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Wisconsin basketball adds pair of walk-ons

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Trevor Anderson – Photo Courtesy of Green Bay Athletics

Wisconsin head basketball coach Greg Gard announced Wednesday that sophomore transfer Trevor Anderson and freshman Walt McGrory have been admitted to the University of Wisconsin and will walk on to the men’s basketball team.  The duo joins freshmen Brad Davison (Maple Grove, MN), Kobe King (La Crosse, WI) and Nathan Reuvers (Lakeville, MN) to give the Badgers five newcomers for the 2017-18 season.

Anderson (Stevens Point, WI) transferred to UW after playing one season at Green Bay.  During his freshman campaign, Anderson started the first 20 games of the season before a back injury sidelined him for the rest of the year.  He averaged 9.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game with the Phoenix, shooting 40% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range.

As a prep, Anderson finished as the all-time leading scorer in Stevens Point Area Senior High School history with 2,360 points, the eighth-most points in the history of Wisconsin high school basketball.  His teams compiled a 100-6 career record, including back-to-back WIAA Division I State [Read more…]

UWGB’s Anderson to walk-on with Badgers, Marquette adds Nebraska forward

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Trevor Anderson – Photo courtesy of Green Bay Phoenix Athletics

Three of the state’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs were impacted Wednesday by news of players transferring. UW-Green Bay freshman Trevor Anderson announced he’ll be leaving the Phoenix, and his scholarship, to walk on with the Wisconsin Badgers.

Anderson averaged 9.8 nearly ten points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists while shooting nearly 38% from three-point range as the starting point guard at UWGB before a back injury ended his first season. The 6’2″ Anderson was the state’s Mr. Basketball leading Stevens Point Area Senior High to back-to-back state titles. He scored 2,360 points in his high school career. Per NCAA transfer rules, Anderson will sit out the 2017-18 season and have three years of eligibility remaining.

Wisconsin added another 2,000-point prep scorer Wednesday with 6’3″ walk-on guard Walt McGrory from Edina, Minnesota. McGrory turned down scholarship offers from Drake and South Dakota State, among others, to join the Badgers.

As first reported by ESPN, the Marquette Golden Eagles will add Nebraska transfer Ed Morrow to their 2018-19 roster. The 6’7″ power forward averaged 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds last year for the Cornhuskers. The Chicago, Illinois, native will have two year of eligibility remaining after sitting out the upcoming season per NCAA transfer rules.

Wisconsin and Marquette each have one scholarship left to use for 2017-18.

Packers make Biegel’s dream a reality, complete ten-member draft class

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Vince Biegel

From Wisconsin Rapids to the Wisconsin Badgers and now to the Green Bay Packers, the cheesehead dreams of Vince Biegel became a realization on Saturday. The Packers selected the former UW outside linebacker with the first pick of the fourth round (No. 108 overall).

The 6’3″, 246-pound Biegel completes the trifecta of playing football at every level possible within the state of Wisconsin, an accomplishment he says has been a tremendous opportunity.

Biegel battled a foot injury during his senior season in Madison, but was a three-year starter with 191 career tackles and 21.5 sacks. Known for his pass rushing prowess, the second team All-Big Ten selection has also proven to be a disruptive stopper against the run.

The selection of Biegel completed a run of four consecutive draft choices on the defensive side of the ball. [Read more…]

Badgers advance with NCAA Tournament win over Virginia Tech (AUDIO)

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Khalil Iverson

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 points, hitting 8 of 9 free throws and Khalil Iverson came off the bench to add 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists.  Iverson also converted 7 of 10 free throw chances.

The Badgers (26-9) converted 64.4% of their free throws for the season, but hit 19 of 25 (76%) as a team on Thursday night.

Forward Zach LeDay scored 17 of his 23 points after halftime to lead the Hokies, who saw their season end at 22-11. [Read more…]

Badgers climb in both Top 25 polls

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Nigel Hayes

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 Nebraska to face the Cornhuskers (10-13, 4-7) on Thursday night.  Nebraska has lost seven of their last eight games.

Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes said Sunday as they rise in the rankings, the bulls-eye gets bigger.

AUDIO: Nigel Hayes on the pressure that goes with high rankings :10

The Badgers are one of three teams in the To 25.  Purdue is 16th in the AP poll and 18th in the Coaches poll.  Maryland is 21st in the AP poll and 22nd in the Coaches poll.

 

Chryst is finalist for Coach of the Year

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Paul Chryst

Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst, who helped lead the Badgers to a number-8 ranking and berth in the January 2nd Cotton Bowl, was named a finalist for a national coach of the year award.

Chryst join’s Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck, Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre, Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo and Washington’s Chris Peterson as finalists for the Dodd Trophy.  The Dodd trophy is named after former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd.  The winner will be announced during the week of the Peach Bowl, which will be played Dec. 31 in Atlanta.

Wisconsin (10-3) won the Big Ten West Division title before suffering a 38-31 loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Championship game.

Former Badgers coach and current Athletic Director Barry Alvarez won the award in 1993.

The Badgers will face number-14 Western Michigan (13-0) in the Cotton Bowl.

 

Koenig named to Bob Cousy Watch List

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Wisconsin guard Bronson Koenig (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin guard Bronson Koenig (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin Badger senior point guard Bronson Koenig was named to the watch list for the 2017 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.

One of 20 candidates named to the watch list, Koenig was a third-team All-Big Ten honoree last season after he finished second for the Badgers in scoring (13.1 ppg) and assists (84).  He enters his senior season having started each of the last 59 games for the Badgers.

The La Crosse, Wisconsin native shot 39 percent (83-213) from three-point range last season.  His buzzer-beating three against No. 2 seeded Xavier sent the Badgers into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 last season.

Koenig enters the season needing just 71 points and 27 assists to become the 14th player in UW history with at least 1,000 points and 250 assists.

College Football Scoreboard

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NFL Practice Balls(9) Wisconsin 23, Georgia State 17
(5) Michigan 45, Colorado 28
(8) Michigan State 36, (18) Notre Dame 28
Nebraska 35, (21) Oregon 32
(4) Ohio State 45, (14) Oklahoma 24
Maryland 30, Central Florida 24 (2 OT)
North Dakota State 23, (11) Iowa 21
Penn State 34, Temple 27
Northwestern 24, Duke 13
Western Michigan 34, Illinois 10
Rutgers 37, New Mexico 28

UW-Oshkosh 68, Finlandia 7
UW-Stout 23, Mayville State 13
Lakeland 40, Albion (Mich.) 38
St. Norbert 50, Knox 3
Monmouth (Ill.) 28, Ripon 0
Beloit 72, Grinnell 17
Wheaton 19, Carthage 14
Olivet 24, Wisconsin Lutheran 7
Alma 31, Concordia (Wis.) 28
Augustana (Ill.) 41, Carroll 14

 

 

Whitnall’s Herro picks Wisconsin in 2018

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motion-wJunior guard Tyler Herro has decided to play his college basketball at Wisconsin.  The 6’4 guard from Whitnall verbally committed to the Badgers for their 2018 recruiting class.

Herro had more than 20 scholarship offers but chose Wisconsin over Arizona, Florida, Indiana and Marquette among others.

As a sophomore last season, Herro averaged 24.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists a game at Whitnall.

Herro was impressed by how Wisconsin coach Greg Gard took over after Bo Ryan retired on Dec. 15 and helped the Badgers overcome a 1-4 Big Ten start and took the Badgers to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

 

Card, Ziemek qualify for spot on U.S. Olympic track & field team

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Kelsey Card

Kelsey Card

Wisconsin track & field standout Kelsey Card finished third in the discus at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team trials to earn a spot on Team USA for the 2016 Summer Olympic games in Rio next month.

Card’s best throw came on her first attempt of the day, as she  threw the discus 197 feet, 3 inches to grab one of the three spots on the U.S. team that’s heading to Rio de Jainero in August.

Card became the seventh athlete in Wisconsin program history to earn a spot in the Olympics.  She also becomes the first UW athlete to compete in a field event at the Olympics.

Card will compete in the discus at the 2016 Summer Olympics on Monday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

Wisconsin men’s track and field senior Zach Ziemek finished third in the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials Sunday in Eugene, Oregon.

Ziemek broke his own Badgers and Big Ten record after tallying 8,413 points.  Ziemek is the 17th athlete in UW men’s track and field history to compete at the Summer Olympics.