by Bill Scott | Aug 13, 2015
Bo Ryan had announced in late June that the 2015-’16 season would be his last as the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers. Since then, he has twice reminded reporters that he has a five-year contract and could change his mind. Ryan was in the Appleton area for...
by Bill Scott | Jul 27, 2015
Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan announced today that Andy Van Vliet has signed a national letter of intent to attend Wisconsin and play basketball for the Badgers this season. Van Vliet joins a Wisconsin 2015 class that already includes Alex Illikainen...
by Bill Scott | Jun 29, 2015
Wisconsin coaching legend Bo Ryan, who has led the Badgers to back-to-back Final Four appearances, will retire after the upcoming season. The 67-year-old Ryan said in a statement that he will coach this season and then step down. His hope is that longtime assistant...
by Bill Scott | Apr 25, 2015
After tough seasons for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team and the women’s basketball team, the UW Athletic board voted to retain coaches Mike Eaves (hockey) and Bobbie Kelsey (women’s hoops), but didn’t extend their contracts. Eaves contract...
by Bill Scott | Apr 8, 2015
Wisconsin Badger head coach Bo Ryan didn’t take the National championship game loss to Duke on Monday night in stride. Ryan created a stir during his post game press conference when referring to the type of players he likes to recruit with the Badgers. AUDIO: Bo...
by Bill Scott | Apr 7, 2015
The most memorable season in Wisconsin basketball history fell one win short. The Badgers led by 9 with just over 13-minutes to play against Duke, but the Blue Devils went on a 10-0 run and closed out a 68-63 victory over the Badgers to win their 5th National...
by Bill Scott | Apr 5, 2015
After losing in last years NCAA National semifinals, the Wisconsin Badgers we’re looking for two things this year. They wanted to play for and win a National Championship and hoped to have a chance to return the favor to the Wildcats along the way. One of the...
by Bill Scott | Apr 3, 2015
Wisconsin Badger center Frank Kaminsky was handed his second significant award today after being named The Associated Press college basketball Player of the Year. Kaminsky won the Oscar Robertson Trophy earlier, given to the College Basketball Player of the Year....
by Bill Scott | Apr 2, 2015
The Kentucky Wildcats pursuit of perfection will continue this Saturday when they put their perfect 38-0 record up against Bo Ryan’s Wisconsin Badgers (35-3) in the NCAA National Semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. One can imagine the pressure that...
by Bill Scott | Mar 27, 2015
It required a second half rally, contributions from a two unexpected bench players, and a career night for a rising star to push the Wisconsin Badgers past North Carolina, 79-72, and into the NCAA Tournament’s Elite 8 for a second consecutive year. Junior Sam...
by Bill Scott | Mar 23, 2015
The top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers are moving on to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the seventh time under Bo Ryan after beating eighth-seeded Oregon 72-65 in a West Region 3rd Round game in Omaha, Neb. Wisconsin’s frontline of Sam Dekker (17), Frank...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2015
The 3rd-ranked Wisconsin Badgers moved into the round of 32 by cruising to a 86-72 win over Coastal Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday night. Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and Nigel Hayes combined to scored 38 points on 15 of...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2015
Wisconsin Badger head coach Bo Ryan is among four remaining finalists for the 2015 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year award. Ryan was voted 2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year, his fourth as UW’s head coach, and has guided the Badgers to Big Ten regular...
by Bill Scott | Mar 16, 2015
When it looked like it just wasn’t going to be Wisconsin’s day, the Badgers came from 11-points down in the second half to force overtime. From there, the Badgers outscored Michigan State 11-0 to pull out a 80-69 win over the Spartans in the Big Ten...
by Bill Scott | Mar 13, 2015
The 6th ranked Wisconsin Badgers are already in the NCAA Tournament, while the Michigan Wolverines only real chance to get in would have likely been to win the Big Ten Tournament title. The start of today’s quarterfinal game looked like that. Michigan played...
by Bill Scott | Mar 10, 2015
Senior Frank Kaminsky was one of four Badgers to earn All-Big Ten honors, while head coach Bo Ryan was recognized by conference coaches as the Coach of the Year. Kaminsky was named 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year by both the media and coaches, including unanimous...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2015
The 6th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers had already wrapped up the Big Ten regular season title and the number-1 seed in the Big Ten tournament. But they still had one game left to play and coach Bo Ryan said the mission was to head back to Madison with a win. Mission...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2015
It was senior day for the Minnesota Gophers and they wanted nothing more than to upset their Big Ten rivals. The 6th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers had other plans, like knocking off rival Minnesota on the Gophers home floor, to win the Big Ten title outright. Frank...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2015
Wisconsin Badger senior point guard Traevon Jackson was hoping to be back in the lineup for Senior Day last Sunday, but he wasn’t cleared by the teams medical staff. Jackson has now missed 12 games after breaking his foot in a game against Rutgers in early...
by Bill Scott | Mar 2, 2015
The Wisconsin Badgers wrapped up a share of the Big Ten Conference title on Sunday, knocking off the Michigan State Spartans 68-61 on Senior Day at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin went right at the Spartans on offense, dumping the ball inside to Frank Kaminsky and Nigel...
