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Badgers roll into semifinals in he Bahamas

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MotionW_2ColorThe 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 Frank Kaminsky.  Duje Dukan nad 11 points and Josh Gasser 10 to lead the Badgers.

Wisconsin shot 56% from the field to improve to 5-0.  The Badgers move into today’s semifinals against Georgetown at 2:30pm (ESPN).

The Hoyas knocked off No. 18 Florida 66-65 in overtime.  The first semifinal of the day features a pair of unranked teams, Butler (4-0) vs. Oklahoma (3-1).

Butler advanced by beating No. 5 North Carolina 74-66 and Oklahoma knocked off No. 22 UCLA 75-66.

Badgers to face Baylor in Sweet 16

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team will square off against Baylor in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s basketball

Frank Kaminsky

Frank Kaminsky

tournament.

The 6th seeded Bears (26-11) crushed Creighton 85-55 on Sunday night in San Antonio to advance to Thursday’s matchup with the Badgers in Anaheim, California (6:47pm).  The game will be televised on TBS.

Baylor shot 61% from three-point range (11 of 18) and 63% overall from the field (30 of 47) in their win over the Blue Jays.

Baylor’s zone defense held Creighton’s Doug McDermott to 15 points, 12 below his season average.

The Bears have held opponents to 57.5 points a game in their first two NCAA wins.  They beat Nebraska in the second round, 74-60, holding the Cornhuskers to 19% from three-point range and 42.6% overall.

The Badgers rallied in their game Saturday night, coming from 12-points down at halftime to beat Oregon, 85-77 at the Bradley Center.

Frank Kaminsky scored 19 points to lead all five Badger starters in double figures.  Traevon Jackson added 16 points, including 8 of 10 from the free throw line.  Josh Gasser hit 3 of 5 from distance and finished with 13 points.  Ben Brust had 12 points, hitting 4 of 8 from three-point distance.  Wisconsin’s fifth starter, Sam Dekker added 12 points.

The Badgers are in the NCAA’s Sweet 16 for the 3rd time in the last four years.

AUDIO: Frank Kaminsky on the physical game on Saturday night :15

Badgers continue their late season roll

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The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers set a program record by winning their

Josh Gasser

Josh Gasser

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 straight road game and seventh overall.

Josh Gasser had 15 points, hitting 3 of 6 from distance and 4 of 5 at the free throw line.  The Badgers hit 19 of 24 free throws overall. [Read more…]

Jackson’s jumper lifts Badgers over Spartans

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The Wisconsin Badgers appear to have shaken off their recent slump,

Traevon Jackson

Traevon Jackson

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 (19-5, 6-5 Big Ten) not only snapped a 3-game Kohl Center losing streak, but a 5-game losing streak to the Spartans (20-4, 9-2).

AUDIO: Traevon Jackson on his game winner :13 [Read more…]

Badgers expect a better Northwestern team tonight

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The last time the 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers faced Northwestern was

Josh Gasser

Josh Gasser

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 Wildcats.

That Northwestern isn’t the same as the one that’s expected to show up at the Kohl Center tonight.  After losing their first three games, the Wildcats have bounced back to win three of their last four.

AUDIO: Josh Gasser says the Wildcats are playing much better :16

Northwestern is last in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (36 %), three-point field goal percentage (23.4) and free throw percentage (67.8). [Read more…]

Badgers struggling defensively

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As the Wisconsin Badgers get ready to hit the road for a pair of Big Ten

Josh Gasser led the Badgers with 16 points in loss to Michigan

Josh Gasser led the Badgers with 16 points in loss to Michigan

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 over Wisconsin at the Kohl Center.

Michigan got 23 points from sophomore guard Nik Stauskas, including 15 in the second half and nine in the final minute to help the Wolverines hold off a Badger rally down the stretch.

Wisconsin (16-2, 3-2 Big Ten) dropped behind Iowa (15-3, 4-1) in the Big Ten standings. [Read more…]

Ryan reaches 300 victories at Wisconsin

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The 8th ranked Wisconsin Badgers didn’t have Josh Gasser last season after he went

Josh Gasser

Josh Gasser

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 in Charlottesville.

Gasser scored 11 points and junior center Frank Kaminsky added 9 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as the Badgers ran their record to a perfect 9-0.  The win comes despite 28.8% shooting from the field.

But Gasser and the rest of the Badgers did a number on the Cavaliers defensively.  Virginia shot just 23.4% from the field and senior guard Joe Harris was held to two points on 1 of 10 shooting.  Gasser drew the defensive assignment on Harris, who scored 22 points in Virginia’s Challenge win over the Badgers in Madison last year.

Offensively, Gasser  was 2 of 2 from the field (both 3-pointers) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line.

Only eight other coaches has won 300 games at a Big Ten school and only former Indiana coach Bob Knight has a better winning percentage.

The Badgers shoot for their 10th straight win when they host Marquette on Saturday.

 

Badgers drop Canadian exhibition opener

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The basketball Badgers opened their 5-game Canadian exhibition tour with a 95-82

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker

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.

Carleton shot 53% from the field and 76% from the free throw line for the game.  The Badgers shot 46% from the field and 63% from the free throw line.  Wisconsin finished 38% from three-point range.  They were 46% from beyond the arc in the second half.

The Badgers, looking to replace three starters from last years team, trailed by as many as 22 points in the second half.

Wednesday’s game also marked the return of Josh Gasser.  The junior guard, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, got the starting nod and played 12 minutes.  He finished with 2 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals.

The Badgers play game 2 of their 5-game, 8-day trip tonight when they take on Ottawa University.

 

Gasser cleared to play on UW’s Canada Tour

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Wisconsin Badger guard Josh Gasser’s season ended last year before it even began.

Josh Gasser

Josh Gasser

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 Gasser has been cleared to play during the Badgers 5-game, 8-day exhibition trip to Canada which begins on Wednesday in Ottawa.

Gasser was set to be Wisconsin’s point guard last season until he suffered the injury.  His duties will likely change this time around with incumbents Traevon Jackson and George Marshall having a year of experience under their belts.

Gasser is expected to play about 8 to 12 minutes a game on the trip.

AUDIO: Gasser sais he’s mentally still working his way back :21

AUDIO: Gasser said his skills suffered while away :18

Wisconsin faces Carleton College on Wednesday.  Two games on the trip will be streamed live and available for free at uwbadgers.com…That’s Thursday at 6:00pm when the Badgers face the University of Ottawa and again Sunday at 7:00pm against Ryerson University, which advanced to the Canadian National Championship game in 2012.

 

 

 

Gasser coping with season ending knee injury

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Josh Gasser was preparing to take over as the Wisconsin Badgers starting

Josh Gasser

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 in his left knee during practice last week.

AUDIO: Gasser on the injury :16

Gasser met with reporters on Tuesday for the first time since injuring his knee.  He’s getting used to his new roles, which include mentoring, cheerleading and a even some assistant coaching.  It’ll help keep him busy in a positive way after losing his season.

AUDIO: Gasser says he wanted badly to be the point guard this season :23

Gasser thinks the Badgers will be well served in his place with the trio of George Marshall, Traevon Jackson and Ben Brust.

Gasser said he’s talked to a number of current and former UW athletes that have undergone similar fates.  their advice is to listen to your doctors and avoid the urge to rush back.

AUDIO: Gasser on the timetable for his return :18