WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 202021 SCHEDULE Nov. 25 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 77-67 Nov. 27 ARK-PINE BLUFF W, 92-58 25 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 19 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS Dec. 1 GREEN BAY W, 82-42 #9 WISCONSIN BADGERS VS #8 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS Dec. 4 at Marquette L, 65-67 17҃12, 10҃10 BIG TEN 18҃10, 10҃6 ACC Dec. 9 RHODE ISLAND W, 63-62 Rankings (AP/Coaches): RV/RV Rankings (AP/Coaches): RV/RV Dec. 15 LOYOLA (CHICAGO) W, 77-63 Head Coach: Greg Gard Head Coach: Roy Williams Dec. 19 #23 LOUISVILLE^ W, 85-48 Record at Wisconsin: 118-69 (6th Season) Record at UNC: 485-162 (18th Season) Dec. 22 NEBRASKA W, 67-53 Overall Record: 118-69 (6th Season) Overall Record: 903-263 (33rd Season) Dec. 25 at #12 Michigan State W, 85-76 FRIDAY, MARCH 19 ▪ 6:10 P.M. CT ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. ▪ MACKEY ARENA ▪ CBS Dec. 28 MARYLAND L, 64-70 Dec. 31 #21 MINNESOTA W, 71-59 BADGERS PUNCH TICKET TO BIG DANCE, BEGIN FRIDAY Jan. 7 INDIANA W, 80-73 (2OT) Making its 21st appearance in the last 22 NCAA tournaments, Wisconsin Jan. 12 at #7 Michigan L, 54-77 will take on No. 8 North Carolina on Friday at Mackey Arena in West Jan. 15 at Rutgers W, 60-54 Lafayette, Ind. Tip is set for 6:10 p.m. (CT) on CBS. Jan. 20 NORTHWESTERN W, 68-52 The Badgers earned a No. 9 seed in the South Region. UW has played in Jan. 23 #15 OHIO STATE L, 62-74 the 8/9 game fi ve mes previously, going 4-1 in that match-up. Jan. 27 at Maryland W, 61-55 Jan. 30 at Penn State L, 71-81 FAST BREAK FACTS Feb. 2 PENN STATE W, 72-56 Feb. 6 at #12 Illinois L, 60-75 BIG DANCE REGULARS: Wisconsin is 1 of 5 wins for the 18th Feb. 10 at Nebraska W, 61-48 schools in the nation that can say it has played time in the last 20 Feb. 14 #3 MICHIGAN L, 59-67 in at least 21 of the last 22 NCAA tournaments, years. No other Big Feb. 18 #11 IOWA L, 62-77 joined by only Kansas, Duke, Michigan State Ten team can make D’Mitrik Trice and the Badgers Feb. 21 at Northwestern W, 68-51 and Gonzaga (more on page 2). that claim. enter the NCAA tournament leading the Big Ten in scoring Feb. 27 #5 ILLINOIS L, 69-74 OPENING STATEMENTS: The Badgers have BADGER BALANCE: defense (64.3) and leading the won 10 of their last 12 opening-round NCAA Wisconsin is one of na on in fewest turnovers per Mar. 2 at #23 Purdue L, 69-73 tournament games, holding teams to 57.3 the more balanced game (8.9). Mar. 7 at #5 Iowa L, 73-77 points per game in their initial tourney game. teams in the nation, BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Indianapolis, Ind. SWEET SUCCESS: Wisconsin has advanced to ranked 13th in defensive efficiency and 32nd in Mar. 11 vs. Penn State W, 75-74 the Sweet 16 or better in 4 of the last 6 NCAA offensive efficiency according to KenPom.com. Mar. 12 vs. #5 Iowa L, 57-62 tournaments (6 of the last 9). Only Kentucky (7) . Wisconsin leads the Big Ten allowing 64.3 ppg has made more appearances over the decade. NCAA TOURNAMENT - West Lafayette, Ind. UW leads the NCAA averaging 8.9 turnovers Mar. 19 vs. North Carolina 6:10 p.m. GARD IN CHARGE: 2020 Big Ten Coach of per game - that would rank 5th in school history the Year Greg Gard owns the 2nd-highest win . UW is 9-1 when shooting at least 40% from ^ ACC Challenge Home games in BOLD CAPS percentage of any Wisconsin coach in the last 3-point range this season and 12-0 when it 100 years. He owns a career record of 118-69 shoots a better FG pct. than its foe. FOLLOW THE #BADGERS (.631) and has led Wisconsin to 4 of 5 NCAA . UW connected on 43.8% from 3-point range tournaments during his tenure. over its last 3 games, going 28-for-64. TV: CBS TOP-25 RESUME: Wisconsin enters the NCAA . UW is 2nd in the B1G shooting 76.7% from the App: CBS Sports | Online: cbssports.com tournament with a top-25 resume: FT line - that would rank 2nd in school history . Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle . Analyst: Jim Spanarkel . The Badgers are ranked 10th by KenPom.com, . The Badgers rank 4th in the Big Ten this season . Sideline: Jamie Erdahl 13th in Sagarin, 20th in ESPN’s BPI and 27th in averaging just 16.2 fouls per game the NET Rankings. Third-Team All-Big Ten honoree D’Mitrik Trice RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK FACING THE BEST: The Badgers have faced App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: SiriusXM 206 is 1 of just 8 Big Ten players to tally at least the 10th-toughest schedule in the nation, . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay 1,300 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in which includes 15 Quad 1 games. Only 3 teams . Analyst: Mike Lucas the last 10 years. in the nation have played more Quad 1 games. RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE . Trice leads the Badgers averaging 13.7 ppg . Wisconsin has a total of 10 Quad 1/2 wins this TuneIn/March Madness | Satellite: SiriusXM 206 season, which ranks 12th in the NCAA. (38.0% 3FG), 4.0 apg and ranks 4th in the Big Ten with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. Play-by-Play: John Sadak . UW faced 11 regular-season games vs. teams . Analyst: Jordan Cornette Micah Potter has scored in double figures in ranked in the AP Top 25, setting a record for the 6 of the last 7 games, averaging 16.3 points and most in school history. 5.9 rebounds per game. The big man is shooting BIG TEN BEASTS: With 10 Big Ten wins this 14-for-31 (45.2%) from 3-point range during WHAT’S INSIDE season, Wisconsin posted double-digit league that stretch and is 18-for-18 at the FT line. Matchup with North Carolina .........5 . Roster .................................................10 . Badgers in the Record Book .........11 WISCONSIN’S POTENTIAL STARTERS BASED ON LAST GAME . Coach Greg Gard .............................12 No. Name Pts. Reb. Ast. Of Note . UW NCAA Tourn. History .............13 0 D’MITRIK TRICE 13.7 3.4 4.0 Third-Team All-Big Ten leads senior class with 92 wins at UW . Player Bios/Career Stats ................18 2 ALEEM FORD 8.7 4.1 1.1 Matched a season high 17 pts (5-6 3FG) vs. PSU last Thursday . Season Stats ......................................33 5 TYLER WAHL 5.3 4.5 1.4 Started the last 15 games; UW 4-1 when he scores double digits . Game Summaries .............................39 34 BRAD DAVISON 9.4 3.4 2.3 Has played in all 126 games he’s been eligible (122 consecu ve) . Last Time it Happened ...................43 . NCAA Tourn. Game Summaries ...50 35 NATE REUVERS 8.2 3.2 0.7 Wisconsin’s all- me leading shot blocker (179 career swats) BADGERMBB NOTES NCAA TOURNAMENT: FIRST ROUND UW IN THE NCAA TOURNEY NCAA, All-Time Longest NCAA Tourn. Streaks # Seasons Team Years UW COMMUNICATIONS UW is making its 25th appearance in the NCAA 31 Kansas 1990-present tournament. The Badgers are 38-23 (.623) all- GENERAL INFORMATION 27 North Carolina 1975-2001 . Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 me in “The Big Dance,” advancing to 4 Final 24 Duke 1996-2019 . Website: UWBadgers.com Fours and winning the 1941 NCAA tle. 23 Michigan State 1998-present 22 Gonzaga 1999-present . Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 Wisconsin is 1 of 5 schools to participate 19 Wisconsin 1999-2017 in 21 of last 22 NCAA tournaments, joining BRANDON HARRISON PRIMARY Kansas, Duke, Michigan State and Gonzaga. The Badgers have reached the Sweet 16 or . Phone: (608) 279-8653 better in 4 of the last 6 NCAA tournaments. Email: [email protected] Only Gonzaga (5) and Kentucky (5) have gone . Twitter: @BrandonHarrison NCAA Tournament Appearances more frequently. (last 22 championships, since 1999) . Wisconsin has also been to the Sweet 16 or Team Appearances better in 6 of the last 9 NCAA tournaments. PATRICK HERB DIRECTOR OF Kansas. .22 BRAND STRATEGY Only Kentucky (7) has gone more frequently Michigan State. .22 . Phone: (608) 957-2085 in that span. Duke, Kansas and North Carolina Gonzaga . .22 are the only other schools with 6 Sweet 16 . Email: [email protected] Wisconsin . .21 appearances since 2011. Twitter: @PatrickHerb Duke . .21 Kentucky . .19 Wisconsin has won 13 NCAA tournament North Carolina. .19 games since 2014, equaling Michigan State for Texas . .19 the most among Big Ten teams and 6th-highest total in the na on. MEDIA RESOURCES That stretch includes a run of 19 consecu ve UW has won a total of 33 NCAA tournament NCAA tournament appearances, which ranks games since 2000, the 2nd-highest total in the VIRTUAL PRESS BOX as the 6th-longest streak in NCAA history. Big Ten and 7th-highest mark in the NCAA. www.go.wisc.edu/UWMBBvirtualPB CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS . www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST BADGERS IN THE BIG DANCE . office.bigten.org/media WISCONSIN BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK . go.wisc.edu/MBBRecordBook WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS KOHL CENTER . BadgerWiFi (connect & register with email address) LIVE STATS STATBROADCAST KOHL CENTER 21 6 . Wisconsin.StatBroadcast.com The Badgers are 1 of just 5 teams in the Wisconsin's 6 Sweet 16 appearances in the (password: buckybadger) country to have played in 21 of the last last 10 seasons (9 NCAA tourneys) trails 22 NCAA tournaments, joined by only only Kentucky for most in the na on.