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Badgers shoot their way out of the NCAA Tournament

March 22, 2013 By

It’s happened before, where the Wisconsin Badgers couldn’t throw the ball in the lake if they were standing right next to it.  They simply picked

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker

the worst time of the year to do it again.

The Badgers, who made the Sweet 16 in each of the last two seasons, were knocked out of the 2013 tournament in the opening round, falling to Mississippi 57-46.

Many thought the Badgers had a favorable bracket and were headed for a deep run in the NCAA’s post-season, but the Rebels had other ideas.  Bo Ryan’s Badgers lost in their first tournament game for just the second time in his 12-seasons as head coach at Wisconsin.

Marshall Henderson scored 19 points and Murphy Holloway added 10 for Ole Miss.

Freshman Sam Dekker scored 14 points for Wisconsin, which hit just 8 of their 36 three-pointers (22.2%) and 15 of 59 shots overall (25.4%).

The Badgers got plenty of open looks, but they just couldn’t convert.  Wisconsin led 25-22 at halftime, but they were uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball.  Their 9-turnovers in the half matched their average for a game. [Read more...]

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Ryan named Big Ten Coach of the Year

March 12, 2013 By

The Wisconsin Badgers at the beginning of the season were picked to finish in the

Bo Ryan

Bo Ryan

bottom half of the Big Ten.  Fast forward to the end of the Big Ten regular season and not only were those predictions a bit off. Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan has been voted the Big Ten’s Coach of the Year for the 3rd time since taking over at Wisconsin.

The only coaches in league history to win Coach of the Year honors more than Bo Ryan are Purdue’s Gene Keady (seven) and Indiana’s Bob Knight (five).

Ryan’s Badgers have put together 12-straight top-4 finishes in the Big Ten.

Senior Jared Berggren was selected 2nd team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media, as well as an All-Big Ten defensive team honoree.

Ben Brust and Sam Dekker were each honorable mention selections and Dekker was named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team.

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Jackson leads Badgers to last second win

March 11, 2013 By

The 22nd ranked Wisconsin Badgers received a scare but managed to pull out a 63-

Traevon Jackson

Traevon Jackson

60 win over Penn State in the Big Ten finale in State College on Sunday.

Traevon Jackson hit a long 3-pointer as time expired, giving the Badgers their 12th Big Ten victory (21-10, 12-6 Big Ten) this season.  Wisconsin reached 12 league wins for the fourth straight year and helped the Badgers secure the 4th seed and a 1st round bye in the upcoming Big Ten tournament.

AUDIO: Asst. Gary Close on 12 Big Ten wins :12

The Badgers got the help they needed when Indiana knocked off Michigan 72-71 on Sunday to win the Big Ten title outright.

Jackson led the Badgers with 15 points.  Freshman Sam Dekker added 14, while Ben Brust added 13 points and 4 assists.

Wisconsin waits until Friday to play in the Big Ten Quarterfinals.  The Badgers will face the winner of Thursday’s 1st round game between Michigan and Penn State.

 

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Dekker named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week

March 4, 2013 By

Wisconsin Freshman forward Sam Dekker earned the Big Ten’s Co-Freshman of the

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker

Week honor.

Dekker tied a career-high, scoring 19 points while dishing out four assists in a 77-46 win over Nebraska.  The Sheboygan, Wis., native recorded 14 of his team-high 19 points in the first half while going 4-for-5 (.800) from 3-point range.  He followed that up with a 10-point three-rebound outing against Purdue on Sunday, which included a 4-for-8 (.500) effort from the field.

Dekker ranks 4th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (.446) and leads all Sixth Man candidates in scoring (9.4 ppg) during conference play.

Dekker, who has garnered the conference’s rookie of the week honor twice this season, is the only Wisconsin freshman to earn the award since the Big Ten debuted the honor in 2010-11.

Dekker shares the honor this week with Indiana’s Yogi Ferrell.

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Badgers in the thick of Big Ten race

February 27, 2013 By

The Wisconsin Badgers eclipsed 20 wins for the 7th-straight season, rolling to a 77-

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker

46 Big Ten victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night.

Freshman Sam Dekker tied a career-high with 19 points to go along with 4-assists in 22-minutes.  He finished 5 of 6 from the field and 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

Ryan Evans added 14 points, including 2 of 2 from the free throw line.  Evans practiced jump shot free throws for the last week and last night used that method in the game.

AUDIO: Gary Close on Ryan Evans jump shot free throws :07

The free throw struggles have a season-long deal.  After shooting 81% from the line last season, Evans entered the game just over 40%.  But one thing Evans hasn’t done, is let his free throw woes affect the rest of his game. [Read more...]

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