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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 end tough stretch with close call win

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Brevin Pritzl

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team blew an 11-point lead in the second half but managed to hold off Western Kentucky 81-80 at the Kohl Center.

Freshman guard Brad Davison drew a foul on a UW inbound play with two seconds left, then hit one of two free throws to give the Badgers the victory.

The Badgers had fallen short in close games on a number of occasions this season.  They finally got over the top on Wednesday night.

Western Kentucky (6-4) had already handed Purdue a 77-73 loss in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

In the final seconds of regulation, Brevin Pritzl, a 87% free throw shooter entering the game, made one of two to give the Badgers an 80-78 lead. [Read more…]

Paris leaves Wisconsin, named head coach at Chattanooga

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Lamont Paris (Photo by David Stluka)

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 coach last spring after Greg Gard was promoted to full-time head coach.

Paris was a finalist two years ago for the Tennessee-Chattanooga job, but the school hired matt McCall, who went 48-18 in two seasons and left to take the head job at Massachusetts.

The Badgers two remaining assistants both have ties to Wisconsin.  Howard Moore and Joe Krabbenhoft both played for the Badgers.  It’s not certain if Greg Gard will look to replace Paris with another coach with ties to UW.

 

Badgers add Krabbenhoft to assistant coaching staff

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Bucky Badger logoWisconsin 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 former Badger served as the video coordinator on Bo Ryan’s staff at Wisconsin during the 2012-’13 season and then moved on to South Dakota State.

Krabbenhoft appeared in 136 games, with 70 starts for Wisconsin.  He helped the Badgers to a record of 100-36 and four NCAA tournament appearances during his four seasons.

Gard and Krabbenhoft are expected to meet with reporters on Tuesday afternoon in Madison.

Krabbenhoft added to Badger men’s staff

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Former Wisconsin men’s basketball star Joe Krabbenhoft is returning to

Joe Krabbenhoft

Madison to assume the role of video coordinator with the Badgers, under head coach Bo Ryan.

Krabbenhoft is an All-Big Ten defensive Team honoree.  He appeared in every game of his four-year career before graduating in 2009.

Krabbenhoft joins the Wisconsin staff after playing in the NBA Development League as well as professional teams in South Korea, Greece and most recently Spain in 2011-12.

Krabbenhoft still holds the Wisconsin record, since equaled by Jordan Taylor, for career games played.  He appeared in 136 games with 70 starts, for the Badgers.  He was also a part of 100 wins during his collegiate career.