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Frederick announces retirement at age 29

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Former Wisconsin Badger football center, who went on to play in five NFL Pro Bowl games, announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 29 on Monday.

Frederick retired after saying he “could no longer perform at my highest level”.

Frederick just went to his fifth Pro Bowl after recovering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which is a rare autoimmune disease.  Frederick missed the 2018 season but returned last season and played in the all 16 of the Cowboys games.

Frederick was a first round pick by the Cowboys in the 2013 NFL draft (31st pick overall).  He became the first rookie in franchise history to start every game at center and was named to the NFL’s All-Rookie team.

Frederick signed a six-year contract extension in 2016 worth $56.4 million, making him the highest-paid center in the NFL.

Gard honored by NABC

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Greg Gard

Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard was named National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 7 coach of the year on Monday.

Gard led his Badgers to a 21-10 overall record and a three-way tie for the Big Ten regular-season title, the program’s first since 2015.  The Badgers won their final eight games to tie with Michigan State and Maryland and landed the top seed via tiebreakers.

The Badgers did it, despite not having a first-round or second-round all-conference pick, which is the first time that has been accomplished in Big Ten Conference history.

Gard was also already named the Big Ten’s Coach of the Year.

 

Wisconsin’s Gard named Big Ten Coach of the Year

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Wisconsin Badger coach Greg Gard was named the 2020 Big Ten Coach of the Year, while juniors Nate Reuvers and D’Mitrik Trice were each named third-team all-big ten honorees.

Gard led the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten title and eight-straight wins to finish regular season play.  He is just the second head coach in UW history to win Big Ten Coach of the Year with Bo Ryan being the other, winning top coaching honors in 2002, ’03, ’13 and ’15.

Wisconsin is the first Big Ten regular season champion in league history to not feature a first-or-second team All-Conference selection, dating back to 1948.  A total of 95 teams have won a Big Ten regular season championship.  Of those 95 teams, 91 featured a first-team All-Big Ten player and three had a second-team All-Big Ten player. [Read more…]

Badgers enter Big Ten tournament as top seed

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The Wisconsin Badgers (21-10, 14-6 Big Ten) enter this week’s Big Ten Tournament as the top seed.  They wrapped up Big Ten play with Saturday’s 60-56 win over Indiana and end up sharing the conference title with Michigan State (22-9, 14-6) and Maryland (24-7, 14-6).

Maryland’s 83-70 win over Michigan on Sunday locked up the top seed for the Badgers.

Wisconsin will open play in the Big Ten Tournament on Friday morning (11 a.m.) against the winner of Thursday’s second round game between number-8 seed Rutgers (20-11, 11-9) and number-9 seed Michigan (19-12, 10-10). [Read more…]

Badgers clinch share of Big Ten title, capture top seed in Conference Tournament

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The Wisconsin Badgers capped off a 9-point second half comeback to beat Indiana 60-56, securing a share of the Big Ten regular season title on Saturday in Bloomington.

After an 18-point loss to the Minnesota Gophers on Feb. 5, the Badgers (21-10, 14-6 Big Ten) have reeled off a Big Ten leading eight straight victories to grab a share of the conference title with Maryland and Michigan State.  The Badgers will enter the Big Ten Tournament this week as the number-1 seed.

The Badgers outscored the Hoosiers 16-5 over the final 6 minutes and 34 seconds.

Nate Reuvers led all scorers with 17 points.  Teammate Micah Potter added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

After a locker room celebration, Greg Gard brought his assistant coaches, Dean Oliver, Joe Krabbenhoft and Alando Tucker to the podium with him.

The Badgers have overcome adversity before and during the season, on their way to the Big Ten title.  Gard said their season went from tragic to magic and they’re not done yet.

The Badgers get a double-bye into the tournament’s quarterfinals.  They’ll open on Friday morning at 11 a.m. in Indianapolis, against the winner of Thursday’s second round game between #8-seed Rutgers and #9-seed Michigan.

 

Badgers climb into tie for the Big Ten lead

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The 24th ranked Wisconsin Badgers have come a long way, moving into a tie for the Big Ten lead with Maryland and Michigan State with one game left to play in the regular season.  The Badgers (20-10, 13-6 Big Ten) knocked off Northwestern 63-48.

Nate Reuvers scored 11 points to lead the Badgers, who shot just 39% from the field, but four other players scored 9-points each (Brevin Pritzl, Aleem Ford, Brad Davison and Micah Potter) in the win.

The Badgers finished 8 of 25 (32%) from three-point range, but won their seventh straight game and 20th of the season.  Wisconsin has now won 20 or more games in four of Greg Gard’s five seasons as head coach.  Gard also collected his 100th career victory (100-57) in Madison.

The Badgers have gone from a 5-5 start in December to a three-way tie for the Big Ten lead.  They’ll close out the regular season at Indiana on Saturday and can wrap up at least a share of the Big Ten title with a win.

 

Davison takes his turn as Badgers hold off Gophers

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Brad Davison (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers ran their win streak to six-straight games, holding off the rival Minnesota Gophers 71-69 on Sunday night at the Kohl Center.

Minnesota native Brad Davison scored 20 points and added seven rebounds and five assists for the Badgers.  Davison took his turn in a lineup that has featured five different top point producers during the winning streak.

Senior Brevin Pritzl, who scored 15 points on Sunday, started the winning streak by leading the Badgers with 19 points against Ohio State.  Davison followed that with a 30 point performance against Nebraska.  Aleem Ford led the way with 19 against Purdue.  Micah Potter took his turn with 18 points against Rutgers.  D’Mitrik Trice, who managed just four points on Sunday, scored 28 in a win over Michigan and Davison bounced back with 20 against the Gophers.  That’s five different top scorers during the six-game stretch. [Read more…]

Badgers upset #22 Michigan, win fifth straight

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D’Mitrik Trice File Photo – by David Stluka

The 22nd-ranked Michigan Wolverines entered Thursday nights home game against Wisconsin as the hottest team in the Big Ten Conference, having won five straight.  The Badgers were next, riding a four-game winning streak.

When the dust settled, the Badgers (18-10, 11-6 Big Ten) extended their win streak to five and moving into a four-way tie for second p lace in the Big Ten by pulling out a 81-74 win over the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

The Badgers never trailed in the game and converted nearly 54% (29-of-54) from the field in the win.  They hit 11-of-23 three point attempts (47.8%).

Going in, the game was being billed as a battle between point guards.  D’Mitrik Trice for the Badgers and Zavier Simpson for Michigan.  Neither player disappointed.  Simpson finished with 32 points, five rebounds and six assists.  Trice had 28 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Aleem Ford and Micah Potter added 18 points each for the Badgers, who return to Madison to host [Read more…]

Pair of Badgers named Big Ten Hockey Stars

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Two Wisconsin hockey players were named Big Ten Conference hockey stars after the Badgers swept a two-game series against Arizona State last weekend.

Sophomore forward Roman Ahcan (Savage, Minnesota) was named the Big Ten’s number-1 star after scoring a pair of game winning goals and recorded six points in Wisconsin’s two wins over 9th ranked Arizona State.

Ahcan notched his first career hat trick and five-point game in Friday’s 7-6 victory.

Freshman forward Alex Turcotte recorded a five point weekend and was named the Big Ten’s number-three star.  Turcotte matched his career-high three points in Friday’s win, collecting two goals and an assist.

Turcotte added two more assists in Saturday’s 6-2 win.

King to remain in the Big Ten, headed to Nebraska

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Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)

Former Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King will reportedly stay in the Big Ten after his departure from UW in late January.  CBS Sports first reported that King plans to transfer to Nebraska to play for Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers.

King started Wisconsin’s first nine Big Ten games and was the teams leading scorer (12.8 points) in conference play.

King played his high school ball at La Crosse Central High School and was named Wisconsin’s 2017 Mr. Basketball.