by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2017
Ethan Happ scored 19 points and Bronson Koenig added 17 to lead the 13th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 75-68 win over the 25th ranked Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington on Tuesday night. The Badgers (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight games. The Badgers made their...
by Bill Scott | Dec 15, 2016
The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers got 24 points from Nigel Hayes and beat the Green Bay Phoenix 73-59 on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. The Badgers improved to 10-2 and will get some time off before facing Florida A & M on Dec. 23. That will be the final...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2016
The 17th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers made quick work of Syracuse and their 2-3 zone defense, knocking off the Orange 77-60 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Ethan Happ scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, hitting 10 of 12 from the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2016
Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Joel Berry II poured in 22 points to lead number-four North Carolina to a 71-56 win over the 16th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game of the Maui Invitational. The Tar Heels (7-0) held the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) will face the North Carolina Tarheels in the championship game of the Maui Invitational game tonight. The Badgers pulled away on Tuesday night to beat the Georgetown Hoyas 73-57 to earn the right to face the Tarheels. Bronson Koenig had 20...
by Bill Scott | Nov 22, 2016
The 16th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) will face the Georgetown Hoyas in the second round of the Maui Invitational tonight in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Badgers jumped out to a 17-point lead in the first half, then held off the Tennessee Volunteers in the second half for a...
by Bill Scott | Nov 10, 2016
Wisconsin is one of four schools in the country that has three nominees named to the 50-player Naismith Trophy Watch list. The Badgers are joined by Duke, Kansas and Kentucky with three players making the list. Ethan Happ, Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig were named to...
by Bill Scott | Oct 11, 2016
Wisconsin Badger senior forward Nigel Hayes was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the year by a vote of the league’s media. Hayes is joined on the first team by teammates Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ. Hayes is the fourth Badger in the last 14 seasons to be...
by Bill Scott | Mar 26, 2016
With a spot in the “Elite 8” on the line, the Wisconsin Badgers are wishing they had a do-over. The Badgers led most of the night, but blew a three-point lead in the final 20 seconds and fell to Notre Dame 61-56 at the Wells Fargo Center. Wisconsin turned...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2016
Bronson Koenig played the hero on Sunday night, hitting two of his six 3-pointers in the final seconds to send the Wisconsin Badgers to a 66-63 win over the Xavier Musketeers in St. Louis. Koenig hit a three with 11.7 seconds left to tie the game at 63-all. After Zak...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers couldn’t throw one in the ocean early on yesterday, but Greg Gard’s team didn’t panick. The Badgers fell behind 12-3, by the second media timeout. The Badgers started 1 for 10 from the field, but they still managed to come from...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2016
Wisconsin redshirt freshman Ethan Happ has been recognized as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and forward Nigel Hayes has been named to the All-Big Ten first team, as the Big Ten Conference handed out its season-ending awards Monday night. Happ was selected by both...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2016
With the third-seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament on the line, the Wisconsin Badgers ran into a red-hot Purdue Boilermakers team, falling 91-80 on Senior Day in West Lafayette. Purdue (24-7, 12-6 Big Ten) hit the Badgers from both inside and out. Outside, P.J....
by Bill Scott | Feb 29, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers continued their rise in the Big Ten on Sunday night, moving into a four-way tie for second place with a 68-57 win over the Michigan Wolverines. Bronson Koenig led four Badgers in double figures with 19 points. Nigel Hayes added 16, Vitto Brown...
by Bill Scott | Feb 22, 2016
After an ugly first half and a shaky start to the second, the Wisconsin Badgers put things together and pulled out a 69-60 win over Illinois, sweeping the two-game season series from the Illini. The Badgers trailed by 13-points in the second half before going on a...
by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers lost their first game since January 12th, shooting just 34-percent while falling at Michigan State 69-57 at the Breslin Center. The men’s basketball team entered the game as the hottest team in the Big Ten, with seven straight wins. But a...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers ran their win streak to five games on Thursday night, knocking off Ohio State 79-68 at the Kohl Center. The Badgers entered the game shooting 32.0% from three-point range in Big Ten play. Last night, the Badgers hit 13 of 27 (48.1%) to help the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2016
Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the third straight week. Happ averaged 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and three steals a game, leading the Badgers to wins over No. 19 Indiana and Illinois. He was named Co-Freshman of the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2016
Wisconsin’s Khalil Iverson entered Sunday night’s game against Illinois with nine points in seven Big Ten games. Against the Illini, Iverson scored 10 points and added five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block while playing a season-high 30...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2016
For the second-straight week, Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. After scoring the game-winning basket two weeks ago against No. 4 Michigan State and being named co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the freshman forward from...
