MEN’S WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 19 NCAA Tournaments (15 consecutive) | 1 National Championship | 17 Big Ten Championships | 20 Consensus All-Americans GAME 24: No. 24 WISCONSIN (18-5, 5-5) vs. No. 8/9 MICHIGAN STATE (20-3, 9-1) 2013-14 SCHEDULE SUNDAY, FEB. 9, 2014 . NOON (CT) . KOHL CENTER . MADISON, WIS. CBS Date Opp. (AP Rank) Time/Result 11/8 vs. St. John’s (Sioux Falls, S.D.) W, 86-75 Site . Kohl Center (17,249), Madison, Wis. #BADGERS 11/12 FLORIDA (#11) W, 59-53 CBS . .Ian Eagle & Greg Anthony Rankings (AP/Coaches) ...........................RV/24 11/16 at Green Bay W, 69-66 2013-14 Record (Big Ten) ................18-5 (5-5) 11/19 NORTH DAKOTA W, 103-85 National Radio . Westwood One Wayne Larrivee & Bill Frieder Head Coach ..........................................Bo Ryan 11/21 BOWLING GREEN* W, 88-64 Record at UW (Years) ................309-118 (13th) 11/23 ORAL ROBERTS* W, 76-67 Wisconsin Radio. Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas Cancun Challenge – (Riviera Maya) All-Time vs. MSU. MSU leads 74-60 SPARTANS 11/26 vs. Saint Louis W, 63-57 All-Time in Madison . UW leads 43-24 Rankings (AP/Coaches) ............................... 9/8 2013-14 Record (Big Ten) ................20-3 (9-1) 11/27 vs. West Virginia W, 70-63 Last Meeting . .MSU won, 58-43 Head Coach .........................................Tom Izzo 12/4 at Virginia^ W, 48-38 Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich. - 3/7/13 Record at MSU (Years) ..............459-181 (19th) 12/7 MARQUETTE W, 70-64 12/11 MILWAUKEE W, 78-52 12/14 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 86-61 UP NEXT: UW LOOKS 12/28 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 80-43 The Badgers look to snap a rare home drought and post their 4th top-25 win of 1/2 at Northwestern W, 76-49 the season when No. 9 Michigan State comes to the Kohl Center on Feb. 9. UW is 13-11 1/5 IOWA (#22) W, 75-71 against the Spartans in the Bo Ryan era. Sunday’s tip-off on CBS is set for Noon (CT). 1/8 ILLINOIS (#23) W, 95-70 1/14 at Indiana L, 72-75 Up next, Wisconsin will host Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 9 on ESPN. The 1/18 MICHIGAN L, 70-77 Badgers have won 9 of the last 10 home meetings with the Gophers. 1/22 at Minnesota L, 68-81 1/25 at Purdue W, 72-58 NOTES TO KNOW 1/29 NORTHWESTERN L, 56-65 RESUME STILL STRONG: UW opened the season 16-0, its best-ever start. Now 1 Wisconsin owns 11 2/1 OHIO STATE (#24) L, 58-59 18-5, the Badgers are still No. 12 in the RPI, having faced the nation’s 2nd-toughest wins over the RPI 2/4 at Illinois W, 75-63 schedule. UW’s 11 wins over the RPI top 100 trails only Kansas, Cuse & MSU nationally. 2/9 MICHIGAN STATE (#9) Noon top-100, trailing only 2/13 MINNESOTA 8 p.m. 2 ON THE OFFENSIVE: Wisconsin is enjoying its best offense of the Bo Ryan era, Syracuse (13), Kansas 2/16 at Michigan (#10) Noon averaging 73.6 ppg (up 8.6 ppg from last season), while ranking 2nd in the Big Ten in (13) and MSU (12) for 2/22 at Iowa (#17) 11 a.m. offensive efficiency with an average of 1.19 points per possession. most in the nation. 2/25 INDIANA 8 p.m. 3 WHY THEY’RE GOOD: UW boasts its most productive offense in 19 years, but 3/2 at Penn State TBA has remained true to its roots. The Badgers are tied for 2nd in the Big Ten in scoring defense (63.3 ppg), lead the 3/5 PURDUE 8 p.m. nation in fewest TOs (8.3 per game) and are 2nd in the NCAA in fewest fouls committed (15.1 per game). 3/9 at Nebraska TBA 4 DEKKER EARNING PRAISE: Selected to the Wooden Player of the Year Award Midseason Top-25, Sam Dekker Postseason has posted 4 double-doubles this season and leads UW in both scoring (13.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg). 3/13-16 Big Ten Tournament HAYES HAVOK: Nigel Hayes is establishing himself as one of the elite freshmen in the Big Ten, averaging 10.2 (Banker’s Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis) 5 3/18-19 NCAA Tournament First Round ppg, 3.8 rpg and .581 FG% during conference play. He also has a team-high 56 FTAs in league play. 3/20-23 NCAA Second/Third Rounds 6 ROAD TESTED: Wisconsin is 8-2 away from home this year, going a perfect 3-0 in neutral games and 5-2 in true 3/27-30 NCAA Regionals road venues. Among Big Ten teams, only Michigan State has more road wins (6) and total wins away from home (10). 4/5-7 NCAA Final Four (Arlington, Texas) 7 BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY: UW has scored 70+ points in 11 of its last 13 games, but has also proven it can * Cancun Challenge (Kohl Center, Madison) win in any style this season, winning games while scoring in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. ^ Big Ten/ACC Challenge All times Central and subject to change 8 BO KNOWS BIG TEN: Mid-season national coach of the year, Bo Ryan’s .696 (149-65) win percentage in Big Ten games is the 3rd-best mark in history (chart on page 11). He is one win away from Big Ten career win No. 150. 9 BALANCING ACT: Six different players have led UW in scoring in at least 2 games this season and the Badgers TWITTER: #BADGERS boast 5 players averaging double-digit points in Big Ten play, no other school has more than 3. Official Account @BadgerMBB WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS ONLINE: UWBADGERS.COM No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes UWBadgers.com offers the most complete and 1 Ben Brust G Sr. 13.3 4.7 1.5 39.5% 3FG (58-147) is 10th in B1G; 94.3% at the FT line leads B1G comprehensive coverage of the Badgers. 12 Traevon Jackson G Jr. 11.0 4.0 3.9 6th in B1G in apg; 1.7 assist-to-TO ratio (8th in B1G) 15 Sam Dekker F So. 13.7 6.0 1.5 4 Double-doubles and 4 20-point games in 2013-14 FACT BOOK: 21 Josh Gasser G R-Jr. 8.7 4.0 1.7 .413 3FG% is 5th in B1G; 2nd in B1G with 86.4% on FTs Scan the QR code 44 Frank Kaminsky F/C Jr. 12.4 6.0 1.3 6th in B1G at .411 3FG%; 1.8 blocks per game (6th in B1G) at right to find the 2013-14 Wisconsin Basketball Fact Book WISCONSIN’S KEY RESERVES with complete bios No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes and program history. 10 Nigel Hayes F Fr. 7.5 2.7 0.8 ESPN Top-100 recruit; 10.2 ppg and .581 FG% in B1G play 13 Duje Dukan F R-Jr. 2.8 1.8 0.3 Redshirt in 2012-13, Career-best 15 pts, 5 reb, 21 min vs. SJU 24 Bronson Koenig G Fr. 3.3 1.4 1.1 Averaging 15.2 mpg with a 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio 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 24: VS. MICHIGAN STATE 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. Deerfi eld, Ill. (HS) WISCONSIN PRONUNCIATIONS 15 Sam Dekker* F 6-8 220 So./So. Sheboygan, Wis. (Lutheran) Vitto Brown . .VEE-toe 21 Josh Gasser** G 6-3 190 Sr./Jr. Port Washington, Wis. (HS) 24 Bronson Koenig G 6-3 190 Fr./Fr. La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas) Riley Dearring . .DEAR-ring 30 Vitto Brown F 6-8 237 Fr./Fr.