by [email protected] | Dec 28, 2016
The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers captured their Big Ten Conference opener for the 13th time in the last 14 years, knocking off Rutgers 72-52 at the Kohl Center. Nigel Hayes scored 20 points, including 10 for 10 from the free throw line and Zak Showalter added 18...
by [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | Nov 28, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers followed up their loss to North Carolina in the Maui Invitational Championship game by demolishing Prairie View A & M 95-50 at the Kohl Center on Sunday. Nigel Hayes led six players in double figures with 17 points. Ethan Happ had 12 points,...
by [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | Nov 18, 2016
A sloppy start for the Wisconsin Badgers saw head coach Greg Gard go to his bench early. The result, a 69-64 victory over Chicago State at the Kohl Center. Ethan Happ, Vitto Brown and Zack Showalter were all pulled from the game in the first two minutes and the bench...
by [email protected] | Nov 16, 2016
The 9th ranked Wisconsin Badgers took to the road for the first time this season, taking on Creighton in the Gavitt games in Omaha. It didn’t end well. Creighton’s defense took Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ out of the game, forcing double teams every time...
by [email protected] | Oct 4, 2016
Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard and his brother, UW-Platteville coach Jeff Gard, will coach against one another on October 30th, the anniversary of their father’s death. In partnership with the UW Carbone Cancer Center, the Badgers will host the...
by [email protected] | Sep 13, 2016
Junior guard Tyler Herro has decided to play his college basketball at Wisconsin. The 6’4 guard from Whitnall verbally committed to the Badgers for their 2018 recruiting class. Herro had more than 20 scholarship offers but chose Wisconsin over Arizona, Florida,...
by [email protected] | May 25, 2016
Wisconsin men’s basketball standout Nigel Hayes has decided to return to the Badgers for his senior season. Hayes withdrew his name from the 2016 NBA draft entry pool after declaring for the draft last month but not signing with an agent. Hayes told the...
by [email protected] | Apr 28, 2016
Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard made official today that the Badgers have signed high school seniors Aleem Ford and D’Mitrik Trice to national letters of intent to play basketball for the Badgers in 2016. Ford is a native of Lawrenceville,...
by [email protected] | Apr 20, 2016
Wisconsin Badger forward Nigel Hayes has reportedly decided to make himself available for the NBA Draft on June 23rd. Adrian Wojnarowski of “The Vertical” tweeted that Hayes will not hire an agent, which means he can decide to return to school by May 25th...
by [email protected] | Apr 13, 2016
Lamont Paris is the new associated head coach of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, a post that Greg Gard held before he moved to the top spot last season. Gard said Tuesday that Paris is “richly deserving” of the promotion after six seasons on the...
by [email protected] | Apr 4, 2016
Wisconsin Badger head men’s basketball coach Greg Gard has been selected as the 2016 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, announced on Monday by CollegeInsider.com. The Phelan award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I men’s...
by [email protected] | Apr 4, 2016
Wisconsin head basketball coach Greg Gard has added former Badger standout Joe Krabbenhoft to his assistant coaching staff. Krabbenhoft has served as an assistant at South Dakota State for the past three seasons. He played for the Badgers from 2005 through 2009. The...
by [email protected] | Mar 30, 2016
After finishing the season in the “Sweet 16”, Wisconsin basketball coach Greg Gard will be looking to hire a new assistant coach. Gary Close resigned his position after 13 years in Madison. Close said he wanted to spend more time with his two kids, a...
by [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | 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 [email protected] | Mar 7, 2016
The UW Board of Regents approved a new head coaching contract on Monday and Greg Gard was named the 16th head men’s basketball coach in the school’s history. A Wisconsin assistant since 2001, the 45-year-old Gard took over as the Badgers’ interim...
by [email protected] | Mar 3, 2016
Based on the remarkable turnaround since Greg Gard has taken over as the Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, nobody should be surprised if the Wisconsin native lands the job full-time. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Jeff Potrykus reported this morning that...
