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Freshman King leads Badgers to exhibition win

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Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers fell behind 10-2, then used a 20-2 run to pull in front for good, knocking off Northern Iowa 69-38 in exhibition play at the Kohl Center.

Freshman Kobe King led the charge, hitting four field goals during the run.  He finished with a game-high 15 points in 16 minutes off the bench.

King was the player of the year in Wisconsin while playing at La Crosse Central High School.

The Badgers will close out exhibition this Sunday when they take on Division 3 UW-Stout in a 4 p.m. tip at the Kohl Center.

AUDIO: Kobe King on a team high 15 points in his debut :11

AUDIO: Greg Gard said it was a good start for his team :17

 

Badger basketball team wraps up trip “down under”

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team wrapped up their international tour with an 83-71 win over the Sydney Kings on Tuesday.  Wisconsin freshman Brad Davison led Wisconsin with 25 points, marking the fifth different player to lead the team in scoring during the five-game trip.

Travis Trice had 16 points and Ethan Happ added 15 points, finishing the trip averaging 12-points a game.

During the five games, the Badgers were led in scoring by sophomore Brevin Pritzl, junior Andy Van Vliet, freshman Kobe King, sophomore D’Mitrik Trice and Davison.

The Badgers shot 40% from three-point range, going 8-for-20 from distance.  They also hit 15 of 18 free throws and outrebounded the Kings 36-24.

Badgers dialing long distance in New Zealand

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Andy Van Vliet

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team hit 15 of 27 three-pointers (55.6%) and rolled to a 87-53 win over the New Zealand Breakers on Thursday morning in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Junior Andy Van Vliet made his first start as a Badger and led the way with 14 points.  Sophomore point guard D’Mitrik Trice added 12 points, while freshmen Kobe King and Nathan Reuvers each scored 9 points for Wisconsin (2-0).

The Badgers changed their starting lineup.  Besides sophomore Brevin Pritzl, coach Greg Gard went with freshman Brad Davison, redshirt freshman Aleem Ford, Van Vliet and junior Charlie Thomas.  That group helped the Badgers jump out to a 11-0 lead.

Defensively, the Badgers held the Breakers to 29.7% shooting from the field and 3-for-21 (14.3%) from three-point range.

The Badgers now head to Melbourne, Australia for the third game of their five game trip.  They’ll face the Hawthorn Magic on Friday.

Wisconsin men’s basketball team heads overseas on Saturday

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Coach Greg Gard

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team leaves Saturday on a 12-day, 5-game tour of New Zealand and Australia.

College basketball teams re allowed to travel internationally during the summer once every four years, and for Wisconsin, the 2017 trip marks the team’s first since touring Canada in 2013.

That season, the Badger were faced with replacing most of their starting lineup and breaking in a host of inexperienced players like Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker, Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig.  The Canadian tour served as a springboard for the team’s historic run to the 2014 Final Four seven months later.

This season, Wisconsin is in a similar position as it looks to replace four starters from a year ago and integrate six newcomers to the active roster.  That group includes incoming freshmen Kobe King, Brad Davison & Nathan Ruevers.

The Badgers trip will begin in Auckland, New Zealand, with a contest against the New Zealand Breakers on Aug. 15.  One familiar face on the Breakers roster is former Badger Kirk Penney, who starred at UW from 2000-03 and has spent five seasons playing for his hometown Auckland team.  Penney enters his 15th professional season in 2017-18.

AUDIO: Greg Gard likes the incoming freshmen :22

AUDIO: Greg Gard likes what he’s seen in practice :14

AUDIO: Greg Gard says the freshmen are mature and have approached everything the right way :19

 

La Crosse Central’s King named Mr. Basketball

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Photo Courtesy of Nate Beier – GX3 Media

La Crosse Central standout Kobe King was named the 2017 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s Mr. Basketball, which is given to the state’s top player.

Prior to Saturday’s Division 2 State Championship game, King was averaging 27 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists a game.  He finished with 28 points in Central’s 55-53 championship game win over Cedarburg.

King also scored 28 points in a semifinal win over Waunakee at the Kohl Center.

King will play his college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers starting next season.

 

La Crosse Central’s King commits to Badgers

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Kobe King - Photo Courtesy of 247Sports.com

Kobe King – Photo Courtesy of 247Sports.com

La Crosse Central 6’3 guard Kobe King gave the University of Wisconsin an oral commitment for Bo Ryan’s 2017 recruiting class on Wednesday.

As a sophomore last season, King averaged 15.8 points and 6.3 rebounds a game.  He passed on scholarship offers from Marquette, Iowa State, Drake, UW-Green Bay and Northern Iowa.

It’s uncertain whether or not Bo Ryan or associate head coach Greg Gard will be around in 2017 but Ritchie Davis, who runs the Wisconsin Playground Warriors told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Kobe and his mother are very comfortable with where things are with the program.