MEN’S WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 19 NCAA Tournaments (15 consecutive) | 1 National Championship | 17 Big Ten Championships | 20 Consensus All-Americans GAME 32: No. 12/13 WISCONSIN (25-6, 12-6) vs. MINNESOTA/PENN STATE 2013-14 SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014 . 5:30 P.M. (CT) . BANKER’S LIFE FIELDHOUSE . INDIANAPOLIS, IND. BIG TEN NETWORK Date Opp. (AP Rank) Time/Result 11/8 vs. St. John’s (Sioux Falls, S.D.) W, 86-75 Location . Indianapolis, Ind. #BADGERS 11/12 FLORIDA (#11) W, 59-53 Rankings (AP/Coaches) ........................... 12/13 11/16 at Green Bay W, 69-66 Site . .Banker’s Life Fieldhouse (18,345) 2013-14 Record (Big Ten) ..............25-6 (12-6) 11/19 NORTH DAKOTA W, 103-85 TV. Big Ten Network Head Coach ..........................................Bo Ryan 11/21 BOWLING GREEN* W, 88-64 Eric Collins, Shon Morris & Stephanie White Record at UW (Years) ................316-119 (13th) 11/23 ORAL ROBERTS* W, 76-67 Wisconsin Radio. Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas Cancun Challenge – (Riviera Maya) All-Time vs. Minnesota . UM leads 87-68 UW IN BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 11/26 vs. Saint Louis W, 63-57 Last Meeting. UW won, 65-62 [ot] (2/9/13) Overall Record (Appearances). 17-14 (17th) 11/27 vs. West Virginia W, 70-63 Championships. 2 (2004 & 2008) All-Time vs. Penn State. UW leads 31-10 1st-Round Byes . .15 of 17 years (14 straight) 12/4 at Virginia^ W, 48-38 Last Meeting. .UW won, 71-66 (3/2/14) Last time . .Lost to OSU, 50-43, in 2013 finals 12/7 MARQUETTE W, 70-64 12/11 MILWAUKEE W, 78-52 12/14 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 86-61 NOTES TO KNOW 12/28 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 80-43 1 STRONG RESUME: UW has win streaks of 16 and 8 games and is now 25-6. 1/2 at Northwestern W, 76-49 The Badgers are No. 6 in the RPI, with the nation’s 3rd-toughest schedule. UW is 1/5 IOWA (#22) W, 75-71 6-1 over AP Top 25 teams and 8-3 against the projected NCAA tournament field. 1/8 ILLINOIS (#23) W, 95-70 1/14 at Indiana L, 72-75 2 TOURNEY TIME: The Badgers are the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament 1/18 MICHIGAN L, 70-77 for the 3rd time in school history - advancing to the championship in both prior 1/22 at Minnesota L, 68-81 instances. UW has earned a bye in each of the last 14 conference tourneys. 1/25 at Purdue W, 72-58 1/29 NORTHWESTERN L, 56-65 3 ON THE OFFENSIVE: Wisconsin is enjoying its best offense of the Bo Ryan WISCONSIN’S HONORS era, averaging 73.2 ppg, while ranking 6th in the nation in offensive efficiency Frank Kaminsky • First-Team All-Big Ten (c/m) 2/1 OHIO STATE (#24) L, 58-59 according to KenPom.com with an avg of 1.19 points per possession. 2/4 at Illinois W, 75-63 • USBWA All-District 2/9 MICHIGAN STATE (#8) W, 60-58 4 WHY THEY’RE GOOD: UW boasts its most productive offense in 19 years, Sam Dekker 2/13 MINNESOTA W, 78-70 but is also 4th in the Big Ten in scoring D (64.2 ppg), 1st in the nation in fewest • Second-Team All-Big Ten (c) 2/16 at Michigan (#15) W, 75-62 TOs (8.2 per game) and 2nd in the NCAA in fewest fouls (14.8 per game). • Third-Team All-Big Ten (m) 2/22 at Iowa (#15) W, 79-74 • USBWA All-District 2/25 INDIANA W, 69-58 5 SPECIAL K: Maybe the most improved player in the league, Frank Kaminsky • Wooden Midseason Top 25 earned 2014 first-team All-Big Ten honors, the 11th all-conference honor in Bo Josh Gasser 3/2 at Penn State W, 71-66 Ryan’s 13 seasons. He is averaging 16.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg over the last 7 games. • Big Ten All-Defensive Team 3/5 PURDUE W, 76-70 • Hon. Mention All-Big Ten (m) 3/9 at Nebraska L, 68-77 6 DYNAMIC DEKKER: A 2014 second-team All-Big Ten selection, Sam Dekker ranks 2nd on UW in scoring (12.9 ppg) and rebounds (6.2 rpg), while • SI.com ‘All-Glue Team’ Big Ten Tournament (Banker’s Life Fieldhouse - Indy) sitting 3rd in assists (42) and steals (25) with 5 double-doubles on the year. Nigel Hayes 3/14 vs. Minnesota/Penn State • Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year 7 STRONGER THAN EVER: All Josh Gasser has done since returning from a • Big Ten All-Freshman Team NCAA Tournament torn ACL in 2013 is re-establish himself as a member 2014 Big Ten All-Defensive Ben Brust 3/18-19 NCAA Tournament First Round Team and lead the B1G in 3-point shooting at 49.2% during conf. play. • Hon. Mention All-Big Ten (c/m) 3/20-23 NCAA Second/Third Rounds 8 HAYES PRAISE: Big Ten All-Freshman Team pick Nigel Hayes also took Traevon Jackson 3/27-30 NCAA Regionals • Hon. Mention All-Big Ten (m) 4/5-7 NCAA Final Four (Arlington, Texas) home 2014 Big Ten Sixth-Man of the Year honors, averaging 9.8 ppg on 54.6% shooting during league play. Hayes ranked 2nd among all freshmen in scoring. * Cancun Challenge (Kohl Center, Madison) ^ Big Ten/ACC Challenge 9 RECORD IN RANGE FOR BRUST: The 12th Badger to reach 1,000 points in the Bo Ryan era, Ben Brust also All times Central and subject to change received 2014 honorable mention All-Big Ten mention. With 213 career 3-pointers, Brust is 3rd on Wisconsin’s all- time list and just 14 behind the UW record holder, Tim Locum (1988-91), who made 227 triples. TWITTER: #BADGERS 10 ACTION JACKSON: Over the last 6 games, 2014 honorable mention All-Big Ten guard Traevon Jackson has . Official Account @BadgerMBB been a steadying force, ranking second among all conference point guards with a 2.1 (23:11) assist-to-turnover ratio. 11 ROAD SHOW: UW is 11-3 away from home (8-3 in true road games, 3-0 in neutral games), posting 3 of those ONLINE: UWBADGERS.COM wins against teams currently ranked. The Badgers’ 11 regular-season wins away from home is a new school record. UWBadgers.com offers the most complete and Mid-season national coach of the year Bo Ryan is 11th in Big Ten history with 156 comprehensive coverage of the Badgers. 12 BO KNOWS BIG TEN: conference wins and his .703 (156-66) win pct. in Big Ten games is the best mark in conference history (page 13). FACT BOOK: Scan the QR code WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS at right to find the No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 2013-14 Wisconsin 1 Ben Brust G Sr. 12.6 4.8 1.4 1,045 career pts, 99 wins; 37.2% on 3FGs and 88.4% on FTs Basketball Fact Book 12 Traevon Jackson G Jr. 10.8 3.7 3.9 Last 6 games (199 min.): 2nd among B1G PGs with 2.1 A/T ratio with complete bios and program history. 15 Sam Dekker F So. 13.4 6.4 1.4 5 double-doubles this year; 14-34 (.412) from 3FGs last 9 gms 21 Josh Gasser G R-Jr. 9.3 3.7 1.6 .492 3FG% tops in B1G play; held Gary Harris to 3-for-20 FGs 44 Frank Kaminsky F/C Jr. 13.0 6.3 1.3 Averaging 16.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg over last 7; 40.3% on 3FGs 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 WISCONSIN @BADGERMBB NOTES GAME 32: BIG TEN TOURNAMENT WISCONSIN BASKETBALL Ben Brust Jordan Smith Aaron Moesch Nigel Hayes Jordan Hill Traevon Jackson 1 G, Sr., 6-1, 196 2 G, Jr., 6-1, 180 5 F, Fr., 6-8, 200 10 F, Fr., 6-7, 250 11 G, Fr., 6-3, 170 12 G, Jr., 6-2, 208 Hawthorn Woods, Ill. Orono, Minn. Green Bay, Wis. Toledo, Ohio Pasadena, Calif. Westerville, Ohio Duje Dukan Sam Dekker Josh Gasser Bronson Koenig Vitto Brown Evan Anderson 13 F, R-Jr., 6-9, 220 15 F, So., 6-8, 220 21 G, R-Jr., 6-3, 190 24 G, Fr., 6-3, 190 30 F, Fr., 6-8, 237 32 C, R-Jr., 6-10, 245 Deerfield, Ill. Sheboygan, Wis. Port Washington, Wis. La Crosse, Wis. Bowling Green, Ohio Stanley, Wis. Zak Showalter Zach Bohannon Riley Dearring Frank Kaminsky Bo Ryan 33 G, So., 6-2, 192 34 F, R-Sr., 6-6, 206 35 G, Fr., 6-5, 180 44 F, Jr., 7-0, 234 Head Coach Germantown, Wis. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Minnetonka, Minn. Lisle, Ill. WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 1 Ben Brust*** G 6-1 196 Sr./Sr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Mundelein) 2 Jordan Smith**+ G 6-1 180 Jr./Jr. Orono, Minn. (HS) 5 Aaron Moesch+ F 6-8 200 Fr./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 10 Nigel Hayes F 6-7 250 Fr./Fr. Toldeo, Ohio (Whitmer) 11 Jordan Hill G 6-3 170 Fr./Fr. Pasadena, Calif. (Exeter Academy [N.H.]) 12 Traevon Jackson** G 6-2 208 Jr./Jr. Westerville, Ohio (South) 13 Duje Dukan** F 6-9 220 Jr./Jr.