by Bill Scott | Apr 7, 2015
The most memorable season in Wisconsin basketball history fell one win short. The Badgers led by 9 with just over 13-minutes to play against Duke, but the Blue Devils went on a 10-0 run and closed out a 68-63 victory over the Badgers to win their 5th National...
by Bill Scott | Apr 2, 2015
For those who think the NCAA should be doing more to help the players, who the ones responsible for making the organization a boat load of money each season, well they’re making an effort. The NCAA is using a pilot program to pay up to $3,000 total for travel,...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2015
After missing 17 games with a broken right foot, Wisconsin senior guard Traevon Jackson has returned to practice with his Badger teammates. It remains unclear if Jackson will play when Wisconsin (31-3) opens the NCAA Tournament against Coastal Carolina (24-9) on...
by Bill Scott | Mar 10, 2015
Senior Frank Kaminsky was one of four Badgers to earn All-Big Ten honors, while head coach Bo Ryan was recognized by conference coaches as the Coach of the Year. Kaminsky was named 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year by both the media and coaches, including unanimous...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2015
The 6th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers had already wrapped up the Big Ten regular season title and the number-1 seed in the Big Ten tournament. But they still had one game left to play and coach Bo Ryan said the mission was to head back to Madison with a win. Mission...
by Bill Scott | Mar 2, 2015
The Wisconsin Badgers wrapped up a share of the Big Ten Conference title on Sunday, knocking off the Michigan State Spartans 68-61 on Senior Day at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin went right at the Spartans on offense, dumping the ball inside to Frank Kaminsky and Nigel...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2015
Frank Kaminsky is averaging 19.4 points and 8.9 rebounds while shooting 54.2% in Big Ten play. The victory allowed the Badgers to move 1 1/2 games up on Ohio State (17-5, 6-3), Maryland (18-4, 6-3), Michigan (13-8, 6-3) and Indiana (16-6, 6-3). Iowa fell to...
by Bill Scott | Jan 21, 2015
The 6th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers expected a much stiffer challenge from 25th-ranked Iowa last night, but it never came. The Badgers played their most complete game of the season, playing solid defense, shooting well and committing just one turnover in the game (a shot...
by Bill Scott | Dec 23, 2014
Playing for the first time since Dec. 13, the sixth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers were sloppy, but eventually settled in to pull out a 68-56 win over the California Golden Bears in Berkeley. Sophomore Nigel Hayes tallied his third double-double of the season, tallying 17...
by Bill Scott | Dec 14, 2014
Wisconsin built a 32-point halftime lead and cruised to a 86-43 win over Nicholls in front of 17,279 at the Kohl Center on Saturday afternoon. The win is the 200th at the Kohl Center for Bo Ryan (200-22). Wisconsin (10-1) hit 19 of 27 shots (70.4%) in the first half...
by Bill Scott | Nov 27, 2014
The 2nd ranked Wisconsin Badgers shot 56% from the field and cruised to a 72-43 win over UAB in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday night in Paradise Island, Bahamas. The Badgers got 16 points, 8 rebounds, three blocks and three assists from center...
by Bill Scott | Mar 24, 2014
The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team will square off against Baylor in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The 6th seeded Bears (26-11) crushed Creighton 85-55 on Sunday night in San Antonio to advance to Thursday’s matchup...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2014
The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers set a program record by winning their 11th road game of the season (11-2), knocking off Penn State 71-66 in State College, Pennsylvania. The Badgers (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten) hit 13 of 14 free throws over the final 3:45 to win its fifth...
by Bill Scott | Feb 10, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers appear to have shaken off their recent slump, winning their second straight on Sunday. Traevon Jackson’s pull-up jumper with 2.1 seconds left gave the Badgers a 60-58 win over 9th ranked and Big Ten leading Michigan State. The Badgers...
by Bill Scott | Jan 29, 2014
The last time the 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers faced Northwestern was in the Big Ten opener. The Badgers were in the midst of what turned out to be a 16-game winning streak. The Badgers marched into Welsh Ryan-Arena and dominated, cruising to a 76-49 win over the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 19, 2014
As the Wisconsin Badgers get ready to hit the road for a pair of Big Ten games this week, they need to figure out what’s wrong defensively. The Badgers allowed Michigan to shoot better than 60% from the field in the first half on Saturday to pull out a 77-70 win...
by Bill Scott | Dec 5, 2013
The 8th ranked Wisconsin Badgers didn’t have Josh Gasser last season after he went down with a serious knee injury before the season began. But Gasser is back and he led the defensive charge in helping Wisconsin beat Virginia 48-38 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge...
by Bill Scott | Aug 22, 2013
The basketball Badgers opened their 5-game Canadian exhibition tour with a 95-82 loss to Carleton University in Ottawa last night. Sam Dekker scored 28 points, including 21 in the second half to lead the Badgers. Traevon Jackson added 19 points and Frank Kaminsky 14....
by Bill Scott | Aug 19, 2013
Wisconsin Badger guard Josh Gasser’s season ended last year before it even began. Gasser, who suffered LCL, ACL and Meniscus injuries, began practicing about two weeks ago and is considered to be ahead of schedule. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced Sunday that...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2012
Josh Gasser was preparing to take over as the Wisconsin Badgers starting point guard. He worked hard in the offseason and entered training camp ready to replace the graduated Jordan Taylor. That all came crashing down when Gasser tore the anterior cruciate ligament...
