by [email protected] | Nov 2, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers fell behind 10-2, then used a 20-2 run to pull in front for good, knocking off Northern Iowa 69-38 in exhibition play at the Kohl Center. Freshman Kobe King led the charge, hitting four field goals during the run. He finished with a game-high 15...
by [email protected] | Nov 1, 2017
After Whitnall High School senior Tyler Herro announced his de-commitment recently, the Wisconsin men’s basketball coaching staff rebounded and secured a commitment from 6’8 forward Taylor Currie on Tuesday. Currie, from Clarkston, Michigan, originally...
by [email protected] | Aug 17, 2017
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team hit 15 of 27 three-pointers (55.6%) and rolled to a 87-53 win over the New Zealand Breakers on Thursday morning in Tauranga, New Zealand. Junior Andy Van Vliet made his first start as a Badger and led the way with 14 points. ...
by [email protected] | Aug 10, 2017
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team leaves Saturday on a 12-day, 5-game tour of New Zealand and Australia. College basketball teams re allowed to travel internationally during the summer once every four years, and for Wisconsin, the 2017 trip marks the...
by [email protected] | Apr 21, 2017
Former Iowa guard Dean Oliver is the newest member of the Wisconsin Badger basketball coaching staff. Oliver just completed his third season as an assistant coach at Illinois State. He spent three years at North Dakota before joining Illinois State. “We are...
by [email protected] | Apr 3, 2017
Wisconsin men’s basketball associate head coach Lamont Paris is leaving Madison after being named the new head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga on Sunday. Paris has spent the last seven years with the Badger after six seasons at Akron. He was named associate head...
by [email protected] | Mar 25, 2017
For the second straight season, the Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament run ended in the Sweet 16. Florida guard Chris Chiozza hit a floating three-pointer to send the Gators to a 84-83 overtime victory over Badgers. Wisconsin jumped out to a fast start, then blew a...
by [email protected] | Mar 19, 2017
The 8th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers are headed back to the “Sweet 16”, coming from behind to knock off Villanova 65-62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo. The Badgers trailed 57-50 with just over five minutes left. Villanova would score...
by [email protected] | Mar 17, 2017
Senior guard Bronson Koenig hit eight of his 17 three-pointers and finished with 28 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 84-74 win over Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA East Regional on Thursday night in Buffalo. Fellow senior Nigel Hayes added 16...
by [email protected] | Mar 13, 2017
Wisconsin (25-9) finished second to Purdue in the Big Ten Conference regular season and second to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament, losing the title game on Sunday 71-56 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. Their reward for playing on Sunday is an 8-seed in the...
by [email protected] | Mar 3, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers certainly weren’t setting the world on fire, but they did appear as if they would pick up a much needed Big Ten win to stay in the Big Ten title hunt. Then a play here and play there, a couple of missed free throws and the heroics of an...
by [email protected] | Feb 27, 2017
After Purdue did Wisconsin a favor by losing on Saturday, the Badgers missed a chance to move back into first place atop the Big Ten, falling to Michigan State 84-74 on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan. The Badgers (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten) lost for the fourth time in five...
by [email protected] | Feb 20, 2017
Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ combined for 41 points and 17 rebounds, helping the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers end a two-game losing streak with a 71-60 win over Maryland at the Kohl Center. The Badgers trailed the 24th-ranked Terrapins by six points at halftime but...
by [email protected] | Feb 17, 2017
Playing without senior point guard Bronson Koenig (left calf injury), the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers lost their second consecutive game, falling 64-58 to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ethan Happ finished with 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting, but 18...
by [email protected] | Feb 16, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers will go with freshman D’Mitrik Trice at point guard tonight, replacing injured senior Bronson Koenig against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Badger coach Greg Gard made the announcement this morning after Koenig missed the...
by [email protected] | Feb 15, 2017
Wisconsin senior guard Bronson Koenig has been hampered by a left-calf injury since late January. Badger coach Greg Gard gave Koenig the day off on Tuesday to rest. Koenig is expected to play Thursday night when the Badgers (21-4, 10-2 Big Ten) face the Michigan...
by [email protected] | Feb 6, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers struggled offensively, but found a way to knock off the Indiana Hoosiers 65-60 in Big Ten play on Sunday. The win is the 7th straight for Wisconsin (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) and moved them into first place by themselves, a game in front of Maryland,...
by [email protected] | Jan 25, 2017
After leading by just three points at halftime, an upset Greg Gard let his Wisconsin team know what he thought about their play. The Badgers turned things around in the second half and rolled to a 82-55 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center. The...
by [email protected] | Jan 13, 2017
The 17th ranked Wisconsin Badgers rebounded from their loss at Purdue with a 89-66 blowout victory over Ohio State at the Kohl Center. The Badgers built an early double-digit lead and were never challenged. Wisconsin (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten) remains in a pack of four teams...
by [email protected] | Jan 9, 2017
Number-11 Wisconsin were the last remaining unbeaten team in the Big Ten. That ended on Sunday in West Lafayette, Indiana with a 66-55 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. The Badgers nine-game win streak ended when they shot just 34% from the floor in...
