WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 202021 SCHEDULE Nov. 25 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 77-67 Nov. 27 ARK-PINE BLUFF 8 p.m. 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 19 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS Dec. 1 GREEN BAY 4 p.m. #7 WISCONSIN BADGERS VS ARKANSASPINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS Dec. 4 at Marquette 6 p.m. 1҃0, 0҃0 BIG TEN 0҃1, 0҃0 SWAC Dec. 9 LOUISVILLE 7:15 p.m. Rankings (AP/Coaches): 7/7 Rankings (AP/Coaches): NR/NR Dec. 12 TBD TBD Head Coach: Greg Gard Head Coach: George Ivory Dec. 16 NORTHERN IOWA TBD Record at Wisconsin: 102-57 (6th Season) Record at UAPB: 136-248 (13th Season) Overall Record: 102-57 (6th Season) Overall Record: 136-248 (13th Season) Dec. 21 NEBRASKA Dec. 25 at Michigan State FRIDAY, NOV. 27 ▪ 8 P.M. CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER ▪ BIG TEN NETWORK Dec. 28 MARYLAND Dec. 31 MINNESOTA BADGERS TIP OFF SEASON WEDNESDAY Two days after a 77-67 season-opening win over Eastern Illinois, Jan. 3 at Penn State Wisconsin will host Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday at the Kohl Center. Jan. 7 INDIANA Dating back to last season, the Badgers have 9 straight games. Jan. 12 at Michigan The Badgers begin the season ranked No. 7 in both the AP and Jan. 15 at Rutgers Coaches polls, marking the second-highest preseason ranking in school Jan. 23 OHIO STATE history, trailing only the 2014-15 season when UW debuted at No. 3. Jan. 27 NORTHWESTERN Jan. 30 at Maryland GAME 1 FAST BREAK FACTS Feb. 2 PENN STATE Wisconsin begins its 24th season in the Kohl Wisconsin has Wisconsin returns 77.5% of its Feb. 6 at Illinois Center, sporting an all-time record of 313-52 a trio of players minutes from last season’s Big Feb. 11 at Nebraska (.858) in its home building — the 10th-best win on watch lists for Ten championship squad, as well Feb. 14 MICHIGAN as 78.7% of points, 83.6% of percentage of any Div. 1 home venue. major awards: Feb. 18 IOWA rebounds and 86.1% of assists. Head coach Greg Gard was named 2020 Big PG D’Mitrik Feb. 21 at Northwestern Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and Trice (Bob Cousy Feb. 27 ILLINOIS media. Gard became Wisconsin’s second coach Award), PF Nate Reuvers (Karl Malone Award) to earn that award, joining four- me winner and C Micah Po er (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Mar. 2 at Purdue Bo Ryan (2002, ‘03, ‘13 and ‘15). Reuvers was also named to the Preseason All- Mar. 7 at Iowa . Gard owns a career record of 102-57 (.642) Big Ten Team. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Chicago, Ill. overall. He is the 2nd-fastest Wisconsin coach UW’s leading scorer a year ago, senior forward Mar. 10-14 at United Center to 100 wins in the NCAA tournament era, doing Nate Reuvers was Mr. Reliable last season. so in 157 games. Only Bo Ryan reached 100 Including 18 points in the season opener, the NCAA TOURNAMENT - Indianapolis, Ind. faster (138 games). Third-Team All-Big Ten forward has scored in Mar. 16-17 First Four . With a conference record of 59-35, Gard’s .628 double figures in 13 of last 16 games. Mar. 18-21 Rounds 1-2 conference win percentage ranks 6th among all . Reuvers tallied 5 blocks against EIU and has 149 Mar. 25-28 Sweet 16 / Elite 8 Big Ten coaches of the last 40 years (page 2). for his career. He is now 6 away from the school’s April 3-5 Final Four all-time record held by Ethan Happ (154). Last season, Wisconsin finished the season with ^ ACC Challenge 8 consecutive wins to win a share of the 2020 Micah Potter positioned himself as the Big Home games in BOLD CAPS Big Ten Championship, the 19th title in school Ten’s most valuable reserve. In B1G play last history, and first since 2015. year, Potter was UW’s second-leading scorer . Wisconsin has won 5 Big Ten championships averaging 10.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg while shooting FOLLOW THE #BADGERS since 2000, matching Ohio State for the 2nd- 53.7% FG and 47.8% 3FG (more on page 3). TV: BIG TEN NETWORK most during that span. Only Michigan State (7) Third-Team All-Big Ten guard D’Mitrik Trice App: FOX Sports GO | Online: foxsportsgo.com has more league titles since 2000. rounded out his game, averaging 9.8 ppg, 4.2 . Play-by-Play: Jeff Levering apg, 4.0 rpg. His 2.5 ast-to-TO ratio tied Josh During last season’s 8-game win streak, 6 . Analyst: Ben Brust Gasser for 8th best in UW history (more pg 2). different Badgers tallied double-digit points. All RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK 6 led UW in scoring in a game during the streak. Wisconsin’s active career scoring leader, App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: SiriusXM 195 Brad Davison ranks 42nd in UW history with The Badgers return their en re star ng 5 from . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay 1,058 points. During UW’s 9-game win streak, the fi nal game of last season and bring back 7 of . Analyst: Mike Lucas he led UW avg 12.7 ppg (47.2% 3FG). the top 8 scorers overall from a season ago. SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN . UW returns 77.5% of its minutes from last Senior Aleem Ford ended last season strong. Twitter: @BadgerMBB season as well as 78.7% of points, 83.6% of He entered his junior year with 9 career double- . Instagram: badgermbb rebounds, 86.1% of assists, 79.7% of steals and digit scoring games, but tallied 14 last year alone . Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 88.6% of blocks. (including 7 over UW’s final 10 games). YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers WISCONSIN’S POTENTIAL STARTERS No. Name Pts. Reb. Ast. Of Note 0 D’MITRIK TRICE 11.0 2.0 5.0 Cousy Award Watch List, 3rd-Team All-B1G in 2020; 2.5 A/TO ra o 2 ALEEM FORD 1.0 3.0 2.0 Had 14 double-digit scoring games last year (including 7 of last 10) 11 MICAH POTTER 9.0 8.0 2.0 Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List; 2nd in B1G play in 3FG% (.469) 34 BRAD DAVISON 6.0 5.0 1.0 During season-ending, 8-game win streak: 13.5 ppg (47.6% 3FG) 35 NATE REUVERS 18.0 9.0 1.0 Malone Award Watch List; 3rd-Team All-B1G in 2020 BADGERMBB NOTES GAME 2: ARKPINE BLUFF BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS BADGERS PUSH FOR CHANGE Wisconsin student-athletes have an addition GENERAL INFORMATION to their uniforms across all sports during the . Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 2020-21 season — the school’s . Website: UWBadgers.com iconic crest logo with the . Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 central “W” changed from its traditional white to black. BRANDON HARRISON PRIMARY An initiative started by . Phone: (608) 279-8653 Wisconsin’s student-athletes . Email: [email protected] of color, the Black Crest . Twitter: @BrandonHarrison is displayed in a show of solidarity between UW’s student-athletes and the athletic department as well as minority students across campus. The Black Crest also symbolizes student-athletes’ PATRICK HERB DIRECTOR OF efforts to enhance the campus experience for all students of color by providing BRAND STRATEGY additional resources and creating a platform for their voices to be heard. Phone: (608) 957-2085 Among the initiatives of recent months: . Email: [email protected] . An on-campus rally for unity and equality organized by student-athletes in September . Twitter: @PatrickHerb Senior forward Aleem Ford, pictured above, was a key leader of this event. Creation of an Equity & Diversity Council made up of alumni that is built to assist with UW Athletics’ Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan MEDIA RESOURCES . Big Ten voter registration initiative featuring educational outreach for all Badgers teams is closing in on 100 percent registration rate across population of 800-plus student-athletes CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS . Partnering with 100 Black Men of Madison to raise funds for technical solutions to assure . www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin 3,000 limited-income families have academic success in the current virtual school setting BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST . office.bigten.org/media GARD AMONG THE BEST OPENING POLL POSITION WISCONSIN BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK In his 6th season as head coach, Greg Gard is Wisconsin begins the season ranked No. 7 in . go.wisc.edu/MBBRecordBook quickly placing himself among the greatest Big the Preseason AP Top 25, the second-highest WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS KOHL CENTER Ten coaches of the last 40 years. preseason ranking in program history. BadgerWiFi (connect and register with email address) With a conference record of 59-35, Gard’s It also marks just the fifth time that the LIVE STATS STATBROADCAST KOHL CENTER .628 conference win percentage ranks 6th Badgers begin the season ranked top 10 in . Wisconsin.StatBroadcast.com (password: buckybadger) among Big Ten coaches of the last 40 years the Preseason AP Top 25. (since 1980). Wisconsin in the Preseason AP Top 10 OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Season Preseason Finished Final Game . Twitter: @BadgerMBB Best Win Pct, B1G Coaches w/ 50+ Wins (since 1980) 1962-63 #10 NR -- . Instagram: @badgermbb Coach (School, Years) Record Pct. 2006-07 #9 #6 NCAA 2nd Rd . Facebook: /WisconsinMensBasketball 1. Bo Ryan, WIS (2002-15) 172-68 .717 2014-15 #3 #3 NCAA runner-up 2. Bob Knight, IND (1972-2000) 353-151 .700 . YouTube: /WisconsinBadgers 2016-17 #9 #25 Lost in Sweet 16 3.