by Bill Scott | Jun 13, 2013
The Milwaukee Bucks will work out six more players at the team’s training center today in St. Francis. Among the six are a pair of former Wisconsin Badgers, Jared Berggren and Mike Brusewitz. UW-Milwaukee’s Paris Gulley is also in the mix today. The other...
by Bill Scott | Mar 22, 2013
It’s happened before, where the Wisconsin Badgers couldn’t throw the ball in the lake if they were standing right next to it. They simply picked the worst time of the year to do it again. The Badgers, who made the Sweet 16 in each of the last two seasons,...
by Bill Scott | Mar 22, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers open play in the NCAA Tournament later this morning (11:40am CT) against the Rebels of Mississippi in Kansas City. The Badgers will try to slow down a team that averages almost 80-points a game. The key to the Rebels success is flamboyant guard...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers at the beginning of the season were picked to finish in the bottom half of the Big Ten. Fast forward to the end of the Big Ten regular season and not only were those predictions a bit off. Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan has been voted the Big...
by Bill Scott | Mar 4, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers started out strong but it looked like they changed uniforms at halftime. Coming out of the halftime break, it was Purdue that out-hustled and out-played Wisconsin on their own home floor and pulled out a 69-56 win over the Badgers. AUDIO: Mike...
by Bill Scott | Feb 28, 2013
A good friend of mine, a long time veteran high school coach that I won’t identify for this story, often wonders about the excitement of the blocked shot in basketball. That friend usually works local basketball games with me in the Fox Cities. I think...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2013
This never really felt like much of a game. When it was done, the 19th ranked Wisconsin Badgers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 69-41 in Big Ten basketball action in Evanston. Ben Brust and Jared Berggren scored 12-points each to lead a balanced Wisconsin attack in...
by Bill Scott | Feb 18, 2013
The 20th ranked Wisconsin Badgers entered Sunday’s Big Ten home game against 13th ranked Ohio State, shooting around 39% from the field in Big Ten games. When Mike Bruesewitz stuck the opening jump shot of the game, it was the start of a 71-49 rout of the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 15, 2013
After a pair of thrilling overtime wins against Iowa and Michigan last week, the third time would not be a charm for the Wisconsin Badgers in Minnesota. The Badgers managed just 6-points in the final 11-minutes of action last night and fell to the Gophers 58-53 in...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2013
With seven Big Ten games left in the Big Ten Conference regular season, the Wisconsin Badgers (17-7, 8-3 Big Ten) are tied for third place with Michigan. Both are just 1-game behind league leading Indiana and Michigan State. The Spartans took over sole possession of...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2013
It took double-overtime but the Wisconsin Badgers held off the Iowa Hawkeyes 74-70 at the Kohl Center last night. Ben Brust scored 18 points and Jared Berggren added 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Badgers improved to 7-3 in the Big Ten and snapped a three-game...
by Bill Scott | Jan 29, 2013
Wisconsin (14-6, 5-2 Big Ten) and Ohio State (15-4, 5-2) head into tonight’s Big Ten matchup in Columbus tied for 4th place in the conference standings, but just a game behind co-leading Michigan and Indiana. The Badgers are 3-3 against ranked opponents this...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers will try to end a 2-game Big Ten losing streak on Saturday afternoon. They’ll not only be battling the rival Minnesota Gophers, but themselves as well. Consistency on offense has been a problem for the Badgers this season. Especially at...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2013
For the Wisconsin Badgers, there’s nothing free when it comes to free throws. The Badgers are the worst free throw shooting team in the Big Ten Conference, hitting 7 of 18 last night in a 49-47 loss to 13th ranked Michigan State at the Kohl Center. Throw in 29%...
by Bill Scott | Jan 7, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers continued shooting woes, yet found a way to beat Nebraska 47-41 to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten (11-4, 2-0 Big Ten). Sunday marked the lowest point total in a Wisconsin Big Ten victory since a 35-29 win over Michigan State in 1951. Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2013
It certainly wasn’t pretty, but the Wisconsin Badgers knocked off Penn State 60-51 to win their Big 10 Opener at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin’s season long shooting slump continued for much of the game. The Badgers shot 38% from the field, 17.6% from...
by Bill Scott | Dec 30, 2012
Just two days after the death of his mother, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan led his Badgers to a 87-51 non-conference win over Samford at the Kohl Center. Bo Ryan’s mother Louise Ryan passed away at the age of 86 in Florida. Forward Mike Bruesewitz returned to the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 3, 2012
The Badger Men’s Basketball Team returned to the win column Sunday as they blew-out California 81-56 in Madison. Wisconsin lost their last time out at the Kohl Center 60-54 to Virginia. Ben Brust had 22-points to lead the Badgers who opened the game with a 19-6...
by Bill Scott | Nov 29, 2012
Junior guard Joe Harris scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Virginia Cavaliers to a 60-54 win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at the Kohl Center Wednesday night. Virginia (5-2) extended its win streak to 4-games. Tony Bennett’s...
by admin | Nov 24, 2012
Jared Berggren scored 27 points for the Wisconsin Badgers (3-2) in their 84-74 loss to 14th ranked Creighton Bluejays in the Las Vegas Invitational Friday night. Berggren, who averages 13.5 points per game, was one of three Badgers who hit the double digits in...
