by Bill Scott | Jul 4, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks announced their 2014 NBA Summer League roster on Thursday. They’ll open Summer League action in Las Vegas a week from today against Cleveland. Current Bucks players, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nate Wolters and Chris Wright will lead this...
by Bill Scott | May 9, 2014
As the Milwaukee Bucks get ready for the 2014 NBA Draft, they held their first draft prospect workout today at the team’s training center in St. Francis. Four prospects were scheduled to workout, including former Wisconsin Badger guard Ben Brust and former...
by Bill Scott | Apr 6, 2014
Kentucky freshman guard Aaron Harrison has been there before. He nailed a last second three-point basket in the Elite 8 matchup against Michigan to give the Wildcats a 75-72 win over the Wolverines. Saturday night, Harrison did it again, this time with Kentucky...
by Bill Scott | Apr 5, 2014
It’s been 14 years since the Wisconsin Badgers last appeared in the Final Four. The last time they won a National Title was all the way back in 1941. Even though Kentucky, with their one and done player philosophy, is playing as well as any team in the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers are in the Elite 8 for the third time in school history and the second time under Bo Ryan after knocking off Baylor 69-52 in Anaheim on Thursday night. Frank Kaminsky scored 19 points and added 4 rebounds and 6 blocked shots, while senior guard...
by Bill Scott | Mar 24, 2014
The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team will square off against Baylor in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The 6th seeded Bears (26-11) crushed Creighton 85-55 on Sunday night in San Antonio to advance to Thursday’s matchup...
by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2014
The second-seeded Wisconsin Badgers knocked off the Minnesota Gophers 83-57 on Friday night, advancing to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals this afternoon against the Michigan State Spartans. Ben Brust poured in a career high 29 points to lead the Badgers. Brust hit...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2014
The 9th ranked Wisconsin Badgers wrapped up the home portion of their schedule with a 76-70 win over the Purdue Boilermakers in Big Ten action at the Kohl Center on Wednesday night. The Badgers (25-5, 12-5 Big Ten) extended their win streak to eight-straight games as...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2014
The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers set a program record by winning their 11th road game of the season (11-2), knocking off Penn State 71-66 in State College, Pennsylvania. The Badgers (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten) hit 13 of 14 free throws over the final 3:45 to win its fifth...
by Bill Scott | Feb 26, 2014
Sam Dekker scored 16 points and the 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers came from behind to beat Indiana 69-58 at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night. The Badgers (23-5, 10-5 Big Ten) shot just 26% from the field in the first half and trailed at the break 29-19. But they...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2014
Wisconsin senior guard Ben Brust left Wednesday’s workout after suffering a lower back injury. It comes with the Badgers getting ready for a key Big Ten matchup against the Hawkeyes in Iowa on Saturday. Brust is considered day-t0-day. He has started all 26...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers avenged a loss to Minnesota in the Twin Cities last month by pulling out a 78-70 win over Minnesota at the Kohl Center on Thursday night. Ben Brust, who hit just 10 of 40 three-point attempts in his previous six games, including 1 for 8 against...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers shook off a 2-game shooting slump and beat Illinois 75-63 in Champaign. Sam Dekker and Ben Brust had 16 points each, leading four players in double figures. Traevon Jackson and Nigel Hayes added 14 each as the Badgers pulled even in the Big Ten...
by Bill Scott | Jan 30, 2014
The Northwestern Wildcats avenged their Jan. 2 loss to Wisconsin in Evanston by beating the 14th ranked Badgers 65-56 at the Kohl Center on Wednesday night. The Wildcats ended a string of 14-straight losses in Madison, winning for the first time since 1996. It also...
by Bill Scott | Jan 19, 2014
As the Wisconsin Badgers get ready to hit the road for a pair of Big Ten games this week, they need to figure out what’s wrong defensively. The Badgers allowed Michigan to shoot better than 60% from the field in the first half on Saturday to pull out a 77-70 win...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2014
The 4th ranked Wisconsin Badgers jumped in front early, then used a 20-0 first half run to lead by 25 at halftime and beat 23rd ranked Illinois 95-70 at the Kohl Center. The win is the 16th straight (16-0) to set a school record for consecutive wins to start the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 6, 2014
The 4th ranked Wisconsin Badger mens basketball team came from 11 down at halftime on Sunday night to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 75-71 at the Kohl Center. The win pushes the Badgers to a perfect 15-0 on the season, matching the schools all-time best start. Senior guard...
by Bill Scott | Dec 12, 2013
While the rest of his Badgers teammates struggled out of the gates, senior guard Ben Brust hit his first six shots, four of them three-pointers to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to their 11th straight win to start the season, 78-52 at the Kohl Center. Brust, who finished...
by Bill Scott | Nov 28, 2013
The #10 Wisconsin Badgers continued to build on their best start in the Bo Ryan era. They ran their winning streak to 8-games with a 70-63 victory over West Virginia in the Championship game of the Cancun Challenge Wednesday. Sam Dekker posted a double-double with...
by Bill Scott | Nov 22, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers have run off five straight wins to start the college basketball season, rolling past Bowling Green 88-64 at the Kohl Center in Madison. Ben Brust scored 19 points, leading six different Badgers in double figures. Brust hit 5 of 6 from...
