .UW won, 72-61 (2/10/16) Overall Record (Appearances). 21-15 (19th) Nov. 22 vs. VCU W, 74-73 Championships. 3 (2004, 2008, 2015) NOV. 25 PRAIRIE VIEW W, 85-67 All-Time vs. Rutgers . .WIS leads, 4-1 Last time . Defeated Michigan, Purdue and Nov. 29 at Oklahoma [7] L, 48-65 Last Meeting. UW won, 79-57, (1/2/16) Michigan State to win 2015 championship Big Ten/ACC Challenge NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN Dec. 2 at Syracuse [14] W, 66-58 ot 1 DEFENDING CHAMPS: Wisconsin will travel to Indianapolis looking to defend its DEC. 5 TEMPLE W, 76-60 2015 Big Ten Tournament championship. The Badgers fi nished in a tie for 3rd place in DEC. 9 MILWAUKEE L, 67-68 the Big Ten this season and are seeded 6th in the tournament. The last time UW was a DEC. 12 MARQUETTE L, 55-57 6 seed, it advanced to the semifi nals of the BTT and later made the 2000 Final Four. DEC. 15 TA&M CORPUS CHRISTI W, 64-49 DEC. 23 GREEN BAY W, 84-79 2 OFFICIALLY, HEAD COACH: Greg Gard was offi cially named the head coach at DEC. 29 PURDUE [14] L, 55-61 Wisconsin on March 7, removing the interim tag. He is the 16th coach in UW history. 3 INCREDIBLE TURN-AROUND: On Jan. 13, Wisconsin was 9-9 overall and 1-4 in JAN. 2 RUTGERS W, 79-57 the Big Ten with an RPI of 110. Since then, Greg Gard has led the Badgers to wins in Jan. 5 at Indiana L, 58-59 11 of 13 games, climbing to 3rd place in the league and No. 32 in the RPI. UW is 1 of just 4 teams in JAN. 9 MARYLAND [3] L, 60-63 4 RESUME BUILDING: UW has faced the nation’s 4th-toughest schedule and boasts the nation with a trio of top- Jan. 12 at Northwestern L, 65-70 the most RPI top-25 wins in the Big Ten (4), and the 2nd-most top-100 wins (10). 10 wins and is 1 of only 2 JAN. 17 MICHIGAN STATE [4] W, 77-76 teams with 3 road wins over 5 TOP-10 TAKEDOWNS: With the 67-59 win at No. 8 Iowa, the Badgers are 1 of 4 Jan. 21 at Penn State W, 66-60 the AP Top 25. teams to own a trio of top-10 wins this season, joining Texas (4), Kansas and Xavier. JAN. 26 INDIANA [19] W, 82-79 ot Jan. 31 at Illinois W, 63-55 6 #WINNING... YEAR IN, YEAR OUT: With a Big Ten record of 12-6, the Badgers secured a top-4 conference fi nish (tied for third place this season) for the 16th-consecutive season, the longest such streak in Big Ten history. FEB. 4 OHIO STATE W, 79-68 7 HAYES-ING: A fi rst-team All-Big Ten pick, Nigel Hayes leads the Badgers in scoring (16.5 ppg) and assists (3.1 FEB. 10 NEBRASKA W, 72-61 apg), ranks 2nd in rebounds (5.8 rpg) and paces the Big Ten in FTAs, going 175-for-235 (.745) from the line. Feb. 13 at Maryland [2] W, 70-57 8 HAPP WINS FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ethan Happ was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned Feb. 18 at Michigan State [8] L, 57-69 All-Defensive honors after leading the conference in steals (1.8 spg) and ranking 2nd in double-doubles (9). Happ is FEB. 21 ILLINOIS W, 69-60 trying to become the Big Ten’s fi rst freshman in 20+ years to average 11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.0 spg and 1.0 bpg. Feb. 24 at Iowa [8] W, 67-59 FEB. 28 MICHIGAN W, 68-57 9 ROADIES: The Badgers have the most road/neutral wins and 2nd-best win pct. away from home of any major conference team over the last 3 years. UW is 44-14 (.759) away from the Kohl Center in that span (7-6 this season). March 2 at Minnesota W, 62-49 10 TAKING WHAT’S FREE: UW ranks 2nd in the Big Ten, averaging 21.4 FTAs per game. Over the last 13 games, the March 6 at Purdue [15] L, 80-91 Badgers have been even better at 23.3 FTAs per game. Nigel Hayes is 79-for-104 (.760) at the line over that stretch. 11 KOENIG HEATING UP: A third-team All-Big Ten pick, Bronson Koenig is averaging 13.5 ppg and shot 42.3% Big Ten Tournament – Indianapolis (Bankers Life) from 3-point range in B1G play. The junior has hit a triple in 42 consecutive games (3rd-longest streak in the country). Mar. 10 vs. Nebraska/Rutgers 8 p.m. 12 “3TTO” BROWN: Over the last 9 games, Vitto Brown is averaging 11.9 ppg and shooting 18-for-38 (.474) from All times Central 3-point range. Prior to this season, the junior forward had never attempted a 3-point field goal. 13 20-WIN THRESHOLD: Wisconsin has won 20 games for the 10th-straight season. The Badgers have also won at FOLLOW THE #BADGERS: least 12 Big Ten games for the 7th-consecutive season (the longest active streak in the league). WEBSITE: www.UWBadgers.com 14 3-POINT THREAT: On the year, Wisconsin is shooting 36.3% from deep and averaging 6.7 made 3FGs per game. TWITTER: @BadgerMBB However, over the last 9 games, the Badgers have gone 85-for-204 (.417) from long range (9.4 3FGs/game). FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensBasketball 15 DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENT: The Badgers held Minnesota to just 49 points (3/2), the 10th time this year UW has INSTAGRAM: @BadgerMBB held a team to its season low. During Big Ten play, UW led the conference in scoring defense (63.9 ppg) and turnover YOUTUBE: WisconsinBadgers percentage (forcing more than one turnover per every fi ve possessions). SNAPCHAT: OfficialBadgers WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS MOBILE APP: BADGER GAMEDAY No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes Improved for the 2015-16 season, the free Badger 3 Zak Showalter G Jr. 7.7 3.9 2.3 13 pts (3-7 3FG) at PUR; 39.2% (20-51) 3FGs in B1G play Gameday app for iPhone, iPad and Android 10 Nigel Hayes F Jr. 16.5 5.8 3.1 First-Team All-Big Ten; 17th on UW’s all-time scoring list (1,301) devices offers fans a wide variety of information 22 Ethan Happ F R-Fr. 11.9 7.8 1.2 Big Ten Fr. of the Yr; Leads B1G w/56 stls and 9 double-doubles on the Badgers. 24 Bronson Koenig G Jr. 13.5 2.5 2.5 42.3% 3FGs in B1G play; 9 TOs in last 10 gms (330 min. played) 30 Vitto Brown F Jr. 9.5 5.1 0.8 Last 9 games: Avg 11.9 ppg and shooting 47.4 3FG% (18-38) Men’s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb | Offi ce: 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 2016 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT GUIDE WISCONSIN BASKETBALL Will Decorah Brevin Pritzl Jordan Smith Zak Showalter Matt Ferris Aaron Moesch 0 G, Jr., 6-4, 205 1 G, Fr., 6-3, 185 2 G, R-Sr., 6-3, 181 3 G, R-Jr., 6-2, 184 4 G, So., 6-6, 196 5 F, R-So., 6-8, 211 Waunakee, Wis. De Pere, Wis. Orono, Minn. Germantown, Wis. Appleton, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. Nigel Hayes Jordan Hill Jackson Bax Charlie Thomas T.J. Schlundt Khalil Iverson 10 F, Jr., 6-8, 240 11 G, R-So., 6-3, 178 13 G, Fr., 5-11, 157 15 F, Fr., 6-8, 253 20 G, R-Fr., 6-5, 194 21 G/F, Fr., 6-5, 205 Toledo, Ohio Pasadena, Calif. Frankfort, Ill. Highland, Md. Oconomowoc, Wis. Delaware, Ohio Ethan Happ Bronson Koenig Alex Illikainen Vitto Brown Andy Van Vliet 22 F, R-Fr., 6-9, 235 24 G, Jr., 6-4, 193 25 F, Fr., 6-9, 220 30 F, Jr., 6-8, 230 33 F, Fr., 6-11, 203 Milan, Ill. La Crosse, Wis. Grand Rapids, Minn. Bowling Green, Ohio Antwerp, Belgium WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 0 Will Decorah G 6-4 205 Jr./Jr. Waunakee, Wis. (HS) 1 Brevin Pritzl G 6-3 185 Fr./Fr. De Pere, Wis. (HS) 2 Jordan Smith*** G 6-3 181 5th/Sr.