WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 201920 SCHEDULE Nov. 5 vs. #20 Saint Mary’s^ L, 63-65 ot Nov. 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 65-52 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPERANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 18 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS Nov. 13 McNEESE STATE W, 83-63 Nov. 17 MARQUETTE W, 77-61 WISCONSIN BADGERS ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI VS Nov. 21 GREEN BAY W, 88-70 9҃5, 2҃1 BIG TEN 10҃5, 2҃2 BIG TEN Rankings (AP/Coaches): RV/RV Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- LEGENDS CLASSIC - BROOKLYN, NY Head Coach: Greg Gard Head Coach: Brad Underwood Nov. 25 vs. Richmond* L, 52-62 Record at Wisconsin: 89-52 (5th) Record at Illinois: 36-44 (3rd) Overall Record: 89-52 (5th) Overall Record: 145-71 (7th) Nov. 26 vs. New Mexico* L, 50-59 Dec. 4 at NC State L, 54-69 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 ▪ 8 PM CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER 17,287 ▪ BTN Dec. 7 INDIANA W, 84-64 Dec. 11 at Rutgers L, 65-72 BADGERS LOOK TO EXTEND FOURGAME WIN STREAK Dec. 21 MILWAUKEE W, 83-64 Winners of 4 straight, including a win at #5 Ohio State last Friday, Dec. 28 at Tennessee W, 68-48 Wisconsin returns home to host Illinois on Wednesday, 8 p.m. on BTN. Dec. 31 RIDER W, 65-37 The Badgers have won 15 straight over Illinois, marking the longest Jan. 3 at #5 Ohio State W, 61-57 all-time win streak of any team against the Illini. 15 straight wins over Jan. 8 ILLINOIS 8 p.m. Illinois is also UW’s longest-ever win streak vs. a Big Ten opponent. Jan. 11 at #20 Penn State 1:15 p.m. Up next, UW returns to the road to face #20 Penn State on Saturday. Jan. 14 #12 MARYLAND 8 p.m. Jan. 17 #8 Michigan State 6 p.m. FAST BREAK FACTS Jan. 21 NEBRASKA 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at Purdue 6 p.m. In his 5th season at the helm, Greg Gard has Since 2002, Jan. 27 at Iowa 7:30 p.m. led Wisconsin to a mark of 89-52 (.631) overall, Wisconsin has D’Mitrik Trice is averaging a Feb. 1 #8 MICHIGAN STATE Noon 3rd-highest win percentage in program history. won 7 Big Ten team-leading 16.8 ppg and Feb. 5 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 48.0% 3FG (12-25) the last 4 titles (4 regular #11 Under Gard, UW has tallied 5 wins over top-5 games, including a career-high Feb. 9 OHIO STATE Noon season and 3 teams, most in the Big Ten during that span. UW 31 points vs. Milwaukee and 21 Feb. 15 at Nebraska 1:15 p.m. tournament). points at Tennessee. has 8 wins over AP Top 10 teams (8-8, .500). Feb. 18 PURDUE 6 p.m. Only Ohio State Feb. 23 RUTGERS Noon The Badgers rank No. 26 in the NET Rankings (10; 5 reg., 5 tourn.) and Michigan State have Feb. 27 at #19 Michigan 6 p.m. (as of Jan. 7), which also ranks UW as having won more that span (9; 5 reg., 4 tourn.). Mar. 1 MINNESOTA 5:30 p.m. the 5th-toughest schedule in the nation. UW has clinched a top-4 finish in the Big Ten Mar. 4 NORTHWESTERN 8 p.m. The Big Ten features 10 teams in the top 40 of in 17 of the last 18 seasons. No other Big Ten Mar. 7 at Indiana 11 a.m. the NET Rankings, including the Badgers. team can make that claim. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Chicago, Ill. UW’s losses this season have come against Since 2001-02 when Greg Gard first joined the Mar. 11-15 at Big Ten Tournament teams with a combined record of 60-16. staff, UW has compiled a 268-38 (.876) record at the Kohl Center. That trails only Michigan State NCAA TOURNAMENT Wisconsin has featured a balanced offensive among Big Ten teams. attack this season with all 5 starters averaging Mar. 17-18 First Four . more than 8.5 points per contest. With Gard as head coach, UW is 53-14 (.791) at Mar. 19-22 Rounds 1-2 the Kohl Center. Mar. 26-29 Sweet 16 / Elite 8 . Twice this season, UW has had games where 6 . Over the last 15 seasons, UW is 132-25 (.841) April 4-6 Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) different players scored in double figures. Since in Big Ten home games, the best mark in the 1995, UW has had 6 score in double figures in conference. ^ Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.) the same game just 7 times, two of those taking * Barclay’s Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) place this season alone in back-to-back games. Gard has led UW to the NCAA tournament in 3 Home games in BOLD CAPS of his first 4 seasons as head coach, making him Wisconsin ranks 14th in the NCAA shooting 1 of only 10 active coaches to do so. 77.7% (178-for-229) at the free throw line this FOLLOW THE #BADGERS season (avg. 16.4 FTAs/game). Both are big Wisconsin is 1 of just 5 teams to participate in improvements from a year ago when UW shot 20 of the last 21 NCAA tournaments, joined by TV: BTN 64.8% and averaged 15.6 FTAs per game. Duke, Kansas, Michigan State & Gonzaga. App: FOX Sports | Online: FOXSports.com . Play-by-Play: Cory Provus . Analyst: Robbie Hummel WISCONSIN’S POTENTIAL STARTERS . Sideline: Olivia Dekker No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK 0 D’MITRIK TRICE G Jr. 10.3 4.3 3.3 .392 .347 .840 App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: SiriusXM 372 Team-leading 16.8 ppg, 48.0% 3FG (12-25) the last 4 games, including a career-high 31 pts vs. Milwaukee . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay . Analyst: Mike Lucas 2 ALEEM FORD F R-Jr. 9.6 4.2 1.4 .439 .345 .724 Has scored in double fi gures in 7 games this seasons, most recently 14 pts (4-6 3FG) vs. Rider SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN . Twitter: @BadgerMBB 23 KOBE KING G R-So. 10.2 3.2 1.2 .475 .273 .714 . Instagram: badgermbb Scored in double fi gures 8 of the last 12 games, including career high 24 points (10-15 FG) vs. Indiana (12/7) . Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 34 BRAD DAVISON G Jr. 8.6 4.1 2.0 .396 .333 .889 . YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers 77 career starts in 81 games played; scored 15+ pts in 4 games this season, inc. season-high 24 vs. McNeese 35 NATE REUVERS F Jr. 14.9 5.6 0.6 .487 .318 .800 Double-fi gure scoring 12 of 14 games; 9th in Big Ten avg. 14.9 ppg, 3rd in blocks (2.3 bpg), 7th FG%, 3rd FT% BADGERMBB NOTES GAME 15: ILLINOIS BALANCED BADGERS RELIABLE REUVERS BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS All 5 starters are averaging at least 8.5 ppg: With the departure of Ethan Happ, Nate Reuvers has fit in nicely to a larger work- GENERAL INFORMATION . Nate Reuvers (14.9), D’Mitrik Trice (10.3), load for Wisconsin this season. Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 Kobe King (10.2), Aleem Ford (9.6) and . Website: UWBadgers.com Brad Davison (8.6) Reuvers has scored in double figures in 12 of 14 games, and has matched his career . Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 . Brevin Pritzl is averaging 8.1 off the bench. high (22 ps) on two different occasions this BRANDON HARRISON PRIMARY The Badgers had 6 different players score year (vs. #20 Saint Mary’s, vs. Milwaukee). in double figures in back-to-back wins over . Phone: (608) 279-8653 . Reuvers has scored 20+ points 6 times in his Marquette and Green Bay earlier this season. Email: [email protected] career, 3 of those coming this season alone. Twitter: @BrandonHarrison Since 1995, the Badgers have had 6 players He ranks 9th in the Big Ten averaging 14.9 score in double figures in a single game just points per game; also ranks 7th for FG% 7 times, with 2 coming this season. (.487) and 3rd in FT% (.800) in the B1G. PATRICK HERB DIR. BRAND STRATEGY The last time UW had at least 5 players Reuvers has posted 32 blocks in 13 games, . Phone: (608) 957-2085 averaging 9.0+ points per game was in averaging 2.3 swats per game. That figure . Email: [email protected] 2002-03: Kirk Penney (16.2), Devin Harris ranks 3rd in the B1G & 33rd in the NCAA. Twitter: @PatrickHerb (12.7), Alando Tucker (12.0), Freddie Owens (10.3) and Mike Wilkinson (10.3). Reuvers is trying to become just the 4th Badger to average at least 2.0 blocks in a . UW won the Big Ten title that season. season and the first since Jared Berggren MEDIA RESOURCES UW has had 6 different players lead the (2.1 bpg) in 2013. team in scoring in games this season. CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS . The UW single-season record for blocks per . www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin STEADY AS TRICE GOES game is 2.6 by Rashard Griffith in 1995. UW Players to Average 2.0 BPG, single season BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST UW’s returning scoring leader from last Player BPG Season . office.bigten.org/media year, D’Mitrik Trice has been providing Rashard Griffith 2.6 1993-94 more than just points this season. WISCONSIN BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK Brad Sellers 2.4 1982-83 . go.wisc.edu/MBBRecordBook Trice has scored 20+ points 6 times in his Rashard Griffith 2.2 1994-95 career, including 2 of the last 3 games.