by Bill Scott | Jun 24, 2019
Former Wisconsin men’s basketball star Ethan Happ will suit up with the Chicago Bulls summer league squad this summer. The Bulls open play in Las Vegas on July 5th against the Los Angeles Lakers. Happ started four seasons with the Badgers and set program...
by Bill Scott | May 2, 2018
Former Wisconsin men’s basketball player Nigel Hayes said he and his teammates discussed boycotting a game early in the 2016-’17 season to protest the NCAA’s limits on what athletes can receive while playing college sports. According to USA Today...
by Bill Scott | May 16, 2017
Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes is one of six players working out for the Milwaukee Bucks at their training center today in St. Francis. This is the second day that the Bucks are holding draft prospect workouts. Following is a list of players working out today: Nigel...
by Bill Scott | Mar 25, 2017
For the second straight season, the Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament run ended in the Sweet 16. Florida guard Chris Chiozza hit a floating three-pointer to send the Gators to a 84-83 overtime victory over Badgers. Wisconsin jumped out to a fast start, then blew a...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2017
The 8th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers are headed back to the “Sweet 16”, coming from behind to knock off Villanova 65-62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo. The Badgers trailed 57-50 with just over five minutes left. Villanova would score...
by Bill Scott | Mar 17, 2017
Senior guard Bronson Koenig hit eight of his 17 three-pointers and finished with 28 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 84-74 win over Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA East Regional on Thursday night in Buffalo. Fellow senior Nigel Hayes added 16...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2017
Five members of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team received season-ending awards from the Big Ten Conference on Monday, led by Ethan Happ, who earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition. Happ joins Michael Finley (1993) as the only Wisconsin players to earn...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2017
After sitting all but five minutes of the first half with foul trouble, senior guard Bronson Koenig took over in the second half, scoring 17 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 66-49 win over the Minnesota Gophers on Senior Day at the Kohl Center. Koenig hit...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers certainly weren’t setting the world on fire, but they did appear as if they would pick up a much needed Big Ten win to stay in the Big Ten title hunt. Then a play here and play there, a couple of missed free throws and the heroics of an...
by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2017
After Purdue did Wisconsin a favor by losing on Saturday, the Badgers missed a chance to move back into first place atop the Big Ten, falling to Michigan State 84-74 on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan. The Badgers (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten) lost for the fourth time in five...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2017
The 15th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (22-6, 11-4 Big Ten) picked a poor time to let up defensively, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes 83-73 in Big Ten action on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio. The loss cost the Badgers a spot at the top of the conference standings,...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2017
Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ combined for 41 points and 17 rebounds, helping the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers end a two-game losing streak with a 71-60 win over Maryland at the Kohl Center. The Badgers trailed the 24th-ranked Terrapins by six points at halftime but...
by Bill Scott | Feb 17, 2017
Playing without senior point guard Bronson Koenig (left calf injury), the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers lost their second consecutive game, falling 64-58 to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ethan Happ finished with 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting, but 18...
by Bill Scott | Feb 13, 2017
Bryant McIntosh scored 25 points and added 7 rebounds and 7 assists as the Northwestern Wildcats knocked off the 5/7 ranked Wisconsin Badgers 66-59 on Sunday night at the Kohl Center. It’s a big win for the Wildcats, who are trying to secure a bid to their...
by Bill Scott | Feb 10, 2017
The 5/7 ranked Wisconsin Badgers struggled again offensively and once again, found a way to pull out a close win. The Badgers knocked off the Nebraska Cornhuskers 70-69 in overtime at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night. Nigel Hayes hit a three-pointer with 18.4...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) moved up four spots to number-five in the Amway Coaches Poll and three spots from 10th to seventh in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Monday. The Badgers have won seven straight and 16 of their last 17 and will travel to...
by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers struggled offensively, but found a way to knock off the Indiana Hoosiers 65-60 in Big Ten play on Sunday. The win is the 7th straight for Wisconsin (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) and moved them into first place by themselves, a game in front of Maryland,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 18, 2017
With the Badgers down, guard Bronson Koenig responded with a 10-point run in the second half, two driving baskets and two three-pointers to lead 17th ranked Wisconsin to a 68-64 win over the Michigan Wolverines at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) moved...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2017
Number-11 Wisconsin were the last remaining unbeaten team in the Big Ten. That ended on Sunday in West Lafayette, Indiana with a 66-55 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. The Badgers nine-game win streak ended when they shot just 34% from the floor in...
by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2017
Ethan Happ scored 19 points and Bronson Koenig added 17 to lead the 13th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 75-68 win over the 25th ranked Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington on Tuesday night. The Badgers (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight games. The Badgers made their...
