WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 201920 SCHEDULE Nov. 1 UW-LA CROSSE (Ex.) 7 p.m. Nov. 5 vs. #20 Saint Mary’s^ 8 p.m. 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPERANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 18 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS Nov. 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS 7 p.m. Nov. 13 McNEESE STATE 6 p.m. EXHIBITION 1 Nov. 17 MARQUETTE Noon Nov. 21 GREEN BAY 8 p.m. WISCONSIN BADGERS VS UWLA CROSSE EAGLES 0҃0, 0҃0 BIG TEN 0҃0, 0҃0 WIAC LEGENDS CLASSIC - BROOKLYN, NY Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Nov. 25 vs. Richmond 6 p.m. Head Coach: Greg Gard Head Coach: Kent Dernbach Nov. 26 vs. Auburn/New Mexico 4/6:30 p.m. Record at Wisconsin: 80-47 (5th) Record at UW-La Crosse: 30-23 (3rd) Overall Record: 80-47 (5th) Overall Record: 30-23 (3rd) Dec. 4 at NC State 8:15 p.m. Dec. 7 INDIANA* TBA FRIDAY, NOV. 1 ▪ 7 P.M. CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER 17,287 ▪ BTN+ Dec. 11 at Rutgers* 6 p.m. Dec. 21 MILWAUKEE 4 p.m. BADGERS OPEN WITH EXHIBITION VS. UWLA CROSSE Dec. 28 at Tennessee TBA Wisconsin hosts UW-La Crosse for its lone exhibition game of the preseason. Dec. 31 RIDER 6 p.m. Each of the last 15 seasons, UW has hosted a member of the Wisconsin Jan. 3 at #18 Ohio State* 6 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during exhibition play. Jan. 8 ILLINOIS* 8 p.m. UW head coach Greg Gard is an alum of WIAC member UW-Platteville Jan. 11 at Penn State* TBA and spent six seasons as an assistant with the Pioneers. Jan. 14 #7 MARYLAND* 8 p.m. The Badgers are 16-0 against the WIAC all-time. UW is also 57-4 all-time Jan. 17 at #1 Michigan State* 6 p.m. in exhibition play, owning a current streak of 46 consecutive wins (back to Jan. 21 NEBRASKA* 8 p.m. 1992). Jan. 24 at #23 Purdue* 6 p.m. The game also marks the fourth-annual Cancer Awareness Game. In partner- Jan. 27 at Iowa* 7:30 p.m. ship with Garding Against Cancer and the UW Carbone Cancer Center, the Feb. 1 #1 MICHIGAN STATE* Noon Badgers will be recognizing cancer survivors, doctors, researchers and every- Honorable Men on All-Big Ten Feb. 5 at Minnesota* 8 p.m. one helping to fight this dreaded disease. honoree D’Mitrik Trice is Feb. 9 #18 OHIO STATE* Noon Wisconsin’s returning scoring Last season, the Eagles earned an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division III leader, averaging 11.6 points per Feb. 15 at Nebraska* 1:15 p.m. Championship, their second appearance (2006, ‘19) in school history. UWL game for UW last season. Feb. 18 #23 PURDUE* 6 p.m. was one of 20 teams to earn an at-large bid to the national championships. Feb. 23 RUTGERS* Noon Feb. 27 at Michigan* 6 p.m. Mar. 1 MINNESOTA* 5:30 p.m. FAST BREAK FACTS Mar. 4 NORTHWESTERN* 8 p.m. Mar. 7 at Indiana* 11 a.m. Wisconsin begins its 121st season of men’s basket- The Badgers look to return to the NCAA tourna- ball in 2019-20 and the fifth season with Greg Gard ment for the second straight season. UW is one BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Chicago, Ill. as the head coach. Gard has led the Badgers to a of just five teams to participate in 20 of the last Mar. 11-15 at Big Ten Tournament mark of 80-47 (.630) overall in his first four seasons, 21 NCAA tournaments, joined by Duke, Kansas, NCAA TOURNAMENT the third-highest win percentage in program history. Michigan State and Gonzaga. Mar. 17-18 First Four The Badgers return 61.9% (1,443 of 2,333 points) Gard has led the Badgers to the NCAA tournament Mar. 19-22 Rounds 1-2 of their scoring in 2019-20, led by returning starters in three of his first four seasons as head coach, Mar. 26-29 Sweet 16 / Elite 8 D’Mitrik Trice (11.6 ppg), Brad Davison (10.5 ppg) making him one of only 10 active coaches to do so. April 4-6 Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) and Nate Reuvers (7.9 ppg). UW returns 69.7% of Greg Gard (Wisconsin), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), its minutes played (4,828 of 6,924). Mark Few (Gonzaga), Bob Huggins (West Virginia), ^ Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Lon Kruger (Oklahoma), Matt Painter (Purdue), * Big Ten Conference game In four seasons under head coach Greg Gard, Home games in BOLD CAPS Wisconsin has four wins over top-five teams, the Steve Prohm (Iowa State), Bill Self (Kansas), Mike most in the Big Ten during that span. UW has seven White (Florida) and Roy Williams (North Carolina). wins over AP Top 10 teams (7-8, .467). FOLLOW THE #BADGERS TV: BTN+ App: BTN+ | Online: BTNPlus.com WISCONSIN’S POTENTIAL STARTERS* . Play-by-Play: No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: Sirius 83, XM 83 0 D’MITRIK TRICE G Jr. 11.6 2.8 2.6 .384 .390 .750 . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay Honorable Men on All-Big Ten honoree; returning scoring leader from last season (11.6 ppg) . Analyst: Mike Lucas 2 ALEEM FORD F R-Jr. 3.1 1.9 0.4 .340 .288 1.000 SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN Missed opening 3 games last season (injury) before returning to court and form as a key reserve . Twitter: @BadgerMBB 23 KOBE KING G R-So. 4.2 2.1 0.5 .447 .306 .655 . Instagram: badgermbb A er season-ending injury as a freshman, played all 34 games last season (including fi rst career start) . Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 34 BRAD DAVISON G Jr. 10.5 3.3 1.8 .385 .349 .809 . YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers Most experienced player with 63 starts in 67 games played; 3rd-leading scorer last season (10.5 ppg) 35 NATE REUVERS F Jr. 7.9 3.9 1.0 .449 .381 .634 Stretch big man tallied 60 blocks last season, 5th-highest single-season total in school history *Stats from 2018-19 season BADGERMBB NOTES EXHIBITION: VS. UWLA CROSSE INDIVIDUAL NOTES . 2x Big Ten Freshman of the Week BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS D’Mitrik Trice | Junior | Guard . Played in 67 career games (63 starts) GENERAL INFORMATION . Set UW freshman records for FT% (.818) Trice has had a big impact at Wisconsin since . Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 and 3FGs (60) . Website: UWBadgers.com stepping onto campus in 2016. With 81 games and 46 starts under his belt, Trice is . Just the fourth Badger over the last 20 . Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 the most experienced Badger on this year’s years to average double-figure scoring in BRANDON HARRISON PRIMARY roster. Now in his redshirt junior season, Trice his freshman season, joining Ethan Happ . Phone: (608) 279-8653 has developed into a threat on both ends of (2016), Alando Tucker (2003) and Devin Harris (2002) . Email: [email protected] the court. Trice started all 34 games in 2018- . Twitter: @BrandonHarrison 19, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention . Career Highs: after averaging 11.6 points per game, 39% 30p vs. Michigan State (2/25/18) 3FG shooting and 2.8 assists per game. The 6a (2x) MR vs. Northwestern (2/22/18) PATRICK HERB SECONDARY Huber Heights, Ohio native projects be one of 7r (2x) MR vs. Illinois (2/18/19) . Phone: (608) 957-2085 UW’s leaders, both on and off the court and is 1b at Purdue (1/16/18) . Email: [email protected] poised for a productive junior season. 4s (4x) MR at W. Kentucky (12/29/18) . Twitter: @PatrickHerb Enters the season needing 305 points to reach the 1,000-point threshold. Nate Reuvers | Junior | Forward Career MEDIA RESOURCES Reuvers looks to build off of a productive . 2019 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention sophomore season during which the stretch CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS forward averaged 7.0 points and 3.9 rebounds . 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2018, ‘19) . www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin per game with 60 blocks. The Lakeville, . Has played in 81 career games, including Minnesota native started all 34 games last BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST 46 starts season and has played in 62 games, quickly . office.bigten.org/media becoming one of Wisconsin’s most experi- . Ranks 9th in UW history with a 1.85 assist- enced players. Possessing natural size and a WISCONSIN BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK to-turnover ratio (176 assists, 95 assists) . go.wisc.edu/MBBRecordBook perimeter shooting touch, Reuvers has worked . Ranks 17th in UW history with 126 career to improve his strength and post-game to WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS KOHL CENTER 3-point field goals become a well-rounded player and make a . BadgerWiFi (connect and register with email address) . His .418 3FG% in 2016-17 ranks 2nd- leap in his junior season. A 2019 Academic LIVE STATS STATBROADCAST KOHL CENTER highest ever by a UW freshman All-Big Ten student, Reuvers has an instinctive . Wisconsin.StatBroadcast.com (password: buckybadger) feel for the game and has become a dominant . Just the 5th true freshman to start a game defensive presence and shot-blocker. OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS at UW since 2000 (joining Devin Harris, Enters the season needing 14 blocks to . Twitter: @BadgerMBB Alando Tucker, Josh Gasser & Sam Dekker) become the 8th player in UW history to tally . Instagram: @badgermbb . Career Highs: 100 career blocks. Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 25p vs. Oklahoma (11/22/18) . YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers 7r (2x) MR at Marquette (12/8/18) As a sophomore, Reuvers averaged 13.2 7a vs.