WISCONSIN MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 RECORD BOOK UWBadgers.com @BadgerMBB /WisconsinMensBasketball @BadgerMBB 2015-16 Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Time TV WED. NOV. 4 UW-RIVER FALLS (Exhibition) 7 p.m. BTN Plus FRI. NOV. 13 WESTERN ILLINOIS 8 p.m. BTN SUN. NOV. 15 SIENA (2K Classic, Madison) 7 p.m. ESPNU TUE. NOV. 17 NORTH DAKOTA 7 p.m. ESPN3 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project – Madison Square Garden, New York City Fri. Nov. 20 vs. Georgetown 4 p.m. ESPN/2 Sun. Nov. 22 vs. Duke/VCU Noon/2:30 p.m. ESPN/2 WED. NOV. 25 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2K Classic, Madison) 7 p.m. BTN Sun. Nov. 29 at Oklahoma 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. Dec. 2 at Syracuse (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) 6:15 p.m. ESPN2 SAT. DEC. 5 TEMPLE 11:30 a.m. CBS WED. DEC. 9 MILWAUKEE 8 p.m. BTN SAT. DEC. 12 MARQUETTE 12:30 p.m. ESPN2 TUE. DEC. 15 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 8 p.m. BTN WED. DEC. 23 GREEN BAY 8 p.m. BTN TUE. DEC. 29 PURDUE* 6 p.m. BTN SAT. JAN. 2 RUTGERS* 1 p.m. BTN Tue. Jan. 5 at Indiana* 6 p.m. ESPN SAT. JAN. 9 MARYLAND* 11 a.m./Noon ESPN/2 Tue. Jan. 12 at Northwestern* 6 p.m. BTN SUN. JAN. 17 MICHIGAN STATE* 12:30 p.m./3:30 p.m. CBS Thu. Jan. 21 at Penn State* 7 p.m. BTN TUE. JAN. 26 INDIANA* 6 p.m. ESPN Sun. Jan. 31 at Illinois* 6:30 p.m. BTN THU. FEB. 4 OHIO STATE* 6 p.m. ESPN/2 WED. FEB. 10 NEBRASKA* 6 p.m. BTN Sat. Feb. 13 at Maryland* 5 p.m. ESPN/2 Thu. Feb. 18 at Michigan State* 8 p.m. ESPN/2 SUN. FEB. 21 ILLINOIS* Noon/6:30 p.m. CBS/BTN Wed. Feb. 24 at Iowa* 8 p.m. BTN SUN. FEB. 28 MICHIGAN* 3 p.m./5 p.m. CBS/BTN Wed. March 2 at Minnesota* 8 p.m. BTN Sat./Sun. March 5/6 at Purdue* TBD TBD Big Ten Tournament – Indianapolis, Ind. (Banker’s Life Fieldhouse) Wed-Sun. March 9-13 at Big Ten Tournament NCAA Tournament Tue-Wed. March 15-16 Round 1 Thu-Sun. March 17-20 Rounds 2-3 Thu-Sun. March 24-27 Sweet 16/Elite 8 Sat.-Mon. April 2-4 Final Four/Championship (Houston, Texas) * Indicates Big Ten Conference game | Home games in bold | All times listed as Central WISCONSIN MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 RECORD BOOK Contents PERSONNEL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez ...............2-3 Career .................................................148-150 Head Coach Bo Ryan .................................4-11 Season .................................................150-152 UW Coaching Records ..................................12 Single Game ........................................153-154 Assistant Coaches ...................................13-15 Triple-Doubles & Double-Doubles ...............154 Basketball Support Staff ..........................15-17 Freshman Records ...............................155-156 Opponent Records ......................................157 Kohl Center Records ............................158-162 2015-16 BADGERS Yearly Statistical Leaders .....................163-166 1,000-Point Scorers .............................167-177 Radio/TV Roster and Photos .........................18 30-Point Performances ................................178 Roster ...........................................................19 Pronunciation Guide .....................................19 Player Biographies ...................................20-31 HONORS AND AWARDS Player Game-by-Game Stats ....................32-36 Honors and Awards .............................179-180 All-Big Ten ...........................................181-182 2014-15 REVIEW Academic Honors ........................................182 Team Honors ..............................................183 Results .........................................................37 All-Americans ......................................184-186 Final Statistics..............................................38 UW Athletics Hall of Fame ...................187-188 Team Game-by-Game Statistics ...............39-40 Individual Highs/Lows ..................................41 UW Record When ..........................................41 HISTORY ALL-TIME RESULTS Badgers in the NBA Draft ...........................189 Badgers in the NBA .............................190-191 Year-by-Year Records...............................43-44 Badgers Playing Professionally Overseas .....191 Year-by-Year Statistics.............................45-48 Letterwinners.......................................192-197 116 Years of Wisconsin Basketball ..........49-59 Past Assistant Coaches ...............................198 Wisconsin’s Big Ten Championships .............60 All-Time Starting Lineups ....................199-201 All-Time Results ......................................61-77 Past Head Coaches ..............................202-203 All-Time Exhibition Results ..........................77 All-Time Series Scores .............................78-98 KOHL CENTER Home Attendance .........................................98 UW vs. the Conferences ................................99 Kohl Center .........................................204-205 Season Ind. Statistics (Since 1976-77) ...100-112 Directions to the Kohl Center......................205 Game-by-Game Stats (Since 1997-98) ...113-130 UW Field House ..........................................205 UW and the Associated Press Poll ...............131 Red Gym.....................................................205 UW vs. Opponents Ranked in AP Poll ...132-134 Overtime Games .........................................135 Comeback Wins ..........................................136 UW IN THE POSTSEASON Wisconsin Buzzer Beaters ...........................136 The Last Time It Happened ..................137-138 NCAA Tournament Results ..................207-208 All-Time UW NCAA Tournament Roster ......209 NCAA Single-Game Records (Indiv.) ............210 TEAM RECORDS NCAA Single-Game Records (Team) ......211-212 NCAA Career Records (Indiv.) ......................212 Single Season ......................................140-141 NCAA Opponent Records ............................213 Single Game ........................................142-143 All-Time NCAA Summaries ..................214-240 Single Half ...........................................143-144 UW in the NIT .............................................241 Wisconsin’s 100-Point Games .....................144 UW in the Big Ten Tournament ...........242-246 Scoring Margins ..........................................145 UW Big Ten Tournament Records ...............247 UW’s Best Starts .........................................145 Winning Streaks .........................................146 Attendance Records ....................................146 MEDIA COVERAGE INFORMATION Media Relations Contacts ...........................248 Opposing Media Relations Contacts ............249 1 1 WISCONSIN MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 RECORD BOOK Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez is in his 12th year as Director becoming the win- of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin in ningest football coach 2015-16, and his 10th without the additional in school history title of head football coach. Alvarez served as (118-73-4 record). A.D. and football coach from 2004-05. He returned to the Wisconsin has enjoyed remarkable success sideline to guide the during Alvarez’s tenure at the head of the ath- Badgers in the 2013 letic department, winning a combined 14 team Rose Bowl and, last national titles and 53 conference regular-sea- season, stepped in to son or tournament crowns since he took over. lead UW to a win over In Alvarez’s 11 previous seasons as A.D., Auburn in the 2015 Wisconsin has finished at least 22nd in the Outback Bowl. NACDA Director’s Cup seven times, includ- Alvarez was just ing a 16th-place finish in 2006-07 (2nd-best the 10th coach in Big in school history) and 18th-place showings Ten history to win 100 games at one confer- in each of the last two years. Six different ence institution. The 1993 national coach of programs have won national titles during the year, he was a two-time (1993 and 1998) Alvarez’s tenure, including four in the magi- Big Ten coach of the year and a finalist for cal 2005-06 season. Twelve different teams ESPN’s coach of the decade (1990s) honor. have been crowned as conference champions, He received the Victor Award’s 1999 National including five in each of the 2005-06, 2006- Coach of the Year accolade and was the 2004 07, 2007-08, 2012-13 and 2014-15 seasons. AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year. On the academic side, more than 1,000 Alvarez retired from coaching at the student-athletes have earned Academic All- conclusion of the 2005 season in order to Big Ten honors in Alvarez’ tenure. Wisconsin concentrate solely on running the Division of has had at least one Capital One Academic Intercollegiate Athletics. He has made a last- All-America pick for 36 consecutive years. ing impression on the Wisconsin sports scene. That ties UW with Georgia and Bucknell for His well-documented turnaround of the once- the second-longest streak in the nation, trail- moribund Badger football program has helped ing only Nebraska’s run of 44-straight seasons to allow the school’s entire athletic department with an Academic All-American. to blossom into one of the nation’s finest and Since 2009-10, UW student-athletes have most respected organizations in college sports. achieved at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. At the When Alvarez arrived in Madison in 1990, end of spring 2014, the cumulative GPA for all Wisconsin had compiled a 9-36 record dur- student-athletes was 3.02. In 2013-14, seven ing the previous four seasons and attendance sports either set or tied their highest term or at Camp Randall Stadium had dipped to an cumulative