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2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule of Events

All Times Local

Day Before First Round

General

9 a.m. Work areas and courtside open to media (work areas close four hours after end of last

practice)

10 a.m. Sports information directors meeting with media coordinator

10:30 a.m. Team entrance opens

11 a.m. Facility doors open to public

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Media buffet

3 p.m. Pretournament meeting

3:15 p.m. Strobe test

5-7 p.m. Media buffet

Practices (open to media and general public)

Noon-12:40 p.m. Utah State - Game No. 1 Lower Seed

12:45-1:25 p.m. Cornell - Game No. 2 Lower Seed

1:30-2:10 p.m. Marquette - Game No. 1 Higher Seed

2:15-2:55 p.m. Missouri - Game No. 2 Higher Seed

4:25-5:05 p.m. Xavier - Game No. 3 Higher Seed

5:10-5:50 p.m. Florida State - Game No. 4 Higher Seed

5:55-6:35 p.m. Portland State - Game No. 3 Lower Seed

6:40-7:20 p.m. Wisconsin - Game No. 4 Lower Seed

News Conferences in Interview Room

11:20 a.m. Utah State - Game No. 1 Lower Seed student-athletes

11:35 a.m. Utah State - Game No. 1 Lower Seed coach

12:05 p.m. Cornell - Game No. 2 Lower Seed student-athletes

12:20 p.m. Cornell - Game No. 2 Lower Seed coach

12:50 p.m. Marquette - Game No. 1 Higher Seed student-athletes

1:05 p.m. Marquette - Game No. 1 Higher Seed coach

1:35 p.m. Missouri - Game No. 2 Higher Seed student-athletes

1:50 p.m. Missouri - Game No. 2 Higher Seed coach

3:45 p.m. Xavier - Game No. 3 Higher Seed student-athletes

4 p.m. Xavier - Game No. 3 Higher Seed coach

4:30 p.m. Florida State - Game No. 4 Higher Seed student-athletes

4:45 p.m. Florida State - Game No. 4 Higher Seed coach

5:15 p.m. Portland State - Game No. 3 Lower Seed student-athletes

5:30 p.m. Portland State - Game No. 3 Lower Seed coach

6 p.m. Wisconsin - Game No. 4 Lower Seed student-athletes

6:15 p.m. Wisconsin - Game No. 4 Lower Seed coach

Media Activities Outside Interview Room

Each team’s top seven student-athletes (and any other individuals requested by the media) who are not in the interview room shall be available to the media in the locker room during the time the coach and selected student-athletes are participating in the news conference.

FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS

Appendix 18

First-Round Game Day

General


6:30 a.m. Backstage work areas open to media (close four hours after end of last game)

9:00 a.m. Courtside open to media *

9:00 a.m. Facility doors open to public

10:30 a.m. #6 Marquette vs. #11 Utah State - First-Round Game No. 1

30 min. following #3 Missouri vs. #14 Cornell - First-Round Game No. 2

Between sessions Media buffet

5:25 p.m. #4 Xavier vs. #13 Portland State - First-Round Game No. 3

30 min. following #5 Florida State vs. #12 Wisconsin - First-Round Game No. 4

Practices* (If within two hours of tip off, open to media)

8 a.m. Utah State - Game No. 1 Lower Seed

8:20 a.m. Marquette - Game No. 1 Higher Seed

8:40 a.m. Cornell - Game No. 2 Lower Seed

9 a.m. Missouri - Game No. 2 Higher Seed

9:20 a.m. Portland State - Game No. 3 Lower Seed

9:40 a.m. Xavier - Game No. 3 Higher Seed

10 a.m. Wisconsin - Game No. 4 Lower Seed

10:20 a.m. Florida State - Game No. 4 Higher Seed

Practices can be adjusted to begin earlier to assure that all practices conclude before doors open to the public.

Day Between First and Second Rounds

General

10 a.m. Backstage work areas open to media (close four hours after end of last practice)

Noon Transition meeting

Practices (closed#)

Noon-1:30 p.m. Game No. 1 Winner

1:35-3:05 p.m. Game No. 3 Winner



News Conferences in Interview Room

1:35-1:55 p.m. Game No. 1 Winner student-athletes

1:55-2:15 p.m. Game No. 1 Winner coach


2:40-3 p.m. Game No. 2 Winner coach





Media Activities Outside Interview Room

Each team’s top seven student-athletes (and any other individuals requested by the media) who are not in the interview room shall be available to the media in the locker room during the time the coach and selected student-athletes are participating in the news conference.

Appendix 18

Second-Round Game Day

Practice (closed)

Each team shall be offered 30 minutes of practice time, with a 10-minute break between each practice. The last practice shall conclude two hours prior to the tip off of the first game. Teams will select their actual practice time at the transition meeting. Teams shall choose their practice times in the following order: higher seed Game No. 1 (lower seed Game No. 1 will be assigned the remaining time slot); higher seed Game No. 2; lower seed Game No. 2 will be assigned the remaining time slot).

8:20 a.m. Backstage work areas open to media (close four hours after end of last game)

10:20 a.m. Courtside open to media *

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Practices*

Participants in Game #1

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Time slot 2 TBD

Participants in Game #2

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Time slot 4 TBD

10:50 a.m. Media Buffet


12:20 p.m. Second-Round Game No. 1

30 min. following Second-Round Game No. 2

On game days, representatives of CBS Sports, selected still-photography technicians and rights-holding radio networks have access to courtside as soon as the backstage work area opens to set up equipment, rehearse and perform other administrative duties. No still photos, videotaping or interviews are permitted.

# On the “off” day, the basketball committee may determine, after consultation with the producers of CBS

Sports and the NCAA Radio Network, that a limited number of production technicians can be present during closed practice to perform necessary services related to the presentation of the telecast or broadcast. No announcers or management personnel may be admitted.

Contact: Patrick Herb, Asst. Dir. Athletic Comm.Offi ce: 608-890-2477 / Cell: 608-957-2085

E-mail: [email protected]

GAME #32Wisconsin (19-12, 10-8) vs. Florida State (25-9, 10-6)

Wisconsin earned a No. 12 seed in the East Region and will face No. 5 seed Florida State in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament on Friday at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. The winner of that game will face the winner of No. 4 seed Xavier vs. 13th-seeded Portland State on Sunday, March 22.

UW will be making its 15th ap-pearance in the NCAA tournament. The Badgers are 19-13 all-time in the Big Dance, winning their only NCAA title in 1941.

UW is making its 11th consecu-tive NCAA tournament appearance. The Badgers are one of just seven schools that have an active NCAA tournament streak of at least 11 years. The others are: Arizona (25 years), Kansas (20), Duke (14), Michigan State, (12), Gonzaga (11) and Texas (11).

Including last season, Wisconsin has been to the Sweet 16 three times in the last six years. Only Duke, Kansas and Texas have made more appearances in the Sweet 16 (four) than Wisconsin in that era.

The Badgers have played 11 games against teams ranked in the AP top 25 this season. Ohio State is the only non-Big East school to have faced that many ranked foes.

Wisconsin has won seven of its last 10 games. During that stretch, opponents are averaging just 53.6 points per game against UW. The Badgers have posted a +3.8 turnover margin, forcing 125 turnovers (12.5 avg.) and coughing it up just 87 times (8.7 avg.) themselves over that span.

2008-09 ROSTER/STATS * - probable starter

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts. Reb. Asst. Notes

1 Marcus Landry* F 6-7 230 Sr. 12.6 4.5 1.6 Became UW’s 33rd 1,000-point scorer

2 Wquinton Smith G 5-10 205 So. 0.3 0.0 0.1 Made team as a walk-on in 2007-08

3 Trévon Hughes* G 6-0 193 Jr. 12.0 3.2 2.9 Has led UW in scoring in 4 of last 6 games

11 Jordan Taylor G 6-1 190 Fr. 1.6 0.9 1.1 10 assists and 1 turnover last 8 games

12 Jason Bohannon* G 6-2 198 Jr. 10.3 3.0 1.7 Eighth in Big Ten in FT pct. (.819)

15 Brett Valentyn G 6-4 195 So. 0.4 0.3 0.1 Walk-on has played in 18 career games

21 Morris Cain G/F 6-5 210 Sr. 1.0 0.3 0.0 Walk-on has played in 45 career games

24 Tim Jarmusz G/F 6-6 210 So. 3.4 2.3 0.4 Has made 38-of-76 (.500) career shots

30 Jon Leuer* F 6-10 225 So. 9.3 3.9 0.9 Badgers have won 7 of 10 when he starts

33 Rob Wilson G/F 6-4 175 Fr. 1.6 0.7 0.2 Has played in 26 of 31 games this year

43 Kevin Gullikson F 6-7 235 Sr. 1.0 1.1 0.6 Made fi rst career start at Iowa

44 J. P. Gavinski C 6-11 255 So. 0.5 0.8 0.0 Has seen action in 11 career games

45 Joe Krabbenhoft* G/F 6-7 219 Sr. 8.6 6.8 2.5 Career-high 19 points vs. Indiana (3/8)

50 Ian Markolf C 7-0 270 Fr. 0.5 0.0 0.5 Three-time all-district honoree in H.S.

52 Keaton Nankivil F 6-8 240 So. 4.2 2.4 0.3 Career-high 21 pts. and 5 treys vs. Purdue

Date/TimeFriday, March 20,at 9:00 p.m. CT

LocationBoise, Idaho

ArenaTaco Bell Arena (12,820)

TelevisionCBS (Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel)

RadioWisconsin Radio Network (Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas)

SeriesUW leads 2-0

Rankings (as of March 16)Wisconsin USA Today: NA Assoc. Press: NAFlorida State USA Today: 16 Assoc. Press: 22

Last MeetingWisconsin won, 81-66, on Nov. 28, 2006 in Madison

2008-09 SCHEDULE(19-12, 10-8)

Date Opp. (A.P. Rank) Time/Result11/16 LONG BEACH ST. W, 68-6111/18 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W, 88-58

Paradise Jam Tournament (Virgin Islands)11/21 vs. Iona W, 60-58 (OT)11/23 vs. San Diego W, 64-4911/24 vs. Connecticut (#2) L, 57-76

11/29 UW-MILWAUKEE W, 67-46

12/1 at Virginia Tech W, 74-72 12/6 at Marquette (#25) L, 58-6112/9 IDAHO STATE W, 60-5812/13 GREEN BAY W, 77-5712/20 COPPIN STATE W, 57-4612/23 TEXAS (#9) L, 69-74 12/31 at Michigan (#23) W, 73-61

1/3 PENN STATE W, 65-611/7 NORTHWESTERN W, 74-451/11 at Purdue (#14) L, 52-651/15 MINNESOTA (#18) L, 74-78 (OT) 1/21 at Iowa L, 69-73 (OT) 1/24 at Illinois (#25) L, 57-641/27 PURDUE (#16) L, 63-641/31 at Northwestern L, 63-66

2/5 ILLINOIS (#23) W, 63-50 2/8 at Penn State W, 54-442/11 IOWA W, 69-522/14 OHIO STATE (#24) W, 55-502/19 at Indiana W, 68-51 2/22 at Michigan State (#6) L, 50-61

3/1 MICHIGAN W, 60-55 3/4 at Minnesota L, 46-51 3/8 INDIANA W, 85-61

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT3/13 vs. Ohio State L, 57-61

POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT3/20 vs. Florida State (#22) 9 p.m.

Series NotesThis will be just the third meeting in the all-time series between Wisconsin and Florida State ... the Badgers own a 2-0 advantage vs. the Seminoles ... UW won the most recent meeting, 81-66, in the 2006 Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... overall, Wisconsin is 15-11 vs. the ACC, includ-ing a 74-72 win over Virginia Tech earlier this season ... the Badgers played in Boise, Idaho in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, losing to Georgia State, 50-49, under interim head coach Brad Soderberg ... Wisconsin is 10-7 in the NCAA tourna-ment under Bo Ryan

MEN’S BASKETBALLMarch 16th, 2009

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin is one of just seven teams in the nation to make each of the last 11 NCAA tour-naments.

General Notes

BIG TEN, BIG RESULTS - Wisconsin finished with a 10-8 Big Ten record in 2008-09, marking the ninth-consecutive season the Badgers have won at least nine conference games. Wisconsin also posted an above .500 conference record for the 11th-straight season. The Badgers registered their 19th victory of the season vs. Indiana. Ryan’s teams have won at least 19 games in each of his eight seasons in Madison. Prior to Ryan taking over as UW’s head coach in 2001-02, the Badgers had just four 19-win seasons in 103 years.

Over the last three seasons, Wisconsin has accumulated a 39-13 (.750) record in Big Ten play, the best in the conference. Purdue, Ohio State and Michigan State (35-17, .673) are all tied for second best over that time. The Badgers finished fourth in the Big Ten this season. In eight seasons under Bo Ryan, the Badgers have never finished lower than fourth in the conference standings.

AMONG THE BEST - Over the last three seasons, UW has a combined 80-23 (.777) record overall. According to STATS, Inc., that is the seventh-best winning percentage in the country over that span.

THE RING IS THE THING - In eight seasons under Bo Ryan, Wisconsin teams have earned a combined five Big Ten championship rings, equaling the most of any school in the conference. Here is a look at Big Ten championships since Ryan has arrived on the Big Ten scene:

School Big Ten Championships Wisconsin 5 (2002, 2003, 2008 reg. season, 2004, 2008 tournament) Illinois 5 (2002, 2004, 2005 reg. season, 2003, 2005 tournament) Ohio State 5 (2002, 2006, 2007 reg. season, 2002, 2007 tournament) Indiana 1 (2002 reg. season) Iowa 1 (2006 tournament) Michigan State 1 (2009 reg. season)

POSTSEASON FORM - The Badgers have had knack for rounding into postseason form in recent years. Under Bo Ryan, Wisconsin has posted an 11-3 (.786) regular season mark vs. Big Ten teams in the month of March. Including postseason play, UW is 31-16 (.660) in the season’s final month over Ryan’s eight seasons.

“DEFENDING” CHAMPS - Last season, the Badgers led the nation in scoring defense on their way to winning the Big Ten championship. Here are some notes on this year’s squad:

Wisconsin is allowing 59.0 points per game this season, which is second to only Illinois (56.6) in the Big Ten and 13th nationally. During conference play, the Badgers ranked second in the Big Ten, allowing just 58.4 points per game.

The Badgers have held a total of seven opponents to 50 or fewer points this season: Ohio State (50), Illinois (50), San Diego (49), Milwaukee (46), Coppin State (46), Northwest-ern (45) and Penn State (44). UW is 51-1 all-time under Bo Ryan and has won 20-straight games when limiting opponents to 50 or less.

The Badgers have held seven of their last 10 oppponents to 55 points or less, owning a 6-1 record in those games. Wisconsin is 14-1 when limiting foes to 60 or less this season, with the only loss coming in a 51-46 decision at Minnesota (3/4).

Wisconsin ranked third in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal defense during the confer-ence season, allowing opponents to convert at just a .302 clip (78-of-258). Overall, Badger opponents are shooting a mere .322 from long range. Over the last 10 games UW has been particularly stingy as opponents are shooting just .248 (31-of-125) from downtown. Compare that to Wisconsin’s first 21 games, when opponents shot .350 (117-for-334) from downtown.

UW forced Penn State into an 0-for-14 shooting day from behind the 3-point arc (2/8). That marked the first game since Nov. 23, 2002 that PSU failed to make a 3-point basket.

Quick FactsSchool. . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of WisconsinCity/Zip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison, WI 53711Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1848Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,041Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BadgersSchool Colors . . . . . . . . . . . .Cardinal and WhiteArena / Capacity . . . . . . . . Kohl Center / 17,230Student Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grateful RedAffiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big TenChancellor. . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn “Biddy” MartinDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . Barry AlvarezAthletic Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . . 608-262-1866Ticket Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . 608-262-1440Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.UWBadgers.com

All-time Record 111th season of basketball Years: 1898 to present Overall record: 1,364-1,107 (.552) Big Ten record: 701-795 (.469) NCAA tournament record: 19-13 (.594) Big Ten tournament record: 14-10 (.583)

Big Ten Championships (17)Titles: 1906-07, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1928-29, 1934-35, 1940-41, 1946-47, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08

Big Ten Tourney Championships (2)Titles: 2004, 2008

NCAA Tournament HistoryAppearances (14): 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008National Championship: 1941Final Four: 2000Elite Eight: 2000, 2005Sweet 16: 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008

NIT Tournament Appearances (4)Appearances: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996

WISCONSIN BASKETBALL

In Scoring GamesTrévon Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Marcus Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Joe Krabbenhoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Jason Bohannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Jon Leuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Keaton Nankivil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

In Rebounding GamesJoe Krabbenhoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Jon Leuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Marcus Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Keaton Nankivil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Trévon Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Jason Bohannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Tim Jarmusz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

In Assists GamesTrévon Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Joe Krabbenhoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Marcus Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Jason Bohannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Jordan Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Tim Jarmusz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Jon Leuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

In Minutes GamesJason Bohannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Trévon Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Marcus Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Joe Krabbenhoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Who has led the Badgers in 2008-09

Under Ryan 2008-09Ahead at the half 153-13 18-4Behind at the half 34-52 1-7Tied at the half 5-7 0-1FG% of .450 or more 123-13 11-3FG% less than .450 67-59 8-9Better FG% than opp. 145-10 13-2Worse FG% than opp. 44-61 5-10Same FG% as opp. 2-1 1-0Opp. FG% less than 45% 143-21 13-33FG% of 40% or more 85-17 9-43FG% less than 40% 106-55 10-8Try more than 15 3FGs 118-56 8-12Try 15 or fewer 3FGs 74-16 11-0Make at least 70% FT 103-32 11-7Try at least 25 FTs 74-8 4-1Try fewer than 25 FTs 118-64 15-11Outrebound opponent 139-22 16-4Tied or outrebounded 56-50 3-8Same or fewer TOs than opp. 141-35 14-6More TOs than opp. 51-37 5-6Commit fewer than 12 TOs 123-31 17-7Commit 12 or more TOs 69-41 2-5Score fewer than 50 pts. 0-8 0-1Score 50-59 pts. 16-32 3-6Score 60-69 pts. 66-25 10-4Score 70-79 pts. 72-4 4-1Score 80-89 pts. 32-3 2-0Score 90 or more pts. 6-0 0-0Allow fewer than 50 pts. 43-1 5-0Allow 50-59 pts. 77-10 9-1Allow 60-69 pts. 57-27 4-7Allow 70-79 pts. 13-24 1-4Allow 80-89 pts. 2-6 0-0Allow 90 or more pts. 1-3 0-0Overtime 5-4 1-2vs. A.P. top 25 opponents 25-33 3-8Home games 120-10 13-3Road games 45-45 4-7Neutral site games 27-17 2-2Day games 75-25 6-4Night games 117-47 13-8

Games Decided By ...5 points or less 39-26 6-76-10 points 28-22 2-111-19 points 74-20 6-320 or more points 50-3 5-0

Televised Games ....ESPN 26-15 3-4ESPN2 9-8 2-1ESPNU 2-1 0-1CBS 22-13 0-1ESPN Plus 54-17 0-0Fox Sports Net 9-4 0-1Fox College Sports 1-0 1-0CSTV 1-1 0-0UPN-14 0-1 0-0ESPN360 5-0 0-0Big Ten Network 29-5 11-4

UW RECORD WHEN ...VALUING POSSESSIONS - Wisconsin leads the Big Ten and ranks fifth in the nation with an average of just 10.1 turnovers per game, which is the second-lowest mark in school his-tory. The Badgers set a UW season-record for fewest turnovers during Big Ten play this season, with just 9.3 per game. The previous mark was 10.4 set in 2003 and 2004. Wisconsin has turned the ball over 10 or fewer times in 21 games this year. UW owns a 29-6 (.829) record when committing 10 or fewer turnovers over the last two seasons.

REBOUNDS ABOUND - Wisconsin is 16-4 this season when out-rebounding its foes, includ-ing 12-0 at home. Overall, UW owns a +3.0 rebounds-per-game advantage in 2008-09, which ranks second in the Big Ten. The Badgers also lead the Big Ten in rebounding defense, allow-ing opponents a mere 28.1 total boards per game. Those 28.1 rebounds allowed per game is Wisconsin’s lowest season total in the modern era. The previous low was 29.5 in 1989-90.

ROAD WARRIORS - Wisconsin is 21-12 (.636) in true road games over the last three sea-sons, which ranks 11th in the nation. Only five schools from BCS conferences: North Caro-lina, Louisville, Kansas, UCLA and Washington St. have posted better road records. Including two wins at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, UW has six road/neutral wins this season.

ROTATION SITUATION - Since inserting sophomore Jon Leuer into the starting line-up vs. Illinois on Feb. 5 (along side Trévon Hughes, Jason Bohannon, Joe Krabbenhoft and Marcus Landry), Wisconsin has won seven of 10 games.

TOUGH AT 20 - Hughes recorded Wisconsin’s eighth 20-point game of the season with 21 points at Indiana (2/19). UW is 19-2 over the last two seasons -- and 7-1 this year -- when an individual scores 20 points or more in a single game.

GRADING OUT - Including the fall of 2008 semester, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team now currently carries a CUMULATIVE grade point average of over 3.0, which is the highest among the school’s 11 men’s sports.

UW HAS BEEN THISCLOSE IN LOSSES - The Badgers have owned a lead in the final minutes of regulation in nine of their 12 losses. Here is a list of late leads: Date Opponent Last Lead Time Left Final 12/6/08 at Marquette 49-48 6:02 58-61 12/23/08 Texas 67-66 2:43 69-74 1/15/09 Minnesota 62-59 0:04 74-78 OT 1/21/09 at Iowa 49-47 2:52 69-73 OT 1/27/09 Purdue 58-57 1:02 63-64 1/31/09 at Northwestern 55-54 2:27 63-66 2/22/09 at Michigan State 45-43 5:14 50-61 3/4/09 at Minnesota 46-45 0:30 46-51 3/13/09 vs. Ohio State 54-52 2:24 57-61

TAKING WHAT’S FREE - Wisconsin tied for the Big Ten’s best team free throw percent-age, connecting on 75.0% (216-for-288) during conference play. Individually, the Badgers have six players shooting over 70% from the charity stripe on the season: Krabbenhoft (.846), Bohannon (.819), Keaton Nankivil (.808), Hughes (.765), Tim Jarmusz (.733) and Rob Wilson (.720). Krabbenhoft (66-of-78) ranks fourth in the Big Ten in free throw percentage, Bohan-non (68-of-83) is eighth and Hughes (91-of-119) ranks 12th on the conference ledger.

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS - Marcus Landry earned second-team All-Big Ten honors by the conference coaches and third-team from the media. Landry took home the same ac-colades last season. Hughes received consensus honorable mention and Krabbenhoft earned honorable mention from the media.

Badgers in the ProsNBA UW Years Current TeamMichael Finley 1992-95 San Antonio SpursDevin Harris 2002-04 New Jersey NetsAlando Tucker 2003-07 Phoenix Suns

Overseas UW Years Country TeamBrian Butch 2005-08 Germany Giants NoerdlingenJason Chappell 2003-07 Austria Gussing KnightsMichael Flowers 2005-08 Germany Braunschweig New Yorker PhantomsRashard Griffith 1994-95 Romania CSU Asesoft PloiestiAndreas Helmigk 2003-05 Austria Allianz Swans GmundenZach Morley 2004-05 Spain Leche Rio Breogan LugoKirk Penney 2000-03 New Zealand Harvey Norman BreakersGreg Stiemsma 2005-08 Turkey Oyak Renault Bursa South Korea Seoul SK KnightsKammron Taylor 2004-07 Turkey Kepez Beledeysi AntalyaMike Wilkinson 2002-05 Russia Khimki Moscow Region

Career Games PlayedPlayer Starts GamesJoe Krabbenhoft 68 134Marcus Landry 73 119Jason Bohannon 33 100Trévon Hughes 65 97Kevin Gullikson 1 85Jon Leuer 10 63Tim Jarmusz 0 54Keaton Nankivil 20 48Morris Cain 0 45Jordan Taylor 0 31Rob Wilson 0 26Brett Valentyn 0 18J.P. Gavinski 0 11Wquinton Smith 0 10Ian Markolf 0 4

Consecutive StartsPlayer StartsMarcus Landry 73Joe Krabbenhoft 67Trévon Hughes 54Jason Bohannon 31Jon Leuer 10

Double-Digit Scoring GamesPlayer Career ’08-09 Cons.Marcus Landry 43 20 0Trévon Hughes 38 20 1Jason Bohannon 35 17 2Joe Krabbenhoft 28 10 0Jon Leuer 15 13 1Keaton Nankivil 4 4 0Kevin Gullikson 2 0 0Tim Jarmusz 1 1 0Jordan Taylor 1 1 0

20-Point Scoring GamesPlayer Career ’08-09 Cons.Trévon Hughes 8 3 0Marcus Landry 3 2 0Jason Bohannon 2 2 0Jon Leuer 1 0 0Keaton Nankivil 1 1 0

Double-Digit Reb. GamesPlayer Career ’08-09 Cons.Joe Krabbenhoft 15 5 1Marcus Landry 2 0 0Keaton Nankivil 1 1 0

Double-DoublesPlayer Career ’08-09Joe Krabbenhoft 8 3Marcus Landry 1 0

Starting Lineup RecordLineup RecordBohan, Hughes, Krabb, Land, Nank 12-8Bohan, Hughes, Krabb, Land, Leuer 7-3Bohan, Gullik, Hughes, Krabb, Land 0-1

PUTBACKS

LANDRY IS THE COMPLETE PACKAGE - Marcus Landry’s all-around production was rewarded with a second-team All-Big Ten bid from the coaches (third team from the media), this year. The senior forward leads the Badgers in scoring (12.6 ppg) and blocks (34). He also ranks second on the team in rebounds per game (4.5 avg.) and field goal percentage (.498) and is third in steals (23) and minutes (31.2 per game).

Landry has registered a double-digit scoring total in 20 of UW’s 31 games this season, including 13 of 18 Big Ten

contests. Landry has twice matched his career high this season with 23 points in the season opener vs. Long Beach State and vs. Penn State (1/3). The Badgers are 36-7 all-time in games in which Landry scores in double figures.

“GRAND” ACHIEVEMENT FOR LANDRY - On a turn-around jumper with 9:49 left vs. Iowa (2/11), Landry became the 33rd player in Wisconsin history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. He now ranks 25th on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,086 career points.

Landry has tallied 1,086 points and 498 rebounds in his career. With just two more boards Landry will become the 18th player in UW history with 1,000 points and 500 rebs.

LEUER... SIXTH MAN OR STARTER? - Through the first 21 games, Jon Leuer looked like he had a beat on giving UW back-to-back Sixth Man of the Year awards following Jason Bo-hannon’s lead. Leuer’s 9.2 ppg scoring led the Big Ten among players with 10 or fewer starts. However, since Leuer was inserted into the starting lineup, UW has posted a 7-3 mark.

KRABBENHOFT... PARTY OF ONE - Joe Krabbenhoft is in a club so exclusive, that even Badger greats like Michael Finley, Alando Tucker and Devin Harris aren’t members. With 747 rebounds and 269 assists, Krabbenhoft is the only player in Wisconsin history to post at least 700 rebounds and 250 assists in his career.

In fact, with just three more rebounds, Krabbenhoft will become just the fifth Big Ten player to post 750 re-bounds and 250 assists in the modern era. He will join Mike Lang (912/267 - PSU), Brad Miller (862/257 - PUR), Kevin Rankin (885/271 - NU) and Glen Rice (859/274 - MICH) in this exclusive club.

Joe Krabbenhoft has recorded eight career double-doubles, including three this season. He recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds at Illinois (1/24/09), tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. PSU (1/3/09) and posted 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Milwaukee (11/29/08).

The senior forward leads the Badgers and ranks sixth in the Big Ten, averaging 6.8 rebounds per game. In Big Ten play his 7.2 boards per game ranked third in the conference. He has pulled down five or more boards in 27 of 31 games this season and all but two of Wisconsin’s Big Ten games.

Krabbenhoft earned his first-career Big Ten Player of the Week honor (2/16) after leading the Badgers to wins over Iowa and Ohio State. The Sioux Falls, S.D., native equaled a career high with 16 points vs. Iowa (2/11) and then posted nine points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer and clinching free throws in the final two minutes of a win over Ohio State (2/14). He also led UW with eight rebounds, four assists and a career-best six steals.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS - Krabbenhoft continues to climb up several of Wisconsin’s career statistical lists. With 134 games played, he has equaled Alando Tucker’s UW record for games. He will set the all-time standard in his next appearance. He has recorded 747 career rebounds, which is good for seventh place on the all-time chart. Krabbenhoft also ranks fourth on the Badgers’ all-time offensive rebounding ledger and 10th in career as-sists (269).

UNFLAPPABLE FRESHMAN - Freshman Jordan Taylor has played his way into a reliable part of the Badgers’ rotation. Over the past 14 games, the point guard has posted 23 assists, six turnovers and eight steals. Taylor turned the ball over in just five of UW’s 18 Big Ten contests while averaging 13.7 minutes per game in conference play.

Player Notes

CAREER SCORING LEADERSMarcus Landry is the 33rd player in UW history to score 1,000 career points.20. Don Rehfeldt (1945-50) 1,16921. Leon Howard (1971-73) 1,16522. Scott Roth (1982-85) 1,15623. James Johnson (1967-69) 1,14724. Brian Butch (2005-08) 1,11525. Marcus Landry (2006-09) 1,08626. Ken Siebel (1961-63) 1,08427. Tim Locum (1988-91) 1,077

CAREER GAMES PLAYED LEADERS1. Alando Tucker (2003-07) 134 Joe Krabbenhoft (2006-09) 1343. Michael Flowers (2005-08) 1334. Mike Wilkinson (2002-05) 1305. Charlie Wills (1999-02) 129

CAREER REBOUNDS LEADERS1. Claude Gregory (1978-81) 9042. Joe Franklin (1966-68) 8583. Mike Wilkinson (2002-05) 8564. Joe Chrnelich (1977-80) 8415. Kim Hughes (1972-74) 8066. Alando Tucker (2003-07) 7697. Joe Krabbenhoft (2006-09) 7478. Larry Petty (1978-81) 718

CAREER OFF. REB. LEADERS1. Alando Tucker (2003-07) 3142. Mike Wilkinson (2002-05) 3113. Andy Kowske (1998-01) 2404. Joe Krabbenhoft (2006-09) 2315. Sean Daugherty (1995-98) 2276. Brian Butch (2005-08) 2227. Michael Finley (1992-95) 2058. Marcus Landry (2006-09) 1839. Patrick Tompkins (1988-91) 18110. Willie Simms (1988-91) 176

CAREER BLOCKS LEADERS1. Rashard Griffith (1994-95) 1242. Brad Sellers (1982-83) 1203. Mike Wilkinson (2002-05) 1174. Kurt Portmann (1987-90) 1025. Marcus Landry (2006-09) 986. Greg Stiemsma (2005-08) 96

CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS5. Devin Harris (2002-04) 1876. Tracy Webster (1992-94) 1677. Sean Mason (1995-99) 1668. Kammron Taylor (2004-07) 1639. Andy Kilbride (1992-95) 16210. Jason Bohannon (2007-09) 139

CAREER 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS5. Sean Mason (1995-99) 4716. Trent Jackson (1986-89) 430 Kammron Taylor (2004-07) 4308. Tracy Webster (1992-94) 4069. Andy Kilbride (1992-95) 38810. Jason Bohannon (2007-09) 369

CAREER ASSISTS5. Tom Molaski (1986-89) 3356. Mark Vershaw (1998-01) 3117. Devin Harris (2002-04) 2958. Arnold Gaines (1977-80) 2909. Michael Flowers (2005-08) 27810. Joe Krabbenhoft (2006-09) 269

CAREER STEALS5. Michael Finley (1992-95) 1686. Devin Harris (2002-04) 1647. Trent Jackson (1986-89) 1518. Hennssy Auriantal (1996-99) 1339. Claude Gregory (1978-81) 13110. Trévon Hughes (2007-09) 119

CLIMBING UW’S CHARTS Taylor, who hadn’t scored in any of the Bad-

gers’ first five Big Ten games, played the final five minutes and the entire overtime period at Iowa (1/21). He finished with a career-high 10 points, three assists and two steals. He also picked a great time to nail his first career 3-pointer, sending the game in OT with a deep trey with 0:01 remaining.

HUGHES GIVING MORE THAN POINTS - Trévon Hughes ranks second on the Badgers, averaging 12.0 points per game. However, the junior’s defense and ball handling make him an even greater asset to Wisconsin’s success.

With an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6 (89-to-56), Hughes ranks eighth in the Big Ten. Over the last 12 games, the point guard is averaging 3.2 assists per game.

Hughes tal-lied five steals vs. Indiana in the Big Ten regular season finale. He finished the season averaging 1.87 steals per game during Big Ten play, which ranked fourth in the conference. Hughes ranks 10th on Wisconsin’s all-time steals list with 119 career thefts.

Hughes tied a career high with 25 points in Wisconsin’s second-round NCAA tournament win over Kansas State in 2008. He drained four 3-pointers vs. the Wildcats which also equaled a personal best.

ONE-TWO PUNCH - UW’s backcourt duo of Hughes and Jason Bohannon make a pretty good shooting tandem. At least one has poured in two or more 3-pointers in 11 of Wisconsin’s last 13 games. Hughes is shooting .375 from downtown, good for 11th in the Big Ten. Bohannon, who ranks 10th in UW history with 139 career 3-point-ers, ranked eighth during conference play (.388). The pair is just as lethal at the free throw line, where both rank among the league’s elite; Bohan-non is 8th (.819) and Hughes is 12th (.765).

The Badgers are 30-9 when Bohannon hits at least two 3-pointers in a game and 22-7 when Hughes connects on two triples. When both play-ers make a pair from downtown, Wisconsin is 9-3.

BUSTER KEATON - Sophomore Keaton Nankivil enjoyed the finest game of his career vs. Purdue (1/27) when he posted a career-high 21 points in 32 minutes. Entering the game with just one career 3-point field goal, the Madison native was a perfect 5-for-5 from beyond the arc against the Boilermakers. That was the first time a UW player connected on five of more treys without a miss since Jon Leuer went 5-for-5 at Michigan (1/2/08).

After playing a total of 46 minutes last season, Nankivil has started 20 of 29 games for the Badgers in 2008-09. He scored a total of seven points a year ago, but has scored in double-figures four times this season and posted a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Green Bay (12/13/08).

FEWEST TURNOVERS PER GAME Turnovers per game Year 1. 10.0 2003-042. 10.1 2008-093. 10.4 2002-034. 11.3 2006-07 11.3 1999-00

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Player (Years) FT pct. 6. Jason Bohannon (2008) .867 (72-83)7. Tim Locum (1991) .864 (51-59)8. Joe Krabbenhoft (2009) .846 (66-78)9. Chuck Nagle (1969) .841 (53-63)10. Clarence Sherrod (1970) .832 (168-202)

OPPONENT REBOUNDING AVERAGE Reb. per game Year 1. 28.1 2008-092. 29.5 1988-893. 29.8 2000-014. 30.2 2003-04 30.2 2007-08

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORD BOOK

SINGLE-SEASON TEAM RECORD BOOK

SINGLE-SEASON INDIVIDUAL RECORD BOOK

The Bo Ryan YearsUW has reached new heights in his eight seasons

Bo Ryan is one of just 17 active Division I coaches with at least 500 career victories. Ryan’s career winning percentage of .767 is second only to North Carolina’s Roy Williams among active coach-es with 500 wins. Among all-time coaches with 500 career wins (regardless of NCAA classification), Ryan’s winning percentage ranks 10th.

Ryan is the fifth coach in Wisconsin history to win at least 100 games at UW. With 192 victories in his eight seasons, he ranks third in wins in school history. The only coaches with more wins at UW are basketball hall of famers Harold “Bud” Foster (265 wins) and Walter “Doc” Meanwell (246).

Ryan reached 100 wins at UW faster than any coach in school history besides basketball hall of famer Walter Meanwell.

Ryan’s Badgers are one of just five teams to post at least 30 wins in each of the last two sea-sons, joining Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA.

ACTIVE DIVISION I HEAD COACHES WITH 500 WINSFollowing is a list of the top 10 winning percentages among active Division I head coaches with at least 500 career victories

Coach (Current School) Yrs. 2008-09 Overall Pct.1. Roy Williams (North Carolina) 21 28-4 589-138 .8102. Bo Ryan (Wisconsin) 25 19-12 575-175 .7673. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 34 28-6 831-273 .7534. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) 33 26-9 797-286 .7365. Bob Huggins (West Virginia) 27 23-11 639-232 .734

WINNINGEST BIG TEN HEAD COACHESFollowing is a list of the coaches with the best all-time winning percentages in Big Ten play (min. 5 years)

Coach (School) Yrs. Record Pct.1. Bo Ryan (WIS) 8 94-38 .7122. Bob Knight (IND) 29 353-151 .7003. Tom Izzo (MSU) 14 159-71 .6914. Ward Lambert (PUR) 29 228-105 .6835. Ralph Jones (ILL) 8 64-31 .674

BIG TEN RECORDFollowing are the conference records of all Big Ten teams since 2001-02 (records thru 3/8):

School W-L Pct.1. Wisconsin 94-38 0.7122. Michigan State 88-44 0.6673. Illinois 86-46 0.6524. Ohio State 79-53 0.5985. Indiana 70-62 0.5306. Purdue 63-69 0.4777 Iowa 59-73 0.4478 Michigan 57-75 0.4329 Minnesota 55-77 0.41710 Northwestern 41-91 0.31111 Penn State 34-98 0.258

The Ryan Notebook• Born Dec. 20, 1947 in Chester, Pa.• B.S. in business administration, Wilkes (Pa.) University, 1969• Family: wife, Kelly; children, Megan, Will, Matt, Brenna and Mairin• Career Record: 575-175 (25 years)• UW Record: 192-72 (8 years)

Overall Record

UW pre-Bo Ryan: 1,172-1,035 (.531)UW with Bo Ryan: 192-72 (.727)

Prior to Bo Ryan taking over as UW’s head coach in 2001-02, the Badgers had four 19-win seasons (with a high of 22) in 103 years. Ryan has led the UW to at least 19 wins in each of his eight seasons, including a school-record 31 last season. Wisconsin has averaged 24.0 wins per season during the Ryan era.

Big Ten Record

UW pre-Bo Ryan: 607-757 (.445)UW with Bo Ryan: 94-38 (.712)

In the first 96 years of Big Ten play, Wisconsin won at least 11 Big Ten games seven times (including just once since 1941). Ryan has led the Badgers to at least 11 conference wins in six of his first eight seasons. He was the first Big Ten coach to win at least 11 league games in each of his first four years. Ryan has led Wisconsin to a 94-38 (.712) record in Big Ten play. That is the highest winning percentage of any coach with at least five years coaching experience in the Big Ten. UW has finished among the top four in the Big Ten in each of Ryan’s eight seasons. That eight-year stretch of top-four finishes is the best in UW history, passing the previous record of seven consecutive seasons from 1912-18.

NCAA Tournament Record

UW pre-Bo Ryan: 7 appearances / 9-6 UW with Bo Ryan: 7 appearances / 10-7

Wisconsin made seven appearances in the NCAA tournament in the 103 seasons before Bo Ryan took over as head coach. Since Ryan came aboard, the Badgers have earned seven consecutive tournament bids and advanced to the Sweet 16 three times. UW has won 10 NCAA tournament games under Ryan, surpassing the Badgers’ total of nine in the 103 years prior to Ryan.

BO KNOWS WINNING

ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES WITH 500 WINSFollowing is a list of the top 10 winning percentages among all-time head coaches with at least 500 career victories (regardless of NCAA classification)

Coach (Schools) Yrs. Record Pct.1. Adolph Rupp (Kentucky) 41 876-190 .8222. Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)* 21 589-138 .8103. Ken Anderson (UW-Eau Claire) 27 631-152 .8064. John Wooden (Indiana St., UCLA) 29 664-162 .8045. Ed Adams (N.C. Central, Tuskegee, Texas Southern) 24 612-150 .8036. John Kresse (College of Charleston) 23 560-143 .7977. Dave Robbins (Virginia Union) 30 713-194 .7868. Jerry Tarkanian (Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State) 31 729-201 .7849. Dean Smith (North Carolina) 36 879-254 .77610. Bo Ryan (UW-Platteville, UW-Milwaukee, Wisconsin)* 25 575-175 .767* - active

Home Sweet HomeThe Badgers are VERY good at the Kohl Center

MEMORABLE HOME WINS

The following is a list of some of the more memorable home wins of the Bo Ryan era:

Dec. 1, 2001 - UW 70, UW-Green Bay 57Bo Ryan’s first victory at the Kohl Center

Dec. 22, 2001 - UW 86, #14 MU 63Kirk Penney scores 33 points in UW’s first win over a ranked team under Bo Ryan

Jan. 5, 2002 - UW 72, #7 Illinois 66Wisconsin’s first win over a top-10 team under Bo Ryan

Feb. 27, 2002 - UW 74, Michigan 54Wisconsin clinches a share of its first Big Ten title since 1947

Dec. 7, 2002 - UW 91, UNLV 74Alando Tucker scores 24 points and adds 18 rebounds in his first career start as Wisconsin begins its school-record 38-game home winning streak

March 5, 2003 - UW 60, #14 Illinois 59Devin Harris makes 1-of-2 free throws with 0.4 seconds left as Wisconsin clinches the outright Big Ten title

Dec. 23, 2004 - UW 85, UNC Green. 53Wisconsin wins its 34th consecutive home game, a school record

Jan. 16, 2005 - UW 62, #15 Mich. St. 59Wisconsin overcomes an eight-point deficit with 1:58 remaining to win its 38th straight home game

Feb. 9, 2005 - UW 72, Iowa 69UW overcomes a 13-point deficit with 12:27 remaining in the game

March 1, 2005 - UW 62, Indiana 60Alando Tucker’s putback as time expires gives UW the win

Dec. 12, 2005 - UW 54, UNC Wilm. 51Kammron Taylor’s 3-pointer as time expires gives UW the win

Feb. 15, 2006 - UW 78, #12 Ohio St. 73UW overcomes a nine-point halftime deficit to beat No. 12 Ohio State

Dec. 16, 2006 - UW 89, #2 Pitt 75Tucker and Brian Butch combine for 59 points as UW beats No. 2 Pitt

Jan. 9, 2007 - UW 72, #5 Ohio St. 69Badgers win the first matchup in school history of top-five teams

March 3, 2007 - UW 52, Michigan St. 50Taylor’s 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left gives UW the win

March 5, 2008 - UW 77, Penn St. 41UW 36-point win clinches Big Ten title.

In Bo Ryan’s eight seasons as Wisconsin’s head coach, the Badgers have compiled a 120-10 (.923) record at the Kohl Center, including a 61-5 (.924) record in Big Ten home games. Kansas is the only team from a BCS conference that has lost fewer home conference games than UW’s five.

In the last seven years, 86 of the Badgers’ 106 home wins have come by at least 10 points (81.1 percent).

Wisconsin has trailed at halftime in only 25 of 129 home games under Ryan. UW came back to win 16 of those games.

UW has made 982 more free throws than its opponents at home since 2001-02, a span of 130 games. That’s an average of 7.6 points per game.

Here is a quick look at Wisconsin at home under Bo Ryan: 61-5 vs. Big Ten teams 59-5 vs. non-conference teams 49-0 vs. unranked Big Ten teams 16-1 vs. in-state teams 17-7 vs. teams ranked in the top 25 10-0 vs. Northwestern 7-0 vs. Green Bay, Iowa, Michigan and Penn St. 6-0 vs. Indiana, Michigan St., Northwestern, Ohio State and Milwaukee

For the sixth year in a row, all tickets for Wisconsin’s home games were sold out prior to the start of the season. Last season, the Badgers led the Big Ten and ranked seventh nationally in average atten-dance. Counting the 16 sellouts this season, the Badgers have a string of 105 consecu-tive sold-out games at the Kohl Center.

HOME COOKING

In Bo Ryan’s eight years as head coach, the Badgers have amassed a 120-10 record at home. That ranks as the fifth-best home winning percentage in the country during that span. (courtesy of STATS, Inc. - thru 3/8/09)

Team Record Pct.1. Kansas 124-8 .9392. Gonzaga 97-7 .9333. Duke 116-9 .9284. Utah State 116-9 .9285. Wisconsin 120-10 .923

STREAKING

Two of the three longest home winning streaks in Wisconsin history have occurred during the Bo Ryan era. Here is a look at the longest home winning streaks in UW history:

No. Began Ended38 12/7/02 (UNLV) 1/25/05 (Illinois)33 3/8/11 (N’western) 1/23/15 (Chicago)28 2/8/06 (Indiana) 12/8/07 (Marquette)24 1/14/29 (Indiana) 2/14/31 (Minnesota)

Trophy Case• Preseason John R. Wooden Award candidate• One of 30 nominees for the 2009 Senior Class award• 2009 2nd-team All-Big Ten (coaches), 3rd-team (media)• 2009 preseason All-Big Ten selection• Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 Big Ten Tournament• 2008 2nd-team All-Big Ten (coaches), 3rd-team (media)• One of nine student-athletes in the country to win the National Consortium of

Academics and Sports (NCAS) “Academic Momentum Award” in 2008

Get to know Marcus• Married with three children, son Marcus Jr., and daughters Mariah and Makaylah• Wife Efueko (pronounced Ee-FWAY-ko) Osagie, played basketball at Marquette• Brother, Carl, starred at Purdue and now plays for the Houston Rockets and sister,

Shenita, plays basketball at Temple• Accomplished musician, plays drums, piano and bass guitar in his church band• Academically ineligible second semester freshman year, has since raised his cumulative

GPA nearly 1.5 points

LANDRY’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 23 vs. Penn State (1/3/09) and vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)Field Goals: 10 vs. Penn State (1/3/09)Field Goal Atts.: 16 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)3-Point FGs: 4 (3x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 7 at Minnesota (3/4/09)Free Throws: 9 vs. Northwestern (1/19/08) and vs. Michigan St. (3/15/08)Free Throw Atts.: 13 vs. Michigan State (3/15/08)Rebounds: 11 vs. Indiana (1/31/08)Assists: 6 vs. San Diego (11/23/08) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 5 vs. SIU-Ed. (11/18/08) and vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 4 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Minutes: 41 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)

CAREER NOTES: Has appeared in 103 straight games and has started 73 consecutive games ... became Wisconsin’s 33rd member of the 1,000-point club against Iowa (2/11) ... UW is 36-7 all-time in games in which Landry scores in double figures ... 43 career double-digit scoring games ... ranks 25th in Wisconsin history with 1,086 career points ... ranks eighth in UW annals with 183 career offensive rebounds ... fifth in Badger history with 98 career blocks ... needs two rebounds to become the 18th member of the 1,000 point/500 rebound club

2008-09 NOTES: Is averaging a team-high 12.6 points per game ... also leads the Badgers in blocks (34) and field goal percentage (.498) ... ranks second on club with 4.5 rebounds per game and third in steals (23) and minutes (31.2 per game) ... ranks 14th in the Big Ten in scoring and 10th in field goal pct. ... his 1.10 blocks-per-game average ranks eighth in the Big Ten ... matched a career high with 23 points vs. Penn State (1/3) ... tied career high with six assists vs. Indiana ... has made eight of his last 16 3-pointers (.500)

LANDRY’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 * 34 7-10 . 7 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 2 2 4 4.0 0 0 2 3 0 23 23.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 * 29 7-14 . 5 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 2 5 4.5 0 0 2 5 3 15 19.0vs Iona 11/21/08 * 27 2-10 . 2 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 2 3 4.0 4 1 3 2 2 7 15.0vs San Diego 11/23/08 * 36 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 1 6 7 4.8 1 6 3 5 0 9 13.5vs UCONN 11/24/08 * 34 4-10 . 4 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 4.8 2 1 4 0 3 9 12.6UWM 11/29/08 * 25 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 4.7 2 0 1 0 0 12 12.5at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 * 36 6-7 . 8 5 7 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 4.1 3 4 1 2 1 18 13.3at Marquette 12/06/08 * 28 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 4.4 2 0 2 1 1 5 12.3IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 * 34 7-13 . 5 3 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 5 8 4.8 1 2 0 1 1 14 12.4GREEN BAY 12/13/08 * 29 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-1 1.000 5-9 . 5 5 6 1 2 3 4.6 4 2 5 1 1 14 12.6COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 * 35 5-9 . 5 5 6 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 4.5 0 4 0 1 0 11 12.5TEXAS 12/23/08 * 22 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 4.3 4 0 0 1 0 8 12.1at Michigan 12/31/08 * 23 7-10 . 7 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 4.1 5 0 2 0 0 16 12.4PENN STATE 01/03/09 * 38 10-15 . 6 6 7 1-3 . 3 3 3 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 4 5 4.1 2 2 0 2 0 23 13.1NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 * 33 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 2 3 5 4.2 1 2 0 0 1 12 13.1at Purdue 01/11/09 * 34 3-15 . 2 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 1 3 4.1 2 2 0 0 0 9 12.8MINNESOTA 01/15/09 * 41 6-9 . 6 6 7 1-1 1.000 5-7 . 7 1 4 2 3 5 4.2 2 0 4 3 1 18 13.1at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 * 38 6-13 . 4 6 2 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 3 5 8 4.4 3 0 1 0 0 13 13.1at Illinois 01/24/09 * 32 5-11 . 4 5 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 4.2 3 3 0 0 1 13 13.1PURDUE 01/27/09 * 28 4-10 . 4 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.1 3 1 1 1 4 9 12.9at Northwestern 01/31/09 * 24 4-5 . 8 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 3 6 4.2 4 1 1 0 1 10 12.8ILLINOIS 02/05/09 * 31 6-11 . 5 4 5 1-4 . 2 5 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 3 3 6 4.3 1 2 2 0 0 16 12.9at Penn State 02/08/09 * 31 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 1 5 6 4.3 1 1 2 1 0 13 12.9IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 * 27 3-9 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 2 0 2 4.3 3 2 1 1 0 9 12.8OHIO STATE 02/14/09 * 30 8-16 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 3 7 4.4 3 1 2 0 0 17 12.9at Indiana 02/19/09 * 26 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 3 4 4.3 2 1 1 0 0 9 12.8at Michigan State 02/22/09 * 31 4-11 . 3 6 4 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 4.3 1 1 2 2 1 11 12.7MICHIGAN 03/01/09 * 36 6-9 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 3 3 6 4.4 3 5 0 1 0 13 12.7at Minnesota 03/04/09 * 32 7-12 . 5 8 3 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 1 5 4.4 4 1 1 0 0 18 12.9INDIANA 03/08/09 * 32 2-7 . 2 8 6 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 5 7 4.5 2 6 4 0 1 7 12.7vs Ohio State 03/13/09 * 31 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 4 4 4.5 4 0 2 1 1 9 12.6Totals 31 967 153-307 . 4 9 8 29-73 . 3 9 7 55-89 . 6 1 8 51 87 138 4.5 72 51 49 34 23 390 12.6

LANDRY’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring

Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2005-06 16-0 246/15.4 36-76 . 4 7 4 4-11 . 3 6 4 20-28 . 7 1 4 22 28 50 3.1 23 0 20 21 6 7 96 6.02006-07 36-6 692/19.2 81-156 . 5 1 9 13-36 . 3 6 1 36-64 . 5 6 3 45 71 116 3.2 77 0 30 44 31 20 211 5.92007-08 36-36 1057/29.4 146-313 . 4 6 6 19-54 . 3 5 2 78-102 . 7 6 5 65 129 194 5.4 71 1 50 65 27 16 389 10.82008-09 31-31 967/31.2 153-307 . 4 9 8 29-73 . 3 9 7 55-89 . 6 1 8 51 87 138 4.5 72 1 51 49 34 23 390 12.6TOTAL 119-73 2962/24.9 416-852 . 4 8 8 65-174 . 3 7 4 189-283 . 6 6 8 183 315 498 4.2 243 2 151 179 98 66 1086 9.1

Trophy Case• 2008-09 preseason Bob Cousy Award candidate for nation’s top point guard• 2009 All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus)• 2008 All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus)• Most Valuable Player of the America’s Youth Classic 2007 tournament

Get to know Trévon• Nickname is “Pop,” which originated as the name “Poppy” and was given to him by his

Puerto Rican grandfather. Was shortened to “Pop” when high school classmates learned Papi means grandfather in Spanish

• Grew up in Queens, N.Y., but attended high school in Delafield, Wis., at the St. John’s NW Military Academy, an all-boys high school that utilizes uniform dress, formations and rank and “immerses young men in a culture of leadership.”

• He is the third-oldest of eight brothers and sisters

HUGHES’ CAREER HIGHSPoints: 25 vs. IPFW (11/11/07) and vs. Kansas State (3/22/08)Field Goals: 9 vs. IPFW (11/11/07)Field Goal Atts.: 19 vs. Georgia (11/24/07)3-Point FGs: 4 (3x) MR: vs. Milwaukee (11/29/08)3-Point FG Atts.: 11 vs. Georgia (11/24/07) and vs. Valpo (12/22/07)Free Throws: 11 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Free Throw Atts.: 13 vs. Marquette (12/8/07)Rebounds: 6 (4x) MR: vs. Penn State (1/3/09)Assists: 5 (4x) MR: vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Blocked Shots: 1 (3x) MR: vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 6 (3x) MR: at Minnesota (2/3/08)Minutes: 41 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)

CAREER NOTES: Has appeared in 97 games (65 starts) ... owns eight career games of 20 points or more, including three this season ... ranks 10th on UW’s all-time steals list with 119 career thefts ... scored 25 points in two games in 2008, vs. Kansas State in the NCAA tournament and in his first career start vs. IPFW ... led UW and ranked fourth in the Big Ten in steals in back-to-back years (2008 & 2009)

2008-09 NOTES: Hit game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds left at Virginia Tech ... has led UW in scoring 11 times this year and scored in double figures in 12 of 18 Big Ten games ... owns a 1.60 assist-to-turnover ratio, which is ninth in the Big Ten ... had season-high six assists (against one turnover) vs. Iowa (2/11) ... recorded a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (24 assists, 6 TOs) during the month of December ... made 26-of-55 (.473) 3-point attempts at home this season ... shooting .765 from the foul line, which ranks 11th in conference ... posted five steals vs. Indiana and has 22 in UW’s last 10 games ... leads the team with 46 steals on the year ... his 1.78 steals per game in Big Ten play ranked fourth ... ranks 16th in the conference in scoring (12.0 ppg) and 11th in 3-point shooting (.375)

HUGHES’ GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 * 24 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 4.0 2 3 1 0 0 6 6.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 * 24 4-7 . 5 7 1 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.5 1 4 0 0 1 11 8.5vs Iona 11/21/08 * 33 4-10 . 4 0 0 2-7 . 2 8 6 11-12 . 9 1 7 0 4 4 3.7 3 2 2 0 1 21 12.7vs San Diego 11/23/08 * 31 8-11 . 7 2 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 3.8 3 2 2 1 2 22 15.0vs UCONN 11/24/08 * 34 3-8 . 3 7 5 1-3 . 3 3 3 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 2 2 3.4 4 0 5 0 2 9 13.8UWM 11/29/08 * 26 5-8 . 6 2 5 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.3 2 1 0 0 0 16 14.2at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 * 27 5-11 . 4 5 5 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.0 2 3 0 0 1 12 13.9at Marquette 12/06/08 * 29 5-11 . 4 5 5 2-6 . 3 3 3 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 2 2 2.9 4 3 1 0 0 14 13.9IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 * 33 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 0 1 1 2.7 1 4 1 0 1 8 13.2GREEN BAY 12/13/08 * 33 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-1 1.000 0-3 . 0 0 0 0 6 6 3.0 1 4 2 0 2 9 12.8COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 * 31 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.9 2 4 1 0 1 5 12.1TEXAS 12/23/08 * 34 6-10 . 6 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 2 2 4 3.0 2 3 1 0 1 18 12.6at Michigan 12/31/08 * 34 5-12 . 4 1 7 3-5 . 6 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 3 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 3 16 12.8PENN STATE 01/03/09 * 32 3-10 . 3 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 5 6 3.2 3 2 1 0 0 10 12.6NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 * 33 3-8 . 3 7 5 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 3.3 1 4 1 0 2 8 12.3at Purdue 01/11/09 * 39 3-11 . 2 7 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3.2 3 3 5 0 1 9 12.1MINNESOTA 01/15/09 * 41 3-11 . 2 7 3 1-7 . 1 4 3 7-8 . 8 7 5 1 2 3 3.2 5 5 6 0 1 14 12.2at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 * 25 4-10 . 4 0 0 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 3.1 2 0 3 0 0 10 12.1at Illinois 01/24/09 * 36 5-13 . 3 8 5 2-7 . 2 8 6 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 6 6 3.3 2 1 0 0 3 13 12.2PURDUE 01/27/09 * 35 5-13 . 3 8 5 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 3.4 2 5 2 0 1 15 12.3at Northwestern 01/31/09 * 33 3-10 . 3 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 8-11 . 7 2 7 1 3 4 3.4 4 3 2 0 1 15 12.4ILLINOIS 02/05/09 * 37 0-7 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.3 1 3 1 0 4 0 11.9at Penn State 02/08/09 * 33 1-10 . 1 0 0 0-5 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3.2 2 4 1 0 0 4 11.5IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 * 34 6-12 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 3.2 2 6 1 0 2 14 11.6OHIO STATE 02/14/09 * 28 1-9 . 1 1 1 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-4 1.000 1 3 4 3.2 3 2 2 0 2 7 11.4at Indiana 02/19/09 * 36 7-14 . 5 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 1 4 5 3.3 2 4 2 0 2 21 11.8at Michigan State 02/22/09 * 35 3-10 . 3 0 0 2-7 . 2 8 6 4-4 1.000 1 3 4 3.3 1 3 4 0 4 12 11.8MICHIGAN 03/01/09 * 35 7-11 . 6 3 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 3 4 3.3 3 0 3 0 0 19 12.1at Minnesota 03/04/09 * 30 2-12 . 1 6 7 1-7 . 1 4 3 5-6 . 8 3 3 0 1 1 3.2 2 4 3 0 1 10 12.0INDIANA 03/08/09 * 28 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 0 1 3.2 3 2 0 0 5 9 11.9vs Ohio State 03/13/09 * 33 3-11 . 2 7 3 2-6 . 3 3 3 7-7 1.000 2 3 5 3.2 5 2 3 0 2 15 12.0Totals 31 996 115-297 . 3 8 7 51-136 . 3 7 5 91-119 . 7 6 5 20 80 100 3.2 76 89 56 1 46 372 12.0

HUGHES’ CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring

Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2006-07 31-0 240/7.7 11-35 . 3 1 4 6-18 . 3 3 3 14-20 . 7 0 0 2 30 32 1.0 23 0 11 19 0 11 42 1.42007-08 35-34 1056/30.2 121-307 . 3 9 4 43-137 . 3 1 4 108-157 . 6 8 8 26 81 107 3.1 78 1 86 73 4 62 393 11.22008-09 31-31 996/32.1 115-297 . 3 8 7 51-136 . 3 7 5 91-119 . 7 6 5 20 80 100 3.2 76 2 89 56 1 46 372 12.0TOTAL 97-65 2292/23.6 247-639 . 3 8 7 100-291 . 3 4 4 213-296 . 7 2 0 48 191 239 2.5 177 3 186 148 5 119 807 8.3

Trophy Case (High School)• 2008 Minnesota Mr. Basketball• Led Benilde-St. Margaret High School to the Minnesota state Class AAA championship

in 2008, scoring 43 points in the quarterfinals and posting 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the championship game

• 2008 St. Paul Pioneer Press High School Player of the Year

Get to know Jordan• Member of the National Honor Sociey in high school• Lives with teammate Rob Wilson• First career 3-pointer was a game-tying shot at Iowa with 0:01 left that sent the game

into overtime• Mature point guard and one of UW’s top on-ball defenders • Intends to major in marketing and has an interest in becoming a sports agent

TAYLOR’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 10 at Iowa (1/21/09)Field Goals: 4 at Iowa (1/21/09)Field Goal Atts.: 8 at Iowa (1/21/09)3-Point FGs: 2 at Iowa (1/21/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 3 at Iowa (1/21/09)Free Throws: 2 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 3 at Marquette (12/6/08)Rebounds: 4 vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08) at Northwestern (1/31/09)Assists: 3 (4x) MR: vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 2 (3x) MR: vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Minutes: 24 at Penn State (2/8/09)

2008-09 NOTES: Has appeared in all 31 games this season, aver-aging the most minutes among UW freshmen with 12.7 per game ... averaged 20.8 minutes over six-game stretch from Jan. 21 to Feb. 8, posting a 13-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio over that span ... point guard only turned the ball over in five of 18 Big Ten games, finishing with a 2.6 assist-to-TO ratio in conference play ... over the last 14 games he has posted 23 assists, six turnovers and eight steals ... has a 10:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in last eight games ... saw a career-high 27 minutes at Illinois, recording three assists and zero turnovers ... posted career bests with 10 points, three assists and two steals at Iowa. Also drained his first career 3-pointer with 0:01 remaining to send the game into overtime ... logged 15 minutes, two points, four rebounds and two assists in first career game vs. Long Beach State

TAYLOR’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 15 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 16 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.0vs Iona 11/21/08 15 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.7vs San Diego 11/23/08 12 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.5vs UCONN 11/24/08 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0.4UWM 11/29/08 22 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.5 3 2 1 0 1 4 1.0at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 13 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.1at Marquette 12/06/08 11 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1.1IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0GREEN BAY 12/13/08 6 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.9COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 9 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.8TEXAS 12/23/08 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.8at Michigan 12/31/08 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.8PENN STATE 01/03/09 13 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.9NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 6 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.9 2 1 2 0 0 2 1.0at Purdue 01/11/09 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.9MINNESOTA 01/15/09 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.9at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 20 4-8 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 3 0 0 2 10 1.4at Illinois 01/24/09 27 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.7 3 3 0 0 1 4 1.5PURDUE 01/27/09 22 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.8 4 3 2 0 2 6 1.8at Northwestern 01/31/09 17 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1.8ILLINOIS 02/05/09 15 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 3 1.8at Penn State 02/08/09 24 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1.7IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.7OHIO STATE 02/14/09 14 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.7at Indiana 02/19/09 21 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.6at Michigan State 02/22/09 5 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.6MICHIGAN 03/01/09 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.5at Minnesota 03/04/09 21 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.4INDIANA 03/08/09 11 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.9 4 1 0 0 0 8 1.7vs Ohio State 03/13/09 10 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 3 0 0 1 0 1.6Totals 0 395 18-69 . 2 6 1 5-25 . 2 0 0 9-15 . 6 0 0 9 19 28 0.9 63 34 17 0 10 50 1.6

TAYLOR’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring

Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2008-09 31-0 395/12.7 18-69 . 2 6 1 5-25 . 2 0 0 9-15 . 6 0 0 9 19 28 0.9 63 0 34 17 0 10 50 1.6TOTAL 31-0 395/12.7 18-69 . 2 6 1 5-25 . 2 0 0 9-15 . 6 0 0 9 19 28 0.9 63 0 34 17 0 10 50 1.6

Trophy Case• 2008 Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year• Owns Wisconsin record for most consecutive made free throws with 39 straight in 2008• Named Iowa Mr. Basketball as a senior in high school• Led Linn-Mar High School to 2004 Class 4A state championship

Get to know Jason• Father, Gordy, played QB at Iowa, starting the 1982 Rose Bowl for the Hawkeyes• Has three younger brothers including Zach (18) who will play basketball at Air Force

next season• Lives with teammate Joe Krabbenhoft and on the same floor as Jon Leuer, Tim

Jarmusz, Brett Valentyn and Kevin Gullikson• Sharp-shooting guard that is rapidly becoming a solid all-around player• Improved defensively this season, drawing praise for his role of a defensive chaser• Nickname is “J-Bo”

BOHANNON’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 20 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Field Goals: 8 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Field Goal Atts.: 13 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)3-Point FGs: 6 at Indiana (2/13/08) and vs. Illinois (2/5/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 11 at Indiana (2/13/08)Free Throws: 8 vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/20/08)Free Throw Atts.: 9 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Rebounds: 6 (3x) MR: vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Assists: 5 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Blocked Shots: 1 (7x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)Steals: 2 vs. Mercer (11/12/06) and vs. Green Bay (12/15/07)Minutes: 41 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

CAREER NOTES: Has played in 100 career games (33 starts), including 83 consecutive ... owns 35 career double-digit scoring efforts including 16 this season ... ranks 10th in Wisconsin his-tory with 139 made 3-pointers ... Badgers are 30-9 with he con-nects on two of more 3-pointers in a game

2008-09 NOTES: Leads UW averaging 33.0 minutes per game ... connected on 6-of-7 3-point-ers vs. Illinois (2/5), equaling career highs with 20 points and six made treys ... had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists vs. Northwestern (1/7) ... owns 1.89 assist-to-turnover ratio, which is top on the team ... ranks eighth in the Big Ten in free throw pct., making 68 of 83 (.819) ... his .388 shooting pct. from downtown in Big Ten action ranked eighth in the conference ... averages 1.90 made 3-pointers per game, which is seventh-best in the Big Ten ... has made at least one 3-pointer in 27 of 31 games this year, connect-ing on two or more in 13 of those

BOHANNON’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 * 36 3-10 . 3 0 0 2-7 . 2 8 6 4-5 . 8 0 0 2 1 3 3.0 2 2 2 0 0 12 12.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 * 23 5-7 . 7 1 4 2-3 . 6 6 7 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 14 13.0vs Iona 11/21/08 * 41 3-12 . 2 5 0 1-8 . 1 2 5 6-9 . 6 6 7 3 3 6 4.0 1 1 3 0 0 13 13.0vs San Diego 11/23/08 * 33 2-10 . 2 0 0 1-5 . 2 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 3 4 4.0 0 0 1 1 0 8 11.8vs UCONN 11/24/08 * 33 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.8 3 2 1 1 2 6 10.6UWM 11/29/08 * 24 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 3.5 0 2 0 0 0 4 9.5at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 * 29 3-6 . 5 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 11 9.7at Marquette 12/06/08 * 28 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.9 2 3 4 0 1 8 9.5IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 * 33 4-11 . 3 6 4 4-10 . 4 0 0 6-6 1.000 0 2 2 2.8 0 0 1 0 0 18 10.4GREEN BAY 12/13/08 * 30 3-4 . 7 5 0 1-1 1.000 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 3 4 2.9 3 3 0 0 0 12 10.6COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 * 32 4-11 . 3 6 4 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.1 0 2 0 0 0 11 10.6TEXAS 12/23/08 * 31 4-7 . 5 7 1 4-7 . 5 7 1 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 3.2 4 2 2 0 1 16 11.1at Michigan 12/31/08 * 33 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 3 3 3.2 2 3 1 0 0 7 10.8PENN STATE 01/03/09 * 32 4-6 . 6 6 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 14 11.0NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 * 32 8-12 . 6 6 7 3-6 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 3 6 3.2 2 5 1 1 0 20 11.6at Purdue 01/11/09 * 28 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.2 2 3 2 0 0 5 11.2MINNESOTA 01/15/09 * 38 5-13 . 3 8 5 2-7 . 2 8 6 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 3.2 4 3 2 0 1 16 11.5at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 * 40 2-9 . 2 2 2 1-6 . 1 6 7 6-6 1.000 0 0 0 3.1 1 2 1 0 0 11 11.4at Illinois 01/24/09 * 30 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10.9PURDUE 01/27/09 * 31 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.0 1 2 1 0 0 3 10.6at Northwestern 01/31/09 * 37 4-7 . 5 7 1 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 3.0 4 2 1 0 0 11 10.6ILLINOIS 02/05/09 * 32 6-9 . 6 6 7 6-7 . 8 5 7 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 20 11.0at Penn State 02/08/09 * 31 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.1 0 1 0 0 1 8 10.9IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 * 36 5-8 . 6 2 5 3-4 . 7 5 0 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 3.2 1 2 0 0 0 15 11.0OHIO STATE 02/14/09 * 38 1-8 . 1 2 5 1-8 . 1 2 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 3.1 0 1 0 0 1 4 10.8at Indiana 02/19/09 * 37 2-7 . 2 8 6 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 4 4 3.1 1 1 0 0 1 6 10.6at Michigan State 02/22/09 * 36 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 4-5 . 8 0 0 1 2 3 3.1 2 1 1 0 1 7 10.4MICHIGAN 03/01/09 * 38 3-9 . 3 3 3 1-5 . 2 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.1 0 4 1 0 1 9 10.4at Minnesota 03/04/09 * 30 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10.0INDIANA 03/08/09 * 34 5-12 . 4 1 7 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.1 0 2 0 0 1 15 10.2vs Ohio State 03/13/09 * 37 4-13 . 3 0 8 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 3.0 1 1 1 0 0 13 10.3Totals 31 1023 96-250 . 3 8 4 59-160 . 3 6 9 68-83 . 8 1 9 17 76 93 3.0 40 53 28 4 13 319 10.3

BOHANNON’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring

Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2006-07 33-0 495/15.0 49-110 . 4 4 5 27-74 . 3 6 5 26-31 . 8 3 9 12 36 48 1.5 36 0 35 22 3 11 151 4.62007-08 36-2 948/26.3 85-198 . 4 2 9 53-135 . 3 9 3 72-83 . 8 6 7 15 70 85 2.4 47 0 50 38 3 15 295 8.22008-09 31-31 1023/33.0 96-250 . 3 8 4 59-160 . 3 6 9 68-83 . 8 1 9 17 76 93 3.0 40 0 53 28 4 13 319 10.3TOTAL 100-33 2466/24.7 230-558 . 4 1 2 139-369 . 3 7 7 166-197 . 8 4 3 44 182 226 2.3 123 0 138 88 10 39 765 7.7

Trophy Case• Won the 3-point shooting contest at the 2007-08 “Night of the Grateful Red”• Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year in high school• Led Oshkosh West to back-to-back Wisconsin state championships in his junior and

senior years

Get to know Tim• Lives with teammate Jon Leuer and on the same floor as Joe Krabbenhoft, Jason Bohan-

non, Brett Valentyn and Kevin Gullikson• High basketball IQ and known for his intangibles• Earned trust to play valuable time at the end of tight ball games this season• Pronounced “JAR-miss”

JARMUSZ’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 11 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goals: 3 (4x) MR: at Penn State (2/8/09)Field Goal Atts.: 5 vs. Iona (11/21/08) and vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)3-Point FGs: 2 (3x) MR: at Northwestern (1/31/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Free Throws: 4 at Michigan State (2/22/09)Free Throw Atts.: 4 (4x) MR: at Michigan State (2/22/09)Rebounds: 6 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Assists: 3 at Michigan (12/31/08)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)Steals: 2 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Minutes: 30 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

CAREER NOTES: Has appeared in 43 straight games ... owns 53 games of experience in his career ... has made 38-of-76 (.500) career field goals

2008-09 NOTES: Posted a career-high 11 points vs. Green Bay ... averaged 6.3 points and 22.7 minutes in three games dur-ing the Paradise Jam Tournament ... is averaging 15.7 minutes per game ... played in a career-high 30 minutes in overtime win over Iona ... has made nine of last 18 (.500) 3-point tries over the last 12 games ... knocked down two 3-pointers in three different games this season: vs. Iona, Green Bay and at Northwestern ... shooting .485 (32-of-66) from the field

JARMUSZ’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 19 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 1 4 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 15 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 6 6 5.0 2 0 1 0 0 7 4.5vs Iona 11/21/08 30 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 4.7 1 0 2 0 2 8 5.7vs San Diego 11/23/08 21 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000 2 2 4 4.5 1 0 1 0 0 8 6.3vs UCONN 11/24/08 17 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.8 2 0 3 1 0 3 5.6UWM 11/29/08 21 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 3 4 3.8 2 1 0 0 0 6 5.7at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 16 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.7 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.9at Marquette 12/06/08 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 2 0 2 0 1 0 4.3IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 15 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8GREEN BAY 12/13/08 20 3-4 . 7 5 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 2 3 2.9 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.5COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 15 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.3TEXAS 12/23/08 18 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.9 1 0 1 0 0 3 4.2at Michigan 12/31/08 21 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.1 0 3 0 0 0 2 4.0PENN STATE 01/03/09 12 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 14 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3.6at Purdue 01/11/09 12 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.6MINNESOTA 01/15/09 15 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.8 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.4at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.2at Illinois 01/24/09 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.6 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0PURDUE 01/27/09 4 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.0at Northwestern 01/31/09 25 2-3 . 6 6 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 2.5 1 1 1 0 0 6 3.1ILLINOIS 02/05/09 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0at Penn State 02/08/09 16 3-4 . 7 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.4 2 0 0 0 0 7 3.2IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 12 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.3OHIO STATE 02/14/09 25 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.3 0 0 2 0 0 5 3.3at Indiana 02/19/09 18 2-3 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.3 1 0 0 0 0 5 3.4at Michigan State 02/22/09 18 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.5MICHIGAN 03/01/09 16 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 3 3 2.3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3.4at Minnesota 03/04/09 14 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.3INDIANA 03/08/09 12 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 1 2 2.2 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.3vs Ohio State 03/13/09 20 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 2.3 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.4Totals 0 487 32-66 . 4 8 5 19-46 . 4 1 3 22-30 . 7 3 3 16 54 70 2.3 24 13 17 1 3 105 3.4

JARMUSZ’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring

Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2007-08 22-0 89/4.0 6-10 . 6 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 1 9 10 0.5 7 0 2 5 0 1 15 0.72008-09 31-0 487/15.7 32-66 . 4 8 5 19-46 . 4 1 3 22-30 . 7 3 3 16 54 70 2.3 24 0 13 17 1 3 105 3.4TOTAL 53-0 576/10.9 38-76 . 5 0 0 21-51 . 4 1 2 23-34 . 6 7 6 17 63 80 1.5 31 0 15 22 1 4 120 2.3

Get to know Jon• Grew 10 inches in high school, changing from a point guard to a post player• Soft-shooting big man has shown off a tough mid-range jumper this season and is

developing a low-post presence to complement outside game• Came off the bench in the season’s first 21 games but has since started 10 straight

games • Added 17 pounds of muscle this off-season to his frame• Lives with teammate Tim Jarmusz and on the same floor as Joe Krabbenhoft, Jason

Bohannon, Brett Valentyn and Kevin Gullikson• Last name pronounced “LOO-er”

LEUER’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 25 at Michigan (1/2/08)Field Goals: 8 (3x) MR: vs. Coppin State (12/20/08)Field Goal Atts.: 13 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)3-Point FGs: 5 at Michigan (1/2/08)3-Point FG Atts.: 5 at Michigan (1/2/08)Free Throws: 5 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Free Throw Atts.: 8 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Rebounds: 8 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs Iowa (2/11/09)Assists: 4 vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Steals: 3 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)Minutes: 32 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs Michigan (3/1/09)

CAREER NOTES: Has played in 63 career games (10 starts) ... played the most minutes of the Badger freshmen last season (8.6 per game) ... owns 15 double digit scoring games in his career ... scored a career-high 25 points (5-of-5 3-pointers) at Michigan in 2008 ... posted 12 points and six rebounds as a freshman at Duke

2008-09 NOTES: Leads the Big Ten in scoring (9.3 ppg) among players with 10 or fewer starts ... leads the Badgers in terms of scor-ing efficiency, averaging a point every 2.3 minutes of action ... has made 10 consecutive starts, team is 7-3 in those games ... has 13 double-digit scoring games this year, including six of his last 11 games ... is shooting at a .479 clip in 2008-09 which is good for 13th in the Big Ten ... his 3.9 rebounds per game ranks third on the team ... posted a career-high eight rebounds vs. Northwestern and equaled that total vs. Minnesota and vs. Iowa ... his 0.65 blocks per game ranks 15th in the Big Ten

LEUER’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 15 3-6 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 7 7.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 19 8-10 . 8 0 0 2-2 1.000 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 3 3 3.0 0 2 1 0 0 19 13.0vs Iona 11/21/08 13 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 2 0 2 2.7 5 1 1 0 1 5 10.3vs San Diego 11/23/08 13 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 2 2 2.5 2 0 1 1 0 3 8.5vs UCONN 11/24/08 14 2-5 . 4 0 0 2-2 1.000 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 1 3 2.6 1 0 1 0 0 9 8.6UWM 11/29/08 18 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 2.5 0 2 1 2 0 9 8.7at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 21 6-11 . 5 4 5 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000 4 2 6 3.0 2 0 1 2 0 17 9.9at Marquette 12/06/08 19 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 3.1 2 0 2 1 0 8 9.6IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 23 5-11 . 4 5 5 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 5 2 7 3.6 3 0 1 1 0 11 9.8GREEN BAY 12/13/08 13 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 3 3 3.5 3 1 1 1 1 5 9.3COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 21 8-12 . 6 6 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 3 6 3.7 3 1 3 1 1 16 9.9TEXAS 12/23/08 19 4-10 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 3.6 3 1 1 1 1 8 9.8at Michigan 12/31/08 24 5-6 . 8 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 5 5 3.7 3 2 2 0 0 12 9.9PENN STATE 01/03/09 31 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 3.8 0 0 1 0 2 4 9.5NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 21 6-9 . 6 6 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 2 6 8 4.1 3 0 2 3 2 15 9.9at Purdue 01/11/09 27 4-12 . 3 3 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 5 6 4.2 3 1 0 1 1 9 9.8MINNESOTA 01/15/09 32 5-13 . 3 8 5 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 4 4 8 4.4 2 1 1 2 3 15 10.1at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 25 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 4.4 5 1 2 0 1 4 9.8at Illinois 01/24/09 16 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 4.3 0 2 2 1 0 2 9.4PURDUE 01/27/09 8 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9.0at Northwestern 01/31/09 17 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 4.0 1 0 2 0 0 12 9.1ILLINOIS 02/05/09 * 31 6-12 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 1 5 6 4.0 1 1 1 2 0 15 9.4at Penn State 02/08/09 * 24 6-10 . 6 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 5 6 4.1 4 2 1 0 0 12 9.5IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 * 28 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 5 8 4.3 1 0 0 0 2 5 9.3OHIO STATE 02/14/09 * 27 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 1 3 4.2 0 2 2 0 1 9 9.3at Indiana 02/19/09 * 16 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 4.1 3 0 1 0 0 7 9.2at Michigan State 02/22/09 * 30 3-10 . 3 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1 1 2 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 7 9.1MICHIGAN 03/01/09 * 32 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.0 2 1 3 1 0 10 9.2at Minnesota 03/04/09 * 27 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-3 . 6 6 7 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 0 2 4.0 2 1 3 0 1 11 9.2INDIANA 03/08/09 * 18 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 0 2 3.9 4 0 0 0 0 9 9.2vs Ohio State 03/13/09 * 29 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 3 4 3.9 1 4 1 0 0 11 9.3Totals 10 671 114-238 . 4 7 9 15-49 . 3 0 6 45-74 . 6 0 8 44 77 121 3.9 60 28 41 20 17 288 9.3

LEUER’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring


Trophy Case (High School)• Two-time all-state honoree as a prep in Ohio• Earned conference MVP honors while leading Garfield Heights to a 20-2 record as a

senior

Get to know Rob• Combines great athleticism and natural ability• Soft-spoken and humble freshman• Lives with teammate Jordan Taylor• Earned fearless reputation at Paradise Jam Tournament when he came off the bench and

tried to dunk over UConn’s 7-foot-3 Hasheem Thabeet twice in the second half, drawing fouls on both plays and converting all four free throws

WILSON’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 7 at Michigan (12/31/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Field Goals: 2 at Michigan (12/31/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Field Goal Atts.: 4 at Marquette (12/6/08) and vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)3-Point FGs: 1 (4x) MR: vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 2 vs. Idaho State (12/9/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Free Throws: 4 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)Free Throw Atts.: 6 at Virginia Tech (12/1/08)Rebounds: 5 at Marquette (12/6/08)Assists: 1 (4x) MR: vs Texas (12/23/08)Blocked Shots: 1 at Purdue (1/11/09) and at Michigan State (2/22/09)Steals: 1 (3x) MR: vs Michigan (3/1/09)Minutes: 20 at Marquette (12/6/08)

2008-09 NOTES: Has seen action in all but five of UW’s games this year ... saw most extensive action at Marquette, posting career highs with seven points and five rebounds in 20 minutes of action ... also scored seven points at Michigan ... averaged 9.7 min-utes per game during the non-conference schedule, but played just 3.6 minutes per game during the Big Ten slate ... shooting .720 (18-of-25) from the free throw line this season

WILSON’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 6 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 16 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 2 0 0 4 3.5vs Iona 11/21/08 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3vs San Diego 11/23/08 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8vs UCONN 11/24/08 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.2UWM 11/29/08 11 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 1 1 2.0at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 11 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-6 . 3 3 3 1 0 1 0.4 2 1 2 0 1 5 2.4at Marquette 12/6/08 20 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 1.0 4 0 1 0 0 7 3.0IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 14 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2.7GREEN BAY 12/13/08 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.6COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.4TEXAS 12/23/08 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2at Michigan 12/31/08 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.5PENN STATE 01/03/09 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.4NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 4 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.4at Purdue 01/11/09 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.3MINNESOTA 01/15/09 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.2at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.1at Illinois 01/24/09 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0ILLINOIS 02/05/09 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.8 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.9IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.8at Indiana 2-19-09 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.8at Michigan State 02/22/09 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.7MICHIGAN 03/01/09 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.7at Minnesota 03/04/09 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6INDIANA 03/08/09 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.6Totals 0 167 10-29 . 3 4 5 4-13 . 3 0 8 18-25 . 7 2 0 4 13 17 0.7 14 4 17 2 4 42 1.6

WILSON’S CAREER HISTORY

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2008-09 26-0 167/6.4 10-29 . 3 4 5 4-13 . 3 0 8 18-25 . 7 2 0 4 13 17 0.7 14 0 4 17 2 4 42 1.6TOTAL 26-0 167/6.4 10-29 . 3 4 5 4-13 . 3 0 8 18-25 . 7 2 0 4 13 17 0.7 14 0 4 17 2 4 42 1.6

Trophy Case• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2007 and 2008

Get to know Kevin• Walk-on performer earned a scholarship for two seasons as a sophomore and junior• Maximum effort player who is not afraid to do the dirty work• Rewarded for his hustle and practice intensity with a start at Iowa (1/21/09)• Nicknamed Captain America for his blue-collar mentality and willingness to do whatever

it takes• Highly intelligent student-athlete majoring in business finance

GULLIKSON’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 12 vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)Field Goals: 4 (3x) MR: vs. Green Bay (12/15/07)Field Goal Atts.: 6 (3x) MR: at Texas (12/29/07)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 1 vs. Sav St. (11/15/07) and vs. Colorado (11/17/07)Free Throws: 6 vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)Free Throw Atts.: 8 vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)Rebounds: 7 vs. Indiana (2/8/06)Assists: 3 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 1 (6x) MR: vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Steals: 2 at Michigan State (3/2/06)Minutes: 27 at Michigan State (3/2/06)

CAREER NOTES: Has played in 84 career games (one start) ... owns a pair of double-digit scoring games in his career ... scored a career-high 12 points vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)

2008-09 NOTES: Made his first career start at Iowa (1/21) ... unselfish player has only attempt-ed 26 shots in 180 minutes of action this season ... posted season-highs with seven points, three rebounds and three assists in 19 minutes of action on senior night vs. Indiana (3/8) ... played a season-high 21 minutes at Iowa, tallying four points, two rebounds and two assists

GULLIKSON’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgSIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2.0vs Iona 11/21/08 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0UWM 11/29/08 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7at Marquette 12/06/08 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5GREEN BAY 12/13/08 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.4COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7TEXAS 12/23/08 11 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6at Michigan 12/31/08 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.5NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 11 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.4at Purdue 01/11/09 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.4MINNESOTA 01/15/09 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.5at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 * 21 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.9 2 2 1 0 0 4 0.8at Illinois 01/24/09 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.0PURDUE 01/27/09 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.9at Northwestern 01/31/09 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.9ILLINOIS 02/05/09 15 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0.9at Penn State 02/08/09 11 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.9IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.8OHIO STATE 02/14/09 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.9at Indiana 02/19/09 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9at Michigan State 02/22/09 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8MICHIGAN 03/01/09 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8at Minnesota 03/04/09 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.7INDIANA 03/08/09 19 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 2 3 1.1 0 3 1 0 0 7 1.0vs Ohio State 03/13/09 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0Totals 1 180 11-26 . 4 2 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-11 . 1 8 2 13 15 28 1.1 22 15 5 1 1 24 1.0

GULLIKSON’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring


Trophy Case• 2009 All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)• Big Ten co-Player of the Week (2/16/09)• 2008 Big Ten All-Defensive Team• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2007 and 2008• 2006 Community All-American Nominee

Get to know Joe• Wants to be a head coach when his playing career is over• Backbone of the Badgers who serves as team captain along with Marcus Landry• Leads by example with his tenacity and all-out effort style of play• Has had 43 different sets of stitches in his life, mostly on his face and head • Lives with teammate Jason Bohannon and on the same floor as Jon Leuer, Tim

Jarmusz, Brett Valentyn and Kevin Gullikson

KRABBENHOFT’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 19 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goals: 7 vs Iowa (2/11/09) and at Indiana (2/19/09)Field Goal Atts.: 12 vs. Penn State (1/3/09)3-Point FGs: 3 at Illinois (1/24/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 (3x) MR: at Illinois (1/24/09)Free Throws: 9 vs. Michigan State (3/15/08) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 11 vs. Purdue (2/9/08)Rebounds: 13 at Ohio State (1/18/06)Assists: 7 vs. Valparaiso (12/22/07)Blocked Shots: 2 (3x) MR: vs Iowa (2/11/09)Steals: 6 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Minutes: 40 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

CAREER NOTES: Has never missed a game of his UW career, a streak of 134 straight games (68 starts) ... should break Alando Tucker’s UW record for most games played against Florida State ... ranks seventh in UW history with 747 career rebounds and fourth with 231 off. boards ... 10th in Badgers history with 269 career assists ... is the only player in UW history with over 700 reb. and 250 assists ... needs just three boards to become the fifth modern era Big Ten player to post 750 rebounds and 250 assists

2008-09 NOTES: Earned Big Ten co-Player of the Week honors (2/16) after averaging 12.5 pts, 7.5 reb., 3.5 ast. and 4.0 steals per game in wins over Iowa and OSU ... leads the team in rebound-ing (6.8) and is second in assists (2.5) ... ranks seventh in the Big Ten in rebounding and finished third during Big Ten play (7.2 per game) ... leads the Badgers in free throw pct. this season, making 66 of 78 (.846) ... shooting .492 on the year, which ranks 11th in the conference ... owns eight career double-doubles, including three this year ... scored a career-high 19 points with nine rebounds vs. Indiana (3/8) ... posted 18 points at Indiana (2/19) ... tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds at Illinois (1/24) ... has five or more boards in all but four games this season

KRABBENHOFT’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 * 33 3-6 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 6.0 4 3 1 0 1 7 7.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 * 22 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 5.5 1 5 1 0 1 6 6.5vs Iona 11/21/08 * 40 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 5 7 6.0 4 1 5 0 0 6 6.3vs San Diego 11/23/08 * 27 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 5.8 2 3 1 0 1 4 5.8vs UCONN 11/24/08 * 27 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 4 2 6 5.8 4 3 2 0 0 6 5.8UWM 11/29/08 * 29 5-7 . 7 1 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 9 10 6.5 1 3 0 1 0 12 6.8at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 * 29 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 1 2 5.9 2 4 1 0 1 9 7.1at Marquette 12/06/08 * 33 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 7 7 6.0 4 2 2 0 2 4 6.8IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 * 34 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 7 9 6.3 3 3 2 0 1 7 6.8GREEN BAY 12/13/08 * 22 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-5 1.000 1 4 5 6.2 3 0 1 1 1 15 7.6COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 * 28 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 4 4 8 6.4 0 2 3 1 0 8 7.6TEXAS 12/23/08 * 30 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 6.0 1 1 4 1 1 9 7.8at Michigan 12/31/08 * 34 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 2 6 8 6.2 3 2 2 1 0 9 7.8PENN STATE 01/03/09 * 31 4-12 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 9 10 6.4 1 5 0 0 0 10 8.0NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 * 26 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 7 8 6.5 0 3 2 0 0 6 7.9at Purdue 01/11/09 * 32 6-7 . 8 5 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 3 7 6.6 3 1 0 1 0 13 8.2MINNESOTA 01/15/09 * 34 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 5 7 6.6 4 1 2 1 1 7 8.1at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 * 33 5-6 . 8 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 7 7 6.6 5 1 0 0 0 11 8.3at Illinois 01/24/09 * 35 4-10 . 4 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 4 8 12 6.9 5 3 1 0 1 16 8.7PURDUE 01/27/09 * 37 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 6 6 6.9 1 2 0 1 1 4 8.5at Northwestern 01/31/09 * 31 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 6.7 4 4 2 0 2 2 8.1ILLINOIS 02/05/09 * 27 3-7 . 4 2 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 6.6 1 5 3 0 0 7 8.1at Penn State 02/08/09 * 28 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 1 6 7 6.7 3 2 0 1 1 10 8.2IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 * 34 7-10 . 7 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 3 3 6 6.6 2 3 2 2 2 16 8.5OHIO STATE 02/14/09 * 33 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 4 4 8 6.7 3 4 1 0 6 9 8.5at Indiana 02/19/09 * 31 7-11 . 6 3 6 1-1 1.000 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 2 5 6.6 3 2 0 0 2 18 8.9at Michigan State 02/22/09 * 25 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.4 4 2 3 0 0 2 8.6MICHIGAN 03/01/09 * 28 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 4 7 11 6.5 1 2 3 1 0 6 8.5at Minnesota 03/04/09 * 33 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 7 9 6.6 2 3 5 0 0 5 8.4INDIANA 03/08/09 * 32 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 9-10 . 9 0 0 4 5 9 6.7 4 2 0 0 0 19 8.8vs Ohio State 03/13/09 * 31 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 6.8 2 0 0 1 2 4 8.6Totals 31 949 95-193 . 4 9 2 11-30 . 3 6 7 66-78 . 8 4 6 60 151 211 6.8 80 77 49 13 27 267 8.6

KRABBENHOFT’S CAREER HISTORYTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring


Trophy Case• Named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball as a senior in high school• Helped lead Madison Memorial High School to the 2007 Wisconsin state high school

championship

Get to know Keaton• Stands 6-foot-8 but has a seven-foot wingspan• Played sparingly as a freshman, but has carved out a significant role in his second

season with the Badgers • Was high school teammates with Mike Nelson (North Dakota State), Wesley Matthews

(Marquette), Kori Vernon (UW-Whitewater) and Jerard Ajami (Northern Michigan)

NANKIVIL’S CAREER HIGHSPoints: 21 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Field Goals: 6 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Field Goal Atts.: 9 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)3-Point FGs: 5 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 5 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Free Throws: 5 vs. Texas (12/23/08)Free Throw Atts.: 5 vs. Texas (12/23/08)Rebounds: 11 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Assists: 2 (3x) MR: vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Blocked Shots: 2 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Minutes: 32 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)

CAREER NOTES: Has played in 48 games with 20 career starts ... played in 18 games last season, but saw just 46 total minutes

2008-09 NOTES: Started 20 of 31 games this season, includ-ing his first career start vs. Long Beach State ... opened 20 of UW’s first 21 games before an ankle injury sidelined him for one game and has since returned in a role off the bench ... scored a career-best 21 points in a career-high 32 minutes vs. Purdue, connecting on 5-of-5 3-pointers in the game ... averaging 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest ... grabbed a career-high 11 boards vs. Green Bay ... grabbed four rebounds and led the Badgers in scoring with 11 points vs. Connecticut in the Paradise Jam Tournament ... aver-aged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 22.3 minutes per game during the Paradise Jam ... has scored in double digits four times in 2008-09

NANKIVIL’S GAME-BY-GAME - 2008-09Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 * 18 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0 0 6 6.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 * 13 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.0vs Iona 11/21/08 * 19 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 4 8 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.7vs San Diego 11/23/08 * 23 4-5 . 8 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0 4 4 3.3 3 0 2 2 1 10 4.5vs UCONN 11/24/08 * 25 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 1 4 3.4 3 1 1 0 0 11 5.8UWM 11/29/08 * 13 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 3 7 4.0 2 2 1 0 1 3 5.3at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 * 18 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.9 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.6at Marquette 12/6/08 * 23 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 3.5 3 1 2 0 0 11 5.4IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 * 10 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3.3 0 0 0 0 1 2 5.0GREEN BAY 12/13/08 * 28 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2 9 11 4.1 1 1 0 0 1 7 5.2COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 * 16 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.9 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.9TEXAS 12/23/08 * 23 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-5 1.000 2 2 4 3.9 1 0 0 0 0 7 5.1at Michigan 12/31/08 * 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.8PENN STATE 01/03/09 * 8 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 2 1 0 0 0 2 4.6NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 * 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3.3 0 0 0 1 1 4 4.6at Purdue 01/11/09 * 16 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.1 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.6MINNESOTA 01/15/09 * 5 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.3at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 10 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 6 4.4at Illinois 01/24/09 * 12 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.9 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.4PURDUE 01/27/09 * 32 6-8 . 7 5 0 5-5 1.000 4-4 1.000 3 0 3 3.0 1 2 1 0 0 21 5.2at Northwestern 01/31/09 * 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 0 0 2.8 4 0 1 0 0 5 5.2at Penn State 2/8/09 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 10 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 1 0 1 0 0 5 5.0OHIO STATE 02-14-09 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.8at Indiana 2-19-09 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.6at Michigan State 02/22/09 14 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 2.6 3 0 0 0 0 4 4.5MICHIGAN 03/01/09 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.4at Minnesota 03/04/09 6 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.4 1 0 1 0 0 2 4.4INDIANA 03/08/09 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.2Totals 20 391 47-93 . 5 0 5 7-11 . 6 3 6 21-26 . 8 0 8 32 37 69 2.4 32 10 16 5 10 122 4.2

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21 Morris Cain, Senior, G/F, 6-5, 210 Milwaukee, Wis. (Nicolet)Walk-on senior has played in 44 career games for UW, including eight this season ... scored two points in three minutes on senior night vs. Indiana (3/8) ... 2007 and 2008 Academic All-Big Ten

44 J.P. Gavinski, Sophomore, C, 6-11, 255 Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (HS)Redshirt sophomore has played in 11 games ... made Badger debut with two points and two boards vs. IPFW in 2007

50 Ian Markolf, Freshman, C, 7-0, 270 San Antonio, Texas (Churchill)Has appeared in four games in 2008-09 ... made debut with two points vs. SIU-Edwardsville ... was the tallest person in his school by fifth grade, including teachers and administrators

2 Wquinton Smith, Sophomore, G, 5-10, 205 Milwaukee (King)Owns 10 career games played ... made team as a walk-on last season after going through an open tryout process ... posted his first career assist vs. Indiana (3/8) ... first name is pronounced “QUIN-ton”

15 Brett Valentyn, Sophomore, G, 6-4, 195 Verona, Wis. (HS)Redshirt sophomore is in his third season as a walk-on ... has played in 18 career games ... had three points and a rebound, going 1-for-1 from 3-point range vs. Indiana (3/8) ... was a 2008 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

Points in the PaintQuick notes on the rest of the Badgers

( )Individual Career History

Cain, Morris

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2005-06 11-0 14/1.3 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.42006-07 16-0 23/1.4 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.32007-08 10-0 17/1.7 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.42008-09 8-0 14/1.8 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.0TOTAL 45-0 68/1.5 9-14 . 6 4 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 10 10 0.2 7 0 1 2 1 0 20 0.4

Gavinski, JP

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg

2007-08 7-0 15/2.1 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 3 2 5 0.7 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.72008-09 4-0 7/1.8 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 0.8 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.5TOTAL 11-0 22/2.0 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 4 4 8 0.7 7 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.6

Markolf, Ian

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2008-09 4-0 5/1.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.5TOTAL 4-0 5/1.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.5

Smith, Wquinton

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg2007-08 2-0 2/1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.02008-09 8-0 8/1.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0.3TOTAL 10-0 10/1.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 0.2

Valentyn, Brett

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg

2007-08 10-0 15/1.5 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.02008-09 8-0 15/1.9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.4TOTAL 18-0 30/1.7 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.2 3 0 3 1 0 1 3 0.2

Alwin, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Auriantal, Hennssy . . . . . . . . . . . .1997, ’99Barry, Devin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006Bohannon, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . .2007, ’08Boone, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, ’01Bower, Ricky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001Bronson, Tanner . . . . . .2005, ’06, ’07, ’08Bryant, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00Buchanan, Deandre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Burkemper, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Butch, Brian . . . . . . . . . .2005, ’06, ’07, ’08Cain, Morris . . . . . . . . . . . .2006, ’07, ’08Calderwood, Ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997, ’99Chambliss, Sharif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005Chappell, Jason . . . . . . . . . . .2005, ’06, ’07Coleman, Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Cook, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Daugherty, Sean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Davis, Travon . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00, ’01, ’02Duany, Duany . . . . . . . . . . . .1997, ’99, ’00Englund, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Epperson, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Falls, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Faust, Erik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000Finley, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Flowers, Michael . . . . . .2005, ’06, ’07, ’08Gavinski, J.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Grant, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Griffith, Rashard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Gullikson, Kevin . . . . . . . . .2006, ’07, ’08Haarlow, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947

Hanson, Clayton . . . . . .2002, ’03, ’04, ’05Harris, Devin . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, ’03, ’04Helmigk, Andreas . . . . . . . . .2003, ’04, ’05Hertz, Gilman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Hoskins, Darnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Hughes, Trevon . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007, ’08Jarmusz, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Johnsen, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Johnson, Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Kelley, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Kelley, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00, ’01Kilbride, Andy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Kosolcharoen, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Kotz, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Kowske, Andy . . . . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00, ’01Krabbenhoft, Joe . . . . . . . . .2006, ’07, ’08Krueger, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Landry, Marcus . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007, ’08Lautenbach, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Leuer, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Linton, Maurice . . . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00, ’01Mader, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, ’03, ’04Mader, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Mason, Sean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999Meiners, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Menzel, Exner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Mills, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Morley, Zach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004, ’05Nankivil, Keaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Nixon, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004, ’05, ’06Okey, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997

Owens, Freddie . . . . . . . . . . .2002, ’03, ’04Penney, Kirk . . . . . . . . . .2000, ’01, ’02, ’03Petersen, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Plank, Neil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Pokrzywinski, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Quest, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Rehfeldt, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Rehm, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Roberts, Jalil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Schrage, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Scott, Harlo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Selbo, Glen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947Shafer, Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Smith, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000Smith, Wquinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Stiemsma, Greg . . . . . . . . . . .2005, ’07, ’08Strain, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Swartz, Julian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000Taylor, Kammron . . . . . .2004, ’05, ’06, ’07Timmerman, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941Tucker, Alando . . . . . . . .2003, ’05, ’06, ’07Ukawuba, Ike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, ’04Valentyn, Brett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Vershaw, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00, ’01Vraney, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Wade, Boo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, ’04Webster, Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Wills, Charlie . . . . . . . . .1999, ’00, ’01, ’02Wilkinson, Mike . . . . . . .2002, ’03, ’04, ’05

Current Players Listed in BOLD

UW in the NCAA TournamentALL-TIME NCAA TOURNEY RESULTS

APPEARANCES: 14Overall Record: 19-13Record vs. lower seed: 12-5 Record vs. higher seed: 3-7Record vs. same seed: 0-0

1941East Regional (Madison, Wis.)Wisconsin 51, Dartmouth 50Wisconsin 36, Pittsburgh 30

NCAA Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34

1947East Regional (New York, N.Y.)CCNY 70, Wisconsin 56Wisconsin 50, Navy 49

1994West Regional (Ogden, Utah)(9) Wisconsin 80, (8) Cincinnati 72(1) Missouri 109, (9) Wisconsin 96

1997East Regional (Pittsburgh, Pa.)(10) Texas 71, (7) Wisconsin 58

All-Time UW NCAA Tournament Roster

1999East Regional (Charlotte, N.C.)(12) Missouri State 43, (5) Wisconsin 32

2000West Regional (Salt Lake City, Utah)(8) Wisconsin 66, (9) Fresno State 56(8) Wisconsin 66, (1) Arizona 59

West Regional (Albuquerque, N.M.)(8) Wisconsin 61, (4) LSU 48(8) Wisconsin 64, (6) Purdue 60

Final Four (Indianapolis)(1) Michigan State 53, (8) Wisconsin 41

2001West Regional (Boise, Idaho)(11) Georgia State 50, (6) Wisconsin 49

2002East Regional (Washington, D.C.)(8) Wisconsin 80, (9) St. John’s 70(1) Maryland 87, (8) Wisconsin 57

2003Midwest Regional (Spokane, Wash.)(5) Wisconsin 81, (12) Weber State 74(5) Wisconsin 61, (13) Tulsa 60

Midwest Regional (Minneapolis)(1) Kentucky 63, (5) Wisconsin 57

2004East Rutherford Regional (Milwaukee)(6) Wisconsin 76, (11) Richmond 64(3) Pittsburgh 59, (6) Wisconsin 55

2005Syracuse Regional (Oklahoma City, Okla.)(6) Wisconsin 57, (11) Northern Iowa 52(6) Wisconsin 71, (14) Bucknell 62

Syracuse Regional (Syracuse, N.Y.)(6) Wisconsin 65, (10) NC State 56(1) North Carolina 88, (6) Wisconsin 82

2006Minneapolis Regional (Philadelphia, Pa.)(8) Arizona 94, (9) Wisconsin 75

2007Midwest Regional (Chicago, Ill.)(2) Wisconsin 76, (15) Texas A&M-CC 63(7) UNLV 74, (2) Wisconsin 68

2008Midwest Regional (Omaha, Neb.)(3) Wisconsin 71, (14) Cal St. Fullerton 56(3) Wisconsin 72, (11) Kansas State 55

Midwest Regional (Detroit)(10) Davidson 73, (3) Wisconsin 56

Points

1. 36 Michael Finley vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. 27 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/943. 25 Alando Tucker vs. North Carolina, 3/27/05

25 Trevon Hughes vs. Kansas State, 3/22/085. 24 Kammron Taylor vs. UNLV, 3/18/07

24 Kammron Taylor vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/07

Field Goals

1. 10 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/9410 Bobby Cook vs. Navy, 3/22/47

3. 9 Alando Tucker vs. North Carolina, 3/27/059 Alando Tucker vs. N.C. State, 3/25/059 Mike Wilkinson vs. Bucknell, 3/20/059 Kirk Penney vs. Weber State, 3/20/039 Michael Finley vs. Missouri, 3/19/94

Field Goal Attempts

1. 22 John Kotz vs. Washington State, 3/29/412. 21 Gene Englund vs. Dartmouth, 3/21/413. 20 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/944. 19 Michael Finley vs. Missouri, 3/19/945. 18 John Kotz vs. Pittsburgh, 3/22/41

Field Goal Percentage

(min. 10 attempts)1. .636 Mike Wilkinson (7-11) vs. Tulsa, 3/22/032. .600 Mike Wilkinson (9-15) vs. Bucknell, 3/20/05

.600 Andy Kowske (6-10) vs. Purdue, 3/25/004. .583 Jon Bryant (7-12) vs. Fresno State, 3/16/005. .571 Trevon Hughes (8-14) vs. Kansas State, 3/22/08

3-point Field Goals

1. 7 Jon Bryant vs. Fresno State, 3/16/007 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/94

3. 5 six times, MR: Clayton Hanson vs. North Carolina, 3/27/05

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

1. 13 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. 11 Jon Bryant vs. Fresno State, 3/16/00

11 Duany Duany vs. Fresno State, 3/16/004. 10 Kammron Taylor vs. UNLV, 3/18/07

10 Sharif Chambliss vs. Northern Iowa, 3/18/0510 Devin Harris vs. Pittsburgh, 3/21/0410 Michael Finley vs. Missouri, 3/19/94

3-Point Field Goal Percentage

(min. 6 attempts)1. .714 Kirk Penney (5-7) vs. Kentucky, 3/27/032 .636 Jon Bryant (7-11) vs. Fresno State, 3/16/003. .635 Clayton Hanson (5-8) vs. North Carolina, 3/27/054. .571 Kammron Taylor (4-7) vs. Arizona, 3/17/065. .556 Jon Bryant (5-9) vs. Purdue, 3/25/00

Free Throws

1. 15 Alando Tucker vs. Bucknell, 3/20/052. 13 Michael Finley vs. Missouri, 3/19/943. 12 Rashard Griffith vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/944. 9 Kammron Taylor vs. UNLV, 3/18/07

9 Alando Tucker vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/07

Free Throw Attempts

1. 18 Alando Tucker vs. Bucknell, 3/20/052. 14 Alando Tucker, vs. Arizona, 3/17/06

14 Michael Finley vs. Missouri, 3/19/9414 Rashard Griffith vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/94

5. 13 Alando Tucker vs. UNLV, 3/18/07

Free Throw Percentage

(min. 10 attempts)1. .929 Michael Finley (13-14) vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. .900 Alando Tucker (9-10) vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/073. .857 Rashard Griffith (12-14) vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/944. .800 Paul Grant (8-10) vs. Texas, 3/14/975. .700 Sam Okey (7-10) vs. Texas, 3/14/97

Rebounds

1. 15 Rashard Griffith vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/942. 14 Andy Kowske vs. Fresno State, 3/16/003. 12 Marcus Landry vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/08

12 Andy Kowske vs. Arizona, 3/18/005. 11 Mike Wilkinson vs. Northern Iowa, 3/18/05

Assists

1. 7 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. 6 six times, MR: Zach Morley vs. Northern Iowa, 3/18/05

Steals

1. 6 Mike Kelley vs. Fresno State, 3/16/002. 5 Devin Harris vs. Weber State, 3/20/03

5 Mike Kelley vs. LSU, 3/23/005 Mike Kelley vs. Arizona, 3/18/00

5. 4 Trevon Hughes vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/084 Tracy Webster vs. Missouri, 3/19/94

Blocked Shots

1. 4 Andy Kowske vs. Michigan State, 4/1/002. 3 Mark Vershaw vs. Arizona, 3/18/003. 2 nine times, MR: Greg Stiemsma vs. Davidson, 3/28/08

Individual Single-Game Records (NCAA Tourney)

Points

1. 96 vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. 82 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/053. 81 vs. Weber State, 3/20/034. 80 vs. St. John’s, 3/17/02

80 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/94

Points in a Half

1. 57 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/07 (2nd)2. 51 vs. Richmond, 3/19/04 (2nd)3. 49 vs. Missouri, 3/19/94 (2nd)4. 47 vs. Missouri, 3/19/94 (1st)5. 44 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/05 (1st)

44 vs. N.C. State, 3/25/05 (2nd)

Field Goals

1. 31 vs. Weber State, 3/20/032. 30 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/053. 28 vs. Missouri, 3/19/944. 25 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/08

25 vs. Arizona, 3/17/0625 vs. Richmond, 3/19/0425 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/0025 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/94

Field Goal Attempts

1. 67 vs. Missouri, 3/19/9467 vs. Washington State, 3/29/41

3. 63 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/004. 61 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/055. 59 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/08

59 vs. Maryland, 3/17/02

Field Goal Percentage

1. .534 (31-58) vs. Weber State, 3/20/032. .522 (24-46) vs. Kansas State, 3/22/083. .500 (21-42) vs. N.C. State, 3/25/054. .492 (30-61) vs. North Carolina, 3/27/055. .490 (25-51) vs. Richmond, 3/19/04

3-Point Field Goals

1. 15 vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. 12 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/003. 11 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/05

11 vs. Northern Iowa, 3/18/055. 10 vs. Arizona, 3/17/06

3-Point FG Attempts

1. 37 vs. Missouri, 3/19/942. 29 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/003. 26 vs. Northern Iowa, 3/18/054. 24 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/055. 23 vs. Davidson, 3/28/08

3-Point FG Pct.

1. .600 (9-15) vs. St. John’s, 3/15/022. .500 (10-20) vs. Arizona, 3/17/063. .458 (11-24) vs. North Carolina, 3/27/054. .444 (8-18) vs. Pittsburgh, 3/21/04

.444 (8-18) vs. Richmond, 3/19/04

Free Throws

1. 29 vs. St. John’s, 3/15/022. 25 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/07

25 vs. Missouri, 3/19/944. 22 vs. Bucknell, 3/20/05

22 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/94

Free Throw Attempts

1. 40 vs. St. John’s, 3/15/022. 35 vs. Missouri, 3/19/943. 30 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/074. 29 vs. Bucknell, 3/20/05

29 vs. Texas, 3/14/9729 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/94

Free Throw Pct.

1. .857 (6-7) vs. SW Missouri St., 3/12/992. .850 (17-20) vs. Arizona, 3/18/003. .846 (11-13) vs. North Carolina, 3/27/054. .833 (25-30) vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/07

.800 (16-20) vs. Pittsburgh, 3/22/41

Rebounds

1. 50 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/082. 40 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/943. 37 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/004. 35 vs. N.C. State, 3/25/05

35 vs. Purdue, 3/25/0035 vs. Texas, 3/14/97

Assists

1. 19 vs. Arizona, 3/17/062. 18 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/003. 17 vs. North Carolina, 3/27/054. 16 vs. Weber State, 3/20/035. 15 vs. LSU, 3/23/00

15 vs. Texas, 3/14/9715 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/94

Fewest Turnovers

1. 5 vs. Tulsa, 3/22/032. 7 vs. Bucknell, 3/20/053. 8 vs. UNLV, 3/18/07

8 vs. Northern Iowa, 3/18/058 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/008 vs. SW Missouri St., 3/12/99

Blocked Shots

1. 7 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/082. 6 vs. Arizona, 3/18/003. 4 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/07

4 vs. Maryland, 3/17/024 vs. Michigan State, 4/1/004 vs. Missouri, 3/19/94

Steals

1. 13 vs. Fresno State, 3/16/002. 11 vs. LSU, 3/23/003. 10 vs. Arizona, 3/18/004. 9 vs. Cincinnati, 3/17/945. 8 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/20/08

8 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 3/16/078 vs. St. John’s, 3/15/02

Team Single-Game Records (NCAA Tourney)

The Automated ScoreBookWisconsin Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 15, 2009)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 19-12 13-3 4-7 2-2CONFERENCE 10-8 7-2 3-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 6-1 1-1 2-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg01 Landry, Marcus 31-31 967 31.2 153-307 . 4 9 8 29-73 . 3 9 7 55-89 . 6 1 8 51 87 138 4.5 72 1 51 49 34 23 390 12.603 Hughes, Trevon 31-31 996 32.1 115-297 . 3 8 7 51-136 . 3 7 5 91-119 . 7 6 5 20 80 100 3.2 76 2 89 56 1 46 372 12.012 Bohannon, Jason 31-31 1023 33.0 96-250 . 3 8 4 59-160 . 3 6 9 68-83 . 8 1 9 17 76 93 3.0 40 0 53 28 4 13 319 10.330 Leuer, Jon 31-10 671 21.6 114-238 . 4 7 9 15-49 . 3 0 6 45-74 . 6 0 8 44 77 121 3.9 60 2 28 41 20 17 288 9.345 Krabbenhoft, Joe 31-31 949 30.6 95-193 . 4 9 2 11-30 . 3 6 7 66-78 . 8 4 6 60 151 211 6.8 80 2 77 49 13 27 267 8.652 Nankivil, Keaton 29-20 391 13.5 47-93 . 5 0 5 7-11 . 6 3 6 21-26 . 8 0 8 32 37 69 2.4 32 0 10 16 5 10 122 4.224 Jarmusz, Tim 31-0 487 15.7 32-66 . 4 8 5 19-46 . 4 1 3 22-30 . 7 3 3 16 54 70 2.3 24 0 13 17 1 3 105 3.433 Wilson, Rob 26-0 167 6.4 10-29 . 3 4 5 4-13 . 3 0 8 18-25 . 7 2 0 4 13 17 0.7 14 0 4 17 2 4 42 1.611 Taylor, Jordan 31-0 395 12.7 18-69 . 2 6 1 5-25 . 2 0 0 9-15 . 6 0 0 9 19 28 0.9 63 0 34 17 0 10 50 1.621 Cain, Morris 8-0 14 1.8 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.043 Gullikson, Kevin 25-1 180 7.2 11-26 . 4 2 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-11 . 1 8 2 13 15 28 1.1 22 0 15 5 1 1 24 1.044 Gavinski, JP 4-0 7 1.8 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 0.8 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.550 Markolf, Ian 4-0 5 1.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.515 Valentyn, Brett 8-0 15 1.9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.402 Smith, Wquinton 8-0 8 1.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0.3

Team 38 44 82 3 15Total.......... 31 6275 697-1576 . 4 4 2 201-545 . 3 6 9 401-554 . 7 2 4 305 659 964 31.1 493 7 378 314 82 154 1996 64.4Opponents...... 31 6275 662-1501 . 4 4 1 148-459 . 3 2 2 357-499 . 7 1 5 233 638 871 28.1 559 8 325 357 72 133 1829 59.0

TEAM STATISTICS WIS OPPSCORING 1996 1829 Points per game 64.4 59.0 Scoring margin +5.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 697-1576 662-1501 Field goal pct . 4 4 2 . 4 4 13 POINT FG-ATT 201-545 148-459 3-point FG pct . 3 6 9 . 3 2 2 3-pt FG made per game 6.5 4.8FREE THROWS-ATT 401-554 357-499 Free throw pct . 7 2 4 . 7 1 5 F-Throws made per game 12.9 11.5REBOUNDS 964 871 Rebounds per game 31.1 28.1 Rebounding margin +3.0 -ASSISTS 378 325 Assists per game 12.2 10.5TURNOVERS 314 357 Turnovers per game 10.1 11.5 Turnover margin +1.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9STEALS 154 133 Steals per game 5.0 4.3BLOCKS 82 72 Blocks per game 2.6 2.3ATTENDANCE 275680 157681 Home games-Avg/Game 16-17230 11-13420 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-2514

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsWisconsin 976 991 29 1996Opponents 844 950 35 1829

Date Opponent Score Att.11/16/08 LONG BEACH STATE W 68-61 1723011/18/08 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 88-58 1723011/21/08 vs Iona Wot 60-58 309511/23/08 vs San Diego W 64-49 327111/24/08 vs UCONN L 57-76 369111/29/08 UWM W 67-46 1723012/01/08 at Virginia Tech W 74-72 984712/06/08 at Marquette L 58-61 1889512/09/08 IDAHO STATE W 60-58 1723012/13/08 GREEN BAY W 77-57 1723012/20/08 COPPIN STATE W 57-46 1723012/23/08 TEXAS L 69-74 17230

* 12/31/08 at Michigan W 73-61 11046* 01/03/09 PENN STATE W 65-61 17230* 01/07/09 NORTHWESTERN W 74-45 17230* 01/11/09 at Purdue L 52-65 14123* 01/15/09 MINNESOTA L o t 74-78 17230* 01/21/09 at Iowa Hawkeyes L o t 69-73 10239* 01/24/09 at Illinois L 57-64 16618* 01/27/09 PURDUE L 63-64 17230* 01/31/09 at Northwestern L 63-66 8117* 02/05/09 ILLINOIS W 63-50 17230* 02/08/09 at Penn State W 54-44 14686* 02/11/09 IOWA HAWKEYES W 69-52 17230* 02/14/09 OHIO STATE W 55-50 17230* 02/19/09 at Indiana W 68-51 14669* 02/22/09 at Michigan State L 50-61 14759* 03/01/09 MICHIGAN W 60-55 17230* 03/04/09 at Minnesota L 46-51 14625* 03/08/09 INDIANA W 85-61 17230

03/13/09 vs Ohio State L 57-61 0

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Conference games


Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg01 Landry, Marcus 18-18 567 31.5 94-188 . 5 0 0 17-44 . 3 8 6 31-50 . 6 2 0 34 48 82 4.6 45 1 31 24 11 10 236 13.103 Hughes, Trevon 18-18 604 33.6 64-186 . 3 4 4 27-84 . 3 2 1 51-65 . 7 8 5 15 44 59 3.3 44 1 54 37 0 32 206 11.412 Bohannon, Jason 18-18 613 34.1 56-135 . 4 1 5 31-80 . 3 8 8 30-37 . 8 1 1 8 46 54 3.0 22 0 33 12 2 9 173 9.645 Krabbenhoft, Joe 18-18 564 31.3 59-119 . 4 9 6 8-19 . 4 2 1 44-54 . 8 1 5 38 91 129 7.2 49 2 47 26 8 16 170 9.430 Leuer, Jon 18-9 434 24.1 64-143 . 4 4 8 7-32 . 2 1 9 25-39 . 6 4 1 23 51 74 4.1 35 1 15 25 10 13 160 8.952 Nankivil, Keaton 17-8 162 9.5 24-38 . 6 3 2 6-9 . 6 6 7 7-7 1.000 12 10 22 1.3 16 0 4 6 2 3 61 3.624 Jarmusz, Tim 18-0 252 14.0 15-34 . 4 4 1 9-23 . 3 9 1 11-13 . 8 4 6 6 25 31 1.7 10 0 8 6 0 0 50 2.811 Taylor, Jordan 18-0 247 13.7 14-42 . 3 3 3 5-13 . 3 8 5 8-11 . 7 2 7 6 11 17 0.9 39 0 21 8 0 7 41 2.343 Gullikson, Kevin 17-1 134 7.9 9-24 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 11 14 25 1.5 17 0 12 5 1 1 20 1.233 Wilson, Rob 14-0 51 3.6 5-6 . 8 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 5-5 1.000 1 5 6 0.4 3 0 0 6 2 2 16 1.121 Cain, Morris 5-0 7 1.4 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.815 Valentyn, Brett 5-0 8 1.6 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.644 Gavinski, JP 3-0 2 0.7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 Smith, Wquinton 5-0 4 0.8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.050 Markolf, Ian 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0




Date Opponent Score Att.* 12/31/08 at Michigan W 73-61 11046* 01/03/09 PENN STATE W 65-61 17230* 01/07/09 NORTHWESTERN W 74-45 17230* 01/11/09 at Purdue L 52-65 14123* 01/15/09 MINNESOTA L o t 74-78 17230* 01/21/09 at Iowa Hawkeyes L o t 69-73 10239* 01/24/09 at Illinois L 57-64 16618* 01/27/09 PURDUE L 63-64 17230* 01/31/09 at Northwestern L 63-66 8117* 02/05/09 ILLINOIS W 63-50 17230* 02/08/09 at Penn State W 54-44 14686* 02/11/09 IOWA HAWKEYES W 69-52 17230* 02/14/09 OHIO STATE W 55-50 17230* 02/19/09 at Indiana W 68-51 14669* 02/22/09 at Michigan State L 50-61 14759* 03/01/09 MICHIGAN W 60-55 17230* 03/04/09 at Minnesota L 46-51 14625* 03/08/09 INDIANA W 85-61 17230

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Home games


Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg01 Landry, Marcus 16-16 504 31.5 87-168 . 5 1 8 11-32 . 3 4 4 36-55 . 6 5 5 31 44 75 4.7 31 0 29 24 20 12 221 13.812 Bohannon, Jason 16-16 520 32.5 61-138 . 4 4 2 38-89 . 4 2 7 43-47 . 9 1 5 8 44 52 3.3 19 0 33 11 1 6 203 12.703 Hughes, Trevon 16-16 508 31.8 54-133 . 4 0 6 26-55 . 4 7 3 35-51 . 6 8 6 12 41 53 3.3 34 1 52 23 0 23 169 10.630 Leuer, Jon 16-5 356 22.3 67-131 . 5 1 1 4-21 . 1 9 0 21-40 . 5 2 5 26 44 70 4.4 25 0 13 21 14 13 159 9.945 Krabbenhoft, Joe 16-16 480 30.0 53-111 . 4 7 7 4-16 . 2 5 0 38-45 . 8 4 4 34 81 115 7.2 30 0 44 25 9 15 148 9.352 Nankivil, Keaton 15-11 194 12.9 21-46 . 4 5 7 6-6 1.000 15-18 . 8 3 3 17 18 35 2.3 10 0 7 6 1 7 63 4.224 Jarmusz, Tim 16-0 241 15.1 14-37 . 3 7 8 8-27 . 2 9 6 15-23 . 6 5 2 8 30 38 2.4 10 0 7 7 0 0 51 3.211 Taylor, Jordan 16-0 177 11.1 10-32 . 3 1 3 3-11 . 2 7 3 6-10 . 6 0 0 4 11 15 0.9 32 0 15 10 0 6 29 1.843 Gullikson, Kevin 13-0 102 7.8 8-17 . 4 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 6 11 17 1.3 10 0 10 1 1 1 17 1.333 Wilson, Rob 14-0 98 7.0 4-17 . 2 3 5 2-7 . 2 8 6 7-10 . 7 0 0 2 6 8 0.6 6 0 3 11 0 2 17 1.221 Cain, Morris 7-0 13 1.9 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.144 Gavinski, JP 4-0 7 1.8 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 0.8 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.550 Markolf, Ian 4-0 5 1.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.515 Valentyn, Brett 7-0 13 1.9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.402 Smith, Wquinton 7-0 7 1.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.3

Team 17 16 33 6Total.......... 16 3225 385-838 . 4 5 9 103-266 . 3 8 7 221-307 . 7 2 0 166 352 518 32.4 214 1 217 148 47 85 1094 68.4Opponents...... 16 3225 350-796 . 4 4 0 72-242 . 2 9 8 144-199 . 7 2 4 113 326 439 27.4 292 4 158 195 33 70 916 57.2



Date Opponent Score Att.11/16/08 LONG BEACH STATE W 68-61 1723011/18/08 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 88-58 1723011/29/08 UWM W 67-46 1723012/09/08 IDAHO STATE W 60-58 1723012/13/08 GREEN BAY W 77-57 1723012/20/08 COPPIN STATE W 57-46 1723012/23/08 TEXAS L 69-74 17230

* 01/03/09 PENN STATE W 65-61 17230* 01/07/09 NORTHWESTERN W 74-45 17230* 01/15/09 MINNESOTA L o t 74-78 17230* 01/27/09 PURDUE L 63-64 17230* 02/05/09 ILLINOIS W 63-50 17230* 02/11/09 IOWA HAWKEYES W 69-52 17230* 02/14/09 OHIO STATE W 55-50 17230* 03/01/09 MICHIGAN W 60-55 17230* 03/08/09 INDIANA W 85-61 17230

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Away games


Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg03 Hughes, Trevon 11-11 357 32.5 43-124 . 3 4 7 18-61 . 2 9 5 32-41 . 7 8 0 6 26 32 2.9 27 0 31 21 0 16 136 12.401 Landry, Marcus 11-11 335 30.5 53-105 . 5 0 5 16-34 . 4 7 1 13-23 . 5 6 5 17 27 44 4.0 30 1 14 13 6 5 135 12.330 Leuer, Jon 11-4 246 22.4 40-88 . 4 5 5 8-24 . 3 3 3 13-17 . 7 6 5 13 27 40 3.6 26 1 10 16 5 3 101 9.245 Krabbenhoft, Joe 11-11 344 31.3 35-65 . 5 3 8 6-11 . 5 4 5 23-28 . 8 2 1 18 50 68 6.2 38 2 26 16 3 9 99 9.012 Bohannon, Jason 11-11 359 32.6 24-68 . 3 5 3 14-43 . 3 2 6 14-19 . 7 3 7 4 23 27 2.5 16 0 16 11 1 5 76 6.952 Nankivil, Keaton 11-6 130 11.8 17-29 . 5 8 6 1-5 . 2 0 0 3-3 1.000 8 10 18 1.6 14 0 2 5 2 2 38 3.524 Jarmusz, Tim 11-0 158 14.4 10-18 . 5 5 6 6-12 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 3 16 19 1.7 9 0 5 4 0 1 30 2.733 Wilson, Rob 9-0 54 6.0 6-9 . 6 6 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 7-11 . 6 3 6 2 6 8 0.9 8 0 1 5 2 2 21 2.311 Taylor, Jordan 11-0 172 15.6 8-31 . 2 5 8 2-10 . 2 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 4 8 12 1.1 22 0 14 3 0 3 21 1.943 Gullikson, Kevin 10-1 66 6.6 3-9 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 6 4 10 1.0 8 0 5 4 0 0 7 0.715 Valentyn, Brett 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 Smith, Wquinton 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.021 Cain, Morris 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


TEAM STATISTICS WIS OPPSCORING 664 669 Points per game 60.4 60.8 Scoring margin -0.5 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 239-546 228-513 Field goal pct . 4 3 8 . 4 4 43 POINT FG-ATT 73-204 54-163 3-point FG pct . 3 5 8 . 3 3 1 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 4.9FREE THROWS-ATT 113-155 159-221 Free throw pct . 7 2 9 . 7 1 9 F-Throws made per game 10.3 14.5REBOUNDS 317 312 Rebounds per game 28.8 28.4 Rebounding margin +0.5 -ASSISTS 124 125 Assists per game 11.3 11.4TURNOVERS 106 105 Turnovers per game 9.6 9.5 Turnover margin -0.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.2STEALS 46 41 Steals per game 4.2 3.7BLOCKS 19 26 Blocks per game 1.7 2.4ATTENDANCE 0 147624 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 11-13420 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0


Date Opponent Score Att.12/01/08 at Virginia Tech W 74-72 984712/06/08 at Marquette L 58-61 18895

* 12/31/08 at Michigan W 73-61 11046* 01/11/09 at Purdue L 52-65 14123* 01/21/09 at Iowa Hawkeyes L o t 69-73 10239* 01/24/09 at Illinois L 57-64 16618* 01/31/09 at Northwestern L 63-66 8117* 02/08/09 at Penn State W 54-44 14686* 02/19/09 at Indiana W 68-51 14669* 02/22/09 at Michigan State L 50-61 14759* 03/04/09 at Minnesota L 46-51 14625

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Neutral site games


Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg03 Hughes, Trevon 4-4 131 32.8 18-40 . 4 5 0 7-20 . 3 5 0 24-27 . 8 8 9 2 13 15 3.8 15 1 6 12 1 7 67 16.812 Bohannon, Jason 4-4 144 36.0 11-44 . 2 5 0 7-28 . 2 5 0 11-17 . 6 4 7 5 9 14 3.5 5 0 4 6 2 2 40 10.001 Landry, Marcus 4-4 128 32.0 13-34 . 3 8 2 2-7 . 2 8 6 6-11 . 5 4 5 3 16 19 4.8 11 0 8 12 8 6 34 8.552 Nankivil, Keaton 3-3 67 22.3 9-18 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 7 9 16 5.3 8 0 1 5 2 1 21 7.030 Leuer, Jon 4-1 69 17.3 7-19 . 3 6 8 3-4 . 7 5 0 11-17 . 6 4 7 5 6 11 2.8 9 1 5 4 1 1 28 7.024 Jarmusz, Tim 4-0 88 22.0 8-11 . 7 2 7 5-7 . 7 1 4 3-3 1.000 5 8 13 3.3 5 0 1 6 1 2 24 6.045 Krabbenhoft, Joe 4-4 125 31.3 7-17 . 4 1 2 1-3 . 3 3 3 5-5 1.000 8 20 28 7.0 12 0 7 8 1 3 20 5.033 Wilson, Rob 3-0 15 5.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.311 Taylor, Jordan 4-0 46 11.5 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.3 9 0 5 4 0 1 0 0.043 Gullikson, Kevin 2-0 12 6.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


TEAM STATISTICS WIS OPPSCORING 238 244 Points per game 59.5 61.0 Scoring margin -1.5 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 73-192 84-192 Field goal pct . 3 8 0 . 4 3 83 POINT FG-ATT 25-75 22-54 3-point FG pct . 3 3 3 . 4 0 7 3-pt FG made per game 6.3 5.5FREE THROWS-ATT 67-92 54-79 Free throw pct . 7 2 8 . 6 8 4 F-Throws made per game 16.8 13.5REBOUNDS 129 120 Rebounds per game 32.2 30.0 Rebounding margin +2.3 -ASSISTS 37 42 Assists per game 9.3 10.5TURNOVERS 60 57 Turnovers per game 15.0 14.3 Turnover margin -0.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.7STEALS 23 22 Steals per game 5.8 5.5BLOCKS 16 13 Blocks per game 4.0 3.3ATTENDANCE 0 10057 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-2514


Date Opponent Score Att.11/21/08 vs Iona Wot 60-58 309511/23/08 vs San Diego W 64-49 327111/24/08 vs UCONN L 57-76 369103/13/09 vs Ohio State L 57-61 0

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Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 68-61 W 22-50 . 4 4 0 8-18 . 4 4 4 16-22 . 7 2 7 10 22 32 32.0 9 13 10 3 1 68 68.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 88-58 W 35-59 . 5 9 3 8-15 . 5 3 3 10-15 . 6 6 7 9 26 35 33.5 11 21 10 6 7 88 78.0vs Iona 11/21/08 60-58 Wot 15-48 . 3 1 3 5-21 . 2 3 8 25-34 . 7 3 5 13 25 38 35.0 24 7 19 2 6 60 72.0vs San Diego 11/23/08 64-49 W 21-43 . 4 8 8 5-15 . 3 3 3 17-23 . 7 3 9 7 27 34 34.8 15 11 12 10 4 64 70.0vs UCONN 11/24/08 57-76 L 19-51 . 3 7 3 8-17 . 4 7 1 11-17 . 6 4 7 13 15 28 33.4 22 8 22 2 7 57 67.4UWM 11/29/08 67-46 W 22-50 . 4 4 0 5-15 . 3 3 3 18-26 . 6 9 2 10 26 36 33.8 13 13 6 3 3 67 67.3at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 74-72 W 24-48 . 5 0 0 12-18 . 6 6 7 14-19 . 7 3 7 9 13 22 32.1 13 14 6 5 5 74 68.3at Marquette 12/06/08 58-61 L 22-48 . 4 5 8 7-24 . 2 9 2 7-13 . 5 3 8 6 24 30 31.9 26 9 16 2 5 58 67.0IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 60-58 W 20-53 . 3 7 7 5-22 . 2 2 7 15-22 . 6 8 2 15 18 33 32.0 9 9 7 2 5 60 66.2GREEN BAY 12/13/08 77-57 W 25-48 . 5 2 1 5-10 . 5 0 0 22-34 . 6 4 7 8 31 39 32.7 18 12 11 3 6 77 67.3COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 57-46 W 25-54 . 4 6 3 5-21 . 2 3 8 2-2 1.000 12 24 36 33.0 10 15 10 3 2 57 66.4TEXAS 12/23/08 69-74 L 23-55 . 4 1 8 9-19 . 4 7 4 14-21 . 6 6 7 10 15 25 32.3 18 9 10 3 4 69 66.6at Michigan 12/31/08 73-61 W 27-46 . 5 8 7 6-14 . 4 2 9 13-17 . 7 6 5 3 27 30 32.2 18 14 8 1 3 73 67.1PENN STATE 01/03/09 65-61 W 24-54 . 4 4 4 5-14 . 3 5 7 12-15 . 8 0 0 6 26 32 32.1 10 11 4 2 2 65 66.9NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 74-45 W 27-54 . 5 0 0 6-15 . 4 0 0 14-22 . 6 3 6 12 30 42 32.8 15 16 10 5 7 74 67.4at Purdue 01/11/09 52-65 L 21-56 . 3 7 5 6-20 . 3 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 11 18 29 32.6 16 10 8 4 2 52 66.4MINNESOTA 01/15/09 74-78 Lot 23-60 . 3 8 3 5-24 . 2 0 8 23-28 . 8 2 1 14 20 34 32.6 19 12 18 6 8 74 66.9at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 69-73 Lot 28-59 . 4 7 5 5-21 . 2 3 8 8-10 . 8 0 0 12 20 32 32.6 25 9 10 0 4 69 67.0at Illinois 01/24/09 57-64 L 21-59 . 3 5 6 6-21 . 2 8 6 9-13 . 6 9 2 12 20 32 32.6 15 12 7 1 7 57 66.5PURDUE 01/27/09 63-64 L 22-51 . 4 3 1 11-18 . 6 1 1 8-9 . 8 8 9 8 15 23 32.1 15 15 10 2 8 63 66.3at Northwestern 01/31/09 63-66 L 20-38 . 5 2 6 7-17 . 4 1 2 16-19 . 8 4 2 8 19 27 31.9 24 14 13 0 4 63 66.1ILLINOIS 02/05/09 63-50 W 23-54 . 4 2 6 9-20 . 4 5 0 8-13 . 6 1 5 8 24 32 31.9 9 14 9 3 7 63 66.0at Penn State 02/08/09 54-44 W 21-48 . 4 3 8 3-14 . 2 1 4 9-15 . 6 0 0 6 25 31 31.8 14 13 6 2 2 54 65.5IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 69-52 W 26-49 . 5 3 1 7-12 . 5 8 3 10-14 . 7 1 4 10 17 27 31.6 15 14 6 3 6 69 65.6OHIO STATE 02/14/09 55-50 W 20-55 . 3 6 4 4-18 . 2 2 2 11-14 . 7 8 6 15 17 32 31.6 9 11 10 0 10 55 65.2at Indiana 02/19/09 68-51 W 25-51 . 4 9 0 7-14 . 5 0 0 11-15 . 7 3 3 8 20 28 31.5 16 9 7 0 5 68 65.3at Michigan State 02/22/09 50-61 L 15-48 . 3 1 3 7-21 . 3 3 3 13-16 . 8 1 3 8 17 25 31.3 14 9 11 3 6 50 64.7MICHIGAN 03/01/09 60-55 W 22-42 . 5 2 4 4-11 . 3 6 4 12-18 . 6 6 7 8 24 32 31.3 13 13 11 3 2 60 64.6at Minnesota 03/04/09 46-51 L 15-45 . 3 3 3 7-20 . 3 5 0 9-12 . 7 5 0 14 17 31 31.3 18 11 14 1 3 46 63.9INDIANA 03/08/09 85-61 W 26-50 . 5 2 0 7-14 . 5 0 0 26-32 . 8 1 3 11 17 28 31.2 21 19 6 0 7 85 64.6vs Ohio State 03/13/09 57-61 L 18-50 . 3 6 0 7-22 . 3 1 8 14-18 . 7 7 8 9 20 29 31.1 19 11 7 2 6 57 64.4Wisconsin 1996 697-1576 . 4 4 2 201-545 . 3 6 9 401-554 . 7 2 4 305 659 964 31.1 493 378 314 82 154 1996 64.4Opponents 1829 662-1501 . 4 4 1 148-459 . 3 2 2 357-499 . 7 1 5 233 638 871 28.1 559 325 357 72 133 1829 59.0

Games played: 31Points/game: 64.4FG Pct: 44.23FG Pct: 36.9FT Pct: 72.4

Rebounds/game: 31.1Assists/game: 12.2Turnovers/game: 10.1Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2Steals/game: 5.0Blocks/game: 2.6

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Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgLONG BEACH STATE 11/16/08 68-61 W 25-52 . 4 8 1 5-18 . 2 7 8 6-8 . 7 5 0 6 21 27 27.0 22 14 10 2 6 61 61.0SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 11/18/08 88-58 W 21-55 . 3 8 2 8-17 . 4 7 1 8-10 . 8 0 0 8 18 26 26.5 13 12 18 0 3 58 59.5vs Iona 11/21/08 60-58 Wot 21-51 . 4 1 2 7-20 . 3 5 0 9-15 . 6 0 0 6 24 30 27.7 31 12 18 1 4 58 59.0vs San Diego 11/23/08 64-49 W 19-55 . 3 4 5 5-14 . 3 5 7 6-7 . 8 5 7 10 19 29 28.0 24 8 11 3 5 49 56.5vs UCONN 11/24/08 57-76 L 25-48 . 5 2 1 5-9 . 5 5 6 21-30 . 7 0 0 10 22 32 28.8 14 11 17 5 10 76 60.4UWM 11/29/08 67-46 W 16-45 . 3 5 6 4-19 . 2 1 1 10-12 . 8 3 3 4 21 25 28.2 20 8 11 1 2 46 58.0at Virginia Tech 12/01/08 74-72 W 26-52 . 5 0 0 11-16 . 6 8 8 9-12 . 7 5 0 10 16 26 27.9 19 18 7 7 1 72 60.0at Marquette 12/06/08 58-61 L 21-52 . 4 0 4 5-20 . 2 5 0 14-23 . 6 0 9 12 19 31 28.3 16 10 12 0 9 61 60.1IDAHO STATE 12/09/08 60-58 W 25-48 . 5 2 1 4-13 . 3 0 8 4-8 . 5 0 0 5 21 26 28.0 21 16 10 3 4 58 59.9GREEN BAY 12/13/08 77-57 W 18-52 . 3 4 6 5-14 . 3 5 7 16-22 . 7 2 7 6 23 29 28.1 23 8 11 2 4 57 59.6COPPIN STATE 12/20/08 57-46 W 21-48 . 4 3 8 3-14 . 2 1 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 15 19 27.3 11 8 7 0 4 46 58.4TEXAS 12/23/08 69-74 L 28-62 . 4 5 2 3-16 . 1 8 8 15-16 . 9 3 8 17 23 40 28.3 19 15 13 5 5 74 59.7at Michigan 12/31/08 73-61 W 20-51 . 3 9 2 8-24 . 3 3 3 13-19 . 6 8 4 7 19 26 28.2 18 12 7 2 2 61 59.8PENN STATE 01/03/09 65-61 W 24-55 . 4 3 6 5-16 . 3 1 3 8-11 . 7 2 7 6 25 31 28.4 18 8 6 3 1 61 59.9NORTHWESTERN 01/07/09 74-45 W 16-51 . 3 1 4 3-17 . 1 7 6 10-15 . 6 6 7 8 20 28 28.3 18 8 11 0 5 45 58.9at Purdue 01/11/09 52-65 L 23-53 . 4 3 4 6-17 . 3 5 3 13-19 . 6 8 4 11 23 34 28.7 13 11 4 2 5 65 59.2MINNESOTA 01/15/09 74-78 Lot 29-60 . 4 8 3 5-13 . 3 8 5 15-18 . 8 3 3 10 25 35 29.1 23 7 18 6 9 78 60.4at Iowa Hawkeyes 01/21/09 69-73 Lot 20-43 . 4 6 5 7-21 . 3 3 3 26-35 . 7 4 3 7 21 28 29.0 18 12 9 2 5 73 61.1at Illinois 01/24/09 57-64 L 21-42 . 5 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 0 18-22 . 8 1 8 3 27 30 29.1 14 12 12 4 1 64 61.2PURDUE 01/27/09 63-64 L 25-42 . 5 9 5 6-13 . 4 6 2 8-12 . 6 6 7 4 22 26 28.9 12 14 12 3 8 64 61.3at Northwestern 01/31/09 63-66 L 20-35 . 5 7 1 8-13 . 6 1 5 18-28 . 6 4 3 4 12 16 28.3 21 12 8 1 5 66 61.6ILLINOIS 02/05/09 63-50 W 21-64 . 3 2 8 4-21 . 1 9 0 4-4 1.000 17 26 43 29.0 17 9 12 3 5 50 61.0at Penn State 02/08/09 54-44 W 17-46 . 3 7 0 0-14 . 0 0 0 10-14 . 7 1 4 5 23 28 28.9 14 7 7 4 1 44 60.3IOWA HAWKEYES 02/11/09 69-52 W 19-38 . 5 0 0 6-16 . 3 7 5 8-14 . 5 7 1 5 16 21 28.6 16 4 14 0 5 52 60.0OHIO STATE 02/14/09 55-50 W 21-38 . 5 5 3 2-9 . 2 2 2 6-10 . 6 0 0 3 19 22 28.3 16 10 19 4 3 50 59.6at Indiana 02/19/09 68-51 W 17-42 . 4 0 5 2-11 . 1 8 2 15-19 . 7 8 9 7 21 28 28.3 15 6 15 1 1 51 59.2at Michigan State 02/22/09 50-61 L 24-51 . 4 7 1 2-9 . 2 2 2 11-16 . 6 8 8 13 24 37 28.6 17 16 14 2 6 61 59.3MICHIGAN 03/01/09 60-55 W 21-49 . 4 2 9 6-21 . 2 8 6 7-10 . 7 0 0 6 16 22 28.4 18 10 7 0 5 55 59.1at Minnesota 03/04/09 46-51 L 19-46 . 4 1 3 1-8 . 1 2 5 12-14 . 8 5 7 11 17 28 28.4 15 9 10 1 5 51 58.9INDIANA 03/08/09 85-61 W 20-37 . 5 4 1 3-5 . 6 0 0 18-27 . 6 6 7 4 15 19 28.1 25 7 16 1 1 61 58.9vs Ohio State 03/13/09 57-61 L 19-38 . 5 0 0 5-11 . 4 5 5 18-27 . 6 6 7 4 25 29 28.1 18 11 11 4 3 61 59.0Opponents 1829 662-1501 . 4 4 1 148-459 . 3 2 2 357-499 . 7 1 5 233 638 871 28.1 559 325 357 72 133 1829 59.0Wisconsin 1996 697-1576 . 4 4 2 201-545 . 3 6 9 401-554 . 7 2 4 305 659 964 31.1 493 378 314 82 154 1996 64.4

Games played: 31Points/game: 59.0FG Pct: 44.13FG Pct: 32.2FT Pct: 71.5

Rebounds/game: 28.1Assists/game: 10.5Turnovers/game: 11.5Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9Steals/game: 4.3Blocks/game: 2.3

2008–09 Box ScoresGAME 1 Long Beach State at Wisconsin11/16/08 3:00pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Long Beach State 0-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min44 Williams, Cornel f 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 2624 Freeman, Brian c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 1204 Morris, Donovan g 5 17 0 5 2 2 0 2 2 3 12 2 0 0 0 3122 Ware, Casper g 2 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 6 2 2 0 2 2233 Gilling, Step han g 2 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 2502 Phelps, Eugene 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 0 1 1 0 1403 Plater, Greg 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 410 Lazdauskas, Art 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 9 3 8 1 1 1 1 2015 Robinson, T.J. 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 820 Clady, Maurice 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 1621 Anderson, Larry 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 1 22 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 25 52 5 18 6 8 6 21 27 22 61 14 8 2 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-21 57.1% 2nd Half: 13-31 41.9% Game: 48.1% D EADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 27.8% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 75.0% 1

HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 1-0 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 7 10 3 5 6 9 2 2 4 0 23 0 2 3 0 3452 Nankivil, Keaton f 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 1803 Hughes, Trevon g 1 6 0 0 4 4 0 4 4 2 6 3 1 0 0 2412 Bohannon, Jason g 3 10 2 7 4 5 2 1 3 2 12 2 2 0 0 3645 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 3 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 6 4 7 3 1 0 1 3311 Taylor, Jordan 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1524 Jarmusz, Tim 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1930 Leuer, Jon 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 1 1 0 0 1533 Wilson, Rob 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals.............. 22 50 8 18 16 22 10 22 32 9 68 13 10 3 1 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 44.0% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 44.4% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 72.7% 3

Officials: Ted Hillary, Tom O’Neill, Ray PeroneTechnical fouls: Long Beach State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalLong Beach State 33 28 61Wisconsin 36 32 68

POINTS OFF TOS: LBSU 13, WIS 9POINTS IN PAINT: LBSU 34, WIS 262ND CHANCE POINTS: LBSU 10, WIS 9FAST BREAK POINTS: LBSU 6, WIS 2BENCH POINTS: LBSU 28, WIS 14SCORE TIED: 4 timesLEAD CHANGE: 8 times

GAME 2SIU-Edwardsville at Wisconsin11/18/08 7:30pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: SIU-Edwardsville 1-3 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min42 Bowles, Denykco f 2 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 1912 Bundalo, Nikola c 5 9 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 2 10 0 1 0 0 2823 Wellington, Barry g 6 13 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 15 0 3 0 1 3525 Edmison, John g 2 8 1 5 1 2 1 8 9 4 6 2 2 0 0 3431 McCleary, Aamir g 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 7 5 0 0 3001 Stineman, Kevin 2 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 8 2 1 0 2 1403 Garriott, Aaron 3 12 3 6 2 3 0 4 4 1 11 1 2 0 0 3110 Church, Dane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 Williams, Terrance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 21 55 8 17 8 10 8 18 26 13 58 12 18 0 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 38.2% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 47.1% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 80.0% 2

HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 2-0 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 7 14 0 3 1 2 3 2 5 0 15 0 2 5 3 2952 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1303 Hughes, Trevon g 4 7 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 11 4 0 0 1 2412 Bohannon, Jason g 5 7 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 14 2 0 0 0 2345 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 2 6 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 1 6 5 1 0 1 2202 Smith, Wquinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 211 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 1615 Valentyn, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 421 Cain, Morris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 324 Jarmusz, Tim 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 6 2 7 0 1 0 0 1530 Leuer, Jon 8 10 2 2 1 3 0 3 3 0 19 2 1 0 0 1933 Wilson, Rob 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 1643 Gullikson, Kevin 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 744 Gavinski, JP 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 550 Markolf, Ian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1 4 5 Totals.............. 35 59 8 15 10 15 9 26 35 11 88 21 10 6 7 200


Officials: Tom O’Neill, Ted Valentine, Paul JanssenTechnical fouls: SIU-Edwardsville-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalSIU-Edwardsville 21 37 58Wisconsin 40 48 88

POINTS OFF TOS: SIUE 10, WIS 15POINTS IN PAINT: SIUE 16, WIS 462ND CHANCE POINTS: SIUE 4, WIS 8FAST BREAK POINTS: SIUE 5, WIS 6BENCH POINTS: SIUE 19, WIS 40SCORE TIED: 0 timesLEAD CHANGES: 0 times

GAME 3Iona vs Wisconsin11/21/08 9:45pm at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

VISITORS: Iona 1-1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min11 Prodanovic, Milan f 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2052 Wolfley, Derek f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 204 Springer, Gary c 5 9 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 4 10 0 2 1 2 3005 Dwight, Rashon g 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 4 3 4 2 0 1 2315 Jenkins, Jermel g 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 11 3 1 0 0 3301 Pratt, Kashif 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 2803 Machado, Scott 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 0 1910 Fields, Trinity 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1621 Rodriguez, Alejo 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 923 Clarke, Devon 2 6 0 0 3 7 0 5 5 3 7 0 2 0 0 2430 Huffman, Jonathan 6 15 3 10 0 0 0 5 5 3 15 0 1 0 0 21 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 21 51 7 20 9 15 6 24 30 31 58 12 18 1 4 225


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 3-0 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 2 10 0 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 7 1 3 2 2 2752 Nankivil, Keaton f 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 1903 Hughes, Trevon g 4 10 2 7 11 12 0 4 4 3 21 2 2 0 1 3312 Bohannon, Jason g 3 12 1 8 6 9 3 3 6 1 13 1 3 0 0 4145 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 4 6 1 5 0 0 40-11 Taylor, Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1524 Jarmusz, Tim 3 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 4 1 8 0 2 0 2 3030 Leuer, Jon 0 3 0 0 5 8 2 0 2 5 5 1 1 0 1 1333 Wilson, Rob 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 443 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 3 3 1 Totals.............. 15 48 5 21 25 34 13 25 38 24 60 7 19 2 6 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd Half: 6-22 27.3% Game: 31.3% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 23.8% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 73.5% 5,3

Officials: Sean Hull, Brian Dorsey, Raymie StyonsTechnical fouls: Iona-None. Wisconsin-TEAM. Attendance: 3095

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalIona 23 29 6 58Wisconsin 28 24 8 60

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: IONA 21, WIS 13POINTS IN PAINT: IONA 24, WIS 162ND CHANCE POINTS: IONA 3, WIS 8FAST BREAK POINTS: IONA 0, WIS 0BENCH POINTS: IONA 34, WIS 13SCORE TIED: 7 timesLEAD CHANGE: 2 times

2008 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament

GAME 4San Diego vs. Wisconsin11/23/08 9:45pm AST at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

VISITORS: San Diego 2-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 Pomare, Gyno f 5 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 10 0 1 1 0 2722 Jones, Rob f 1 6 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 4 4 1 2 0 1 1301 Johnson, Brandon g 7 17 5 8 0 0 0 4 4 2 19 1 3 0 1 3820 Dorr, Matt g 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 4 6 1 0 1 1 3623 Jackson, De’Jon g 2 9 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 1 3603 Ginty, Devin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 612 Lewis, Chris 0 5 0 2 3 4 1 5 6 3 3 1 3 0 0 2413 Brown, Danny 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 442 Lozeau, Nathan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 344 Mafra, Roberto 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 13 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals.............. 19 55 5 14 6 7 10 19 29 24 49 8 11 3 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 10-26 38.5% Game: 34.5% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 35.7% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% Game: 85.7% 0

HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 4-0 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 3 5 1 2 2 5 1 6 7 1 9 6 3 5 0 3645 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 1 6 0 1 2 2 0 5 5 2 4 3 1 0 1 2752 Nankivil, Keaton f 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 4 4 3 10 0 2 2 1 2303 Hughes, Trevon g 8 11 2 4 4 4 0 4 4 3 22 2 2 1 2 3112 Bohannon, Jason g 2 10 1 5 3 4 1 3 4 0 8 0 1 1 0 3311 Taylor, Jordan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1224 Jarmusz, Tim 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 1 8 0 1 0 0 2130 Leuer, Jon 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 1333 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 3 1 4 Totals.............. 21 43 5 15 17 23 7 27 34 15 64 11 12 10 4 200


Officials: Gary Maxwell, Bernard Clinton, Brian DorseyTechnical fouls: San Diego-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 3271

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalSan Diego 20 29 49Wisconsin 26 38 64

POINTS OFF TOS: SD 11, WIS 20POINTS IN PAINT: SD 16, WIS 222ND CHANCE POINTS: SD 8, WIS 6FAST BREAK POINTS: SD 5, WIS 4BENCH POINTS: SD 5, WIS 11SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGES: 2 times

2008 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament

GAME 5Connecticut vs. Wisconsin11/24/08 9:38pm AST at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

VISITORS: Connecticut 5-0 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min04 Adrien, Jeff f 5 11 0 0 4 7 6 2 8 3 14 1 1 1 0 3234 Thabeet, Hasheem c 2 6 0 0 5 6 3 4 7 3 9 1 1 3 1 3411 Dyson, Jerome g 8 13 1 2 4 7 0 4 4 1 21 3 4 0 3 3312 Price, A.J. g 3 7 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 9 2 3 0 1 3024 Austrie, Craig g 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 2 1 0 1 2702 Beverly, Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 Walker, Kemba 3 6 0 2 6 6 0 8 8 1 12 2 7 0 4 2933 Edwards, Gavin 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1335 Okwandu, Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 25 48 5 9 21 30 10 22 32 14 76 11 17 5 10 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 4-1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 4 10 1 2 0 0 1 4 5 2 9 1 4 0 3 3445 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 2 5 1 1 1 1 4 2 6 4 6 3 2 0 0 2752 Nankivil, Keaton f 5 9 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 3 11 1 1 0 0 2503 Hughes, Trevon g 3 8 1 3 2 4 0 2 2 4 9 0 5 0 2 3412 Bohannon, Jason g 2 9 2 6 0 2 0 3 3 3 6 2 1 1 2 3311 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 924 Jarmusz, Tim 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 1730 Leuer, Jon 2 5 2 2 3 4 2 1 3 1 9 0 1 0 0 1433 Wilson, Rob 0 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM 2 1 3 2 Totals.............. 19 51 8 17 11 17 13 15 28 22 57 8 22 2 7 200


Officials: Gary Maxwell, Bernard Clinton, Zelton SteedTechnical fouls: Connecticut-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 3691

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalConnecticut 38 38 76Wisconsin 28 29 57Championship game of the 2008 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam

POINTS OFF TOS: UCONN 31, WIS 14POINTS IN PAINT: UCONN 36, WIS 162ND CHANCE POINTS: UCONN 16, WIS 10FAST BREAK POINTS: UCONN 10, WIS 0BENCH POINTS: UCONN 15, WIS 16SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGE: 4 times

GAME 6Milwaukee at Wisconsin11/29/08 11am at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Milwaukee 3-4 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 Meier, Tony f 4 8 3 6 0 0 0 3 3 3 11 0 1 1 0 2023 Hill, Anthony f 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 2200 Smith, Avery g 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 2502 Roberts, Deonte g 3 6 0 0 5 6 0 1 1 2 11 0 5 0 0 2911 Boyle, Tone g 3 9 1 3 2 2 0 5 5 2 9 2 0 0 0 3401 Swiggett, Charlie 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1004 James, Deion 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1510 Holt, Zach 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 522 Anderson, Kaylan 2 3 0 0 3 4 3 2 5 3 7 0 2 0 2 2242 Porte, Burleigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 Averkamp, Jason 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 455 Eayrs, James 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 TEAM Totals.............. 16 45 4 19 10 12 4 21 25 20 46 8 11 1 2 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 5-1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 5 10 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 2 12 0 1 0 0 2552 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 4 0 0 1 2 4 3 7 2 3 2 1 0 1 1303 Hughes, Trevon g 5 8 4 4 2 2 0 3 3 2 16 1 0 0 0 2612 Bohannon, Jason g 0 6 0 4 4 4 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 2445 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 5 7 0 1 2 2 1 9 10 1 12 3 0 1 0 2902 Smith, Wquinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 Taylor, Jordan 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2215 Valentyn, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 221 Cain, Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 324 Jarmusz, Tim 1 3 1 3 3 4 1 3 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 2130 Leuer, Jon 3 4 0 0 3 6 1 1 2 0 9 2 1 2 0 1833 Wilson, Rob 0 3 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1143 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 Markolf, Ian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 1 1 Totals.............. 22 50 5 15 18 26 10 26 36 13 67 13 6 3 3 200


Officials: J.D. Collins, Tim Hutchison, Lamont SimpsonTechnical fouls: Milwaukee-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMilwaukee 27 19 46Wisconsin 37 30 67

POINTS OFF TOS: UWM 4, WIS 13POINTS IN PAINT: UWM 18, WIS 242ND CHANCE POINTS: UWM 5, WIS 9FAST BREAK POINTS: UWM 0, WIS 0BENCH POINTS: UWM 9, WIS 20SCORE TIED: 5 timesLEAD CHANGE: 3 times

GAME 7 Wisconsin at Virginia Tech12/01/08 7:00pm at Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.

VISITORS: Wisconsin 6-1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 6 7 4 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 18 4 1 2 1 3652 Nankivil, Keaton f 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1803 Hughes, Trevon g 5 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 3 0 0 1 2712 Bohannon, Jason g 3 6 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 2945 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 2 6 0 0 5 6 1 1 2 2 9 4 1 0 1 2911 Taylor, Jordan 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1324 Jarmusz, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1630 Leuer, Jon 6 11 2 2 3 3 4 2 6 2 17 0 1 2 0 2133 Wilson, Rob 1 1 1 1 2 6 1 0 1 2 5 1 2 0 1 11 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 24 48 12 18 14 19 9 13 22 13 74 14 6 5 5 200


HOME TEAM: Virginia Tech 4-3 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min00 Jeff Allen f 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 1 0 1540 A.D. Vassallo f 12 17 6 9 0 0 0 5 5 1 30 4 2 2 0 3834 Cheick Diakite c 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1505 Dorenzo Hudson g 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 2623 Malcolm Delaney g 3 9 2 2 4 5 2 1 3 3 12 6 0 1 1 3401 Terrell Bell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 910 Hank Thorns 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1514 Victor Davila 5 7 0 0 3 3 2 1 3 3 13 1 1 1 0 2515 Terrance Vinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 421 Lewis Witcher 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 19 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 26 52 11 16 9 12 10 16 26 19 72 18 7 7 1 200


Officials: Karl Hess, John Cahill, Bob DonatoTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Virginia Tech-None. Attendance: 9847

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 38 36 74Virginia Tech 30 42 72

ACC/Big Ten Challenge

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS : VT 4, WIS 8POINTS IN PAINT: VT 22, WIS 182ND CHANCE POINTS: VT 13, WIS 9FAST BREAK POINTS: VT 0, WIS 0BENCH POINTS: VT 20, WIS 24SCORE TIED: 5 timesLEAD CHANGED: 0 times

GAME 8Wisconsin at Marquette12/6/08 8:30pm at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis.

VISITORS: Wisconsin 6-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 2 5 1 3 0 2 2 4 6 2 5 0 2 1 1 2845 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 4 4 2 2 0 2 3352 Nankivil, Keaton f 4 6 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 11 1 2 0 0 2303 Hughes, Trevon g 5 11 2 6 2 4 0 2 2 4 14 3 1 0 0 2912 Bohannon, Jason g 3 9 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 3 4 0 1 2811 Taylor, Jordan 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1124 Jarmusz, Tim 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 830 Leuer, Jon 4 7 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 8 0 2 1 0 1933 Wilson, Rob 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 4 5 4 7 0 1 0 0 2043 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 3 3 Totals.............. 22 48 7 24 7 13 6 24 30 26 58 9 16 2 5 199


HOME TEAM: Marquette 7-1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min12 BURKE, Dwight f 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 3032 HAYWARD, Lazar f 3 10 0 4 3 7 5 8 13 3 9 2 5 0 2 3501 JAMES, Dominic g 4 10 1 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 10 4 3 0 1 3222 MCNEAL, Jerel g 10 18 4 7 2 3 1 6 7 2 26 1 3 0 2 3923 MATTHEWS, Wesley g 4 11 0 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 9 2 0 0 2 3902 ACKER, Maurice 0 1 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 1 804 HAZEL, Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 410 CUBILLAN, David 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 633 BUTLER, Jimmy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 21 52 5 20 14 23 12 19 31 16 61 10 12 0 9 200


Officials: Ted Hillary, Donnee Gray, J.D. CollinsTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Marquette-None. Attendance: 18895

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 33 25 58Marquette 27 34 61

POINTS OFF TOS: UM19, WIS 11 POINTS IN PAINT: UM 28, WIS 202ND CHANCE POINTS: UM 10, WIS 8FAST BREAK POINTS: UM 19, WIS 2BENCH POINTS: UM 6, WIS 16SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGED: 6 times

GAME 9Idaho State at Wisconsin12/09/08 7:30PM at Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin

VISITORS: Idaho State 2-6 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 Monroe, Demetrius f 7 9 0 0 0 3 1 7 8 3 14 0 1 1 0 3233 Busma, Devidias c 4 6 0 0 1 1 2 5 7 3 9 0 1 1 0 2801 Morgan, Amorrow g 3 7 1 2 1 2 0 4 4 4 8 6 3 0 1 3620 Carson, Donnie g 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 2131 Stucki, Matt g 4 8 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 6 3 0 1 3702 Bay, Kal 1 8 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 1 2403 Taylor, Phyllip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 Steijn, Lucas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 525 Tatum, Chron 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 432 Caspari, Felix 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 954 Taylor, Tom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 25 47 4 12 4 8 5 21 26 21 58 16 10 3 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 53.2% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 33.3% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 50.0% 2,1

HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 7-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 7 13 0 1 0 0 3 5 8 1 14 2 0 0 1 3445 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 3 6 0 1 1 2 2 7 9 3 7 3 2 0 1 3452 Nankivil, Keaton c 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1003 Hughes, Trevon g 1 4 1 4 5 8 0 1 1 1 8 4 1 0 1 3312 Bohannon, Jason g 4 11 4 10 6 6 0 2 2 0 18 0 1 0 0 3311 Taylor, Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 424 Jarmusz, Tim 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1530 Leuer, Jon 5 11 0 1 1 4 5 2 7 3 11 0 1 1 0 2333 Wilson, Rob 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 TEAM 3 3 Totals.............. 20 53 5 22 15 22 15 18 33 9 60 9 7 1 5 200


Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom O’Neill, Curtis ShawTechnical fouls: Idaho State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalIdaho State 27 31 58Wisconsin 29 31 60

POINTS IN THE PAINT: ISU 26, WIS 24 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: ISU 4, WIS 11 2ND CHANCE POINTS: ISU 6 WIS 15 FAST BREAK POINTS: ISU 4, WIS 0 BENCH POINTS: ISU 13, WIS 11 SCORE TIED: 4 times LEAD CHANGED: 6 times

GAME 10Green Bay at Wisconsin12/13/08 7:00pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Green Bay 6-3 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min05 Tang, Chop f 3 11 2 3 1 2 0 3 3 5 9 0 1 0 0 2221 Evans, Terry f 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 1 0 2023 Berry, Randy f 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 9 10 1 2 0 1 1 2 3110 Cotton, Troy g 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 3020 Fletcher, Rahmong 1 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 3 4 3 0 0 2800 Perine, Bryquis 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1703 Eaton, Brent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 412 Walls, Tony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Tillema, Ryan 3 6 1 3 3 5 0 3 3 3 10 1 1 0 1 1943 Schachtner, Mike 6 13 1 3 8 8 3 3 6 1 21 0 1 0 0 2750 Nelson, Pat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 18 52 5 14 16 22 6 23 29 23 57 8 11 2 4 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 8-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 4 9 1 1 5 9 1 2 3 4 14 2 5 1 1 2945 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 5 10 0 1 5 5 1 4 5 3 15 0 1 1 1 2252 Nankivil, Keaton c 3 6 0 0 1 3 2 9 11 1 7 1 0 0 1 2803 Hughes, Trevon g 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 6 6 1 9 4 2 0 2 3312 Bohannon, Jason g 3 4 1 1 5 6 1 3 4 3 12 3 0 0 0 3002 Smith, Wquinton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 111 Taylor, Jordan 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 615 Valentyn, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 Cain, Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 124 Jarmusz, Tim 3 4 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 0 11 0 1 0 0 2030 Leuer, Jon 2 5 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 1333 Wilson, Rob 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 943 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 650 Markolf, Ian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 25 48 5 10 22 34 8 31 39 18 77 12 11 3 6 200


Officials: JD Collins, Steve Skiles, Eugene Crawford Jr.Technical fouls: Green Bay-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalGreen Bay 32 25 57Wisconsin 39 38 77

POINTS IN THE PAINT: GB 12, WIS 26 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: GB 10 WIS 14 2ND CHANCE POITNS: GB 6 WIS 7FAST BREAK POINTS: GB 0 WIS 2 BENCH POINTS: GB 33 WIS 20SCORE TIED: 4 times LEAD CHANGED: 6 times

GAME 11Coppin State at Wisconsin12/20/08 5pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Coppin State 1-7 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min31 HAYDEN,Eddie f 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 2350 KUCINSKAS,Ceslovasc 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 2005 HARPER,Michael g 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2022 McKEE,Tywain g 7 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 16 3 3 0 3 3824 LEE,Jordan g 2 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2110 YOUNG,Lenny 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1611 GOLDSBERRY,Vince 4 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 2412 ILOEGBU,Chuka 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1534 CHESNUT,Brian 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 23 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 21 48 3 14 1 2 4 15 19 11 46 8 7 0 4 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 9-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 5 9 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 11 4 0 1 0 3552 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1603 Hughes, Trevon g 2 8 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 4 1 0 1 3112 Bohannon, Jason g 4 11 3 7 0 0 0 5 5 0 11 2 0 0 0 3245 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 3 5 0 1 2 2 4 4 8 0 8 2 3 1 0 2811 Taylor, Jordan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 924 Jarmusz, Tim 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1530 Leuer, Jon 8 12 0 2 0 0 3 3 6 3 16 1 3 1 1 2133 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 843 Gullikson, Kevin 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals.............. 25 54 5 21 2 2 12 24 36 10 57 15 10 3 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 46.3% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 23.8% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100% Game: 100% 0

Officials: Ted Valentine, Zelton Steed, Eric CurryTechnical fouls: Coppin State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalCoppin State 23 23 46Wisconsin 31 26 57

POINTS IN THE PAINT: CSU 24, WIS 32POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: CSU 3, WIS 7 2ND CHANCE POINTS: CSU 0, WIS 17FAST BREAK POINTS: CSU 2, WIS 0 BENCH POINTS: CSU 17, WIS 20SCORE TIED: 2 times LEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 12Texas at Wisconsin12/23/08 8:30pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Texas 10-2 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min32 Atchley, Connor f 2 5 0 2 3 3 1 1 2 4 7 0 2 2 1 1734 Pittman, Dexter c 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 803 Abrams, A.J. g 8 21 3 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 21 1 2 0 0 4005 James, Damion g 6 10 0 2 6 7 3 12 15 2 18 1 3 2 2 3324 Mason, Justin g 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 8 1 0 0 3201 Johnson, Gary 7 10 0 0 2 2 3 5 8 2 16 0 1 1 0 3304 Balbay, Dogus 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 2 4 1 0 2 1721 Hill, Matt 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 750 Ward, Varez 0 5 0 3 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 13 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 28 62 3 16 15 16 17 23 40 19 74 15 13 5 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd Half: 14-33 42.4% Game: 45.2% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 18.8% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 6-6 100% Game: 93.8% 2,1

HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 9-3 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 3 8 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 1 0 2252 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 6 0 0 5 5 2 2 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 2303 Hughes, Trevon g 6 10 3 5 3 6 2 2 4 2 18 3 1 0 1 3412 Bohannon, Jason g 4 7 4 7 4 4 0 4 4 4 16 2 2 0 1 3145 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 4 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 9 1 4 1 1 3011 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 624 Jarmusz, Tim 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1830 Leuer, Jon 4 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 8 1 1 1 1 1933 Wilson, Rob 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 643 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 TEAM 3 3 1 Totals.............. 23 55 9 19 14 21 10 15 25 18 69 9 10 3 4 200


Officials: Ed Hightower, Jim Burr, John HigginsTechnical fouls: Texas-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalTexas 39 35 74Wisconsin 37 32 69

POINTS IN THE PAINT: UT 26, WIS 22 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: UT 10, WIS 16 2ND CHANCE POINTS: UT 18, WIS 13 FAST BREAK POINTS: UT 8, WIS 2 BENCH POINTS: UT 20, WIS 11 SCORE TIED: 10 times LEAD CHANGED: 13 times

GAME 13Wisconsin at Michigan12/31/08 2:00pm at Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI

VISITORS: Wisconsin 10-3 (1-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 7 10 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 16 0 2 0 0 2352 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1103 Hughes, Trevon g 5 12 3 5 3 4 0 3 3 3 16 3 0 0 3 3412 Bohannon, Jason g 3 6 0 2 1 3 0 3 3 2 7 3 1 0 0 3345 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 2 4 1 1 4 4 2 6 8 3 9 2 2 1 0 3411 Taylor, Jordan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 724 Jarmusz, Tim 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 2130 Leuer, Jon 5 6 1 2 1 2 0 5 5 3 12 2 2 0 0 2433 Wilson, Rob 2 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 743 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 27 46 6 14 13 17 3 27 30 18 73 14 8 1 3 200


HOME TEAM: Michigan 10-3 (0-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min34 Sims, DeShawn f 5 6 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 14 1 0 1 1 2900 Novak, Zack g 7 11 5 8 1 2 2 6 8 2 20 0 1 0 0 3301 Douglass, Stu g 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2003 Harris, Manny g 3 13 0 2 3 4 1 5 6 4 9 3 3 0 0 3315 Merritt, David g 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1102 Lee, C.J. 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1522 Shepherd, Jevohn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 431 Lucas-Perry, Laval 2 8 1 6 6 8 1 4 5 2 11 2 0 0 0 3032 Gibson, Zack 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1444 Grady, Kelvin 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 TEAM 2 2 1 Totals.............. 20 51 8 24 13 19 7 19 26 18 61 12 7 2 2 200


Officials: Tom O’Neill, Ray Perone, Les JonesTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Michigan-None. Attendance: 11046

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 42 31 73Michigan 31 30 61

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 0, MICH 0 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 14, MICH 6 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 3, MICH 9 FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 0, MICH 0 BENCH POINTS: WIS 23, MICH 16 SCORE TIED: 1 time LEAD CHANGED: 1 time

GAME 14Penn State at Wisconsin01/03/09 1pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Penn State 12-3, (1-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min02 Cornley, Jamelle f 8 16 0 1 4 4 2 5 7 3 20 0 0 0 1 3822 Jones, Andrew f 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 3125 Brooks, Jeff f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 1711 Pringle, Stanley g 10 18 4 6 2 3 1 4 5 4 26 5 1 1 0 3612 Battle, Talor g 2 11 1 7 1 2 1 6 7 2 6 2 2 1 0 3815 Jackson, David (DJ) 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2033 Morrissey, Danny 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1654 Ott, Andrew 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 24 55 5 16 8 11 6 25 31 18 61 8 6 3 1 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 11-3, (2-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 10 15 1 3 2 3 1 4 5 2 23 2 0 2 0 3852 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 803 Hughes, Trevon g 3 10 2 4 2 2 1 5 6 3 10 2 1 0 0 3212 Bohannon, Jason g 4 6 2 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 14 1 1 0 0 3245 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 4 12 0 1 2 2 1 9 10 1 10 5 0 0 0 3111 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1324 Jarmusz, Tim 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1230 Leuer, Jon 2 7 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 4 0 1 0 2 3133 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 24 54 5 14 12 15 6 26 32 10 65 11 4 2 2 200


Officials: Donnee Gray, Ted Valentine, Steve SkilesTechnical fouls: Penn State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPenn State 26 35 61Wisconsin 34 31 65

POINTS IN THE PAINT: PSU 16, WIS 26POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: PSU 3, WIS 8 2ND CHANCE POINTS: PSU 4, WIS 6FAST BREAK POINTS: PSU 2, WIS 4 BENCH POINTS: PSU 5, WIS 6SCORE TIED: 5 timesLEAD CHANGED: 9 times

GAME 15Northwestern at Wisconsin01/07/09 7:30pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Northwestern 8-5, (0-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min24 Shurna, John f 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1244 Coble, Kevin f 3 10 1 3 2 3 0 5 5 1 9 2 0 0 2 3154 Rowley, Kyle c 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1220 Moore, Craig g 4 11 1 7 0 0 0 3 3 3 9 3 2 0 1 3622 Thompson, Michael g 2 7 0 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 2903 Capocci, Mike 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 605 Ryan, Jeff 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 810 Houlihan, Patrick 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 212 Mirkovic, Luka 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1313 Day, Marlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 Fruendt, Nick 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 421 Peljusic, Ivan 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 423 Nash, Jeremy 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 2230 Curletti, Davide 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 2 0 0 1232 Williams, Sterling 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 16 51 3 17 10 15 8 20 28 18 45 8 11 0 5 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 12-3, (3-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 4 9 0 1 4 4 2 3 5 1 12 2 0 0 1 3352 Nankivil, Keaton f 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 1103 Hughes, Trevon g 3 8 2 4 0 2 1 3 4 1 8 4 1 0 2 3312 Bohannon, Jason g 8 12 3 6 1 2 3 3 6 2 20 5 1 1 0 3245 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 0 6 3 2 0 0 2602 Smith, Wquinton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 111 Taylor, Jordan 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 615 Valentyn, Brett 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 321 Cain, Morris 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 224 Jarmusz, Tim 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1430 Leuer, Jon 6 9 0 2 3 7 2 6 8 3 15 0 2 3 2 2133 Wilson, Rob 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 443 Gullikson, Kevin 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1144 Gavinski, JP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 Markolf, Ian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 27 54 6 15 14 22 12 30 42 15 74 16 10 5 7 200


Officials: Jim Burr, Steve Welmer, JD CollinsTechnical fouls: Northwestern-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalNorthwestern 21 24 45Wisconsin 30 44 74

POINTS IN THE PAINT: NU 20, WIS 30POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: NU 11, WIS 11 2ND CHANCE POINTS: NU 8, WIS 11FAST BREAK POINTS: NU 2, WIS 9 BENCH POINTS: NU 14, WIS 24SCORE TIED: 4 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 16Wisconsin at Purdue01/11/09 1:30pm at Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN

VISITORS: Wisconsin 12-4 (3-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 3 15 1 6 2 4 2 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 0 3452 Nankivil, Keaton f 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1603 Hughes, Trevon g 3 11 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 9 3 5 0 1 3912 Bohannon, Jason g 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 2845 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 6 7 1 2 0 0 4 3 7 3 13 1 0 1 0 3211 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 624 Jarmusz, Tim 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1230 Leuer, Jon 4 12 1 4 0 0 1 5 6 3 9 1 0 1 1 2733 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 243 Gullikson, Kevin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 2 3 5 Totals.............. 21 56 6 20 4 6 11 18 29 16 52 10 8 4 2 200


HOME TEAM: Purdue 12-4 (1-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min44 Calasan, Nemanja f 2 6 0 2 0 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 1 0 2425 Johnson, JaJuan c 8 10 0 0 4 6 4 6 10 3 20 0 1 0 2 3105 Grant, Keaton g 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 2523 Jackson, Lewis g 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 2133 Moore, E’Twaun g 1 12 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 3303 Kramer, Chris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2104 Hummel, Robbie 5 12 4 8 2 2 1 4 5 0 16 2 0 0 1 2820 Green, Marcus 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 4 7 1 8 2 1 0 1 17 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 23 53 6 17 13 19 11 23 34 13 65 11 4 2 5 200


Officials: Ted Hillary, Ted Valentine and Jim BurrTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Purdue-None. Attendance: 14123

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 26 26 52Purdue 32 33 65

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 0, PUR 0POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 4, PUR 12 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 8, PUR 9FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 0, PUR 0 BENCH POINTS: WIS 12, PUR 28SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 17Minnesota at Wisconsin01/15/09 8:00pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Minnesota 16-1, (4-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min34 Johnson, Damian f 3 5 2 2 3 4 2 3 5 5 11 1 1 1 0 2850 Sampson, Ralph f 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 6 1 0 2 0 2245 Iverson, Colton c 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1700 Nolen, Al g 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 7 0 2 0 5 1720 Westbrook, Lawrenceg 10 16 2 2 7 7 0 2 2 3 29 0 2 0 0 3301 Carter, Paul 4 5 0 0 2 3 5 6 11 4 10 1 3 1 2 2304 Busch, Travis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 905 Joseph, Devoe 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1511 Williams, Jonathan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 622 Bostick, Devron 4 9 0 2 3 4 0 3 3 2 11 1 1 0 0 2124 Hoffarber, Blake 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2733 Abu-Shamala, Jamal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 29 60 5 13 15 18 10 25 35 23 78 7 18 6 9 225


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 12-5, (3-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min52 Nankivil, Keaton f 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 501 Landry, Marcus g 6 9 1 1 5 7 2 3 5 2 18 0 4 3 1 4103 Hughes, Trevon g 3 11 1 7 7 8 1 2 3 5 14 5 6 0 1 4112 Bohannon, Jason g 5 13 2 7 4 4 0 4 4 4 16 3 2 0 1 3845 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 2 5 0 2 3 4 2 5 7 4 7 1 2 1 1 3411 Taylor, Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 324 Jarmusz, Tim 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1530 Leuer, Jon 5 13 1 4 4 5 4 4 8 2 15 1 1 2 3 3233 Wilson, Rob 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 743 Gullikson, Kevin 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 9 TEAM 1 1 1 Totals.............. 23 60 5 24 23 28 14 20 34 19 74 12 18 6 8 225


Officials: Ted Hilary, Rick Hartzell, Reggie GreenwoodTechnical fouls: Minnesota-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalMinnesota 22 40 16 78Wisconsin 33 29 12 74

POINTS IN THE PAINT: MINN 38, WIS 30POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: MINN 19, WIS 17 2ND CHANCE POINTS: MINN 11, WIS 11FAST BREAK POINTS: MINN 13, WIS 8 BENCH POINTS: MINN 23, WIS 19SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 18Wisconsin at Iowa01/21/09 7:35pm at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

VISITORS: Wisconsin 12-6 (3-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 6 13 1 3 0 1 3 5 8 3 13 0 1 0 0 3843 Gullikson, Kevin f 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 2103 Hughes, Trevon g 4 10 1 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 10 0 3 0 0 2512 Bohannon, Jason g 2 9 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 1 11 2 1 0 0 40-45 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 5 6 0 0 1 1 0 7 7 5 11 1 0 0 0 3311 Taylor, Jordan 4 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 3 0 0 2 2024 Jarmusz, Tim 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 830 Leuer, Jon 2 6 0 3 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 1 2 0 1 2533 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 552 Nankivil, Keaton 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 10 TEAM 3 2 5 1 Totals.............. 28 59 5 21 8 10 12 20 32 25 69 9 10 0 4 225


HOME TEAM: Iowa 12-7 (2-4) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min02 Palmer, David f 8 12 2 4 3 5 3 4 7 1 21 0 3 0 1 3324 Fuller, Aaron f 2 6 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 1 2 3305 Gatens, Matt g 2 7 1 5 9 12 1 4 5 3 14 0 0 1 0 4430 Peterson, Jeff g 3 8 1 2 9 12 0 5 5 3 16 7 3 0 1 4032 Kelly, Jake g 3 6 1 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 12 3 2 0 1 3515 Bawinkel, Devan 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 2220 Brommer, Andrew 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 223 Davis, Jermain 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 650 Cole, Jarryd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 20 43 7 21 26 35 7 21 28 18 73 12 9 2 5 225


Officials: J.D. Collinn; Donnee Gray; Steve SkilesTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-TEAM. Iowa Hawkeyes-None. Attendance: 10239

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalWisconsin 24 36 9 69Iowa 20 40 13 73

Fouled Out: Wisconsin - Krabbenhoft (00:17), Leuer (00:07) Fouled Out: Iowa - Kelly (02:54 OT)

Points in the paint-WIS 36,IOWA 22. Points off turnovers-WIS 6,IOWA 15. 2nd chance points-WIS 15,IOWA 10. Fast break points-WIS 0,IOWA 2. Bench points-WIS 20,IOWA 5. Score tied-14 times. Lead changed-7 times. Last FG-WIS OT-00:03, IOWA OT-01:01.Largest lead-WIS by 7 2nd-12:01, IOWA by 6 OT-01:01.

GAME 19Wisconsin at Illinois01/24/09 3:00pm at Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL

VISITORS: Wisconsin 12-7 (3-4) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 5 11 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 13 3 0 0 1 3245 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 4 10 3 4 5 7 4 8 12 5 16 3 1 0 1 3552 Nankivil, Keaton f 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1203 Hughes, Trevon g 5 13 2 7 1 2 0 6 6 2 13 1 0 0 3 3612 Bohannon, Jason g 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3011 Taylor, Jordan 2 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 2724 Jarmusz, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 230 Leuer, Jon 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 1633 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 Gullikson, Kevin 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM 2 1 3 1 2 Totals.............. 21 59 6 21 9 13 12 20 32 15 57 12 7 1 7 200


HOME TEAM: Illinois 17-3 (5-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min24 Davis, Mike f 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 3 10 1 2 1 0 3754 Tisdale, Mike f 3 6 0 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 8 0 4 3 0 1901 Meacham, Trent g 2 4 1 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 7 1 1 0 0 3503 Frazier, Chester g 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 0 9 2 3 0 0 3532 McCamey, Demetri g 6 10 2 5 11 13 0 4 4 2 25 7 2 0 1 3513 Jordan, Jeff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323 Keller, Dominique 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1925 Brock, Calvin 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1333 Legion, Alex 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 21 42 4 10 18 22 3 27 30 14 64 12 12 4 1 200


Officials: Tom O’Neill, Ted Valentine, Zelton SteedTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-TEAM. Illinois-None. Attendance: 16618

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 25 32 57Illinois 32 32 64

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 20, ILL 18POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 7, ILL 11 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 9, ILL 2FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 0, ILL 2 BENCH POINTS: WIS 9, ILL 5SCORE TIED: 2 times LEAD CHANGED: 3 times

GAME 20Purdue at Wisconsin01/27/09 8:05pm at Kohl Center - Madison, WI

VISITORS: Purdue 16-4, (5-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min25 Johnson, JaJuan f 2 4 0 0 3 4 2 4 6 0 7 2 2 3 1 3144 Calasan, Nemanja f 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 1705 Grant, Keaton g 3 6 1 3 3 3 0 2 2 3 10 0 1 0 2 3023 Jackson, Lewis g 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 2 0 0 1733 Moore, E’Twaun g 7 9 1 2 2 2 1 4 5 3 17 6 1 0 1 3703 Kramer, Chris 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 5 2 2 0 2 3004 Hummel, Robbie 3 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 1 3 0 2 2620 Green, Marcus 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 12 TEAM 7 7 Totals.............. 25 42 6 13 8 12 4 22 26 12 64 14 12 3 8 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 12-8, (3-5) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 4 10 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 9 1 1 1 4 2845 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 6 1 4 2 0 1 1 3752 Nankivil, Keaton f 6 8 5 5 4 4 3 0 3 1 21 2 1 0 0 3203 Hughes, Trevon g 5 13 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 2 15 5 2 0 1 3512 Bohannon, Jason g 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 3111 Taylor, Jordan 2 5 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 4 6 3 2 0 2 2224 Jarmusz, Tim 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 430 Leuer, Jon 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 843 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 22 51 11 18 8 9 8 15 23 15 63 15 10 2 8 200


Officials: Pat Driscoll, Jim Burr, John CahillTechnical fouls: Purdue-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPurdue 36 28 64Wisconsin 30 33 63

POINTS IN THE PAINT: PUR 24, WIS 20POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: PUR 15, WIS 13 2ND CHANCE POINTS: PUR 4, WIS 4FAST BREAK POINTS: PUR 4, WIS 4 BENCH POINTS: PUR 17, WIS 11SCORE TIED: 5 timesLEAD CHANGED: 10 times

GAME 21Wisconsin at Northwestern01/31/09 7:00pm at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL

VISITORS: Wisconsin 12-9, (3-6) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min1 Landry, Marcus f 4 5 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 4 10 1 1 0 1 2445 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 3152 Nankivil, Keaton f 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 1212 Bohannon, Jason g 4 7 3 4 0 0 2 2 4 4 11 2 1 0 0 373 Hughes, Trevon g 3 10 1 6 8 11 1 3 4 4 15 3 2 0 1 3311 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 1724 Jarmusz, Tim 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 3 3 1 6 1 1 0 0 2530 Leuer, Jon 4 6 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 12 0 2 0 0 1743 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 TEAM Totals.............. 20 38 7 17 16 19 8 19 27 24 63 14 13 0 4 200


HOME TEAM: Northwestern 12-7, (4-5) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min24 Shurna, John f 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 1344 Coble, Kevin f 3 9 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 7 1 1 0 1 3054 Rowley, Kyle c 1 1 0 0 1 6 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1020 Moore, Craig g 7 11 4 6 8 8 1 1 2 3 26 2 0 0 1 3922 Thompson, Michael g 2 5 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 3 7 7 1 0 1 3912 Mirkovic, Luka 2 3 0 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 7 0 2 1 0 2523 Nash, Jeremy 3 4 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 303 Capocci, Mike 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 330 Curletti, Davide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 532 Williams, Sterling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals.............. 20 35 8 13 18 28 4 12 16 21 66 12 8 1 5 200


Officials: Ed Hightower, Dan Chrisman, Dennis BraccoTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Northwestern-None. Attendance: 8,117

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 27 36 63Northwestern 27 39 66

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 26, NU 20POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 11, NU 15 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 9, NU 4FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 0, NU 0 BENCH POINTS: WIS 20, NU 17SCORE TIED: 11 timesLEAD CHANGED: 8 times

GAME 22Illinois at Wisconsin02/05/09 8:00pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Illinois 18-5, (6-4) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min24 Davis, Mike f 7 14 0 0 0 0 4 7 11 2 14 1 3 0 1 3054 Tisdale, Mike f 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1601 Meacham, Trent g 3 9 2 6 0 0 0 4 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 2403 Frazier, Chester g 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 12 13 1 0 3 1 0 1 3432 McCamey, Demetri g 5 9 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 4 4 0 0 3213 Jordan, Jeff 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 615 Chisholm, Bubba 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 123 Keller, Dominique 2 7 0 2 2 2 4 0 4 4 6 0 1 3 1 2325 Brock, Calvin 2 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1430 Cole, Bill 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 Legion, Alex 1 8 0 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1434 Jackson, C.J. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 Semrau, Richard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 4 1 5 Totals.............. 21 64 4 21 4 4 17 26 43 17 50 9 12 3 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 11-35 31.4% Game: 32.8% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 19.0% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 100% 0

HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 13-9, (4-6) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 6 11 1 4 3 6 3 3 6 1 16 2 2 0 0 3130 Leuer, Jon f 6 12 0 1 3 5 1 5 6 1 15 1 1 2 0 3145 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 3 5 1 7 5 3 0 0 2703 Hughes, Trevon g 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 4 3712 Bohannon, Jason g 6 9 6 7 2 2 0 5 5 0 20 0 0 0 1 3202 Smith, Wquinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+11 Taylor, Jordan 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 1515 Valentyn, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+21 Cain, Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+24 Jarmusz, Tim 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 833 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 443 Gullikson, Kevin 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 1544 Gavinski, JP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM 1 1 2 1 Totals.............. 23 54 9 20 8 13 8 24 32 9 63 14 9 3 7 200


Officials: Jim Burr, Donnee Gray, Ed CorbettTechnical fouls: Illinois-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalIllinois 25 25 50Wisconsin 37 26 63

POINTS IN THE PAINT: ILL 22, WIS 24POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: ILL 13, WIS 10 2ND CHANCE POINTS: ILL 12, WIS 13FAST BREAK POINTS: ILL 6, WIS 2 BENCH POINTS: ILL 14, WIS 5SCORE TIED: 1 timeLEAD CHANGED: 1 time

GAME 23Wisconsin at Penn State02/8/09 3:00pm at Bryce Jordan Center, State College, Pa.

VISITORS: Wisconsin 14-9, (5-6) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 5 9 0 1 3 8 1 5 6 1 13 1 2 1 0 3130 Leuer, Jon f 6 10 0 1 0 0 1 5 6 4 12 2 1 0 0 2445 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 3 6 0 1 4 4 1 6 7 3 10 2 0 1 1 2803 Hughes, Trevon g 1 10 0 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 3312 Bohannon, Jason g 3 5 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 1 0 0 1 3111 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2424 Jarmusz, Tim 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1643 Gullikson, Kevin 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1152 Nankivil, Keaton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1 3 4 Totals.............. 21 48 3 14 9 15 6 25 31 14 54 13 6 2 2 200


HOME TEAM: Penn State 17-7, (6-5) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min02 Cornley, Jamelle f 2 7 0 2 0 2 2 7 9 2 4 1 2 1 0 3925 Brooks, Jeff f 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1422 Jones, Andrew c 3 3 0 0 3 4 0 3 3 3 9 0 0 1 0 3111 Pringle, Stanley g 4 10 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 2 11 3 1 0 1 3412 Battle, Talor g 4 15 0 6 2 2 2 3 5 2 10 2 2 1 0 3610 Babb, Chris 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 415 Jackson, David (DJ) 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 2233 Morrissey, Danny 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1354 Ott, Andrew 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 TEAM 1 1 2 1 Totals.............. 17 46 0 14 10 14 5 23 28 14 44 7 7 4 1 200


Officials: Ted Hillary, Donnee Gray, Reggie GreenwoodTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Penn State-None. Attendance: 14686

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 28 26 54Penn State 21 23 44

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 30, PSU 24POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 7, PSU 6 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 7, PSU 2FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 7, PSU 2 BENCH POINTS: WIS 7, PSU 6SCORE TIED: 6 timesLEAD CHANGED: 4 times

GAME 24Iowa at Wisconsin02/11/09 7:30pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Iowa 13-12, (3-9) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min05 Gatens, Matt f 2 7 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 0 3 0 1 2950 Cole, Jarryd f 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 5 8 3 5 0 1 0 1 2615 Bawinkel, Devan g 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 3530 Peterson, Jeff g 3 7 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 10 2 1 0 1 2932 Kelly, Jake g 7 9 2 3 1 3 1 3 4 2 17 2 5 0 1 3602 Palmer, David 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1620 Brommer, Andrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 Davis, Jermain 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 1724 Fuller, Aaron 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 11 TEAM 1 1 2 Totals.............. 19 38 6 16 8 14 5 16 21 16 52 4 14 0 5 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 15-9, (6-6) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 3 9 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 3 9 2 1 1 0 2730 Leuer, Jon f 2 5 0 0 1 2 3 5 8 1 5 0 0 0 2 2845 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 7 10 0 1 2 3 3 3 6 2 16 3 2 2 2 3403 Hughes, Trevon g 6 12 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 14 6 1 0 2 3412 Bohannon, Jason g 5 8 3 4 2 2 0 5 5 1 15 2 0 0 0 3602 Smith, Wquinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 111 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 615 Valentyn, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 Cain, Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Jarmusz, Tim 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1233 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 343 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 744 Gavinski, JP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+52 Nankivil, Keaton 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 10 TEAM 1 1 2 Totals.............. 26 49 7 12 10 14 10 17 27 15 69 14 6 3 6 200


Officials: Tim Higgins, Eugene Crawford Jr., Brian O’ConnellTechnical fouls: Iowa Hawkeyes-Gatens, Matt. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalIowa 24 28 52Wisconsin 36 33 69

POINTS IN THE PAINT: IOWA 22, WIS 28POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: IOWA 8, WIS 29 2ND CHANCE POINTS: IOWA 6, WIS 18FAST BREAK POINTS: IOWA 2, WIS 4 BENCH POINTS: IOWA 9, WIS 10SCORE TIED: 3 timesLEAD CHANGED: 1 time

GAME 25Ohio State at Wisconsin02/14/09 8:00pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Ohio State 17-6, (7-5) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min52 Lauderdale, Dallas f 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 1302 Simmons, Jeremie g 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1621 Turner, Evan g 9 13 0 0 5 6 2 3 5 3 23 5 6 1 1 4033 Diebler, Jon g 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 4044 Buford, William g 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1 0 1 0 4004 Hill, P.J. 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 5 2 1 0 1 2615 Madsen, Kyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 432 Mullens, B.J. 3 3 0 0 1 4 1 6 7 2 7 0 5 1 0 21 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 21 38 2 9 6 10 3 19 22 16 50 10 19 4 3 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 16-9, (7-6) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 8 16 0 1 1 2 4 3 7 3 17 1 2 0 0 3030 Leuer, Jon f 4 7 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 9 2 2 0 1 2745 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 2 4 1 1 4 4 4 4 8 3 9 4 1 0 6 3303 Hughes, Trevon g 1 9 1 4 4 4 1 3 4 3 7 2 2 0 2 2812 Bohannon, Jason g 1 8 1 8 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 3811 Taylor, Jordan 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1424 Jarmusz, Tim 2 5 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 2543 Gullikson, Kevin 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 452 Nankivil, Keaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 1 2 1 Totals.............. 20 55 4 18 11 14 15 17 32 9 55 11 10 0 10 200


Officials: Ted Hillary, Mike Sanzere, Terry WymerTechnical fouls: Ohio State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalOhio State 23 27 50Wisconsin 24 31 55

POINTS IN THE PAINT: OSU 34, WIS 28POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: OSU 5, WIS 18 2ND CHANCE POINTS: OSU 6, WIS 14FAST BREAK POINTS: OSU 5, WIS 6 BENCH POINTS: OSU 12, WIS 9SCORE TIED: 8 timesLEAD CHANGED: 17 times

GAME 26 Wisconsin at Indiana02/19/09 9:00pm at Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN

VISITORS: Wisconsin 17-9, (8-6) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 4 7 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 2 9 1 1 0 0 2630 Leuer, Jon f 2 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 7 0 1 0 0 1603 Hughes, Trevon g 7 14 3 6 4 4 1 4 5 2 21 4 2 0 2 3612 Bohannon, Jason g 2 7 1 4 1 2 0 4 4 1 6 1 0 0 1 3745 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 7 11 1 1 3 4 3 2 5 3 18 2 0 0 2 3102 Smith, Wquinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 111 Taylor, Jordan 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2115 Valentyn, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Cain, Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Jarmusz, Tim 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1833 Wilson, Rob 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 243 Gullikson, Kevin 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 352 Nankivil, Keaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 2 2 2 Totals.............. 25 51 7 14 11 15 8 20 28 16 68 9 7 0 5 200


HOME TEAM: Indiana 6-19, (1-12) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min25 Pritchard, Tom f 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 3 4 0 2 0 0 2144 Taber, Kyle f 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 2402 Roth, Matt g 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2812 Jones III, V. g 7 14 0 1 2 5 1 2 3 4 16 3 2 0 0 3133 Dumes, Devan g 1 6 1 4 9 9 0 3 3 1 12 2 4 0 1 3003 Moore, Daniel 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 904 Finkelmeier, Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 320 Williams, Nick 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 1 4 0 2 0 0 2332 Lewis, Broderick 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1334 Story, Malik 5 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 1 0 0 18 TEAM 1 1 2 Totals.............. 17 42 2 11 15 19 7 21 28 15 51 6 15 1 1 200


Officials: Tom O’Neill, Rick Hartzell, John HigginsTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Indiana-None. Attendance: 14669

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 31 37 68Indiana 30 21 51

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 28, IND 22POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 20, IND 11 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 9, IND 7FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 0, IND 7 BENCH POINTS: WIS 7, IND 15SCORE TIED: 6 timesLEAD CHANGED: 11 times

GAME 27Wisconsin at Michigan State02/22/09 3:00pm at Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI

VISITORS: Wisconsin 17-10 (8-7) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 4 11 3 6 0 0 0 3 3 1 11 1 2 2 1 3103 Hughes, Trevon g 3 10 2 7 4 4 1 3 4 1 12 3 4 0 4 3512 Bohannon, Jason g 1 5 1 3 4 5 1 2 3 2 7 1 1 0 1 3630 Leuer, Jon f 3 10 0 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 0 3045 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 2511 Taylor, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 524 Jarmusz, Tim 1 2 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1833 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 443 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 Nankivil, Keaton 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 14 TEAM 3 4 7 1 Totals.............. 15 48 7 21 13 16 8 17 25 14 50 9 11 3 6 200


HOME TEAM: Michigan State 21-5 (11-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Lucas, Kalin g 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 17 2 2 0 1 3405 Walton, Travis g 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 6 0 0 4 2410 Roe, Delvon f 3 4 0 0 0 3 2 6 8 2 6 0 3 1 0 2515 Summers, Durrell g 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 1 2440 Herzog, Tom c 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 302 Morgan, Raymar 1 4 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 1703 Allen, Chris 2 7 1 4 3 4 0 2 2 1 8 4 1 0 0 2313 Thornton, Austin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 114 Suton, Goran 5 10 0 3 6 6 4 6 10 1 16 2 3 1 0 2623 Green, Draymond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1234 Lucious, Korie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 Gray, Marquise 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 Team 2 1 3 Totals.............. 24 51 2 9 11 16 13 24 37 17 61 16 14 2 6 200


Officials: J.D. Collins, Rick Hartzell, Mark WhiteheadTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 14759

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 31 19 50Michigan State 25 36 61

POINTS IN THE PAINT: WIS 16, MSU 32POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: WIS 12, MSU 15 2ND CHANCE POINTS: WIS 7, MSU 15FAST BREAK POINTS: WIS 5, MSU 9 BENCH POINTS: WIS 11, MSU 29SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 28Michigan at Wisconsin03/01/09 1:00pm at Kohl Center, Madison, WI

VISITORS: Michigan 18-12, (8-9) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min34 Sims, DeShawn f 8 16 0 3 1 3 3 4 7 3 17 0 1 0 2 3600 Novak, Zack g 2 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 3401 Douglass, Stu g 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2902 Lee, C.J. g 3 6 2 4 1 2 0 3 3 4 9 4 0 0 1 3203 Harris, Manny g 5 14 1 6 4 4 2 6 8 3 15 3 3 0 0 3812 Wright, Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 415 Merritt, David 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 931 Lucas-Perry, Laval 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1132 Gibson, Zack 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 644 Grady, Kelvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 21 49 6 21 7 10 6 16 22 18 55 10 7 0 5 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 18-10, (9-7) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 6 9 0 0 1 1 3 3 6 3 13 5 0 1 0 3630 Leuer, Jon f 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 10 1 3 1 0 3203 Hughes, Trevon g 7 11 3 4 2 4 1 3 4 3 19 0 3 0 0 3512 Bohannon, Jason g 3 9 1 5 2 2 0 3 3 0 9 4 1 0 1 3845 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 0 2 0 0 6 9 4 7 11 1 6 2 3 1 0 2811 Taylor, Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 924 Jarmusz, Tim 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1633 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 243 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 Nankivil, Keaton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 22 42 4 11 12 18 8 24 32 13 60 13 11 3 2 200


Officials: JD Collins, Mike Wood, Paul JanssenTechnical fouls: Michigan-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMichigan 34 21 55Wisconsin 32 28 60

POINTS IN THE PAINT: MICH 22, WIS 34POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: MICH 16, WIS 7 2ND CHANCE POINTS: MICH 7, WIS 11FAST BREAK POINTS: MICH 5, WIS 0 BENCH POINTS: MICH 5, WIS 3SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 29Wisconsin at Minnesota03/04/09 7:30pm at Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN

VISITORS: Wisconsin 18-11, (9-8) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 7 12 4 7 0 0 4 1 5 4 18 1 1 0 0 3230 Leuer, Jon f 3 9 2 3 3 4 2 0 2 2 11 1 3 0 1 2703 Hughes, Trevon g 2 12 1 7 5 6 0 1 1 2 10 4 3 0 1 3012 Bohannon, Jason g 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 3045 Krabbenhoft, Joe g 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 7 9 2 5 3 5 0 0 3311 Taylor, Jordan 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2124 Jarmusz, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1433 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 552 Nankivil, Keaton 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 3 1 4 1 Totals.............. 15 45 7 20 9 12 14 17 31 18 46 11 14 1 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-20 25.0% 2nd Half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 33.3% D EADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 35.0% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 75.0% 2

HOME TEAM: Minnesota 21-8, (9-8) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min34 Johnson, Damian f 4 9 0 1 3 5 2 3 5 1 11 0 2 0 2 3550 Sampson, Ralph f 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 2445 Iverson, Colton c 3 8 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 8 2 2 0 1 2605 Joseph, Devoe g 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2024 Hoffarber, Blake g 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 2600 Nolen, Al 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 2001 Carter, Paul 2 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 1704 Busch, Travis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 311 Williams, Jonathan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 820 Westbrook, Lawrence 4 8 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 2 15 0 2 1 0 1833 Abu-Shamala, Jamal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 19 46 1 8 12 14 11 17 28 15 51 9 10 1 5 200


Officials: Ed Hightower, Jim Burr, Zelton SteedTechnical fouls: Wisconsin-None. Minnesota-None. Attendance: 14625

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWisconsin 16 30 46Minnesota 23 28 51

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: MINN 16, WIS 152ND CHANCE POINTS: MINN 14, WIS 15BENCH POINTS: MINN 24, WIS 2SCORE TIED: 3 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 30Indiana at Wisconsin03/08/09 6:00pm at Kohl Center - Madison, WI

VISITORS: Indiana 6-24, (1-17) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min25 Pritchard, Tom f 3 6 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 4 8 0 3 0 0 2344 Taber, Kyle f 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 3204 Finkelmeier, Brettg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2512 Jones III, Verdellg 7 10 2 2 7 8 0 1 1 3 23 2 4 1 1 3320 Williams, Nick g 6 9 0 0 7 9 0 4 4 3 19 0 5 0 0 3101 White, Evan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 302 Roth, Matt 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 2003 Moore, Daniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 724 Gambles, Steven 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 330 Barnett, Kory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 Lewis, Broderick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 334 Story, Malik 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 840 Jobe, Tijan 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM Totals.............. 20 37 3 5 18 27 4 15 19 25 61 7 16 1 1 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 19-11, (10-8) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus f 2 7 1 2 2 4 2 5 7 2 7 6 4 0 1 3230 Leuer, Jon f 3 7 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 4 9 0 0 0 0 1845 Krabbenhoft, Joe f 5 10 0 1 9 10 4 5 9 4 19 2 0 0 0 3203 Hughes, Trevon g 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 3 9 2 0 0 5 2812 Bohannon, Jason g 5 12 3 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 15 2 0 0 1 3402 Smith, Wquinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 111 Taylor, Jordan 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 8 1 0 0 0 1115 Valentyn, Brett 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 221 Cain, Morris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 324 Jarmusz, Tim 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1233 Wilson, Rob 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 543 Gullikson, Kevin 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 7 3 1 0 0 1952 Nankivil, Keaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1 Totals.............. 26 50 7 14 26 32 11 17 28 21 85 19 6 0 7 200


Officials: Donnee Gray, Eugene Crawford Jr., John YorkovichTechnical fouls: Indiana-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17230

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalIndiana 23 38 61Wisconsin 40 45 85

POINTS IN THE PAINT: IND 26, WIS 26POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: IND 7, WIS 202ND CHANCE POITNS: IND 3, WIS 8FAST BREAK POINTS: IND 2, WIS 4BENCH POINTS: IND 9, WIS 26SCORE TIED: 2 timesLEAD CHANGED: 2 times

GAME 31Ohio State vs. Wisconsin03/13/09 1:38pm at Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN

VISITORS: Ohio State 21-9 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min04 Hill, P.J. * 0 0 0 0 7 11 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 2421 Turner, Evan * 7 15 0 0 5 5 1 3 4 4 19 4 3 0 2 3433 Diebler, Jon * 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 5 5 2 6 3 1 0 1 3844 Buford, William * 3 8 1 2 2 4 0 4 4 1 9 0 1 0 0 3852 Lauderdale, Dallas* 3 3 0 0 2 5 2 3 5 3 8 0 3 4 0 2802 Simmons, Jeremie 3 5 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 10 2 1 0 0 1603 Offutt, Walter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 315 Madsen, Kyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 732 Mullens, B.J. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 12 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 19 38 5 11 18 27 4 25 29 18 61 11 11 4 3 200


HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 19-12 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Landry, Marcus * 4 9 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 4 9 0 2 1 1 3103 Hughes, Trevon * 3 11 2 6 7 7 2 3 5 5 15 2 3 0 2 3312 Bohannon, Jason * 4 13 3 9 2 2 1 0 1 1 13 1 1 0 0 3730 Leuer, Jon * 4 9 1 2 2 3 1 3 4 1 11 4 1 0 0 2945 Krabbenhoft, Joe * 1 3 0 1 2 2 2 8 10 2 4 0 0 1 2 3111 Taylor, Jordan 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1024 Jarmusz, Tim 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 2043 Gullikson, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 TEAM 1 Totals.............. 18 50 7 22 14 18 9 20 29 19 57 11 7 2 6 200


Officials: Donnie Gray, Reggie Greenwood & David MaracichTechnical fouls: Ohio State-None. Wisconsin-TEAM. Attendance: 13023 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalOhio State 29 32 61Wisconsin 28 29 57

POINTS IN THE PAINT: OSU 18, WIS 14POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: OSU 7, WIS 8 2ND CHANCE POINTS: OSU 6, WIS 4FAST BREAK POINTS: OSU 7, WIS 2 BENCH POINTS: OSU 12, WIS 5SCORE TIED: 7 timesLEAD CHANGED: 8 times

2009 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal Game

Career and Season Highs

CAREERPoints: 20 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Field Goals: 8 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Field Goal Atts.: 13 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)3-Point FGs: 6 at Indiana (2/13/08) and vs. Illinois (2/5/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 11 at Indiana (2/13/08)Free Throws: 8 vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/20/08)Free Throw Atts.: 9 vs. Iona (11/21/08) Rebounds: 6, (3x) MR: vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Assists: 5 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Blocked Shots: 1, (7x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)Steals: 2 vs. Mercer (11/12/06) and vs. Green Bay (12/15/07)Minutes: 41 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

SEASONPoints: 20 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Field Goals: 8 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Field Goal Atts.: 13 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)3-Point FGs: 6 vs. Illinois (2/5/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 10 vs. Idaho State (12/9/08)Free Throws: 6 (3x) MR: at Iowa (1/21/09)Free Throw Atts.: 9 vs. Iona (11/21/08) Rebounds: 6 vs. Iona (11/21/08) and vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Assists: 5 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Blocked Shots: 1, (4x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)Steals: 2 vs. UConn (11/24/08)Minutes: 41 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

CAREERPoints: 4 vs. Coastal Carolina (11/26/05) and vs. SIU-Ed. (11/18/08)Field Goals: 2 vs. Coastal Carolina (11/26/05) and vs. SIU-Ed. (11/18/08)Field Goal Atts.: 2, (3x) MR: vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 1 vs. Auburn (11/25/06)Free Throws: 2 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Free Throw Atts.: 2 vs. Coastal Car. (11/26/05) and vs N’western (1/7/09)Rebounds: 2 vs. Coastal Car. (11/26/05) and vs. Savannah St. (11/15/07)Assists: 1 vs. Florida A&M (11/16/07)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/06)Steals: 0Minutes: 4 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/27/06) and vs. Sav. St. (11/15/07)

SEASONPoints: 4 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goals: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goal Atts.: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 2 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Free Throw Atts.: 2 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Rebounds: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 3 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)

CAREERPoints: 2, (3x) vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goals: 1 vs. IPFW (11/11/07) and vs. Penn State (3/5/08)Field Goal Atts.: 3 vs. Savannah St. (11/15/07)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 1 vs. Savannah St. (11/15/07)Free Throws: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Free Throw Atts.: 2 vs. Sav. St. (11/15/07) and vs. SIU-Ed. (11/18/08)Rebounds: 2 vs. IPFW (11/11/07) and vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Steals: 0Minutes: 5 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

SEASONPoints: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goals: 0Field Goal Atts.: 03-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Free Throw Atts.: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Rebounds: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Steals: 0Minutes: 5 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

CAREERPoints: 0Field Goals: 0Field Goal Atts.: 03-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 0

SEASONPoints: 0Field Goals: 0Field Goal Atts.: 03-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 0

Jared Berggren

Jason Bohannon

Morris Cain

J.P. Gavinski


CAREERPoints: 25 vs. IPFW (11/11/07) and vs. Kansas State (3/22/08)Field Goals: 9 vs. IPFW (11/11/07)Field Goal Atts.: 19 vs. Georgia (11/24/07)3-Point FGs: 4 (3x) MR: vs. Milwaukee (11/29/08)3-Point FG Atts.: 11 vs. Georgia (11/24/07) and vs. Valpo (12/22/07)Free Throws: 11 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Free Throw Atts.: 13 vs. Marquette (12/8/07)Rebounds: 6 (4x) MR: vs. Penn State (1/3/09)Assists: 5 (4x) MR: vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Blocked Shots: 1 (3x) MR: vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 6 (3x) MR; at Minnesota (2/3/08)Minutes: 41 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)

SEASONPoints: 22 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Field Goals: 8 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Field Goal Atts.: 14 at Indiana (2/19/09)3-Point FGs: 4 vs. Milwaukee (11/29/08)3-Point FG Atts.: 7 (4x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)Free Throws: 11 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Free Throw Atts.: 12 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Rebounds: 6 (3x) MR: at Illinois (1/24/09)Assists: 5 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 5 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Minutes: 41 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)

CAREERPoints: 11 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goals: 3 (4x) MR: at Penn State (2/8/09)Field Goal Atts.: 5 vs. Iona (11/21/08) and vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)3-Point FGs: 2 (3x) MR: at Northwestern (1/31/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Free Throws: 4 at Michigan State (2/22/09)Free Throw Atts.: 4 (4x) MR: at Michigan State (2/22/09)Rebounds: 6 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08) Assists: 3 at Michigan (12/31/08)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)Steals: 2 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Minutes: 30 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

SEASONPoints: 11 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goals: 3 (4x) MR: at Penn State (2/8/09)Field Goal Atts.: 5 vs. Iona (11/21/08) and vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)3-Point FGs: 2 (3x) MR: at Northwestern (1/31/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Free Throws: 4 at Michigan State (2/22/09)Free Throw Atts.: 4 (4x) MR: at Michigan State (2/22/09)Rebounds: 6 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Assists: 3 at Michigan (12/31/08)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. UConn (11/24/08)Steals: 2 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Minutes: 30 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

CAREERPoints: 19 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goals: 7 vs Iowa (2/11/09) and at Indiana (2/19/09)Field Goal Atts.: 12 vs. Penn State (1/3/09) 3-Point FGs: 3 at Illinois (1/24/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 (3x) MR: at Illinois (1/24/09)Free Throws: 9 vs. Michigan State (3/15/08) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 11 vs. Purdue (2/9/08)Rebounds: 13 at Ohio State (1/18/06)Assists: 7 vs. Valparaiso (12/22/07)Blocked Shots: 2 (3x) MR: vs Iowa (2/11/09)Steals: 6 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Minutes: 40 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

SEASONPoints: 19 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goals: 7 vs Iowa (2/11/09) and at Indiana (2/19/09)Field Goal Atts.: 12 vs. Penn State (1/3/09)3-Point FGs: 3 at Illinois (1/24/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 at Illinois (1/24/09)Free Throws: 9 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 10 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Rebounds: 12 at Illinois (1/24/09)Assists: 5 (3x) MR: vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Blocked Shots: 2 vs Iowa (2/11/09)Steals: 6 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Minutes: 40 vs. Iona (11/21/08)

CAREERPoints: 12 vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)Field Goals: 4 (3x) MR: vs. Green Bay (12/15/07)Field Goal Atts.: 6 (3x) MR: at Texas (12/29/07)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 1 vs. Sav St. (11/15/07) and vs. Colorado (11/17/07)Free Throws: 6 vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)Free Throw Atts.: 8 vs. Minnesota (2/26/06)Rebounds: 7 vs. Indiana (2/8/06)Assists: 3 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 1 (6x) MR: vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Steals: 2 at Michigan State (3/2/06)Minutes: 27 at Michigan State (3/2/06)

SEASONPoints: 7 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goals: 3 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goal Atts.: 5 vs Indiana (3/8/09)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 1 at Illinois (1/24/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 2 (3x) MR: vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Rebounds: 3 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Assists: 3 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Steals: 1 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Minutes: 21 at Iowa (1/21/09)

Joe Krabbenhoft

Tim Jarmusz

Trevon Hughes

Kevin Gullikson


CAREERPoints: 25 at Michigan (1/2/08)Field Goals: 8 (3x) MR: vs. Coppin State (12/20/08)Field Goal Atts.: 13 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)3-Point FGs: 5 at Michigan (1/2/08)3-Point FG Atts.: 5 at Michigan (1/2/08)Free Throws: 5 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Free Throw Atts.: 8 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Rebounds: 8 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs Iowa (2/11/09)Assists: 4 vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Steals: 3 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)Minutes: 32 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs Michigan (3/1/09)

SEASONPoints: 19 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goals: 8 (2x) MR: vs. Coppin State (12/20/08)Field Goal Atts.: 13 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)3-Point FGs: 2 (4x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 4 at Purdue (1/11/09) and vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)Free Throws: 5 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Free Throw Atts.: 8 vs. Iona (11/21/08)Rebounds: 8 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs Iowa (2/11/09)Assists: 4 vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Steals: 3 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)Minutes: 32 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09) and vs Michigan (3/1/09)

CAREERPoints: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goals: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goal Atts.: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

SEASONPoints: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goals: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Field Goal Atts.: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

CAREERPoints: 21 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Field Goals: 6 vs. Purdue (1/27/09) Field Goal Atts.: 9 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)3-Point FGs: 5 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 5 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Free Throws: 5 vs. Texas (12/23/08)Free Throw Atts.: 5 vs. Texas (12/23/08)Rebounds: 11 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Assists: 2 (3x) MR: vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Blocked Shots: 2 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Minutes: 32 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)

SEASONPoints: 21 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Field Goals: 6 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Field Goal Atts.: 9 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)3-Point FGs: 5 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 5 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Free Throws: 5 vs. Texas (12/23/08)Free Throw Atts.: 5 vs. Texas (12/23/08)Rebounds: 11 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Assists: 2 vs. Milwaukee (11/29/08) and vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Blocked Shots: 2 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Minutes: 32 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)

CAREERPoints: 23 vs. Penn State (1/3/09) and vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)Field Goals: 10 vs. Penn State (1/3/09)Field Goal Atts.: 16 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)3-Point FGs: 4 (3x) MR: at Minnesota (3/4/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 7 at Minnesota (3/4/09)Free Throws: 9 vs. Northwestern (1/19/08) and vs. Michigan St. (3/15/08)Free Throw Atts.: 13 vs. Michigan State (3/15/08)Rebounds: 11 vs. Indiana (1/31/08)Assists: 6 vs. San Diego (11/23/08) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 5 vs. SIU-Ed. (11/18/08) and vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 4 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Minutes: 41 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)

SEASONPoints: 23 vs. Penn State (1/3/09) and vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)Field Goals: 10 vs. Penn State (1/3/09)Field Goal Atts.: 16 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)3-Point FGs: 4 at Virginia Tech (12/1/08) and at Minnesota (3/4/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 7 at Minnesota (3/4/09)Free Throws: 6 vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)Free Throw Atts.: 9 vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)Rebounds: 8 vs. Idaho State (12/9/08) and at Iowa (1/21/09)Assists: 6 vs. San Diego (11/23/08) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 5 vs. SIU-Ed. (11/18/08) and vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Steals: 4 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Minutes: 41 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)

Keaton Nankivil

Ian Markoff

Jon Leuer

Marcus Landry


CAREERPoints: 10 at Iowa (1/21/09)Field Goals: 4 at Iowa (1/21/09)Field Goal Atts.: 8 at Iowa (1/21/09)3-Point FGs: 2 at Iowa (1/21/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 3 at Iowa (1/21/09)Free Throws: 2 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 3 at Marquette (12/6/08)Rebounds: 4 vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08) at Northwestern (1/31/09)Assists: 3 (4x) MR: vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 2 (3x) MR: vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Minutes: 24 at Penn State (2/8/09)

SEASONPoints: 10 at Iowa (1/21/09)Field Goals: 4 at Iowa (1/21/09)Field Goal Atts.: 8 at Iowa (1/21/09)3-Point FGs: 2 at Iowa (1/21/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 3 at Iowa (1/21/09)Free Throws: 2 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throw Atts.: 3 at Marquette (12/6/08)Rebounds: 4 vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08) and at Northwestern (1/31/09)Assists: 3 (4x) MR: vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 2 (3x) MR: vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Minutes: 24 at Penn State (2/8/09)

CAREERPoints: 3 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goals: 1 vs Indiana (3/8/09) Field Goal Atts.: 2 vs. Penn State (3/5/08)3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Atts.: 1(3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 1 (3x) MR: vs Indiana (3/8/09)Assists: 1 (3x) MR: vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 1 vs. Savannah State (11/15/07)Minutes: 4 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

SEASONPoints: 3 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goals: 1 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Field Goal Atts.: 1 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09) 3-Point FGs: 1 vs Indiana (3/8/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 1 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 1 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09) and vs Indiana (3/8/09)Assists: 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 4 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

CAREERPoints: 7 at Michigan (12/31/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Field Goals: 2 at Michigan (12/31/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08) Field Goal Atts.: 4 at Marquette (12/6/08) and vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)3-Point FGs: 1 (4x) MR: vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 2 vs. Idaho State (12/9/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Free Throws: 4 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)Free Throw Atts.: 6 at Virginia Tech (12/1/08)Rebounds: 5 at Marquette (12/6/08)Assists: 1 (4x) MR: vs Texas (12/23/08) Blocked Shots: 1 at Purdue (1/11/09) and at Michigan State (2/22/09)Steals: 1 (3x) MR: vs Michigan (3/1/09)Minutes: 20 at Marquette (12/6/08)

SEASONPoints: 7 at Michigan (12/31/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Field Goals: 2 at Michigan (12/31/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08) Field Goal Atts.: 4 at Marquette (12/6/08) and vs. Long Beach St. (11/16/08)3-Point FGs: 1 (4x) MR: vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)3-Point FG Atts.: 2 vs. Idaho State (12/9/08) and at Marquette (12/6/08)Free Throws: 4 vs. Connecticut (11/24/08)Free Throw Atts.: 6 at Virginia Tech (12/1/08)Rebounds: 5 at Marquette (12/6/08)Assists: 1 (4x) MR: vs Texas (12/23/08) Blocked Shots: 1 at Purdue (1/11/09) and at Michigan State (2/22/09)Steals: 1 (3x) MR: vs Michigan (3/1/09)Minutes: 20 at Marquette (12/6/08)

CAREERPoints: 2 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goals: 1 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goal Atts.: 1 vs. GB (12/13/08) and vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 1 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)

SEASONPoints: 2 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goals: 1 vs. Green Bay (12/13/08)Field Goal Atts.: 1 vs. GB (12/13/08) and vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)3-Point FGs: 03-Point FG Atts.: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Atts.: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 1 vs Indiana (3/8/09)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville

Rob Wilson

Brett Valentyn

Jordan Taylor

WQuinton Smith

Wisconsin TeamUW ranked No. 1 in A.P. top 25: (2/19/07)UW ranked in A.P. top 25: 25th (11/17/08)UW ranked in coaches’ top 25: 22nd (11/17/08)Played A.P. No. 1-ranked opponent: Lost to Ohio State 66-49 (3/11/07)Defeated A.P. No. 1-ranked opponent: Ohio State 86-67 (3/3/62)Played A.P. No. 2-ranked opponent: Lost vs. Connecticut 76-57 (11/24/08)Defeated opponent ranked 3-10 by A.P.: at No. 9 Texas 67-66 (12/29/07)Defeated opponent ranked 11-25 by A.P.: No. 23 Illinois (2/5/09)Defeated A.P. top-25 opponent on the road: at No. 23 Michigan (12.31/08)

Wisconsin IndividualsHad a triple-double: neverHad a double-double: Joe Krabbenhoft (16-12) at Illinois (1/24/09)Four players scored in double figures: at Northwestern (1/31/09)Five players scored in double figures: at Iowa (1/21/09)Six players scored in double figures: vs. Eastern Illinois (12/28/95)No Badger scored in double figures: vs. Illinois (3/13/05)One Badger scored in double figures: vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Scored 30-39 points: 32, Alando Tucker vs. Pitt (12/16/06)Scored 40 or more points: 42, Michael Finley at Eastern Michigan (12/10/94)Two or more Badgers scored 30 points, same game: Joe Franklin (31) and Chuck Nagle (30) vs. Purdue (3/2/68) — only other time this happened in school history was Jack Brens (31) and Ken Siebel (31) vs. Utah (12/28/62)Two or more Badgers scored 20 points, same game: Trevon Hughes (25) and Brian Butch (24) vs. IPFW (11/11/07)Perfect at the FT line (10 att.): 12-12, Sean Mason at Penn State (2/14/98)Had 15-19 rebounds: 16, Alando Tucker vs. Ohio State (2/15/06)Had 20-29 rebounds: 25, Joe Chrnelich vs. St. Mary’s (12/2/76)Had 30 or more rebounds: 30, Paul Morrow vs. Purdue (1/3/53)Had 10 or more assists: 12, Mike Kelley vs. Maryland (11/29/00)Had 5-9 steals: 5, Trevon Hughes vs. Indiana (3/8/09)Had 10 or more steals: 10, Mike Kelley vs. Texas (12/7/99)Had 5-8 blocked shots: 5, Marcus Landry vs. San Diego (11/23/08)Had 9 or more blocked shots: 9, Brad Sellers vs. Toledo (11/29/82)

Wisconsin Team Field Goal ShootingShot 50-59 percent: .520 vs. Indiana (3/4/09)Shot 60-69 percent: .623 vs. Southern (11/19/06)Shot 70 percent or better: .744 vs. Army (12/30/79)Made 30-39 field goals: 35 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Made 40-49 field goals: 42 vs. Iowa (3/9/94)Made 50 or more field goals: neverAttempted 60-69 field goals: 60 vs. Minnesota (1/15/09)Attempted 70-79 field goals: 72 vs. North Dakota State (1/21/06)Attempted 80-89 field goals: 83 vs. Northwestern (1/28/95)Attempted 100 or more field goals: 102 vs. S. Dakota (12/9/72)

Wisconsin Team 3-Point Field Goal ShootingShot 40-49 percent (min. 8 att.): .450 vs. Illinois (2/5/09)Shot 50-59 percent (min. 8 att.): .500 vs. Indiana (3/4/09)Shot 60-69 percent (min. 8 att.): .611 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Shot 70-79 percent (min. 8 att.): .706 vs. Michigan (2/16/00)Shot 80-89 percent (min. 8 att.): .889 vs. North Dakota State (12/10/86)Shot 90 percent or better (min. 8 att.): .900 at Illinois (1/25/97)Made 10-14 3-point field goals: 11 vs. Purdue (1/27/09)Made 15 or more 3-point field goals: 15 vs. Missouri (3/19/94)Attempted 20-29 3-point field goals: 22 vs. Ohio State (3/13/09)Attempted 30-39 3-point field goals: 34 vs. Penn State (1/25/06)Attempted 40 or more 3-point field goals: 40 vs. Temple (12/3/01)

Wisconsin Free Throw ShootingShot 80-89 percent (min. 12 att.): .813 vs. Indiana (3/4/09)Shot 90-99 percent (min. 12 att.): .909 vs. Purdue (2/9/08)Shot 100 percent (min. 12 att.): 12-12 vs. Marquette (12/4/90)Made 20-29 free throws: 26 vs. Indiana (3/4/09)Made 30-39 free throws: 30 vs. Purdue (2/9/08)Made 40 or more free throws: 40 vs. Minnesota (1/12/53)Attempted 30-39 free throws: 32 vs. Indiana (3/4/09)Attempted 40-49 free throws: 44 vs. Pitt (12/16/06)Attempted 50-59 free throws: 50 at Indiana (2/12/62)Attempted 60 or more free throws: 61 at Michigan (2/21/53)

Wisconsin ScoringScored 80-89 points: 85 vs. Indiana (3/4/09)Scored 90-99 points: 98 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/27/06)Scored 100 or more points: 105 vs. Eastern Illinois (12/28/95)

Wisconsin ReboundsHad 40-49 rebounds: 42 vs. Northwestern (1/7/09)Had 50-59 rebounds: 50 vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/20/08)

Wisconsin AssistsHad 20-29 assists: 21 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08)Had 30 or more assists: 30 vs. Iowa (3/9/94)

Wisconsin Blocked ShotsHad at least 10 blocked shots: 10 vs. San Diego (11/23/08)

Wisconsin StealsHad 10-14 steals: 10 vs. Ohio State (2/14/09)Had 15 or more steals: 16 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)

The Last Time ...

1941

UW 51 • Dartmouth 50

March 21, 1941 • Madison, Wis. • UW Field House(12,500)

The Badgers began their quest for the nationalchampionship by rallying in the second half todown Dartmouth in the NCAA East Regional atthe UW Field House. The lead changed handsfour times in the first half before Dartmouthassumed a 24-22 lead at intermission. The BigGreen managed to stay ahead or even throughthe first 15 minutes of the second half. Thescore was knotted at 42-42 with about eightminutes left when three-time Ivy League scor-ing champion Gus Broberg scored inside to giveDartmouth a 44-42 lead. The Badgers tied itagain on a hook shot by Charles Epperson,then took their first lead since early in the gameon an inside basket by Gene Englund. Englundscored again minutes later, and John Kotzadded a pair of free throws to put Wisconsin up51-46 with just over a minute remaining.Dartmouth scored the game’s final four points,including a desperation field goal from nearhalf-court as the final gun sounded. Englundand Kotz finished with 18 and 15 points,respectively, to lead the Badgers, while Brobergpaced Dartmouth with 20 points.

DARTMOUTH FG FT PTSBroberg 9-33 2-2 20Munroe 7-15 1-2 15Olsen 1-11 0-1 2Pearson 0-4 1-1 1Skaug 4-13 2-3 10Else 0-2 0-0 0Shaw 0-0 0-1 0Parmer 1-2 0-0 2Horner 0-0 0-0 0TOTALS 22-80 6-10 50

(.275) (.600)

WISCONSIN FG FT PTSKotz 5-10 5-9 15Epperson 4-11 0-0 8Englund 6-21 6-7 18Strain 0-6 1-3 1Rehm 2-5 5-5 9Timmerman 0-0 0-0 0Alwin 0-0 0-0 0TOTALS 17-53 17-24 51

(.321) (.708)

SCORING BY HALVESDartmouth 24 26 50Wisconsin 22 29 51

UW 36 • Pitt 30

March 22, 1941 • Madison, Wis. • UW Field House(14,000)

Wisconsin avenged a 36-34 home loss toPittsburgh earlier in the season with a 36-30victory over the Panthers in the NCAA EastRegional title game at the UW Field House. TheBadgers jumped to a 10-5 lead and were infront 12-9 before Pittsburgh’s Eddie Straloskiscored six straight points to give the Panthers a15-12 lead. Pittsburgh led 18-14 at halftime andbuilt its lead to 23-18 early in the second peri-od. The Badgers scored the next six points to goup 24-23, getting a basket from Gene Englundand a field goal and two free throws from JohnKotz. They built the lead to 29-25 and eventual-ly extended the margin to 36-26 to win handi-ly. Wisconsin outscored the Panthers 16-6 fromthe free throw line, going to the stripe 20 timescompared to Pittsburgh’s seven. Englund was 7of 8 from the line and finished with 11 points,while Kotz made all four charity tosses andtotaled 10 points. Straloski paced the Pantherswith 12 points.

PITTSBURGH FG FT PTSStraloski 6-21 0-0 12Klein 0-3 0-0 0Kocheran 1-11 2-2 4Port 1-4 2-3 4Milanovich 2-4 0-0 4Paffrath 1-5 1-1 3Malarkey 1-8 1-1 3Ziolkowski 0-5 0-0 0Egan 0-2 0-0 0TOTALS 12-63 6-7 30

(.190) (.857)

WISCONSIN FG FT PTSKotz 3-18 4-4 10Epperson 2-6 3-4 7Englund 2-11 7-8 11Timmerman 0-0 0-1 0Strain 2-4 0-1 4Rehm 1-2 2-2 4Scott 0-2 0-0 0TOTALS 10-43 16-20 36

(.233) (.800)

SCORING BY HALVESPittsburgh 18 12 30Wisconsin 14 22 36

UW 39 • Wash. St. 34

March 29, 1941 • Kansas City, Mo. • Municipal Aud.(7,219)

Wisconsin’s 15th consecutive win –– a five-point decision over Washington State –– nettedthe Badgers the NCAA crown. The Cougars led10-8 and 12-9, but the Badgers rallied to take a13-12 lead on a pair of baskets by John Kotzand never trailed again. Wisconsin took a 21-17lead to the locker room at halftime. Kirk Gebertscored Washington State’s first three field goalsin the second period to help the Cougars pulleven at 24-24, but free throws by Kotz and TedStrain and baskets by Gene Englund andCharles Epperson gave the Badgers a comfort-able 30-24 lead. Gebert pitched in three morefield goals to help the Cougars narrow the mar-gin to 34-32, but the Badgers nailed down thetitle on a field goal by Kotz and a free throw byStrain. Englund had 13 points to pace the vic-tors, while Kotz totaled 12 points and wasselected tournament MVP. Gebert led theCougars with a game-high 21 points. Wisconsinended the season with a 20-3 record.

WSU FG FT PTSGentry 0-7 1-2 1Gilberg 1-7 0-2 2Butts 1-6 1-1 3Lindeman 0-5 3-4 3Zimmerman 0-1 0-0 0Gebert 10-24 1-2 21Hunt 0-3 0-0 0Sundquist 2-9 0-0 4Hooper 0-1 0-0 0TOTALS 14-63 6-11 34

(.222) (.545)

WISCONSIN FG FT PTSEpperson 2-13 0-0 4Schrage 0-0 0-0 0Kotz 5-22 2-3 12Englund 5-12 3-3 13Timmerman 1-2 0-0 2Rehm 2-10 0-1 4Strain 0-7 2-2 2Alwin 1-1 0-0 2TOTALS 16-67 7-9 39

(.239) (.778)

SCORING BY HALVESWashington State 17 17 34Wisconsin 21 18 39

All-Time UW NCAA Tournament Summaries

1947

CCNY 70 • UW 56

March 20, 1947 • N.Y., N.Y. • Madison Sq. Garden(18,000)

City College of New York ended Wisconsin’sdreams of a second national championshipwith an impressive second-half rally that carriedit to a 70-56 win at Madison Square Garden inthe opening round of the East Regional. TheBadgers seemed in complete command in thefirst half, jumping to a 13-2 lead, extending theedge to 26-10 and cruising to a 37-27 halftimeadvantage. The second half, however, was dom-inated by CCNY. The Beavers began with a 12-2run that tied the game at 39-39. The lead see-sawed for a few minutes before City Collegetook the lead for good at 48-47. The Beaverspulled steadily away from there and rolled to aneasy victory. The victors outscored Wisconsin43-19 in the final period, including a 24-9 runduring one stretch. Irwin Dambrot led CCNYwith a game-high 16 points, including 11 in thesecond half, while Exner Menzel paced theBadgers with 15 points.

CCNY FG FT PTSTrub'witz 0 0-0 0Galiber 0 4-6 4Dambrot 6 4-5 16Malamed 6 1-1 13Shapiro 0 1-2 1Finestone 4 1-1 9Farbman 2 2-3 6Schmones 3 1-2 7Jameson 5 0-0 10Finger 2 0-0 4TOTALS 28 14-20 70

(.700)

WISCONSIN FG FT PTSCook 5 3-4 13Menzel 5 5-8 15Falls 0 0-0 0Pokrzywinski 0 0-0 0Hertz 1 0-0 2Mills 2 2-3 6Rehfeldt 2 0-2 4Haarlow 0 1-1 1Selbo 6 0-0 12Lautenbach 1 0-0 2Krueger 0 1-1 1Mader 0 0-0 0TOTALS 22 12-19 56

(.632)

SCORING BY HALVESCCNY 27 43 70Wisconsin 37 19 56

UW 50 • Navy 49

March 22, 1947 • N.Y., N.Y. • Madison Sq. Garden (NA)

Glen Selbo’s basket in the final seconds pro-pelled the Badgers to a 50-49 win over theMidshipmen in the East Regional consolationgame. Wisconsin led by as many as eight pointsin the first half and held a 29-24 lead at inter-mission, but the Middies rallied and wentahead 36-35 on a rebound basket by BobbySearle and a free throw by Charles Sheehan.Bobby Cook put the Badgers back in front witha long basket and a free throw. Wisconsinextended the lead to 45-38 and appeared incommand until Navy staged one final rally andcut the margin to 48-47. A rebound basket byJohnny Barrow pushed Navy in front, 49-48,setting the stage for Selbo's game-winner. Cookled the Badgers with a game-high 21 points,while Ken Shugart and Cy Waldrop paced theNavy attack with 14 and 13 points, respectively.Wisconsin ended the season with a 16-6 record.

NAVY FG FT PTSRobbins 2 0-0 4Shugart 6 2-2 14Waldrop 6 1-2 13Barrow 2 1-2 5Dick 0 1-1 1Searle 3 1-3 7Sheehan 1 1-2 3Woods 0 0-0 0Rensberger 0 0-1 0Eliopolus 1 0-0 2TOTALS 21 7-13 49

(.538)

WISCONSIN FG FT PTSCook 10 1-1 21Menzel 2 1-2 5Mills 0 2-3 2Selbo 3 2-4 8Lautenbach 2 2-2 6Rehfeldt 1 0-0 2Haarlow 2 2-4 6TOTALS 20 10-16 50

(.625)

SCORING BY HALVESNavy 24 25 49Wisconsin 29 21 50

1994

(9) UW 80 • (8) Cincinnati 72

March 17, 1994 • Ogden, Utah • Dee Events Center(12,126)

Playing in their first NCAA tournament since1947, the ninth-seeded Badgers posted a first-round victory over 25th-ranked and eighth-seeded Cincinnati. Wisconsin was led byMichael Finley (22 points, four assists, threesteals) and Rashard Griffith (22 points, 15rebounds). Griffith, who entered the game as a56 percent free throw shooter, was 12 of 14from the line. The Badgers jumped to a 10-2lead, extended the advantage to 36-23 and wereup 40-32 at halftime. Cincinnati rallied to takea 55-54 lead with just under 10 minutes left,but the Badgers went on a 22-12 run to put thegame out of reach. Wisconsin outshotCincinnati .455-.381 from the field and outre-bounded the Bearcats 40-38. DontonioWingfield paced Cincinnati with 20 points and10 rebounds.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPKelley 17 1-4 0-0 1-3 3 4 0 1 0 1 3Roberts 16 3-4 2-2 1-2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9Hoskins 12 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 4Webster 30 2-9 0-4 0-0 3 1 6 3 0 2 4Kilbride 30 2-8 2-8 2-2 5 5 1 2 0 2 8Finley 34 7-13 4-8 4-5 3 3 4 3 1 3 22Johnson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Griffith 37 5-9 0-0 12-14 15 0 2 4 1 0 22Petersen 21 4-7 0-0 0-1 7 1 0 1 0 0 8team 1 0TOTALS 200 25-55 8-22 22-29 40 16 15 16 2 9 80

(.455)(.364) (.759)

UC MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPFlint 35 5-11 1-5 0-0 4 1 2 6 0 2 11Wingfield 28 7-17 1-7 5-6 10 4 1 1 1 0 20Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gregor 21 4-5 0-0 2-2 5 2 2 1 1 2 10Durden 31 3-7 3-6 6-7 2 3 1 2 0 3 15Harris 18 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 1 0 4 4Burton 21 0-5 0-1 3-3 1 4 0 1 0 2 3Julson 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0Bostic 26 3-7 0-0 2-2 4 3 1 1 1 1 8Jacobs 17 0-4 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1team 3 0TOTALS 200 24-63 5-19 19-22 38 24 8 13 4 14 72

(.381)(.263) (.864)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 40 40 80Cincinnati 32 40 72

(1) Missouri 109 • (9) UW 96

March 19, 1994 • Ogden, Utah • Dee Events Center(12,126)

Big Eight Player of the Year Melvin Bookerpoured in a career-high 35 points, hitting 11 of14 field goal tries, 6 of 8 three-point attemptsand all seven free throws, to lead top-seededand fifth-ranked Missouri to a second-roundvictory in the NCAA West Regional. The Tigers,who shot under 41 percent from the field theprevious four games, shot a season-high .680against Wisconsin, including a sizzling .708mark in the second half. Mizzou connected on6 of 6 three-point tries in the second half andwas 12 of 19 from beyond the arc for the game(.632). The Badgers were led by Michael Finley,who netted 36 points, and Tracy Webster, whotallied 27 points, seven assists and four steals.Webster tied the school records for three-point-ers (7) and three-point attempts (13). Missourijumped to a 26-13 lead and led 54-47 at half-time. The Badgers cut the gap to 67-63 at the13:24 mark, but the Tigers responded with a 25-9 run to go up 92-72 with less than seven min-utes left. The Badgers could get no closer than10 points the rest of the way. The teams com-bined for an NCAA Tournament record 27three-point field goals. Wisconsin finished theseason with an 18-11 record.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPJohnsen 3 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Kelley 21 0-0 0-0 2-4 3 2 2 2 0 0 2Roberts 19 0-5 0-2 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2Hoskins 9 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2Webster 30 10-20 7-13 0-2 1 3 7 0 0 4 27Kilbride 32 4-9 3-8 4-4 5 5 1 2 0 0 15Finley 40 9-19 5-10 13-14 7 3 2 0 1 1 36Petersen 19 3-5 0-0 0-2 5 2 1 3 0 0 6Johnson 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0Griffith 16 2-5 0-0 2-5 5 4 0 1 1 0 6team 2 0TOTALS 200 28-67 15-37 25-35 34 27 14 11 4 5 96

(.418)(.405) (.714)MU MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPCrudup 16 4-5 0-0 2-2 1 5 3 0 1 0 10Atkins 18 6-10 4-5 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 16Smith 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0Sutherland 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Winfield 22 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2Booker 29 11-14 6-8 7-7 3 2 7 3 0 1 35Finner 11 4-5 0-1 5-7 5 1 2 1 0 0 13Frazier 26 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 4 0 0 3O’Liney 32 4-5 2-3 13-17 3 0 3 2 0 3 23Thames 21 2-3 0-0 1-4 3 4 0 0 1 0 5Heller 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Grimm 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2team 1 0TOTALS 200 34-50 12-19 29-39 29 25 20 14 2 4109

(.680)(.632) (.744)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 47 49 96Missouri 54 55 109

1997

(10) Texas 71 • (7) UW 58

March 14, 1997 • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Civic Arena (17,300)

Wisconsin fell behind 15-3 just 5:39 into thegame and never cut Texas’ lead to fewer thanseven points in a 71-58 loss to the Longhornsin the first round of the 1997 East Regional inPittsburgh. Texas guard Reggie Freeman scored agame-high 31 points while Sam Okey paced theBadgers with 17 points, 10 rebounds and sixassists. The seventh-seeded Badgers, who shotonly 39 percent from the field, sliced the Texaslead to seven points twice in the first half buttrailed 33-24 at the half. An Okey dunk to startthe second half trimmed the Longhorn lead to33-26, but the Badgers never again came thatclose.

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(.412)(.200) (.828)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPOkey 30 5-8 0-2 7-10 10 4 6 5 0 0 17Daugherty 38 4-5 0-1 1-2 6 2 3 1 1 0 9Grant 24 4-8 0-0 8-10 4 5 0 2 1 0 16Auriantal 24 1-6 0-1 0-0 4 3 1 2 0 1 2Burkemper 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0Duany 8 0-1 0-1 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Calderwood 23 3-11 3-6 0-1 7 5 2 3 0 3 9Meiners 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kosolcharoen19 0-4 0-2 3-4 2 1 1 1 0 1 3Shafer 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vraney 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Coleman 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Quest 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0team 1 1TOTALS 200 18-46 3-14 19-29 35 22 15 17 2 5 58

(.391)(.214) (.655)

SCORING BY HALVESTexas 33 38 71Wisconsin 24 34 58

1999

(12) Missouri St. 43 • (5) UW 32

March 12, 1999 • Charlotte, N.C. • Charlotte Coliseum(15,007)

Fifth-seeded Wisconsin’s record-setting seasoncame to an end after a 43-32 loss to MissouriState in the first round of the NCAATournament in Charlotte, N.C. The Badgersshot a season-low .255 from the field and their32 points were the fewest in an NCAATournament game since the advent of the shotclock in 1986. Sean Mason registered 11 points,but he was the only Badger in double figures.Danny Moore and Kevin Ault scored 12 and 10points, respectively, to pace the Bears.Wisconsin managed just 12 points in the firsthalf on 21-percent shooting, but trailed just 21-12 thanks to a typically solid defensive effort.Wisconsin trailed by as few as six points in thesecond half, but never came closer than that.

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(.394)(.500) (.824)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPKowske 18 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 0 1 0 1 2Kelley 26 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0Wills 31 3-6 0-0 0-1 5 1 1 0 0 1 6Mason 33 4-12 1-6 2-2 3 3 1 2 0 2 11Calderwood 29 0-8 0-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0Duany 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Davis 3 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2Auriantal 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bryant 24 1-5 1-4 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3Linton 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2Vershaw 26 2-5 0-0 2-2 1 2 4 1 0 0 6team 2 0TOTALS 200 12-47 2-16 6-7 20 17 8 8 0 5 32

(.255)(.125) (.857)

SCORING BY HALVESMissouri State 21 22 43Wisconsin 12 20 32

2000

(8) UW 66 • (9) Fresno St. 56

March 16, 2000 • Salt Lake City, Utah • Huntsman Center(13,464)

Guard Jon Bryant connected on a schoolrecord-tying seven three-point field goals tolead the Badgers to a 66-56 first-round NCAATournament win over Fresno State at the WestRegional in Salt Lake City, Utah. Andy Kowskeadded 14 points and 14 rebounds for the UWand Duany Duany contributed 12 points onfour three-pointers. Terrance Roberson led theBulldogs with 19 points. National scoring leaderCourtney Alexander was held to just 11 pointson 5-19 field goal shooting. Coach JerryTarkanian’s Bulldogs led 34-30 at the half andexpanded that margin to seven points (42-35)with 16:23 remaining to play. Wisconsinresponded, however, and led 49-44 with 6:12left. Bryant then went on a tear, hitting fourstraight three-pointers to give the Badgers a 61-46 edge that capped a 26-4 run at the 4:32mark. Wisconsin’s bench outscored the FresnoState reserves 33-0.

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(.500)(.429) (.667)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLinton 16 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4Kowske 36 7-9 0-0 0-1 14 2 1 1 0 1 14Vershaw 31 2-8 1-1 1-2 6 2 2 6 1 1 6Kelley 38 3-4 0-1 1-1 4 1 6 0 0 6 7Boone 19 0-7 0-3 2-2 5 0 6 0 0 1 2Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Bryant 28 7-12 7-11 0-1 3 3 0 1 0 2 21Duany 12 4-11 4-11 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12Penney 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Wills 12 0-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0team 0TOTALS 200 25-63 12-29 4-7 37 9 18 8 2 13 66

(.397)(.414) (.571)

SCORING BY HALVESFresno State 34 22 56Wisconsin 30 36 66

(8) UW 66 • (1) Arizona 59

March 18, 2000 • Salt Lake City, Utah • Huntsman Center(13,857)

Four Badgers scored in double figures andWisconsin forced 17 turnovers to upset top-seeded and fourth-ranked Arizona 66-59 in thesecond round of the 2000 NCAA Tournamentin Salt Lake City, Utah. Andy Kowske registered10 points and 12 rebounds and limited Wildcatcenter Michael Wright to just four field goalattempts in 37 minutes. Mark Vershaw had 15points for the UW, while Maurice Linton added14 and Jon Bryant 12. Gilbert Arenas had agame-high 21 points for the Wildcats, who shotjust .392 from the field, including .263 fromthree-point range. Arizona scored first for a 2-0lead, but never led after that. The UW puttogether a 28-23 advantage at the half andsteamrolled to a 50-33 edge with 8:07 remain-ing to play. The Wildcats chipped away butnever cut their deficit to fewer than five points.Wisconsin shot .489 from the floor and made17-20 from the free throw line. UW’s MikeKelley added eight points, four assists, noturnovers and five steals in 26 minutes of play.

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(.489)(.333) (.850)

ARIZONA MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPWalton 24 0-3 0-1 1-2 5 2 2 5 0 0 1Wessel 30 3-5 0-0 0-3 6 3 1 5 0 0 6Wright 37 1-4 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 0 0 1 2Arenas 37 7-18 1-5 6-7 5 4 5 1 1 1 21Gardner 32 3-11 1-7 3-6 4 1 2 2 0 3 10Anderson 24 4-5 2-3 2-2 3 4 0 1 3 2 12Jefferson 16 2-5 1-3 2-2 1 4 1 3 0 1 7team 4TOTALS 200 20-51 5-19 14-22 37 19 12 17 4 8 59

(.392)(.263) (.636)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 28 38 66Arizona 23 36 59

(8) UW 61 • (4) LSU 48

March 23, 2000 • Albuquerque, N.M. • University Arena(16,004)Wisconsin put on one of its best defensive per-formances of the Dick Bennett era in a 61-48victory over fourth-seeded LSU in the WestRegional semifinals at The Pit in Albuquerque,N.M. Jon Bryant paced the Badgers with 16points, while Stromile Swift and Jabari Smitheach had 12 points for the Tigers. Wisconsin’ssuffocating defense forced 23 LSU turnoversand held the Tigers to .362 field goal shooting.Trailing 14-11 with five minutes left in the firsthalf, the Badgers went on a 25-4 run over thenext 12 minutes to gain a commanding 36-18lead. The Tigers committed 10 turnovers duringthat stretch. Wisconsin extended its lead to 47-29 before settling for a 13-point win. TheBadgers shot only .382 from the field, but com-mitted just nine turnovers and registered 11steals, including five from Mike Kelley. It wasLSU’s lowest offensive output of the season.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLinton 25 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 2 8Vershaw 30 2-8 1-2 2-2 5 3 3 2 0 1 7Kowske 31 3-5 0-0 2-2 4 3 0 1 1 1 8Bryant 32 6-14 3-9 1-2 3 1 4 0 0 0 16Kelley 35 1-2 0-0 1-2 4 3 5 3 0 5 3Davis 5 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Duany 9 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Penney 12 2-6 1-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5Boone 10 0-1 0-0 5-8 3 1 2 1 0 0 5Wills 9 1-6 0-1 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 1 2Swartz 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2Faust 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0team 3TOTALS 200 21-55 6-19 13-18 30 17 15 9 1 11 61

(.382)(.316) (.722)

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(.362)(.238) (.750)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 22 39 61LSU 14 34 48

(8) UW 64 • (6) Purdue 60

March 25, 2000 • Albuquerque, N.M. • University Arena(16,004)

Wisconsin advanced to the Final Four for thesecond time in school history with a hard-fought 64-60 victory over Big Ten-rival andsixth-seeded Purdue in the West Regional finalat The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. Jon Bryantmade five three-point field goals and scored agame-high 18 points on his way to WestRegional Most Outstanding Player honors.Andy Kowske added 14 points and eightrebounds and was named, along with MikeKelley, to the West Regional all-tournamentteam. Brian Cardinal and Carson Cunningham,also named to the all-tournament team, had 13points apiece for the Boilermakers. Wisconsinbattled its way to a 31-28 halftime lead on 57-percent field goal shooting. Bryant scored theBadgers’ first nine points on three three-point-ers. The second half was a see-saw battle thatresulted in a 52-52 tie with 5:23 remaining toplay. Wisconsin, however, then went on an 8-1run over the next four minutes for a 60-53 leadwith 1:08 left. A Cunningham three-pointerwith 11.5 seconds left made it 63-60 Wisconsin.The Badgers added a free throw for the finaltally.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLinton 23 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 3 2 3 0 0 5Kowske 27 6-10 0-0 2-2 8 4 0 2 0 0 14Vershaw 30 2-9 0-2 3-6 7 1 3 1 0 1 7Bryant 35 6-12 5-9 1-2 2 1 1 1 0 1 18Kelley 36 2-3 0-0 1-4 1 2 5 1 0 1 5Davis 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0Duany 8 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 3 1 2 0 1 3Penney 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Boone 16 3-6 0-0 6-10 2 2 2 1 1 2 12Wills 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 3 0 2 0 0 0team 5TOTALS 200 22-47 7-16 13-24 35 21 14 15 1 6 64

(.468)(.438) (.542)

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(.396)(.304) (.647)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 31 33 64Purdue 28 32 60

(1) Michigan State 53 • (8) UW41

April 1, 2000 • Indianapolis, Ind. • RCA Dome (43,116)

Wisconsin’s magical run to the Final Fourended with a 53-41 semifinal loss to season-long nemesis and eventual national championMichigan State at the RCA Dome inIndianapolis. Roy Boone scored 18 points buthe was the only Badger to tally more than sixpoints in the game. Morris Peterson paced theSpartans with 20 points. Wisconsin trailed just19-17 at the half, with both teams strugglingoffensively. Wisconsin shot 29 percent from thefloor and Michigan State made just 25 percentof its shots. The Spartans, however, opened thesecond half on a 13-2 run to open a 32-19 leadwith 13:25 left in the second period. Wisconsinnever cut the deficit to fewer than 10 pointsagain. The Badgers forced 14 Spartan turnovers,but were outrebounded 42-20. Wisconsin shot.349 from the field compared to .348 for theSpartans. It was the fourth time during the1999-2000 season that Michigan State defeatedthe Badgers.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPKowske 20 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 4 0 0 4 0 2Kelley 30 1-2 0-1 0-0 7 3 3 0 0 2 2Vershaw 31 2-11 0-1 1-1 2 3 3 1 0 0 5Bryant 27 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2Boone 25 6-9 1-1 5-6 3 2 0 5 0 0 18Wills 19 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2Duany 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Linton 10 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0Davis 10 1-1 1-1 1-2 2 2 1 0 0 0 4Penney 14 2-3 2-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6Faust 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Swartz 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0team 1TOTALS 200 15-43 4-13 7-11 20 19 8 11 4 2 41

(.349)(.308) (.636)

MSU MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPHutson 32 3-7 0-0 4-5 10 2 0 3 0 0 10Peterson 33 7-15 2-8 4-4 7 3 0 1 0 1 20Granger 32 0-3 0-1 1-2 7 4 1 3 0 0 1Cleaves 36 1-7 0-0 9-11 4 3 1 4 0 2 11Bell 30 2-9 0-3 0-0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4Richardson 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Anagonye 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2Chappell 9 2-4 0-2 1-1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5Ballinger 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0Thomas 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0team 3TOTALS 200 16-46 2-14 19-23 42 18 4 14 3 3 53

(.348)(.143) (.826)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 17 24 41Michigan State 19 34 53

2001

(11) Georgia State 50 • (6) UW49

March 15, 2001 • Boise, Idaho • BSU Pavilion (10,216)

Wisconsin let a 13-point, second-half lead slipaway and Georgia State scored the game-win-ning basket with just 12 seconds left to play asthe Badgers dropped a 50-49 decision in thefirst round of the West Regional in Boise, Idaho.The UW moved out to a 30-19 halftime advan-tage and increased that edge to 32-19 early inthe second half. But Georgia State went on a23-10 run to tie the game at 42-42 with 7:11left. Wisconsin led 49-44 with 1:00 remaining,but the Panthers scored six points in the finalminute for the victory. Wisconsin’s MarkVershaw led all scorers with 19 points andteammate Andy Kowske added 11 points.Kevin Morris paced Georgia State with 18points. Wisconsin limited the Panthers to .377field goal shooting, including .217 from three-point range. The Badgers, however, shot only.395 from the floor, including .250 frombeyond the arc.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPKowske 34 3-3 0-0 5-6 4 2 0 1 0 1 11Vershaw 36 6-16 0-2 7-11 5 2 1 1 0 1 19Penney 25 2-5 1-3 0-1 6 0 1 4 0 0 5Kelley 38 0-4 0-3 0-0 4 4 0 2 0 1 0Boone 26 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 3 1 1 0 1 4Davis 16 2-5 0-1 0-0 3 1 1 3 0 1 4Linton 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Bower 15 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6Wills 6 0-0 0-0 0-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0team 2TOTALS 200 17-43 3-12 12-20 32 15 4 12 0 6 49

(.395)(.250) (.600)

GEO. ST. MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPCampbell 34 1-3 0-0 3-4 11 5 2 1 0 2 5Terrell 40 1-10 1-6 0-0 9 3 1 1 0 0 3Cooper 38 4-9 2-5 1-1 4 3 2 3 0 1 11Morris 39 8-16 2-8 0-1 2 0 3 1 1 3 18Long 38 6-15 0-4 1-2 3 4 0 5 0 1 13McIntosh 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gunsby 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Gilchrist 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Patton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Davis 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0team 3TOTALS 200 20-53 5-23 5-8 33 16 9 12 1 7 50

(.377)(.217) (.625)

SCORING BY HALVESGeorgia State 19 31 50Wisconsin 30 19 49

2002

(8) UW 80 • (9) St. John’s 70

March 15, 2002 • Washington, D.C. • MCI Center (18,770)

Eighth-seeded Wisconsin defeated No. 9 St.John’s 80-70 in the first round of the 2002NCAA Tournament at the MCI Center inWashington, D.C. The Badgers used a 12-0 runto turn a 28-26 deficit into a 38-28 lead with 16seconds left in the first half. The UW nevertrailed again. Wisconsin shot 9-15 from three-point range and made 29 free throws comparedto 15 for St. John’s. Kirk Penney led five UWscorers in double figures with 19 points whileFreddie Owens chipped in 18 points off thebench. The Red Storm’s Marcus Hatten led allscorers with 18 points though shot only 12-33from the field, 3-13 from three-point range.

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(.429)(.292) (.789)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPWills 28 3-7 1-2 3-4 9 3 0 3 0 0 10Mader 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 1 13Davis 28 2-3 1-1 4-5 2 4 5 0 0 1 9Penney 37 5-10 3-5 6-8 5 3 4 3 0 0 19Harris 38 4-9 2-5 4-8 4 3 2 2 0 3 14Ukawuba 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hanson 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Owens 28 5-8 2-2 6-8 2 2 2 1 0 2 18Plank 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Buchanan 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wilkinson 28 2-6 0-0 6-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 10team 4TOTALS 200 21-44 9-15 29-40 29 18 14 9 0 8 80

(.477)(.600) (.725)

SCORING BY HALVESSt. John’s 31 39 70Wisconsin 38 42 80

(1) Maryland 87 • (8) UW 57

March 17, 2002 • Washington, D.C. • MCI Center (18,789)

No. 1 seed Maryland defeated eighth-seededWisconsin 87-57 in the second round of the2002 NCAA Tournament at the MCI Center inWashington, D.C. Maryland, the eventualnational champion, opened the second halfwith a 17-3 run that blew open an eight-pointhalftime lead. The Badgers had led 23-19 with6:16 left in the first half but the Terps scored 19of the final 26 points in the stanza. UW seniorCharlie Wills, who set a school record by play-ing in his 129th career game, paced the Badgerswith 17 points while classmate Travon Davisadded 15. Maryland’s Juan Dixon led all scorerswith 29 points.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPHarris 30 3-9 1-4 0-0 1 2 0 3 2 0 7Wills 29 6-12 2-4 3-6 6 3 1 2 0 1 17Mader 25 1-6 0-0 0-0 8 3 4 2 2 0 2Davis 34 5-7 1-1 4-5 4 2 3 2 0 0 15Penney 37 3-14 0-6 3-3 4 0 1 2 0 2 9Hanson 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Owens 15 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0Wilkinson 27 3-5 1-2 0-0 4 4 2 1 0 2 7team 4TOTALS 200 21-59 5-19 10-14 32 19 11 14 4 6 57

(.356)(.263) (.714)

UM MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPMouton 25 0-4 0-0 2-2 7 1 1 3 0 1 2Wilcox 26 9-13 0-0 0-1 7 0 1 1 1 1 18Baxter 28 5-6 0-0 6-7 7 3 3 1 4 2 16Dixon 36 10-19 4-7 5-6 5 1 3 1 0 2 29Blake 30 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 3 4 1 0 1 3Badu 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0McCall 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Collins 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2Nicholas 20 3-7 2-4 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 1 8Grinnon 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Randle 10 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 1 0 0 4Holden 13 1-2 1-2 2-2 1 2 1 1 0 0 5team 4TOTALS 200 32-62 8-16 15-18 41 14 17 10 5 9 87

(.516)(.500) (.833)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 30 27 57Maryland 38 49 87

2003

(5) UW 81 • (12) Weber St. 74

March 20, 2003 • Spokane, Wash. • Spokane Arena(11,171)

Led by a terrific all-around game from seniorKirk Penney, fifth-seeded Wisconsin defeated No.12-seed Weber State, 81-74, in the first round ofthe 2003 NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash.Penney scored 21 points and added ninerebounds and five assists while playing all 40minutes. The Badgers used a 9-0 run to end thehalf with a 41-26 lead. Wisconsin maintainedthat advantage most of the second half, leading70-56 with just over three minutes left. WeberState’s Jermaine Boyette scored 10 of his 25points in the final 42 seconds but WSU couldget no closer than five points down the stretch.

WSU MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPSparrow 29 5-8 2-5 0-0 4 5 1 2 0 0 12Ocokoljic 35 10-21 3-5 3-4 14 4 2 2 0 0 26Bachmann 12 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0Boyette 39 9-21 1-4 6-10 5 2 2 1 0 1 25Hamilton 33 1-8 1-6 0-0 4 2 2 2 0 1 3Barton 19 2-6 0-4 0-0 3 4 1 1 0 1 4Eyre 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morrison 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Carter 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Danley 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 8 3 0 2 0 0 2team 4TOTALS 200 29-71 7-24 9-15 43 20 9 10 0 4 74

(.408)(.292) (.600)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPTucker 22 5-6 0-0 1-2 7 3 2 3 0 0 11Wilkinson 38 5-10 0-2 5-9 9 3 2 3 1 1 15Penney 40 9-17 3-7 0-1 9 1 5 2 0 1 21Owens 21 3-11 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7Harris 40 3-6 2-4 6-8 4 1 5 0 1 5 14Wade 25 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 1 0 0 0 5Hanson 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Helmigk 11 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 6team 2TOTALS 200 31-58 6-16 13-22 34 16 16 9 2 7 81

(.534)(.375) (.591)

SCORING BY HALVESWeber State 26 48 74Wisconsin 41 40 81

(5) UW 61 • (13) Tulsa 60

March 22, 2003 • Spokane, Wash. • Spokane Arena(11,271)

Freddie Owens hit a three-pointer with one sec-ond left to cap the greatest comeback in UWhistory and give Wisconsin a 61-60 win overTulsa in the second round of the 2003 NCAATournament in Spokane, Wash. The Badgerstrailed 58-45 with 3:36 remaining beforeoutscoring Tulsa 16-2 the rest of the way. ADevin Harris three-pointer started an 11-0 UWrun that pulled Wisconsin within two with 1:16left. The teams traded baskets before theBadgers forced Tulsa into a shot clock violationwith 12 seconds left. Harris then brought theball upcourt, came off a high pick, drove to themiddle of the lane and found a wide-openOwens on the left baseline. Owens’ shot hitnothing but net and gave Wisconsin its firstlead since 4:02 remained in the first half.

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(.441)(.273)(1.000)UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPTucker 40 3-9 1-3 3-5 6 2 0 1 1 0 10Wilkinson 33 7-11 1-2 3-3 8 2 0 1 0 2 18Penney 35 2-12 0-5 2-4 5 1 4 2 0 1 6Owens 24 2-6 2-4 1-2 0 1 4 0 0 0 7Harris 38 5-11 2-7 0-1 4 2 3 1 1 2 12Wade 21 3-7 0-1 2-2 3 1 0 0 1 0 8Hanson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Helmigk 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0team 5TOTALS 200 22-57 6-22 11-17 32 11 12 5 3 5 61

(.386)(.273) (.647)

SCORING BY HALVESTulsa 32 28 60Wisconsin 25 36 61

(1) Kentucky 63 • (5) UW 57

March 27, 2003 • Minneapolis, Minn. • HHH Metrodome(28,168)

Playing in front of a very friendly 28,168 fansin Minneapolis, Wisconsin nearly upset the No.1 team in the country, Kentucky, in the “Sweet16” of the 2003 NCAA Tournament. TheBadgers trailed by just one point after a MikeWilkinson lay-up with 1:33 left in the game. UKscored seven of the last nine points, however,to thwart the upset bid. In his final game as aBadger, Kirk Penney scored 20 points, including5-7 shooting from three-point range. The gamewas close throughout as neither team led bymore than seven points (UW 15-8 at the 11:19mark of the first half and UK 62-55 with 11 sec-onds left).

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPHarris 36 6-9 1-2 2-3 3 4 4 4 0 3 15Tucker 36 1-4 0-1 2-2 7 3 0 2 0 1 4Wilkinson 35 4-11 1-5 4-7 3 5 1 2 0 2 13Penney 40 6-12 5-7 3-4 6 2 3 4 0 0 20Owens 27 1-8 0-5 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2Wade 18 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 1 3Helmigk 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mader 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0team 2TOTALS 200 19-45 8-21 11-16 26 20 9 15 1 7 57

(.422)(.381) (.688)

UK MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPDaniels 32 2-3 0-0 5-6 6 1 2 3 0 0 9Estill 32 12-18 0-0 4-10 6 3 0 1 1 0 28Hayes 28 2-5 0-0 0-0 7 2 0 2 1 3 4Bogans 15 2-6 1-2 0-0 2 0 1 1 1 1 5Fitch 31 3-7 0-1 1-2 1 2 1 2 0 0 7Hawkins 28 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 3 2 3 1 4 4Azubuike 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0Barbour 15 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2Camara 10 2-2 0-0 0-2 3 3 1 0 0 0 4team 4TOTALS 200 24-49 1-5 14-24 33 17 9 14 4 10 63

(.490)(.200) (.583)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 28 29 57Kentucky 32 31 63

2004

(6) UW 76 • (11) Richmond 64

March 19, 2004 • Milwaukee, Wis. • Bradley Center(18,866)

Trailing by 13 points with 13:16 to play in thegame, Wisconsin went on one of the great runsin school history. The Badgers outscoredRichmond 36-8 the rest of the way, at one pointscoring on 19 straight possessions. Included inthose 19 possessions were five 3-pointers. Aftera Mike Wilkinson jumper, the Badgers hit threeconsecutive 3-pointers (Wilkinson, Devin Harrisand Boo Wade) to cut Richmond’s lead to four.After a Spider bucket, four UW free throws cutthe lead to two. Clayton Hanson then hit a 3-pointer to give the Badgers their first lead sincemidway through the first half. Richmondanswered but Wilkinson’s trey with 7:15remaining began a 14-0 UW run that put thegame away.

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(.463)(.438) (.538)UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPWilkinson 35 5-10 2-3 6-8 5 1 2 1 2 1 18Mader 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0Wade 37 6-9 1-3 3-3 3 2 4 5 0 2 16Owens 25 4-8 1-3 1-2 0 0 1 0 0 1 10Harris 36 2-6 1-4 6-8 3 4 6 2 0 2 11Ukawuba 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Nixon 12 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5Hanson 19 2-5 2-4 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morley 25 4-8 0-0 1-1 9 1 0 1 1 1 9team 3TOTALS 200 25-51 8-18 18-24 29 11 14 9 3 7 76

(.490)(.444) (.750)

SCORING BY HALVESRichmond 32 32 64Wisconsin 25 51 76

(3) Pittsburgh 59 • (6) UW 55

March 21, 2004 • Milwaukee, Wis. • Bradley Center(18,866)

In a game that included 10 ties and 11 leadchanges, Pittsburgh scored seven of the final 10points to hold on for a 59-55 win and advanceto the 2004 “Sweet 16.” Neither team led bymore than seven points. Mike Wilkinson hit apair of free throws with 3:03 remaining to tiethe game for the 10th and final time. After aPittsburgh turnover, Devin Harris missed athree-pointer. Pitt’s Carl Krauser then made ajumper for a two-point lead. UW got two cracksat the other end, with Boo Wade and Harrisboth missing jumpers. Krauser missed on Pitt’snext possession but Jaron Brown grabbed anoffensive rebound and was fouled. He hit bothfree throws. Wade hit a trey for UW with 21seconds left to cut the lead to one. After a pairof free throws by Krauser, Pitt denied theBadgers a look at a three-pointer and whenZach Morley’s jumper rimmed out, the Panthershad the win.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPWilkinson 39 2-8 0-0 5-5 6 3 0 2 2 2 9Mader 10 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1Wade 32 3-8 1-2 2-2 4 4 1 1 0 0 9Owens 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0Harris 38 7-14 5-10 2-2 7 2 4 6 0 0 21Ukawuba 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nixon 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Hanson 30 1-4 1-4 0-2 3 4 2 1 0 1 3Morley 30 4-9 1-2 3-4 9 1 2 2 0 1 12team 0TOTALS 200 17-48 8-18 13-17 31 20 9 13 3 4 55

(.354)(.444) (.765)

PITT MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPTroutman 34 3-7 0-1 3-3 14 1 2 1 2 1 9Taft 29 4-8 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 0 0 0 8Page 36 5-15 2-4 0-0 4 2 1 2 0 2 12Brown 37 2-7 0-1 4-5 6 3 2 2 0 1 8Krauser 39 4-14 0-3 8-10 8 4 3 3 0 2 16Demetris 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0McCarroll 17 3-7 0-1 0-1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6Graves 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0team 1TOTALS 200 21-59 2-10 15-19 40 17 10 9 3 7 59

(.356)(.200) (.789)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 26 29 55Pittsburgh 26 33 59

2005

(6) UW 57 • (11) Northern Iowa52

March 18, 2005 • Oklahoma City, Okla. • Ford Center(18,567)

No. 6 seed Wisconsin got a combined 31 pointsfrom point guards Sharif Chambliss andKammron Taylor as they held off a peskyNorthern Iowa (No. 11 seed) team to win 57-52in the first round of the 2005 NCAATournament in Oklahoma City. The Badgersnever trailed in the game and led by as many as16 points in the first half. With 4:08 remainingin the game, UNI’s Chris Foster hit a 3-pointerto cut UW’s lead to 51-48. Northern Iowawould not score again until four secondsremained and Taylor hit a jumper in the finalminute to give the Badgers some breathingroom. Wisconsin’s first 15 points came off 3-pointers and 11 of UW’s 20 field goals weretreys.

UNI MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPStout 35 3-7 0-1 2-2 8 1 1 0 1 1 8Coleman 33 4-8 0-0 0-2 10 3 1 1 1 1 8Crawford 37 6-14 0-5 1-1 10 3 1 1 0 1 13Jacobson 38 8-18 3-7 1-3 3 1 3 4 0 0 20Foster 24 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 3 1 2 0 0 3Little 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Schmidt 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0McKowen 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0Godfread 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0team 3TOTALS 200 22-53 4-17 4-8 35 15 8 8 2 4 52

(.415)(.235) (.500)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPTucker 35 2-8 0-3 2-2 5 1 2 3 0 0 6Wilkinson 32 3-6 1-3 0-2 11 1 3 2 0 0 7Morley 28 0-3 0-1 0-0 4 4 6 1 1 1 0Chambliss 26 5-11 5-10 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 1 15Hanson 30 2-5 2-3 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6Nixon 10 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3Helmigk 8 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4Flowers 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Taylor 20 5-9 2-5 4-6 0 1 2 1 0 1 16Butch 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0team 2TOTALS 200 20-48 11-26 6-10 30 13 14 8 2 3 57

(.417)(.423) (.600)

SCORING BY HALVESNorthern Iowa 22 30 52Wisconsin 30 27 57

(6) UW 71 • (14) Bucknell 62

March 20, 2005 • Oklahoma City, Okla. • Ford Center(18,567)

Behind 55 points and 24 rebounds from itsstarting frontcourt, Wisconsin defeated No. 14seed Bucknell 71-62 in Oklahoma City. TheBadgers, who led by as many as 13 points inthe first half, trailed for the first time in thegame when Bucknell’s Donald Brown scored tomake it 44-43 with 10:20 remaining. Two min-utes later, Zach Morley scored off a tip-in togive UW a lead it would never relinquish. Thatstarted a 17-5 UW run. Mike Wilkinson andAlando Tucker combined for 13 points duringthat run.

Bucknell MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPMastropaolo 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0Lee 34 4-13 0-3 0-0 7 5 1 1 0 2 8McNaughton 31 10-14 0-1 3-4 4 2 1 2 1 1 23Badmus 32 1-2 1-1 2-2 2 3 4 2 0 0 5Bettencourt 31 1-9 1-6 0-0 2 4 6 3 0 0 3Thomas 0+ 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Brown 17 3-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6Griffin 12 2-3 2-3 3-3 1 2 1 0 0 1 9Clark 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mack 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morrison 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Niesz 20 1-1 0-0 3-3 4 2 0 0 1 0 5McClymont 3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 2TOTALS 200 23-50 5-15 11-14 29 24 13 10 2 4 62

(.460)(.333) (.786)

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(.457)(.412) (.759)

SCORING BY HALVESBucknell 29 33 62Wisconsin 35 36 71

(6) UW 65 • (10) NC State 56

March 25, 2005 • Syracuse, N.Y. • Carrier Dome (30,713)

Wisconsin overcame a nine-point halftimedeficit to defeat 10th-seeded NC State in theSweet 16 in Syracuse, N.Y. The Badgers openedthe second half with a 13-4 run, making three3-pointers after not hitting one in the first half.After Engin Astur gave NC State a 37-34 lead,UW went on a 13-0 run with Alando Tuckerscoring 10 of those points. NC State never gotcloser than four points the rest of the way. Aftershooting just .389 from the field in the firsthalf, the Badgers were 14-of-24 (.583) in thesecond stanza.

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(.380)(.409) (.692)

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPTucker 39 9-17 0-2 4-6 1 1 1 3 0 1 22Morley 35 3-5 0-0 4-5 8 3 2 2 0 1 10Wilkinson 31 5-8 0-0 7-8 5 3 1 5 0 0 17Chambliss 30 2-4 2-4 1-2 7 0 1 3 0 0 7Hanson 32 2-5 2-4 0-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 6Nixon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Chappell 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0Helmigk 5 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2Taylor 11 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1Butch 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0team 6TOTALS 200 21-42 4-10 19-25 35 14 7 18 0 2 65

(.500)(.400) (.760)

SCORING BY HALVESN.C. State 30 26 56Wisconsin 21 44 65

(1) North Carolina 88 • (6) UW82

March 25, 2005 • Syracuse, N.Y. • Carrier Dome (30,123)

In an exciting, down-to-the-wire game,Wisconsin fell to No. 1 seed and eventualnational champion North Carolina, 88-82, inthe Syracuse Regional Final. After trailing mostof the first half, UW went on an 11-0 run to gointo halftime tied at 44-44. Alando Tuckerscored the first five points of the second half togive Wisconsin a 49-44 lead with 17:42 left.UNC then unleashed a 14-0 run to open up anine-point lead. The Badgers would not goaway, though, three times cutting the Tar Heellead to one point. UW trailed by three afterKammron Taylor hit a 3-pointer with 56 sec-onds left but North Carolina made 7-of-8 freethrows down the stretch to advance to the FinalFour. Wisconsin’s Alando Tucker and ClaytonHanson were both named to the SyracuseRegional All-Tournament team.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPTucker 33 9-17 0-4 7-9 2 4 2 0 0 1 25Morley 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0Wilkinson 39 5-11 1-2 0-0 7 4 5 3 0 2 11Chambliss 26 3-7 3-6 0-0 3 2 4 2 0 0 9Hanson 32 5-8 5-8 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 1 15Nixon 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2Helmigk 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Flowers 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Taylor 28 6-12 2-3 4-4 3 2 1 2 0 0 18Butch 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Stiemsma 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2team 4TOTALS 200 30-61 11-24 11-13 29 17 17 12 0 5 82

(.492)(.458) (.846)

UNC MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPJ. Williams 21 3-6 0-3 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6McCants 31 8-17 3-6 2-4 4 2 4 0 1 0 21May 34 13-19 0-0 3-4 12 2 2 1 2 0 29Felton 33 5-11 1-5 6-6 5 2 7 3 1 0 17Manuel 27 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 1 0 3 4Scott 15 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3Thomas 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0M. Williams 21 1-6 0-1 4-4 3 2 1 1 0 2 6Noel 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2team 2TOTALS 200 34-64 5-16 15-18 33 15 19 9 5 5 88

(.531)(.313) (.833)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 44 38 82North Carolina 44 44 88

2006

(8) Arizona 94 • (9) UW 75

March 17, 2006 • Philadelpha, PA • Wachovia Center(19,990)

The ninth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers fell behindearly, 24-8, and never recovered in a 94-75 lossto No. 8-seed Arizona in a first-round NCAATournament game at the Wachovia Center. UWgot 19 points from Alando Tucker, 12 pointsfrom Kammron Taylor and 11 points fromMichael Flowers. Arizona’s Hassan Adams led allscorers with 21 points. The Wildcats shot a sea-son-high 59.3 percent from the field, made 50percent (5 of 10) of their three-point attemptsand connected on 19 of 23 (82.6 percent) freethrow tries. Arizona also held a 36-27 rebound-ing advantage, totaled nine steals and commit-ted only nine turnovers. Wisconsin knockeddown 10 three-pointers, including six in thesecond half, but couldn’t get within single dig-its of the Wildcats.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPButch 19 1-4 0-2 4-4 1 5 2 0 0 1 6Tucker 37 5-15 1-1 8-14 4 0 2 2 0 1 19Chappell 19 4-6 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 0 8Nixon 22 2-4 2-3 0-0 5 1 2 0 1 0 6Taylor 31 4-11 4-7 0-0 0 0 4 3 0 1 12Barry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bronson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Cain 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Flowers 29 4-8 2-4 1-1 2 2 4 2 1 1 11Gullikson 14 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 0 4Krabbenhoft 25 3-6 1-2 2-3 4 2 4 1 0 0 9team 7 Totals 200 25-58 10-20 15-22 27 17 19 10 3 4 75

(.431)(.500) (.682)

UA MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPWilliams 29 3-10 1-3 3-3 7 2 2 1 2 3 10Radenovic 34 8-12 0-1 2-2 7 3 2 3 1 0 18Walters 16 2-2 0-0 2-2 2 4 0 1 1 2 6Shakur 37 6-13 3-5 2-4 5 1 9 2 1 2 17Adams 23 10-14 0-0 1-2 2 3 3 0 0 1 21Bagga 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Dillon 15 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2Rodgers 13 2-2 1-1 3-4 2 2 0 1 0 1 8Tangara 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Onobun 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0Prince 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brielmaier 25 3-3 0-0 4-4 8 2 0 0 0 0 10team 0Totals 200 35-59 5-10 19-23 36 19 19 9 6 9 94

(.593)(.500) (.826)

SCORING BY HALVESWisconsin 34 41 75Arizona 46 48 94

2007

(2) UW 76 • (15) Texas AM-C.C.63

March 16, 2007 • Chicago, IL • United Center (18,237)

No. 2 seed Wisconsin overcame a slow start,scoring 57 points in the second half, to knockoff 15th-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi atthe United Center. The islanders jumped out toa 10-0 lead and led by as many as 18 points inthe first half. TAMU-CC still held a 12-pointlead with 14:41 left in the game before UWstarted its decisive rally. The Badgers scored 48points in the final 14+ minutes with KammronTaylor scoring all 24 of his points during thatstretch. At one point, Taylor scored 14 straightpoints for UW. He led all scorers while AlandoTucker chipped in with 23.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLandry 23 2-3 0-0 3-4 7 3 0 0 1 2 7Tucker 35 6-17 2-4 9-10 5 4 1 0 0 0 23Chappell 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 1 0 2 0Flowers 20 1-4 0-2 2-3 6 3 1 2 1 1 4Taylor 38 7-15 3-8 7-9 1 0 3 2 0 2 24Bohannon 26 3-8 2-5 2-2 0 2 3 1 1 1 10Bronson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cain 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hughes 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Stiemsma 17 1-3 0-0 2-2 6 3 3 1 1 0 3Gullikson 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Krabbenhoft 19 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4team 3 Totals 200 22-55 7-20 25-30 21 21 13 10 4 8 76

(.400)(.350) (.833)

AMCC MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPMenifee 24 2-4 0-1 0-2 4 4 4 1 1 0 4Engelken 19 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 3 2 1 0 0 6Daniels 34 7-14 1-3 5-6 9 3 0 4 4 1 20Ervin 29 2-4 1-1 0-0 5 2 3 4 0 0 5Mitchell 30 3-8 3-4 2-4 3 5 7 4 0 2 11Washington 20 2-5 1-2 2-4 1 2 0 0 0 0 7Johnson 10 1-3 0-0 2-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4Slatnick 8 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2Smith 22 1-3 0-0 2-2 6 4 0 3 0 1 4Nelson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0team 4Totals 200 20-46 6-12 17-25 34 26 16 17 5 5 63

(.435)(.500) (.680)

SCORING BY HALVESTexas A&M-C.C. 27 36 63Wisconsin 19 57 76

(7) UNLV 74 • (2) UW 68

March 18, 2007 • Chicago, IL • United Center (20,916)

Wisconsin’s record-setting season came to aclose with a 74-68 loss to No. 7 seed UNLV. TheBadgers again started slowly, only to rally in thesecond half. UW trailed by as many as 13points but used a 16-2 run to take a 53-48 leadwith 8:19 left in the game. UNLV’s Kevin Krugergot hot after that, though, scoring 12 points ina span of 4:27 to lead UNLV to the win.Kammron Taylor again led all scorers with 24points, including 19 in the second half. UNLV’sWendell White finished with 22 points as theRunnin’ Rebels connected on 10-of-20 3-point-ers.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLandry 27 2-6 0-1 0-0 3 3 2 2 1 2 4Tucker 39 4-11 1-6 8-13 7 1 3 0 0 1 17Chappell 18 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 4Flowers 19 3-5 0-1 3-4 3 5 3 2 0 1 9Taylor 36 6-16 3-10 9-9 2 2 2 3 0 0 24Bohannon 30 3-6 1-3 0-0 6 2 1 1 0 1 7Hughes 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Stiemsma 8 1-1 0-0 1-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3Gullikson 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Krabbenhoft 16 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0team 3Totals 200 21-51 5-21 21-27 31 21 14 8 0 6 68

(.412)(.238) (.778)

UNLV MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPEssengue 29 3-6 0-0 3-3 9 4 0 3 0 1 9Adams 27 3-10 3-6 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 1 9Kruger 37 4-10 4-9 4-5 6 0 7 0 1 0 16Umeh 37 2-6 1-3 2-2 7 4 3 2 0 0 7White 29 8-12 0-0 6-6 3 2 1 1 1 1 22Bailey 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Lawrence 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Rougeau 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Anthony 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 1 0 0 6Terry 13 2-3 1-1 1-4 0 3 1 1 0 0 6Darger 9 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3team 3Totals 200 24-52 10-20 16-20 33 22 14 8 2 3 74

(.462)(.500) (.800)

SCORING BY HALVESUNLV 39 35 74Wisconsin 27 41 68

2008

(3) UW 71 • (14) Cal St.Fullerton 56

March 20, 2008 • Omaha, NE • Qwest Center (17,162)

As a No. 3 seed, Wisconsin opened up the 2008NCAA Tournament with a 71-56 win over 14th-seeded Cal State Fullerton behind double digitscoring from Brian Butch (14), Joe Krabbenhoft(13) and Jason Bohannon (13). The Titans gavethe Badgers a good fight in the first half enter-ing the locker room only trailing 30-28.Wisconsin opened up the second half with a lit-tle run, and by the ten-minute mark, was up52-40. The Badgers out-rebounded the Titans50-27 and held them to only 36 percent shoot-ing even though Josh Akognon scored a game-high 31 points. UW tied the school record of 30wins set in 2007.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLandry 34 3-11 0-1 2-2 12 1 1 1 2 1 8Krabbenhoft 31 5-7 1-1 2-2 9 2 0 5 2 0 13Butch 29 7-14 0-1 0-3 9 0 1 3 1 0 14Hughes 23 2-6 0-3 4-7 2 3 4 3 0 4 8Flowers 39 3-10 1-5 2-3 6 3 4 2 0 2 9Bohannon 33 2-7 1-5 8-8 3 0 2 1 0 0 13Bronson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Jarmusz 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Leuer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Stiemsma 8 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 1 2 1 6team 3 1 Totals 200 25-59 3-16 18-25 50 11 13 17 7 8 71

(.424)(.188) (.720)

CSF MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPCutley 35 3-9 1-2 2-4 3 2 2 4 0 0 9Robinson 23 5-11 1-2 0-0 3 5 2 2 0 0 11Morgan 25 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 2 0 0 2Akognon 37 11-23 5-12 4-5 8 2 0 3 0 3 31Reed 27 1-3 0-0 1-4 2 4 3 0 0 3 3Lassiter 16 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0Lima 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Alexander 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0Green 15 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0Crenshaw 17 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0team 7Totals 200 21-58 7-21 7-13 27 25 7 14 0 9 56

(.362)(.333) (.538)

SCORING BY HALVESCal State Fullerton 28 28 56Wisconsin 30 41 71

(3) UW 72 • (11) Kansas State55

March 22, 2008 • Omaha, NE • Qwest Center (17,162)

Wisconsin advanced to the Sweet Sixteen forthe fourth time in school history as it defeatedthe No. 11 seed Kansas State in the secondround. Trevon Hughes matched a career-high25 points, while Greg Stiemsma scored a career-high 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds ashe shut down KSU freshman phenom MichaelBeasley in the second half as the Badgers set aprogram record with their 31st win. MichaelFlowers quietly tallied 15 points and the Badgerdefense held the Wildcats without a 3-pointer(0-13) for the first time in 348 games.

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLandry 24 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 3 2 2 0 1 2Krabbenhoft 31 1-5 0-2 0-0 5 3 0 1 0 0 2Butch 23 3-7 1-3 2-4 4 3 0 0 0 0 9Hughes 36 8-14 4-9 5-8 2 3 3 1 0 1 25Flowers 33 5-6 3-3 2-2 5 3 4 5 0 1 15Bohannon 32 1-4 1-4 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 5Bronson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Valentyn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jarmusz 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leuer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Stiemsma 14 6-9 0-0 2-3 7 3 0 0 0 0 14Nankivil 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0team 2Totals 200 24-46 9-22 15-24 26 18 10 10 0 3 72

(.522)(.409) (.625)

KSU MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPWalker 28 7-11 0-2 4-4 6 5 0 2 0 0 18Sutton 11 0-1 0-1 2-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 2Beasley 37 8-19 0-4 7-7 13 3 0 3 0 2 23Young 27 2-4 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 4Stewart 32 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 3 0 1 0Pullen 22 2-7 0-3 0-2 0 4 1 0 0 0 4Brown 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0Gilbert 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Merriewether 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Anderson 11 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2Kent 13 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2Colon 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Franklin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0team 5Totals 200 21-53 0-13 13-16 36 23 4 13 1 4 55

(.396)(.000) (.813)

SCORING BY HALVESKansas State 33 22 55Wisconsin 39 33 72

(3) UW 56 • (10) Davidson 73

March 28, 2008 • Detroit, MI • Ford Field (57,028)

Wisconsin’s season came to an end with a 73-56 loss to No. 10 seed Davidson in the MidwestRegional Semifinal. Hot shooting led to a 36-36tie at halftime. Davidson bested UW early, con-necting on 8-of-14 threes compared toWisconsin’s 7-of-17 shooting from long rangein the first half. The Badgers were unable tokeep up the scoring pace in the second half asDavidson steadily pulled away and outscoredUW 37-to-20 after intermission. Wisconsin shotjust 23.8 percent in the second half, whileDavidson connected on 44.4 percent of theirtries. The Wildcats were led by sophomore All-American Stephen Curry - who had 33 pointson 11-of-22 shooting - and senior JasonRichards (11 points, 13 assists and zeroturnovers). Michael Flowers paced the Badgerswith 12 points and six rebounds..

UW MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPLandry 31 1-4 0-1 5-6 6 3 1 1 0 0 7Krabbenhoft 35 4-5 1-4 1-2 3 2 2 3 0 0 10Butch 29 4-9 2-6 1-4 2 1 1 2 0 0 11Hughes 12 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Flowers 40 4-14 3-9 1-1 6 2 2 2 0 1 12Bohannon 34 3-8 2-4 3-4 2 2 3 1 1 1 11Bronson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Jarmusz 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leuer 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Stiemsma 16 1-3 0-0 3-4 5 3 0 2 2 0 5Nankivil 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 5TOTALS 200 17-46 8-23 14-21 31 13 9 12 3 2 56

(.412)(.238) (.778)

DAVID MP FG 3P FT R F A TO B S TPSander 25 2-2 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4Lovedale 23 5-5 0-0 2-3 4 3 0 2 0 0 12Richards 39 4-13 3-8 0-0 3 2 13 0 0 1 11Gosselin 24 1-3 0-1 2-2 6 3 1 1 0 2 4Curry 37 11-22 6-11 5-5 3 4 4 2 0 4 33McKillop 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Meno 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0Civi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Schmitt 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Archambault 8 1-2 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3Rossiter 20 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0Barr 10 2-5 2-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6Nelms 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 3TOTALS 200 26-53 12-24 9-12 28 19 18 7 0 9 73

(.491)(.500) (.750)

SCORING BY HALVESDavidson 36 37 73Wisconsin 36 20 56

Badgers aim to prove they belong in NCAA tournament Journal Sentinel By MARK STEWART Mar. 15, 2009 Madison - After landing on the right side of the fence for the NCAA Tournament, Bo Ryan would have been crazy to complain about where his team was headed.

But in case you're wondering, Boise, Idaho, is the Wisconsin coach's kind of town.

"I'm a meat-and-potato guy so I know we're in good shape," he joked.

Ryan and his team are also regular players during March Madness so the fact that they overcame their youth and a six-game losing streak to make the field for the 11th straight time was reason to celebrate.

UW (19-12) received the No. 12 seeding in the East Region and will play No. 5 Florida State (25-9) at approximately 9 p.m. Friday. If the Badgers win, they'll face No. 4 Xavier or No. 13 Portland State.

The Badgers' seeding was their lowest ever. It was also the lowest of the Big Ten's record-tying seven NCAA teams.

To UW, that's all just, excuse the pun, small potatoes.

"We're just happy as a team that we get to go out there and play and prove they made a good choice of picking us in the NCAA Tournament, and I think they did," UW senior Joe Krabbenhoft said. "We've got to go out and do our thing."

Though the Badgers have a very low seeding, they weren't one of the last teams in the field. Instead, their seeding had to be shifted so the committee wouldn't break any of its rules regarding the bracketing teams from the same conference.

Ryan thought his team's schedule, which ranked 16th nationally according to realtimerpi.com, was the difference.

"That got us in and beating Michigan twice," he said. "Getting that win at Penn State. Getting that win at Michigan. We got the one at Indiana, which you might not think of because of where their RPI ended up, but to get three road wins. Getting those roads wins and strength of schedule definitely worked in our favor."

Overall the Big Ten benefited from its depth to tie a record set in 1990. The tournament-bound teams are: Michigan State, a No. 2 in the Midwest; Purdue, a No. 5 in the West; Illinois, a No. 5 in the South; Ohio State, a No. 8 in the Midwest; Michigan, a No. 10 in the South; and Minnesota, a No. 10 in the Midwest.

Wisconsin had the lowest RPI of that bunch, which perhaps explains why it got a worse seeding than Michigan, a team it beat twice.

The Badgers watched the selection show at the Kohl Center after watching some tape of their loss to Ohio State on Friday.

They had to sweat out the process for two brackets and about 25 minutes before UW's matchup was announced.

"It's a great feeling just to know we get another chance to show what we're made of," UW forward Marcus Landry said.

And the Badgers get to do it against a familiar foe. UW played Florida State in the ACC/Big Ten

Challenge two years ago and won, 81-66, at the Kohl Center.

This version of the Seminoles is much better, though. Florida State finished fourth in the ACC and beat top-ranked North Carolina Saturday before falling to Duke on Sunday in the championship game of the ACC Tournament.

One constant from those teams is senior Toney Douglas. He scored 24 against UW as a sophomore and is averaging about 21 points per game this season.

He and his teammates should give UW plenty to chew on.

"It doesn't affect anything," Landry said his team's underdog status. "You have to play who's next and they're next so that is who we have to play and we're going to prepare for those guys like we'd prepare for any other team, whether we're (seeded) 1, 16, 12. It doesn't matter."

Bo gets bang for his recruiting bucks Program spends half of some notable Big Ten peers,

but gets impressive results Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Nov. 11, 2008

Bob Gibbons had the drill down pat.

After the national recruiting expert was asked via phone about University of Wisconsin men's basketball recruits Diamond Taylor and Mike Bruesewitz, both of whom are expected to sign national letters of intent to play for the Badgers Wednesday, Gibbons rustled some papers and said, "Neither of them are what you'd call a nationally renowned prospect, but that's a typical Bo Ryan recruit."

"They fit his style perfectly," he concluded. "They aren't egotistical. They are very, very capable recruits who will be fine college players for four years."

Off the top of his head, Gibbons probably couldn't tell Diamond Taylor from Neil Diamond. But he made his comments with a strong degree of certainty because anybody who pays even scant attention to the college game knows UW coach Bo Ryan wins by recruiting talented but lesser-known players who are stable emotionally and academically and will stick around four years.

What few are aware of is the incredible efficiency of the Badgers' coaching staff in finding and signing those players. The program's unique recruiting style separates the Badgers from virtually every other NCAA Division I men's basketball program in the country, not to mention just about every program within the UW athletic department.

The UW men's basketball program has never spent more than $65,000 in one year in recruiting and has spent $289,578 over the past five years, according to data received by The Capital Times.

That ranks it third within the UW athletic department behind football and men's hockey and just a few thousand dollars ahead of the UW women's basketball program (for the full chart, click here). On two occasions over the past five years, the men's basketball program spent less on recruiting in a year than the women's basketball program.

The contrast in recruiting costs is more evident when comparing Big Ten Conference teams. The Big Ten has recruiting data on each of its schools from 2004 through 2007, and the UW men's basketball program's expenses were the lowest among the 11 schools in

each of those years, according to John Jentz, the UW's associate athletic director for business operations.

The Big Ten won't make those numbers public, but The Capital Times compiled five-year recruiting expense numbers from some conference schools, and all of them outspent Wisconsin's men's basketball program by a large margin. Purdue ($680,845) and Ohio State ($658,413) more than doubled what Wisconsin spent from 2003-04 through 2007-08. For the full chart, click here.

Gibbons was impressed when he heard those numbers. "That is amazing," he said. "And look at the results they've had. They were 31-5 last year and 16-2 in the Big Ten." The Badgers' success goes well beyond last year, when they led the nation in scoring defense and won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16.

Since Ryan took over the program in the 2001-02 season, Wisconsin has won more Big Ten Conference games (84) than any other school. Also, UW is tied with Ohio State and Illinois for the most conference regular-season titles with three and the most conference tournament titles with two.

Judging by the end results, nobody can say the Badgers didn't recruit great talent during that span, even though few of their classes were ranked anywhere near the best nationally. Since 2001-02, Illinois has had the most first-team all-conference performers with eight. But Wisconsin is a strong second with seven, followed by Indiana (five), Michigan State (three), Minnesota (three) and Purdue (three).

Since Ryan became coach, the Badgers are also tied with Illinois and Ohio State for the most Big Ten tournament MOPs (most outstanding players), and their eight all-tournament selections trail only Ohio State, which has had nine. Illinois (Dee Brown) and Wisconsin (Alando Tucker) also have the only consensus All-Americans among Big Ten schools over the past seven years.

"I think their level of consistency is what is most impressive. They haven't been tied to one class of players or a couple of different recruiting classes," said ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, who believes Wisconsin recruits talent capable of reaching a Final Four.

"It's insulting to the players to say it's the system. That says you can plug anybody into it and it will work, and I don't think that's true," Bilas continued. "I think it's a combination of a great coach at a school that is very supportive of him. It's a really good school and a really good system that he runs, and he gets very good players."bits'

Bilas said that while Ryan hasn't recruited the super talents like former Ohio State stars Greg Oden and Mike Conley, the Badgers have succeeded because they haven't been forced to rebuild their lineup each year as a result of their best players jumping to the NBA after a season in college.

"It's a different way of doing it," Bilas added. "But I don't think Bo would have turned down Greg Oden and Mike Conley if they wanted to come to Wisconsin."

That begs the question, though, of whether Wisconsin could have recruited even better players and won even more games if the program spent more money over the past five years.

"If Bo is able to do this on that amount of money, the argument doesn't follow that if he'd spend more, he'd be better," Bilas answered. "They could spend a million dollars and I'm not sure they'd be any better or get their players any differently. A certain kind of kid

has been going to Wisconsin the past five or six years."

That makes the Wisconsin coaching staff proud.

UW associate head coach Greg Gard said the coaches approach every top high school player in the country to gauge their interest in playing for the Badgers. They immediately back off if they sense there's little or no interest and move on to players who are interested.

"You don't chase rabbits. You don't chase something that you know, in the end, won't help you. If you come in second on a kid, you might as well come in last," said Gard, who regularly asks players the caliber of former Memphis star Derrick Rose if they want to play for the Badgers.

"You have to be able to weed through some of the information and the answers and find out who is involved and who is calling the shots and who you can trust," added Gard. "Then you make a decision to move on or spend time with a player. There have been a lot of situations when we decided to move on because we didn't want to sit there and spin our wheels, knowing the odds weren't in our favor."

That's especially true if the player isn't from the Midwest. "You look at where most of the players are going across the country, and 95 percent stay within a general three- to four-hour radius of their home," Gard said.

What Ryan, Gard and assistants Gary Close and Howard Moore do well is to look beyond pure athletic ability and identify players in certain target areas who will best fit the program's needs. It's not usually a large number of players, and they have a remarkable success rating with those they identify as must-get prospects.

"We teach, and if we find students we like, we want them in our classroom," said Ryan.

"We identify guys who we feel are suited for Wisconsin academically, socially and athletically."

Gard, who has found amazing success cultivating markets outside of Wisconsin like the Minneapolis suburbs and is beginning to tap northern Ohio, said UW coaches try to identify the "coachability" of a player. While some programs will back off a talented but raw player because their coaches don't have confidence in their teaching abilities, Wisconsin focuses on those players like a guard going in for an uncontested dunk.

"You try to spend a lot of time with people around a player like that, just getting to know him, watching his bench decorum, how he acts in practice, how he acts in class, how he treats his teachers, coaches and fellow players," said Gard, who excels at getting in the door early with recruits he likes and getting a verbal commitment from them before other schools can wedge their way in.

"Those are things you learn to read as far as if he can take instruction, criticism and if he can handle adversity," he added. "All those things come into play in terms of whether they can handle what we have here."

Sometimes everything fits together, and they find a team-oriented player with great physical ability who wants to play and learn at Wisconsin. They are the Badgers' version of a can't-miss recruit. Some, like Tucker, come to Madison as unknowns. But the UW coaches have beat out some good programs to get most of the others.

They beat Kansas, Minnesota and Notre Dame for senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft; they beat Marquette for senior center Marcus Landry; they beat Notre

Dame, Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State, Indiana and Louisville for sophomore forward Jon Leuer; they beat Florida, Xavier, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech for freshman guard Rob Wilson; they beat Iowa for both Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon, who now comprise the starting backcourt at UW.

"Jordan Taylor is another great example. He was a no-brainer," said Gard of the Badgers' promising freshman guard from Bloomington, Minn., who gave a verbal commitment to Wisconsin just as the rest of the country was warming up to him and preparing to lavish him in scholarship offers.

Equally crucial to the Badgers' success are the times their coaches will suddenly back off a recruit they may love as an athlete but has some baggage like family issues, unseemly entourages or other factors. They won't continue to recruit a talented player if the coaches sense he could disrupt the all-important team chemistry or have trouble in school.

"They might have a lot of absences from school or they are disrespectful of their teachers and coaches," said Gard. "You factor all these things in, and you decide maybe he isn't the best fit for what we want to do here."

Gard figures he spends 80 percent of his time learning about how players interact off the court. It's time-consuming, but the UW coaches keep it from being costly.

"We aren't renting Lincoln Navigators. We aren't renting high-class cars and we aren't staying at the Ritz-Carlton and we're not eating at the high-priced restaurants," said Gard. "Those things all factor into it as well. We take a normal mid-sized car, and while we won't stay at the Red Roof Inn, we won't stay at the five-star hotel, either."

Van Coleman, a recruiting analyst from Iowa, said such cost-containing measures put the Badgers in the minority. "Most assistants and head coaches, when they are on the road, they are going to rent the Lincolns and the big SUVs because that's what the kid sees and they see that as part of the power structure of the program," Coleman said. "It's the perception of the player to those kind of things. It really does make a difference. That's why they are driving those kind of cars."

Bilas said the story isn't about how much other schools are spending to get their recruits.

"Some of these schools have access to private planes, and so maybe part of their budgets are allocated toward the use of that plane," Bilas said. "You can argue, too, that Ohio State is spending more but maybe they are more efficient because they have a private plane they have access to. Same thing with North Carolina and Duke. There's no one way to do it."

Nobody is arguing, however, that Wisconsin's way is unique and interesting.

"We'll see how it works out this year," said Ryan, who can't comment about Diamond Taylor, a 6-3 guard from St. Joseph's High School in Westchester, Ill., and Bruesewitz, a 6-7 forward from Mendota Heights, Minn., until after they sign their national letters of intent.

"The more you talk about it, all you do is set yourself up for maybe a year when things don't work.

"We're always coaching from a standpoint of that fear factor, that you hope you didn't make any mistakes filling your spots, having guys who are capable of doing what's asked of them," he added. "We believe in them, they believe in us, and here we go."

Gibbons agreed that other coaches could and should learn from Ryan's recruiting concepts. "But they won't," said Gibbons. "There is only one Bo Ryan."

A commitment to chemistry Bo Ryanʹs system relies on teammates bonding Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ JAN. 6, 2009

Ask coaches or athletes to define team chemistry, and they will most likely cite examples.

The Dallas Cowboys have been characterized as a squad that lacks team chemistry, an explanation as to why they suffered through this most recent National Football League regular season as a talented but dysfunctional group.

On the other hand, point out a team that has won a championship in any sport, and it most likely had an abundance of team chemistry. It doesn't go away, either. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says it shows up years later during reunions.

"On teams that win championships, if you have a reunion -- five-year, 10-year, 20-year, 30-year -- every guy will be there," Izzo said. "There's something special about those teams that have won -- not games, but championships of some kind. There's a bond there and that's probably why they won it."

It's why dozens of Vince Lombardi's players still show up every year for the Green Bay Packers' alumni weekend. Or why the annual alumni men's basketball game at UW-Platteville is an interesting event because the competitive juices still flow with and between all those players from the NCAA Division III national champion teams of the 1990s.

It's also why the University of Wisconsin men's basketball program is becoming so rich with tradition, too. Some schools are defined by players or games. The Badgers under coach Bo Ryan are one of those rare programs defined every year by team chemistry. It is the lifeblood of a system that has produced three Big Ten Conference regular-season titles in seven years.

"Chemistry leads to every aspect of the game. Good chemistry leads to good rebounding, leads to good defense and knowing where people are and stuff like that. Having good chemistry is crucial to any part of the game," said Wisconsin junior guard Jason Bohannon as the Badgers (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) prepared to play Northwestern (8-4, 0-2) in a Big Ten game Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.

"It's part of knowing one another, what they are doing and how to act on their movement. It's all about reading people," Bohannon continued. "Our team does a great job of that."

Understanding the mission

Ohio State coach Thad Matta is a big believer in team chemistry. It's something that has been difficult to develop in Columbus because over the past two seasons, four freshmen have played just one year and headed to the NBA. That group that includes Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr., who went first and fourth overall, respectively, in the 2007 NBA draft.

"I really, really believe that in all the teams I've ever coached -- and I've been fortunate to coach some very good basketball teams -- as you look back on them, you say, 'Boy, that team had some great chemistry,'" Matta said.

Teams never automatically have it on the first day of practice, Matta said. "It began to form but there were peaks and valleys to it," he said. "You had to go

through some hard times, but everybody kind of, in the end, when you were playing your best basketball, understood what it was and what the mission is all about."

The Badgers are well aware that team chemistry needs time to develop just like everything else within the program. That helps explain why it's rare to see panic attacks from anyone at Wisconsin.

For instance, when the defense struggled earlier this season, seniors like Joe Krabbenhoft and Marcus Landry said it would get fixed. When asked how or why, they shrugged and said, "Because it always does."

Sure enough, the Badgers' defense has improved and played a major role in their conference wins over Michigan and Penn State.

Of course, it's not as simple as Krabbenhoft and Landry made it out to be. Ryan and his coaching staff broke down hours of tape and spent more hours with the Badgers teaching and instructing them. The Badgers focused and practiced hard to make sure they were getting it right.

Paying it forward

Ryan's system utilizes juniors and seniors to teach sophomores and freshmen. That differs from many successful college basketball programs that rely heavily on talented underclassmen who aren't likely to spend four seasons in school.

"I think it comes down to the quality of the person. If you're getting good quality people, whether they are there a year or three or four, your chemistry is going to get better," UW assistant coach Gary Close said. "Obviously, over time, it'll be a little bit easier than if you have constant changeover. But, generally speaking, if you have good people you'll have a better chance of having good chemistry."

The Badgers' system of paying it forward can be traced back to the dawn of the Ryan era.

Alando Tucker, UW's all-time leading scorer, credited Kirk Penney for making him feel comfortable when he first arrived on campus and teaching him what it takes to become successful on and off the basketball court.

Landry and Krabbenhoft credit Tucker for doing the same for them, while junior guards Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon credit Landry and Krabbenhoft. And, now, freshmen like Jordan Taylor are crediting Hughes and Bohannon as well as Landry and Krabbenhoft.

On and on it goes. It's like each year players are handed the keys to the program and nobody wants to be the ones who turn it off.

When Taylor arrived on campus last June as a fresh-faced, homesick freshman, the Badgers' upperclassmen immediately made him feel like he had a new home to enjoy.

"The first day you come in, they invite us to places, invite us to their apartments and whatever. They just take us under their wing, show us where to go and what to do on and off the court. They are real good about that," Taylor said.

When asked to identify who "they" were, Taylor rattled off the names of Krabbenhoft, Landry, Hughes and Bohannon. "Even when we were playing open gym this summer, they'd tell us how we played and how it was going to be when the season comes and what we needed to do to get ready for it," Taylor related.

Taylor believes that open-arms approach helped make him a better player.

"It gives you confidence, it adds to the chemistry of the team, when you know you can go out and compete but, at the end of the day, whether you get in a shoving match or whatever, you'll be friends, that they are always your teammates," Taylor said.

Respect goes in both directions, too. Taylor said none of the young players dares to second-guess the upperclassmen or the coaches.

"Six of the guys on this team have won 61 games in two years, so obviously they know how to win at this level," Taylor said. "So we take what we can from them. And coach knows how to win so we just take what we can from the coaches and the upperclassmen and keep the tradition going."

An adjustment for some

While players like Bohannon and Taylor grew up playing on teams with great chemistry, Hughes' first real introduction to it came when he first arrived at Wisconsin.

"When I got here I kind of felt like I had to make more plays than rely on my teammates," said Hughes, who developed that attitude as one of the few basketball standouts at tiny St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield.

It took time but Hughes started understanding that he could rely on his teammates to make plays, too. "Maybe it's because I'm a junior and maturing and things are coming easier out there, but I'm just having trust in my guys and that they can make plays," he said. "That's what I bought into, trusting my teammates. They compete like I compete and sometimes they do it better."

Hughes loves how respect is earned and shown at Wisconsin. "That helps our team chemistry," he said. "We're always looking for the extra pass and that's good because nobody is worrying about their numbers. Whoever is clicking that day, we know to go to the hot hand."

Hughes remembers how much Tucker helped him when he first came to Madison as a freshman. He grew up in Queens, N.Y., and Tucker, who grew up in a suburb of Chicago, knew how to treat him.

Tucker invited Hughes to go everywhere with him. "He made sure I came with him even though I didn't want to," Hughes said. "He knew my mentality."

Landry felt the team's support when he was academically ineligible the second semester of his freshman year. "Guys embraced me and told me it was going to be all right," said Landry, who has worked hard to become an outstanding student. "I didn't come in here with my head down. I took it as a learning experience."

Many programs merely give lip service to team chemistry. Many coaches can't control it so they don't lend enough credence to it. If they were to ask UW coach Bo Ryan, he'd tell them to focus on what's good about people.

"I don't think people are born selfish. I don't think people are born lazy. I don't think people are born to be disruptive. I don't think people are born to be different," he said. "I don't take any prejudices into anything I do. I just start from scratch and say, 'Hop on board, here we go.' That's pretty simple." Ryan, Wisconsin getting in the swing of things Men’s basketball team uses head coach’s unique offensive style to break down opposing defenses Badger Herald By BEN SOLOCHEK

Feb. 17, 2009

During his seven-year tenure at Wisconsin, head coach Bo Ryan has been able to produce four of Wisconsin’s top 10 scorers, including Alando Tucker, who leads the program in amount of points scored.

But while Tucker may have flourished in the low post at 6-foot-6-inches tall, how does former Badger Brian Butch, who stands at 6 feet 11 inches, shoot for over 30 percent from behind the arc while still getting 667 career rebounds?

The answer is Ryan’s swing offense, which consists of a series of screens and cuts, allowing his players to get open anywhere on the court and operate from any position.

“If you have a post-up game, if you have a shape-up game, if you have a dribble-drive game, it’s all complemented in the swing offense,” Wisconsin senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said. “You can do any of that. It’s multi-dimensional, and it can fit any player.”

When watching a game, it may seem like an extremely complex offense. But as Wisconsin assistant coach Gary Close said, it is not the actual system that is complicated, but rather the added wrinkles that make it so tough to defend.

“I don’t think it’s that complicated, to tell you the truth,” Close said. “It’s basically got three strains of screen along the baseline, a screen along the lane line and some fades. Now, we have some wrinkles that we throw into it, but the basic swing continuity is not that complicated. People know what’s coming, and it’s just a question of whether they can stop it.”

Part of playing in the swing is being able to adapt to different positions on the court. At times there may be a guard who ends up in the post or a forward who gets the ball at the top of the key. But, especially as a freshman, going against bigger players takes some getting used to.

“I mean as I get older, hopefully my offensive game will begin to grow at this level, and hopefully I will be able to score on those bigger guys with different kinds of moves,” freshman guard Jordan Taylor said. “So, I guess that is part of the reason why I came here, and hopefully it will be the reason why I get to score against those kind of guys.”

While the swing offense gives players the ability to score from any position on the court, it is also selfless, which can be a big change for players who are used to being the go-to guy in high school. But since the swing requires a lot of ball movement, it is difficult to defend.

“I don’t think it has anything to do with the offense — I think it just has to do with college basketball,” Krabbenhoft said. “In high school, one man can take over. But in college basketball, the defenses are a lot better, guys are bigger and faster, and it takes five guys out there. Not always in high school do you need five guys.”

Even as players get older, though, they are still learning different ways to look at the offense and how they can take advantage of their opponents.

“I’m still finding little tricks here and there in my senior season about the swing offense that I didn’t use my first three years,” Krabbenhoft said. “So, it can take some time to learn the little tricks. The basic stuff is pretty simple, but it’s not as simple as it seems.”

While the Badgers do not boast the highest scoring offense in the Big Ten, they still average 65.2 points a game and have the fifth-highest three-point field goal percentage in the conference, averaging 36.6 percent from beyond the arc.

Other teams in the conference may run the motion offense or the “Princeton” offense, but they are all essentially the same. It is just the series of plays and the types of players each team puts on the court that differs.

“There really isn’t a lot of difference,” Close said. “It’s just different cuts. A good offense usually has the same thing. It usually has pretty good movement, pretty good screening and pretty good cutting. You know, the cuts might be the difference.

“If you look at a really good motion offense or a good swing offense, or a good Princeton offense, there are a lot of similarities in that they move well, they cut well and they screen well.”

Although the Badgers are not the highest scoring team, they are able to use the many advantages they have and adapt the offense to fit their players and adjust to their opponents.

It is not what the swing offense is that makes it so effective, but the players who run it.

“It’s an offense where good players get open [like] players that screen well, players that cut well and players that make good reads,” Close said. “If you can do that, there is enough flexibility and enough continuity that you can get open.”

A marked change in Gullikson Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER Feb. 10, 2009

The tattoo on Kevin Gullikson's left arm is somewhat hidden.

Unless Gullikson has his arm raised, it's difficult to catch much of a glimpse of the inked Chinese lettering that translates to "change," which is fitting.

The soft-spoken Gullikson, a walk-on senior forward on the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team, has been very private when discussing his off-court problems, simply saying he's moved forward since an underage drinking ticket derailed his season last January.

But the tattoo, which Gullikson got last summer, isn't the only sign of how much things have changed for him over the past year.

A slimmer Gullikson finds himself once again logging important minutes — particularly since the start of the Big Ten Conference season — for the Badgers (14-9 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) entering Wednesday night's game against Iowa (13-11, 3-8) at the Kohl Center (7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network).

"It kind of puts things in perspective about not taking things for granted, because this is obviously something, these sort of minutes, I would have liked to have been playing last year," said Gullikson, who's been one of the first options off the bench for UW coach Bo Ryan lately.

The 6-foot-7 Gullikson has played in all but one of the Badgers' Big Ten games, averaging 9.3 minutes per game and making his first career start in UW's first meeting against the Hawkeyes, a 73-69 loss Jan. 21 in Iowa City.

He's been the first player off the bench in the Badgers' past two games, logging 15 minutes in the 63-50 win over Illinois that ended UW's six-game losing streak Thursday and playing 11 minutes in Sunday's 54-44 victory at Penn State.

That's a sharp contrast to last season, when he played in just three Big Ten games and made only one regular-season appearance after his Jan. 6 citation, his third underage drinking ticket while at UW.

"He put all that behind him, he learned from it, and he's a better person because of it," senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said. "And it shows on the court, it shows in his everyday lifestyle and he's doing a great job. I'm really proud of him."

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone associated with the Badgers who doesn't rave about Gullikson, be it his feel for the game or seemingly non-stop supply of energy.

He's scored just 15 points and has struggled with his shot this season, but has 12 assists against four turnovers and moves well away from the ball, something that doesn't show up in a boxscore.

"He understands how to play," UW associate head coach Greg Gard said. "He understands spacing, he understands movement. He makes good decisions, he's very active away from the ball. He really understands the game.

"If we could transfer some of that knowledge into our younger guys, it would be a huge benefit for them, and that's one thing that we always emphasize for the younger guys is to watch him — how he works away from the ball, how he reads defenses."

And those younger guys have taken notice.

"He slides into the right spots at the right times," sophomore forward Keaton Nankivil said.

It's Gullikson's hustle, though, that usually is easiest to spot.

His work ethic, which is evidenced by the fact eight of his 17 rebounds this season have come on the offensive end, has helped him compensate for not having top-end size or athleticism.

Gullikson has been known to follow up team conditioning sessions in the fall with jogs or trips to a campus gym, a regimen that helped him lose about 10 pounds over the offseason. That put him closer to his weight as a freshman, when he emerged as a vital contributor during the second half of the 2005-06 season.

That's also the last time Gullikson was playing this much.

"He just wants to be the best player he can be to help the team," Krabbenhoft said. "It's all about the team for him. He knows that he'll play down low, but to get his minutes he has to bring that energy, whether it be for 5 minutes at a time, 2 minutes at a time, 10 minutes at a time. He's got to keep his energy up, because that's when he's at his best. So his work ethic is unbelievable. He'll go the extra mile to push himself." UWʹs Krabbenhoft learned gritty play from his father Journal Sentinel By MARK STEWART Jan. 4, 2009 Madison - Joe Krabbenhoft was only 2 or 3 years old, but he knew the routine.

His father would be hanging out with some of his buddies, guys who coached basketball at the high school or college level, and he'd say, "Ask Joe what's the most important word in basketball."

When they did, the boy didn't hesitate to answer.

"Finish!"

Krabbenhoft had no idea what that meant at the time but over the years learned that lesson applied to more than just basketball.

"It did mean make your layup, but it meant so many other things, too," he said. "Finishing the play on a loose ball. Everything. In life, finish. The word finish really got nailed in my brain as a young kid."

That explains why the 6-foot-7 swing man was as dejected after a defeat as he'd ever appeared after the University of Wisconsin's 74-69 loss to No. 9 Texas last month. Not only did UW fall, but Krabbenhoft directly contributed to the result with a turnover that led to the Longhorns' go-ahead basket with 2 minutes 42 seconds left.

Some finish. The moment ran contrary to what Krabbenhoft has been about, especially this season. It's his senior year, and along with classmate Marcus Landry, he has taken the lead in trying to get a young team to play beyond its years and compete for a second straight Big Ten title.

Krabbenhoft was supposed to show the underclassmen how to win tight games, not lose them.

"There is no excuse for it. I'm a senior," he said that night. "I've been in games like that before. I've handled the ball. I take 100% responsibility for that."

Krabbenhoft's parents, Kelby and Heidi, would have been proud but not surprised to hear such talk. The Krabbenhofts pride themselves not only on finishing the job but also getting right back up after taking a hit.

It was one of the many lessons Krabbenhoft learned from his father that helped mold his game.

"He got my heart and soul into this game," he said. "Definitely inspired me to play hard and play basketball the way I do. I guess it's a credit to him."

Since Krabbenhoft stepped on campus three seasons ago, he has been a unique combination of skill and toughness.

His willingness to mix it up can be seen in the scars on his face that split open as easy as an old prizefighter's. However, few players his size pass or dribble as well or are capable of matching up on defense with a 5-11 guard like Texas' A.J. Abrams or a 6-10 forward like former Kansas State star Michael Beasley.

Kelby Krabbenhoft wasn't nearly as talented as his son but he exhibited some similar traits during his days at Concordia College, a Division III school in Moorhead, Minn. A 2-guard in high school, the 6-6 Kelby was moved to the post in college and liked the banging and scraping that went on there.

"Back when I played, the saying was you get five fouls, you're supposed to use them," he said. "Well, that clearly has changed with the game. I led the conference in fouls and had an average of 4.5 fouls per game so that meant half the time I was patting the referee on the rear end on the way to the bench."

Kelby would do whatever it took to win, a trait he passed on to his three children. Beyond that, there was the expectation that, as Kelby said, "You do the right thing. You've got to be a leader, too."

The message was received loud and clear.

Sarah, Joe's sister, played basketball at Concordia and was a co-captain in 2006-'07, her senior season. Louis, his brother, is a redshirt freshman offensive lineman at Division II Augustana College in their hometown of Sioux Falls, S.D., and, according to Kelby, is a favorite of the assistant coaches to host recruits.

At UW, Joe is not afraid to speak up but leads primarily by example.

"Guys like to be around guys that are tough and competitive and willing to pay the price and Joe doesn't take any shortcuts&ensp.&ensp.&ensp." UW assistant Gary Close said. "So I think the guys appreciate the lunch-pail approach he brings each time he steps on the floor."

Kelby helped mold that approach in Joe, coaching him until he started high school, giving him his first hard hit - Kelby hip-checked Joe to the ground as the unsuspecting second-grader went up for a layup and then told the boy, "C'mon, take a hit, let's go" - and, as the years passed, talking to Joe about those who weren't tough enough to bounce back.

If you didn't know better, you'd look at Joe's approach to the game and picture him the son of a meat packer or a factory worker rather than someone whose father runs the largest employer in South Dakota. That's just the way Kelby Krabbenhoft likes it.

Kelby is the president and CEO of Sanford Health, which employees 12,000 people. However, as the son of two teachers and the son-in-law of a plumber, he hasn't forgotten the blue-collar side of life.

"But you really can't overcome perceptions until you get to know people and I think the people of Wisconsin have come to know Joe as a guy that's a lot like those who get up and milk the cows before they head into the office," Kelby said. "To me, when we come over here from South Dakota, we're always humbled by how much people have adopted him as one of their own.

"He's as Wisconsin as Wisconsin dairy, it seems to me."

Joe, who averages eight points per game, leads the Badgers at 6.4 per rebounds contest and ranks second at 2.64 assists.

He is normally a good decision-maker, though his judgment failed him in the waning minutes of the Texas game.

The Badgers were ahead by a point with the ball when he tried to hand the ball off to Trevon Hughes only to see Texas steal it and convert it into a layup.

Wisconsin never regained the lead.

"I told " Kelby him, 'It should be hard on you; you should feel how you feel,' 'The good thing is you've got to take it in context.' said. "

"I feel sorry for the other Big Ten opponents he's going to have to play because he's not going to make that turnover for the rest of his college career."

Since then, Krabbenhoft has bounced back nicely as UW (11-3 overall) opened the Big Ten play with a 2-0 record.

He had nine points and eight rebounds in a 73-61 victory over Michigan on Wednesday and was the primary defender on Michigan's Manny Harris, who entered play as the league's leading scorer (19.8) but finished with nine points.

Saturday, he posted his second double-double of the season (10 points, 10 rebounds) and dished out a team-high five assists in a 65-61 victory over Penn State.

"Where would we be without him, without his energy, without his toughness?" UW coach Bo Ryan said. "He's as tough as they get. I'm just glad he's with us."

Roosevelt grad Krabbenhoft making impact at Wisconsin Sioux Falls Argus Leader By MATT ZIMMER

Nov. 5, 2008

During last weekend's exhibition against his buddies from Augustana, Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft went flying into the stands for a loose ball. And as he attempted to leap over fans seated in the front row, kicked a middle-aged gentleman squarely in the face.

Krabbenhoft quickly turned his attention to the man to make sure he was OK, and as the fan assured the Badgers swingman, through a bloody smile, that he was, the Kohl Center crowd roared its approval.

When you can kick a fan in the face and get cheered for it, you know you're a pretty popular guy, and few are as loved in Madison these days as Krabbenhoft, who later autographed the man's ticket stub.

Clearly, the 6-foot-7 Roosevelt grad has earned the admiration of "The Grateful Red," as his aggressive style of play and consistency over three years explains why he got the loudest and most enthusiastic response in pre-game introductions in the 81-57 win over Augustana.

And for those who looked at Krabbenhoft's solid but somewhat unspectacular statistics as a prep standout and questioned how effective he could be in the Big Ten, take note: As he begins his senior year, Krabbenhoft is one of the most respected and well-rounded players in the country.

He's played in every Wisconsin game since coming to the school (he did not redshirt), finds himself climbing the all-time school leaderboards in several categories, and is approaching his senior season determined to push his team as far as it can go, which he believes is the best way for him to make his mark individually.

"I just don't think people realize what a complete player he is," said Augie coach Tom Billeter, a close friend of the Krabbenhoft family who first became aware of Joe while working as an assistant at Texas A&M. "I really don't think he has a weakness - he's good at everything. He's a great defender, great rebounder, maybe their best passer, and he's worked on his shot to become a better scorer."

Joe 'sets the tone'

Spend a little time googling Krabbenhoft, and nearly every story you'll find throws out clichés like "blue-collar," "hard-hat" and "lunch pail." Just look at his face and you can see how he earned such adjectives - he wears more cuts and bruises than your average mixed martial artist.

"That's Joe," says Badgers coach Bo Ryan. "With all the stitches and everything he has on him, he's not just another pretty face. He sets a great tone that way."

Indeed, that seems to rub off on his teammates. When asked if he ever tires of the "blue collar" labels that seem to be applied to every white kid from the Midwest, Krabbenhoft replied that such descriptions are worn with pride by the whole Badger team, not just himself.

"We all play that way, I just get bloodied up a little more, I guess," said Krabbenhoft, who enters the year ninth in school history in offensive rebounds. "I'm just trying to help my team do good things. My contributions over the years have tended to be all over. I don't worry about the numbers. I didn't worry about them in high school. But I wouldn't have played every game since I was a freshman if I couldn't play. I feel like if people wanted to pick teams - if they wanted to win, most people would have me on their team."

Krabbenhoft is not the first player to claim that team success means more to him than individual glory, but many of the others who made such claims were averaging 20 points (or 20 shots at least) per contest. Joe really means it, if you judge by the numbers.

His 7.6 points per game last year almost qualifies as a scoring explosion. He averaged 3.6 points as a freshman (and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team) and 4.8 as a sophomore, but even making only modest contributions in the points column, Krabbenhoft has made a big impression around the country. He's done that with defense (he made the Big Ten All-Defensive squad last year), rebounding, passing and smarts. College basketball analysts have called him "a coach's dream" for his high basketball IQ and unselfish style.

"In my opinion, he's their best player," Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Todd Kowalczyk said after a loss to the Badgers last year.

And though he isn't a big scorer, Krabbenhoft does make his mark on the stat sheet in other ways. He was second on the Badgers last year in rebounding (6.5), assists (2.5) and shooting percentage (.485), while ranking third in steals (26) and fourth in free-throw percentage (.750).

With that much versatility to his game, there's no reason for Krabbenhoft to change much, though he said he may look to be more of a threat to score this season. The way he sees it, his primary role as a senior is to keep doing those little things, and provide a veteran presence in the locker room as well.

"I've always considered myself a guy who leads by example, and I'll try to keep doing that," he said. "But the Wisconsin style is for the seniors to lead the way, to be the ones talking and getting everyone ready to play. I have to be a vocal leader this year, but on the floor, I'll keep doing what I've done my whole life - whatever I can to help the team win."

Eyeing the NBA

Krabbenhoft credits Coach Ryan in about every third sentence in conversation. Clearly the two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year has been a major influence on him, and that has Krabbenhoft dead set on a career as a college coach when he's done playing.

When that might be, however, is yet to be determined. He isn't likely to be on anyone's big board for next spring's NBA draft, but his multi-faceted game has become appreciated enough that a career as a role player in the NBA doesn't seem as far-fetched as it maybe once did.

"That's been my dream since I was a little kid," said Krabbenhoft, who will graduate with a degree in history in May. "I definitely think about it. The success we have as a team is what's going to allow me to have that opportunity. It's not about the numbers with me. If we have a good team that goes deep into the tournament, that means me and everyone else on this team will get that much more exposure. That's worked out for Wisconsin guys in the past, hopefully it'll work for me."

Says Billeter, who coached another legendary defender, Ron Artest, at St. John's: "He's got a shot. He just needs to be in the right situation. I think if you put him on a team like Utah or San Antonio, a system that fits him, he could absolutely have a chance."

But before he considers a coaching career, or the NBA, he's got another whole season of Big Ten basketball to play with the No. 21 Badgers, which means more cuts, scrapes, bloody noses and bruised elbows await.

"It's early, and I'm not going to make any bold predictions about us winning the Big Ten or winning the National Championship," Krabbenhoft says. "But our expectations are high. I've got one ring (last year's Big Ten Championship), but I'm not satisfied with that. I want a couple more. That's what this year is all about. It's my senior year. I want to go out with a bang and have fun."

Joe and Marcus an inseparable duo A sneak visit to the Kohl Center on their first night at

UW paved the way for an amazing friendship Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Mar. 6, 2009 Joe Krabbenhoft, Marcus Landry and Mickey Perry weren't officially freshmen yet at the University of Wisconsin when they decided to sneak into the Kohl Center and spend their first night on campus together playing basketball. It was a June night and the three-man 2005-06 freshman class for the UW men's basketball team played on the court for hours. They imagined themselves in uniform, helping their new team win another game in front of a sellout crowd.

They played so hard that the continuous pounding on Krabbenhoft's banged-up feet literally reached a breaking point. He fractured a bone in his foot that night that would require surgery to mend and shelve him for the summer. But instead of splitting up Krabbenhoft and Landry, that broken bone helped create an unbreakable, unique bond between two athletes who, on the surface, might seem the most unlikely of friends. "Of all the things that are wrong in this country, it doesn't add up when you see those two. Joe and Marcus are as close as if they came out of the womb together," said Krabbenhoft's father, Kelby. "They are tight and it's a cool thing. It's not something they talk in public about much." Their backgrounds are as different as their games. They are both 6-foot-7 senior forwards, but Landry's calling cards are skill and savvy while Krabbenhoft uses sheer will and guts. Landry, who is black, found the path to Madison through Milwaukee's inner city while Krabbenhoft, who is white, comes from comfortable surroundings in Sioux Falls, S.D. But they've always found a way to complement each other, no matter where they are or what they are doing. "I wouldn't say we're totally opposite," said Krabbenhoft, who was doted on by Landry during their first summer together. "We have a lot in common. We value a lot of the same things off the court like family, faith, school, education," Krabbenhoft continued. "We've helped each other out in all those aspects. We come from different cities and different backgrounds, but we have a lot of the same values." While Perry transferred to Dayton after two seasons at UW, Krabbenhoft and Landry went on to do more than they ever had imagined during their first night on campus more than four years ago. They will be honored during Senior Night ceremonies Sunday when the Badgers take on Indiana in the Big Ten Conference regular-season finale at the Kohl Center. On the court, it's great fun to watch Landry and Krabbenhoft play in concert with each other. Nobody has more post feeds to Landry than Krabbenhoft. Few tandems in program history have executed the give-and-go more often. And during the Badgers' 60-55 victory over Michigan last Sunday, their switching defense on star guard Manny Harris was a main reason why he made just 5-of-14 shots overall and 1-of-6 3-pointers. Landry has scored more than 1,000 points and is nearing 500 rebounds at Wisconsin. Krabbenhoft will finish his career as the only player in program history to post more than 700 rebounds and 250 assists. He also will be playing in his 133rd game at Wisconsin on Sunday. That ties him with Michael Flowers for second all-time in that category, just one game behind leader Alando Tucker. They've been a part of Wisconsin teams that won Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and were ranked No. 1 in the nation. And this year, they helped pull the Badgers out of a deep hole created by a six-game losing streak and have them on the brink of the program's 11th straight NCAA tournament

appearance. But as special as they've been on the court together, their friendship off the court trumps it. "Words can't describe the relationship Joe and I have," said Landry. "It's a relationship that will never die." Godfather to Landry's child It started when Landry spent the rest of their first summer together taking care of Krabbenhoft. He carried Krabbenhoft's books for him to class; he taught him how to drive a scooter with a cast on his foot. Krabbenhoft never had to worry about being left alone because Landry took him everywhere. "So, right from there I owed him," said Krabbenhoft. It didn't take long before Krabbenhoft paid him back. Landry's freshman year ended at midseason because he was declared academically ineligible. As Landry's roommate, Krabbenhoft made sure he was always there for him. Whenever Landry had to talk, Krabbenhoft listened. If he wanted to get away and not talk about it, Krabbenhoft kept quiet and stayed out of his way. Whatever Landry needed, Krabbenhoft provided. "He has always been there for me," said Landry, who has made some major, life-changing decisions while at Wisconsin, such as getting married and having two kids. "He is somebody I can always talk to when I need someone to talk to. He has been always right there to listen. He never criticized me or talked down what I did. He just told me what he thought and tried to help me out." They don't spend as much time together since Landry got married, but that doesn't mean they aren't close. When Marcus and his wife, Efueko, had their second child together, Makaylah, last summer, they asked Krabbenhoft to be her godfather. Efueko Landry understands the relationship well. When she played for the Marquette women's basketball team, she also had a close relationship with a teammate, Jasmine McCullough. "And her number was 45 (which is the number Krabbenhoft wears for Wisconsin). It's funny. We talk about it a lot," she said. "Joe and Jasmine are so similar. Playing-wise, they are hard-working players with great spirits who uplifted their teams. The things you don't see in stats, that's what they did. And off the court they are the same way. They say, 'Whenever you need me, I'm going to be there."' The duo's greatest challenge The greatest challenge Krabbenhoft and Landry faced together occurred this season, when the Badgers suddenly and inexplicably lost six straight games. None were blowouts but the team is youthful -- there are 11 freshmen and sophomores on the roster -- so strong leadership from a senior class that includes Kevin Gullikson and Morris Cain was essential to the turnaround. "Joe and Marcus stepped up their leadership because they knew they had to," said Gullikson. "That got us to where we are now, to be in position to control whatever we have to do." Gullikson explained that Landry and Krabbenhoft got straight to the point with whatever they had to say to the team in general or to an individual player. That

wasn't easy because, at the same time, they were taking heat from the coaches for their shortcomings on the court. "Some guys have attitudes. Some guys who are leaders of the team can tell others what to do, but when somebody tells them to do something they don't always know how to take it," said Gullikson. "But Marcus and Joe have open minds and are always learning from coach Ryan's criticism." So instead of hiding in their shells, which would have been easy to do during the losing streak, Landry and Krabbenhoft handled the criticism maturely and made significant strides in their games and their roles as leaders. "You can't hide in a shell in that situation because you keep digging yourself in a hole," said Gullikson. "But if you come out and confront it, listen to what is told to you ... well, that's exactly what got us out of the hole we were in." As much as Landry and Krabbenhoft were valued before the losing streak, their stature amongst the players and coaches grew during and after it. "I have a lot of respect for Joe and Marcus," said Gullikson. A moment that symbolized the end of the streak occurred when the Badgers were beating Illinois 64-50 at the Kohl Center and Landry gave Krabbenhoft a head hug as they walked off the court at the start of a timeout. It was a moment born on the same floor years earlier on a warm June night. "We've had some great memories on the floor. Little pictures with arms around each other will go up on our walls and we'll never forget those moments," said Krabbenhoft. "The bond off the floor is only half the story because what we share on the floor is what we love to do." 'They passed the mantle well' Assistant coach Gary Close has seen many friendships between players start and grow during his years in basketball. He believes Krabbenhoft and Landry have much to be proud of, as players and as friends. "Guys from as different environments as you can imagine have come together as good friends and they'll be friends for life. That's one of the great things about athletics," Close said. "They'll remember some of the wins and losses, but the friendships endure a lot longer and make all of this pretty neat." Close said Krabbenhoft and Landry steadily improved in all phases of their lives during their time at Wisconsin. "So, it's a great example of how you can get success if you work hard and persevere," he added. "They certainly have done that." As leaders, they couldn't have set a better example for the players behind them. "They passed the mantle well," Close said in conclusion. "Just like the leaders before them have."

Landry reaches top goal Title dreams give way to children, graduation Journal Sentinel By MARK STEWART Mar. 7, 2009 Madison - College is a means to fulfill dreams, and Marcus Landry had plenty of them.

When the Milwaukee Vincent graduate enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in the summer of 2005, he dreamt of championships. He wanted to win the Big Ten Conference title. He wanted to win the NCAA championship. He also had an itch to cook that he hoped to scratch by owning a restaurant or having his own cooking show.

Three and a half years later, some of those goals have been realized. Others have been added. The pecking order has changed.

"It's my No. 1 goal to graduate," he said.

And he will in only four years, which is less time than it takes the typical college student.

Landry is far from the typical student, though. A married father of three children ranging from six months to 4 years, he also had to overcome academic ineligibility in the second semester of his freshman season to reach the cusp of graduation.

"I just try to make the best of my time," he said after an evening practice last week. "Like after this (interview), I'm going to run downstairs and get dressed and try to spend some time with them before it's time for them to go to bed.

"There is so much to get done, but in the long run I know it's going to pay off."

UW coach Bo Ryan has had better players, but he probably hasn't had a better multi-tasker than Landry.

Heading into the regular-season finale Sunday night against Indiana, the 6-foot-7 forward is 27th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,070 points and ranks first on the team this season in scoring (12.9 points per game) and second in rebounding (4.4). In October, he was one of nine athletes nationally to win the National Consortium of Academics and Sports "Academic Momentum Award" for raising his grade-point average nearly 1.5 points in the last two years.

He along with fellow seniors Joe Krabbenhoft, Morris Cain and Kevin Gullikson will be honored for their contributions to the program before the game, which begins at 6 p.m.

Then it's back to work.

If the Badgers (18-11, 9-8 Big Ten) beat Indiana (6-23, 1-16), they'll earn the No. 4 seeding for the Big Ten tournament, which would give them a first-round bye when competition begins Thursday in Indianapolis. A loss could drop the Badgers as low as the seventh seeding and force them to play Wednesday.

Either way, it has been a frustrating year.

"Hopefully the younger guys learn from the adversity that we've been through here this year and they can take it into next year and say I don't want this for me and they can turn it over and make this program what it's known for," Landry said.

The younger Badgers might also take note of how Landry has gone about business in his personal life.

He has done his best to juggle school, basketball and family, doing all his schoolwork before he gets home so he can devote his attention to his family, and getting home during the day to play with the kids or take them to school.

Give a major assist to his wife, Efueko, a former Marquette University basketball player who is a stay-at-home mom. Her sacrifice is part of the reason Landry, though he has enjoyed playing for UW, is ready to get out into the real world.

He isn't an NBA prospect at this point, but he should be able to make a nice living overseas.

It hasn't been easy living on his scholarship check and the little bit of cash they get from his job at the Fetzer Center and Efueko's part-time job at a shoe store.

"I struggle to get them the things they want now. That's just the type of dad I am," Landry said. "I don't want my kids to want for anything.

"But I'm going to be playing somewhere next year, if the Lord is willing, and it's going to be great to know that I'm providing for my family the way that I want to and to be able to give my wife a break, because when you're getting paid you're able to do a lot of things. It's going to be great."

Landry has big impact in the paint The Journal Sentinel By MARK STEWART Dec. 5, 2008 MADISON - With just one telephone call, Marcus Landry made 13 kids' day.

The University of Wisconsin senior contacted the West YMCA looking for help with a class project, but you would have thought he was the one doing the favor the way members of the group were running around the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion shooting baskets and doing cartwheels earlier this week.

About an hour after practice, a corner of the Badgers' practice court was turned into the set of Landry's latest directorial effort, a public service announcement about the Y for his video editing class.

He left a sizable impression.

"I thought he was really cool," 10-year-old Chris McCarthy said. "He looked like a really good basketball player to me and he looked huge. He looked way taller than I thought he was going to be."

That's Landry. He not only looks taller in person, he plays bigger than the typical 6-foot-7 forward.

It's a gift that might come in handy at 8:30 tonight at Milwaukee's Bradley Center when the undersized Marquette Golden Eagles try to keep the Badgers' best low-post threat from taking over the 115th meeting between the schools.

"There's not a lot of guys like him in college basketball anymore because his skill set says he can play outside the three, yet he may be most effective inside the paint." Marquette coach Buzz Williams said.

Landry is off to his best start as a Badger. He is second on the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game while shooting 51.5% overall and 47.4% from three-point range (9 for 19). He ranks second in the Big Ten in blocks at 2.43 per game and second on the team in rebounding with 4.1 per contest. He even ranks second on the team in assists (2.1).

Already this season the Milwaukee Vincent graduate has established personal bests in scoring (23 points vs. Long Beach State), assists (six vs. San Diego) and blocks (five vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville). He also tied his collegiate high with three steals in the loss to Connecticut.

But more than statistics, Landry's play over the years has been marked by his ability to play bigger than he is.

His work in the post is reminiscent of Mike Wilkinson, who routinely succeeded in the paint from 2002-'05 despite not having the size of a classic post man.

"Physically (Landry) is able to handle people by not getting knocked around and being able to stay on his

base," UW associate head coach Greg Gard said. "His footwork is very good and timing is good. He's good at beating people to spots."

Marquette will have its hands full.

The tallest player in the Golden Eagles' rotation is 6-8 Dwight Burke, although according to Williams his team is "6-6 and under as of right now."

Take Williams with a grain of salt. He knows that MU was supposed to be overmatched in the paint against UW last season yet grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and beat the Badgers, 81-76, at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers are going to need strong play across the board in order to avoid a repeat of that performance, but Landry is the obvious choice to do the most damage.

"Once they throw it into the paint, it's a tossup," MU senior Wesley Matthews said. "It's their strength, but it's one of our weaknesses."

Thursday evening, that was the furthest thing from Landry's mind. He had about 20 minutes to get his video footage before the kids had to leave.

So fresh from doing a spot for the Big Ten Network, Landry, still in his practice gear, burst out of the weight room and sprinted upstairs, where his stars were waiting.

The spot is pretty straight forward. The catch was getting everyone to speak on cue.

The money line?

"We're the all-stars of the YMCA," they say in unison. "The YMCA gives us a safe place to go after school."

They nailed the line in one take, then one by one explained why they liked going to the Y.

"I just wanted to choose something that I knew a lot of African-American kids have gone to and it's a place that has helped kids for a number of years," Landry said. "It's a place that I went to when I was younger."

The kids had been fired up since they found out earlier this week that they were coming to see a Badger and the trip didn't disappoint. It's one of those days that a kid, especially a Badgers fan like McCarthy, never forgets.

"He said that if we ever wanted him to come out and play with the kids he would be more than willing, so that's very exciting," said Lindsey Tollefson, the site supervisor for the YMCA's afterschool program. "This is a pretty big deal for them."

It was a big-time performance for Landry. The Badgers would love to get another one from him tonight.

Back at Paradise Jam, Landry a changed man Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Nov. 21, 2008 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Bo Ryan looked around as he stood in the sand that was roasting under the blazing sun in front of the Marriott Hotel's Frenchman's Reef resort and exclaimed, "Nothing has changed."

The head coach of the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team was referring to the hotel, its private beach and all its amenities, which are virtually the same as they were three years ago when the Badgers took part in their first Paradise Jam tournament.

He was not referring to the tournament, which has gotten much stronger and includes No. 2 Connecticut (2-0), No. 17 Miami (1-0), San Diego (1-1) and Iona (1-0).

Ryan also was not referring to his team that won this tournament when it was last here. Gone are key players like Alando Tucker, Kammron Taylor, Brian Butch and Michael Flowers.

Finally, Ryan most definitely wasn't referring to the players from that team who are still around. Joe Krabbenhoft has changed from a shaky defender as a freshman to one of the Big Ten Conference's best defenders. Kevin Gullikson made changes to solve some off-court problems.

And then there's Marcus Landry. What hasn't changed in his life since he was here three years ago?

Landry was the biggest story coming out of this tournament in 2005, a talented freshman from Milwaukee Vincent who came off the bench and saved the Badgers' second-round win over Eastern Kentucky with 19 points and eight rebounds and saved the win over Old Dominion in the title game with 11 points and six rebounds.

Two months later, Landry was declared academically ineligible for the second semester of his freshman season. A few months after that, Landry got married and then became a father for a second time when his wife, Efueko Osagie, gave birth to their daughter, Moriah.

As a sophomore, the 6-foot-7 forward was a key cog on a team that became the first in school history to achieve a No. 1 ranking and win 30 games in a season. Throughout the season, Landry played basketball, went to school and dashed back and forth to Milwaukee, where Efueko and his children, including son Marcus Jr., were living.

Last season, with his family living with him in Madison, Landry played an even bigger role on a team that won 31 games and Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. Landry was named the most outstanding player of the Big Ten Tournament.

At the same time as Landry continued to improve his game on both ends of the court, he began excelling in the classroom. Earlier this year, the life sciences communication major was one of just nine male college student-athletes in the nation to be given the Academic Momentum Award for success in both academics and athletics. The award was presented by the Scholar-Baller program, in conjunction with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS).

Also this past summer, Marcus and Efueko celebrated the birth of their second child, Makaylah.

The fact that Landry has shown off an improved jump shot in the Badgers' two games so far this season pales in comparison to everything else that has changed in his life since he was last in the Virgin Islands.

A tough lesson

Landry flashed that magnificent, room-lighting smile after he was asked to talk about the last time he was here. There was that surge of confidence after he found out he could more than handle the rigors of major college basketball as well as the adrenaline rush of playing with star teammates like Tucker, Taylor, Butch and Flowers.

But what he remembers most is how this tournament marked the point in time when his classroom work began to suffer.

"That was the first time I was away from the school environment, and I didn't handle it the best," said Landry. "It was my first time being gone, juggling basketball and school and, coming from the high school I came from, thinking that once I got back I could do this or do that and it would be fine.

"But that wasn't the case," the Milwaukee Vincent graduate added. "I ended up being academically ineligible by about a hundredth of a point. It was devastating. I was juggling so much for the first time."

That's why Landry invited all of his freshman teammates over to his apartment recently for a home-cooked meal and some competitive gaming on his Wii. He used their time together to also deliver an important message about how they can't let their classroom work slip.

"I just let them know that it's a transition," said Landry. "I specifically told them about this tournament and how it can affect them – not the tournament but being gone from school and having to miss class. I tried to steer them in the right direction so they don't have the same situation that I had."

Freshman Jordan Taylor heard that message loud and clear. He said it's hard not to listen to Landry because of all the knowledge he has accrued in the past three years. "He's like another coach," Taylor said.

That wasn't the first time Landry flexed his leadership muscle. Every autumn, Ryan's wife, Kelly, always cooks a meal for the players, who drive to their coach's home outside Middleton. The players usually make a quick entrance, eat dinner and then make a quicker exit.

Landry didn't allow that this year. At his insistence, the players all came together, stayed together and left together. "That was something that always bothered me since I've been here, but I've never really said anything until now," he said.

"I look at going out to coach's house as a privilege. I understand some guys have other things to do, but it's still a privilege. You get free food, you get to be in a great environment, you can even go swimming if you want. And being together as a team is better than eating and going back home and going your separate ways."

Finding a balance

You could say Landry is just paying back everything he has learned from years of observation. He knows he's lucky to have not just survived all the changes in his life but to have made all of them positive, too. He's fully aware that couldn't have happened without the help of friends, family, coaches and others who were more than happy to let Landry observe them and learn from them.

"Not a lot of people get the opportunity I've had, and a lot of the people who do get the opportunity don't take advantage of it," said Landry, who points to Efueko, Ryan, Tucker, Krabbenhoft, his parents and his brother, Carl, as those who have helped him.

"I'm one of those guys who want to take advantage of people, not in a bad way, but take advantage of people who are around me," he continued. "I've really been blessed with the people God has placed in my life."

But Landry doesn't want anybody to think that the help he has received has included handouts -- especially since his brother, Carl, a former Purdue star, has a healthy contract as a member of the NBA's Houston Rockets.

"I want to get it done and say I did it," Landry said. "I try to be myself and try to accomplish things because I want to accomplish them."

That's why Landry is proud of what he has done in the classroom. He watched Krabbenhoft and picked up on his strong habits, listened to Efueko and took advantage of Ryan's insistence that the Fetzer Academic Center open a branch office in the Kohl Center. And then he put together a plan that centered on finding balance in his life.

"Being academically ineligible that semester made me focus on two things: getting better for the next season and my grades," Landry said. "I didn't have to focus on anything else. Just having those two things to focus on really helped me balance anything else that came along in my life, like being a father and being a husband. That helped me balance and get control of my situation."

"I learned this time is for basketball, this time is for studying. You always have to be a father, but it worked out well. It's hard to explain but it worked out well."

That's also why he scoffs at those who believe he would be an even better ballplayer if he had less going on in his life. "The things I have in front of me and on my plate have only made me a better player and a better person. Anybody who knows me, you ask them and they'll say it's true," Landry said.

Landry didn't hesitate to explain how having a wife and three children makes him a better player. He wants to make it in the NBA so he can provide for them financially. "Me not getting there affects more than me," he said.

Landry's game blossoms

If two games are any indication, Landry has built a resume that should get NBA scouts' attention. He is averaging 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and four blocks a game while making 58.3 percent of his shots. He has buried opponents with 3-pointers, thanks to his improved jumper, and has taken a page from Tucker's book with the way he has split double- and triple-teams for scores in the post.

"Unfortunately, I've seen his game develop, and he is a complete player," said Dan Monson, the former Minnesota and current Long Beach State coach after Landry scored 23 points in a 68-61 UW win over the 49ers in the Badgers' season opener.

"He does remind you of Tucker," Monson continued. "He's probably not as explosive an athlete, but his shot is probably further along than Tucker's was at this point."

Landry is hardly satisfied. He knows he has a tendency to disappear in games. He took 33 shots in three Big Ten Tournament games last year and was so active in the Badgers' win over Michigan State in the tournament semifinal that he attempted a career-high 13 free throws. Landry followed that up by taking 11 shots and grabbing 12 rebounds in a first-round NCAA Tournament win over Cal-State Fullerton.

But then he took no shots in the second-round win over Kansas State and just four during the regional semifinal loss to Davidson.

Asked what his greatest challenge is this season, Landry replied, "To always have the mentality to perform well. Trying to keep that in my mind at all times, never be relaxed.

"I think sometimes I have a tendency of being relaxed, and people might look at that as me being lazy," he continued. "I think I just need to keep that mentality in my mind, to never be relaxed, always be ready to jump and pounce and do something. I think that will help my game out a lot more."

Up for the challenge

What is certain is that he'll never back down from a challenge. If the Badgers win their first two games here, there's a good chance they'll play UConn in the championship game. That would mean a matchup with 7-foot-3 center Hasheem Thabeet.

"It shows you what you are made of," said Landry, who two seasons ago held his own playing against Ohio State's All-American center Greg Oden despite a six-inch disadvantage in height. "If you are able to contain them and play well, I'm not going to back down to anybody. I take joy in those moments and take pride in those challenges that are set before me."

That goes for all challenges on and off the court. Landry knows there are some out there who don't believe his story; those who believe that it's impossible to raise three children and have a stay-at-home wife while playing college basketball and not making any money.

"I get asked about that a lot," he said. "I'm blessed. Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and wonder how I do it. I'm a very religious person, and God has blessed me with the ability to handle things."

Landry went on to say that his mother and father help him out. "Whenever I need something, something is always there," he said.

He then said firmly that Carl isn't paying for it. "My brother gave me some money for my birthday, but my brother is cheap," Landry said. "I take offense when people say, 'Well, his brother is in the NBA, he's helping him out.' He does things for his nieces and nephews but I'm doing this on my own. I have great people in my life who are helping me, but for the most part, I'm on my own."

That is the bottom line of Landry's story over the past three years, although it would be more accurate to say that Landry and his wife have done it together.

Landry admitted that Efueko, who was a standout defender on the Marquette women's basketball team, might have helped his basketball career more than Carl and Tucker.

"When she was pregnant with our youngest daughter she had me in the gym taking me through drills, really helping me, really standing by my side," said Landry.

"She's always critiquing my game and telling me what to do, and it's good to have someone who you love telling you this and that," he continued. "You can hear it from that person and you can accept it."

When Landry was declared ineligible just months into his career as a college ball player, he turned to Efueko for guidance.

"That second semester she really helped me, just being there to talk to, someone who could relate to everything I was going through because she was a ballplayer, too," he said. "She really helped me."

Ryan said there are always people around who are interesting in helping others, but it takes a wise person to understand that and take advantage of it. "Marcus has had that and taken advantage of that," he said. "Some people either don't have it or have it but don't use it. And they are the ones who are in trouble."

Landry looked back to three years ago at this tournament, and he shook his head at how simple he thought everything was going to be. There are parts in his life that are simple, like shaving his head for the simple reason that he doesn't like paying for haircuts.

"Plus, you don't have to worry about brushing and combing your hair," he said. "Just shave it all off and get out there and go."

That's how he feels about this tournament, too. He's not going to worry himself into playing poorly. "I told

Joe (Krabbenhoft) that going out there as freshmen our minds were everywhere. It was about getting into Division I basketball, getting into game time," he said. "Now I get to enjoy it. I can say I've been here before and look around me and say I was here a little while ago. It's going to be great. I can inform the young guys about how it's going to be."

The ones who are going places will listen.

Bohannon chases defensive excellence Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER Mar. 3, 2009 Defense isn’t usually the first word associated with Jason Bohannon.

And that’s why more than a few ears perked up when University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan said Bohannon’s performance on that end of the floor reminded him of former Badgers defensive stalwart Michael Flowers after a win over Ohio State last month.

Bohannon may never be an all-around perimeter stopper like Flowers, but the junior guard has developed into a diligent chaser off the ball — tracking long-distance shooters all over the court. And his improvement has shown up particularly during UW’s recovery from its midseason swoon.

The Badgers (18-10, 9-7 Big Ten Conference) hope to continue their push toward an NCAA tournament berth Wednesday night, when they face Minnesota (20-8, 8-8) at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

“First of all, you’ve got to be a worker and you’ve got to learn the technique, and the longer you’re doing it, you tend to get a little better at it,” Ryan said. “Jason’s a lot better this year than he’s ever been.”

As UW assistant Gary Close said, chasing is “a lot harder than it looks.”

There are rules to follow, such as not allowing the offensive player to change direction.

“Stay between him and the hoop,” Bohannon said. “A lot of times when they get under the hoop, they want you to get parallel with the baseline. You’ve got to stay perpendicular with the baseline and make him go through your chest. And if he does go through your chest and go the other way, you still have that step within him.”

Indeed, the goal is to remain within a step of the player, which is easier said than done considering the number and variety of screens a chaser encounters. That’s where technique comes in.

Badgers sophomore swingman Tim Jarmusz said the chaser has to duck the shoulder closest to the screen and then swing his arm and leg on that side through. That increases the speed with which the chaser can maneuver around a screen and makes it difficult for opposing players to set illegal screens.

“You’ve just got to bust your butt and hope for the best,” Jarmusz said.

Effort hasn’t a problem for Bohannon.

He simply didn’t have much experience in the role before this season — his first as a starter — mainly because of Flowers’ presence. Ryan and Close, though, both compared Bohannon’s development to that of former Badger Clayton Hanson, who went from a walk-on to a reliable defender over the course of his career.

“I think a lot of it’s just repetition, but he’s wanted to get better,” Close said. “It’s one thing to get a lot of

repetition. It’s another thing to want to improve and he knew it was an area that he had to work on and everybody in our program’s got to work on when they come in. You don’t chase people like that in high school, unless it’s the girls down the hallways.”

And Bohannon has doggedly chased some of the Big Ten’s best shooters during UW’s surge up the conference standings.

He held Ohio State’s Jon Diebler, who’s leading the league in 3-point percentage (44.9) during conference play, to an 0-for-3 showing from beyond the arc and just two points.

Penn State’s Stanley Pringle and Indiana’s Matt Roth also failed to hit a 3 against Bohannon in recent games.

Those kinds of showings help explain why Bohannon leads the Badgers in minutes played. He figures to log some time defending Minnesota’s Lawrence Westbrook Wednesday, as he did for most of the first half of UW’s 78-74 overtime loss to the Golden Gophers Jan. 15 at the Kohl Center.

Westbrook, who should provide a stiffer test for Bohannon’s on-ball defense, finished with 29 points that night, though he did most of his damage in the second half and overtime.

“I’ve had the opportunity to chase a lot of guys and guard guys on the ball as well who like to put it on the floor,” Bohannon said. “It’s just happened to be the last couple of games I’ve had a lot of guys I’ve had to chase. … Whatever’s thrown my way, I feel like I’m ready for it.”

Bohannonʹs value beyond scoring He creates chances for teammates Journal Sentinel By MARK STEWART Feb. 28, 2009 Madison - Jason Bohannon is in one of those dry spells.

Slump is probably too strong a word for what the junior guard has experienced the last three games, but the shots definitely aren't falling. In the three games following a three-game stretch during which he averaged 14.3 points per contest, Bohannon has made just 3 of 15 three-pointers, 4 of 20 shots overall and averaged 5.7 points per game.

Sometimes, though, numbers don't tell the entire story. There is value in simply having Bohannon on the floor.

"He's moved well away from the ball," UW coach Bo Ryan said. "He's created a lot of opportunities for his teammates. Do you think these are the first three teams that guarded him? Everybody knows he can shoot."

What doesn't seem to be appreciated as much are Bohannon's solid ball-handling and improved defense. When you also consider his movement off the ball, you have a player who is better at contributing even when he isn't scoring.

Just check his minutes during this mini-slump. No Wisconsin player has played more.

"I think he obviously has Coach's trust," associate head coach Greg Gard said.

On Sunday Bohannon gets another chance to show why.

Wisconsin (17-10, 8-7 Big Ten) hosts Michigan (18-11, 8-8) in a late-season matchup with postseason ramifications.

Both teams are fighting for spots in the NCAA tournament as well as a top-five finish in the Big Ten that would give them a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

UW enters play in fifth place, a half-game behind Penn State and a half-game ahead of Michigan, Ohio State and Minnesota. A victory Sunday would bump up the Badgers to the fourth seeding; a loss would drop them into a three-way tie for sixth with Ohio State and Minnesota.

They beat Michigan by 12 points on the road Dec. 31, but the Wolverines aren't easy prey. Thursday they upset Purdue at home for their third victory over a ranked opponent this season.

Bohannon has been solid against Michigan. In six games, he has averaged 7.2 points, shot 42.3% overall, 35.7% from three-point range and posted a 2-to-1 assist/turnover ratio.

He is coming off a 1-for-5 shooting performance against Michigan State last Sunday. Despite his struggles, his presence helped give Trevon Hughes some driving lanes to the basket. And Bohannon's only basket came after he freed himself by weaving through the lane and then circling the three-point line for a three that gave UW a nine-point lead with just less than 14 minutes left.

It's the kind of play Bohannon might have struggled to make coming out of high school.

"In high school, I had the ball in my hand and I was creating," he said. "I got slid to the 2 here and it was more off-the-ball type stuff and I had to learn when the times were there to come off the screen and catch and shoot."

Defensively, Bohannon is doing a better job of chasing shooters around screens.

He did a nice job of that against Ohio State's Jon Diebler, a 47.2% shooter from three-point range who managed just two points against UW on Feb. 14, and Indiana's Matt Roth, a 39% three-point shooter who managed just two attempts beyond the arc against the Badgers.

Against Michigan, Bohannon can show what he can do defensively against a team that averages almost 27 three-point attempts per game.

"You don't want to have an offensive player gain separation on cuts, and he's done a better job of minimizing that separation when he's chasing shooters or in those situations where he's got to come off screens and be on their tail," Gard said. "Part of it is strength. Part of it is experience, knowing how to take people out of their comfort zone."

Bohannon’s re‐emergence key to Wisconsin winning streak The Daily Cardinal By SCOTT KELLOGG Feb. 18, 2009 During the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s six-game losing streak, junior guard Jason Bohannon struggled badly as a shooter, but he has rounded into form in the last four games.

Since Big Ten play began for the Badgers about two months ago, a noticeable trend evolved: strong correlation between junior guard Jason Bohannon’s performance and the success of Wisconsin as a team. In the Badgers’ seven conference victories, Bohannon converted over 55 percent of his field-goal attempts, but he shot only 33 percent from the field in their six defeats. The bottom line is that for

Wisconsin to be successful, Bohannon has to put the ball in the basket.

After consecutive 30-win seasons for Wisconsin and a Big Ten championship last season, the Badgers now find themselves in the middle of the pack in the conference. Two years ago, Wisconsin earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and last year the Badgers attained a No. 3 seed. This season, Wisconsin is merely fighting for a berth into the field.

Just as it has been an up-and-down season for Wisconsin, it has been a somewhat erratic season for the junior, as well. During Wisconsin’s six-game losing streak in the Big Ten, Bohannon’s shooting percentages were poor.

Against Minnesota, Bohannon made five of 13 field-goal attempts; against Iowa, he converted two of nine, and in contests with Purdue and Illinois, Bohannon went one of five and one of seven from the field, respectively. From behind the arc, Bohannon made eight of 24 attempts, good for 33 percent.

“All the shots have been there throughout the season, [but] they haven’t necessarily been falling,” Bohannon said.

In Wisconsin victories, however, the guard has put up strong shooting performances. Bohannon helped the Badgers halt their six-game losing streak by scoring 20 points and making six of nine field-goal attempts against Illinois.

Last week against Iowa, Bohannon scored 15 points on five-of-eight shooting, and back in January, he led a rout over Northwestern by scoring 20 points and making eight of 12 field-goal tries. In Badger wins, Bohannon is 17 of 35 on 3-point attempts—nearly 50 percent.

Assistant coach Howard Moore knows when Bohannon is successful: the entire Wisconsin squad has an easier time on the offensive end, especially last Wednesday against Iowa.

“With [Bohannon] making shots [against Iowa], it made them very aware of that, and not too anxious to go help inside. We were getting some good cuts in the post in the second half, and we really put the game away,” Moore said.

In all but one of the Badgers’ losses within the conference, Bohannon failed to eclipse the 50-percent mark from the field. And in all but one of Wisconsin’s seven Big Ten victories, Bohannon has shot at least 50 percent. When Bohannon hits at least two 3-point field goals, the Badgers are 5-2. “His main scoring situation is shooting the three-ball, and once he can knock those down consistently, he opens up a lot of things,” Moore said.

Though he struggled shooting against Ohio State Sunday, Bohannon chased and hassled Buckeye sharpshooter Jon Diebler into a subpar performance.

Wisconsin has five games, plus the Big Ten Tournament in March, to prove it is worthy of stamping its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Whether they make the cut could bank on the jump shot of Bohannon.

A POP IN HIS STEP Badger Nation By BEN WORGULL Feb. 18, 2009 MADISON - Wednesday’s results never looked so good to Trevon Hughes.

Entering the game, having help turn Wisconsin’s six-game losing streak into a modest two-game winning streak, Hughes hadn’t been an integral part of the offense. That’s the nice way of saying Hughes fell into the worst shooting slump of his young career. But while his shot wasn’t falling, it was on the defensive end where Hughes had shined. In two games, Hughes’ two main assignments have shot a combined 9-for-24 and had little impact on the end result. For the first time in seemingly a long time, Hughes’ impact was two fold. Making his first three shots from the floor, Hughes scored 11 of his 14 points in the first 20 minutes, helping Wisconsin build a lead it would never relinquish in a dominant 69-52 win over Iowa Wednesday night. Shooting 6-for-12 from the floor (including 5-for-7 in the first half), Hughes helped the Badgers build a 12-point halftime lead and finished with a collegiate-high six assists, two steals and only one turnover, all of which coming against an Iowa team he was bench against just weeks earlier. “You can take every category and he worked hard at it,” UW coach Bo Ryan said. “If you take every possession and you look at his positioning and where he’s steering guys, what he’s doing defensively, what he’s doing offensively, getting guys into position, he played a pretty good game obviously. It’s hard to pick one thing.” Over UW’s past two wins, Hughes, who has seen his points per game average drop 0.9 points over the past week, had shot .06 percent from the floor (going 0-for-7 against Illinois and 1-for-10 at Penn State) and finishing with a minuscule four points. Despite his positive 7-2 assist-to-turnover ratio, Hughes hadn’t made a bucket in roughly 70 minutes of game action, a fact that would have bothered the junior point guard had he not been playing sound defense. Talking openly since the season began about wanting to step up and help fill the defensive void left by Michael Flowers, Hughes’ shutdown defense over the prior two games has been a big lift to a Badger team that had been struggling with their defensive identity. Against Illinois, Hughes kept the Illini’s leading scorer, Demetri McCamey, to only 12 points and zero free throw attempts, a significant achievement seeing as McCamey went 11-for-13 from the line and scored 25 points in Illinois’ 64-57 victory in Champaign on Jan.24. After holding PSU's Talor Battle to a season-low six points on 2-for-11 shooting in UW’s 65-61 home win over Penn State Jan. 3, Hughes limited Battle to just 4-for-15 (26.7 percent) from the floor and shutdown the Big Ten’s third-leading three-point marksman, as Battle turned in an 0-for-6 from three-point range in UW’s 10-point road win on Sunday. “It's about helping the team out any way I can,” Hughes said. “As a point guard that's what you are supposed to be doing. You're not supposed to be scoring much, only do it when it's needed.” This time, Hughes lit things up on both sides of the floor. Defensively, Hughes limited sophomore guard Jeff Peterson (Iowa’s second leading scorer) to 3-for-7 from the floor and 10 points. With Hughes guarding

him, Peterson only made two shots and never drew a foul from the Wisconsin junior. For the game, the Badgers’ ball pressure turned 14 Iowa turnovers into 29 points. “They were picking us apart off the ball screens and had target practice at the top of the key,” Hughes said. “We didn’t have our hands up and that was out main focus. We stuck to our rules and didn’t let the game get out of hand. “We turned our defense around the last three games. We feed off of that and that creates good open shots for our offense.” For the first time, those open shots were in the post. After shooting 34 three pointers in their last two games, the Badgers didn’t settle for the deep ball until at least giving a look into the post. The result was UW scoring 28 points in the post and 7-for-12 from three-point range. “I was settling for the long ball and didn’t get the ball into the lane, which I should be doing and distributing the ball,” Hughes said of his struggles. “That was my main focus of the game - trying to beat my guy, draw another defender and kick it to the open guy. It worked to our favor today.” As it turns out, Hughes’ focus turned out to be a momentum shift for Wisconsin. With 27 second left on the first-half clock and the Badgers up 29-24, Hughes intercepted a Jake Kelly's pass and raced down the court for a lay-in. Before Iowa freshman Matt Gatens inbounded the ball, he and senior Marcus Landry got tangled up, resulting in Gatens throwing a forearm that knocked Landry to the floor and getting a technical for his actions. After Jason Bohannon converted the pair of free throws, Hughes, with four seconds left on the clock, drove the lane, drew the defender and kicked the ball out to Bohannon, who nailed the three at the buzzer, capping a 7-0 run in the final 27 seconds and keeping Wisconsin ahead for good. “I thought Pop’s decision at the end on the pass to J-Bo, he drew the guy, drive, dished and delivered,” Ryan said. “That was a big difference for us going into the locker room.” Added senior Joe Krabbenhoft: “That was huge momentum. The crowd really got into it. That was the loudest it’s gotten all year. It was nice to see that.”

Hughes embraces role Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER Feb. 13, 2009 Plenty of other times this season, the possession would have ended with Trevon Hughes hoisting up a 3-pointer. The shot clock was ticking down, and the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team's junior point guard had the ball on the perimeter. But rather than launching a shot, he used a ball screen, calmly worked his way past a defender and — after drawing attention from three opponents — coolly dropped off a no-look pass to sophomore forward Jon Leuer for an uncontested dunk just before the buzzer sounded.

That snippet typified Hughes' performance in the Badgers' 69-52 win over Iowa Wednesday night at the Kohl Center, and those kinds of plays have become more frequent of late from UW's floor general. That's an encouraging sign for the Badgers (15-9 overall, 6-6 Big Ten Conference) entering Saturday night's crucial game against Ohio State (17-5, 7-4) at the Kohl Center. "That has always been his strength, is making plays off the bounce," UW associate head coach Greg Gard said. "It's good to see him get back playing to more of a strength of that, and I think he's starting to realize that." Hughes dished out a career-high six assists — against just one turnover — against the Hawkeyes. He has 13 assists versus three turnovers in UW's last three games — all wins after six straight defeats. The way Hughes has been able to orchestrate the Badgers' offense is even more impressive considering how badly he had struggled with his shot. He was a combined 1-for-17 in wins over Illinois and Penn State, and had made only 30.4 percent of his attempts from the floor since the start of Big Ten play before breaking out against Iowa. "It showed me that (UW coach Bo Ryan), he trusts me," said Hughes, who's currently sporting a mohawk. "He trusts me out there because I haven't shot the ball well. … He kept me out there. I looked at my minutes, I was averaging like 30-plus minutes because I was doing the little things like defense or hustling and … distributing the ball to my open teammates." Ryan compared Hughes' problems to that of a baseball pitcher trying so hard to throw a strike that he aims the ball rather than relaxing and simply throwing it, an assessment Hughes agreed with. That changed Wednesday night, when Hughes made six of 12 shots on his way to 14 points. Hughes, who banked in his first attempt, also only attempted two 3-pointers, compared to nine during his 1-for-17 stretch. "I could get that shot anytime down the court," he said. "That's what the defense wants you to do and I'm actually bailing them out if I'm doing that. I've got to keep the pressure on by keep kicking them while they're down, don't let up. And I'm letting up by taking the 3s early and often in the games." Hughes also did a good job of using his anticipation on the defense end, but picking his spots — something that's been a balancing act since the Queens, N.Y., native and Delafield St. John's graduate arrived in Madison. He stole an inbound pass in the backcourt and fed senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft for a layup midway through the first half for his first assist. And his steal and layup with 23 seconds left kicked off what amounted to a 7-0 spurt for the Badgers to end the half. "He's always had a knack for getting the ball and finding ways to pick guys pockets," junior guard Jason Bohannon said. And Bohannon scored the last three of those seven points with the clock running down when Hughes beat his man to the left, forcing Bohannon's marker to help. That left Bohannon open on the left wing, and Hughes found him — another instance where he passed up forcing a shot to create an opening for a teammate.

"The past couple games he's done a great job of managing the floor," Bohannon said. "… Maybe his shots aren't falling, but he's still controlling the game and he's making an impact in other ways."

Hughes next in line as UWʹs lock‐down defender Wisconsin State Journal By TOM OATES Nov. 30, 2008 Last year, there was no question which University of Wisconsin men's basketball player would be asked to guard Avery Smith, UW-Milwaukee's leading scorer.

Defensive whiz Michael Flowers would have drawn the assignment of checking Smith, an athletic 6-foot-3 slasher who is back at UWM and scoring well following a one-year sabbatical.

Flowers was the best defender on the best defensive team in NCAA Division I last year, but he's playing in Germany now and UW coach Bo Ryan is still searching for his replacement as the team's perimeter stopper.

Saturday, it was point guard Trevon Hughes — with a little help from his friends — who rendered Smith a non-factor in the Badgers' 67-46 victory over the Panthers at the Kohl Center.

Smith, who came in averaging 16 points per game, was held to two. He took only three shots as Hughes and the Badgers successfully kept him from penetrating into the lane.

"I was just trying to keep him out of the paint," Hughes said. "They spread the floor for the dribble drive and they just kick it to their shooters. We try to eliminate that. We shrink the court. My teammates helped me out, closing the gaps when he did get by me sometimes."

The Badgers defended Smith so well that he didn't score until 6 minutes, 17 seconds remained in the game. By the time he hit a driving layup, the Badgers were leading by 24 points.

"He's a slasher first and the driving lanes were a little more difficult to get into against a team that's real disciplined like the Badgers are," UWM coach Rob Jeter said. "You'd much rather have Avery shooting jump shots."

Despite its success in shutting down UWM — the Panthers scored only seven points in a 15-minute stretch that began late in the first half — UW has much work to do to return to last year's level of effectiveness on defense. The combination of Flowers outside and twin towers Brian Butch and Greg Stiemsma inside helped the Badgers lead the nation in fewest points allowed.

Ryan has no one in his playing rotation with the size of Butch or Stiemsma, but he does have candidates to replace Flowers as the top outside defender. However, Hughes' combination of strength, quickness and experience make him the logical choice.

"I don't think it's my role right now; I think it can be," Hughes said. "I think we've got a bunch of guys that are trying that spot out right now, filling Michael's shoes, but it's going to be hard filling Michael's shoes. He's ... probably one of the greatest defensive players that ever came to Wisconsin and I think it's going to take all 17 guys to fill his shoes."

Ryan would settle for two or three guys filling Flowers' Adidas. Junior Jason Bohannon, sophomore Tim Jarmusz and freshmen Rob Wilson and Jordan

Taylor all could be part of a stopper-by-committee along with Hughes.

Still, Ryan praised Hughes for his positioning on defense against Smith and said he thinks the junior could become a lock-down defender.

"Defensively, he's going to have to be pretty solid," Ryan said. "J-Bo (Bohannon) has gotten a little better; J-Bo did a decent job today. But I'm still looking at Tim Jarmusz against certain types of guards. The guards with the blazing speed exposed him a little bit, but he can play certain perimeter people. And Rob Wilson, I think will develop. And Jordan Taylor, same thing. I think Jordan did an excellent job on (UWM's) Tone Boyle."

With games coming up against Virginia Tech, Marquette and Texas, followed by the Big Ten Conference season, the Badgers will be facing a lot more Avery Smiths in the near future, so they'll need to find someone who can consistently make life miserable for the opponent's top perimeter scorer. In that sense, the win over UWM was just a start.

"People can look at what happened in this game and think, 'Oh, they played pretty good defense,' " Ryan said, "but there'll be plenty of teaching points. We've got a ways to go."

After Saturday, there is at least some hope that they'll get there.

Far from being the inside man UWʹs Gavinski still undeveloped Journal Sentinel By MARK STEWART Feb. 27, 2009 Madison - The change was noticeable.

J.P. Gavinski appeared uncomfortable as he discussed his struggle to get playing time, but that dissipated when he started talking about why being a Wisconsin Badger means so much to him.

A smile grew on the big man's face and he recalled following UW as a kid and going to games whenever he could get his hands on his uncle's season tickets. His favorite Badgers are some of the best players of the late 1990s.

"I used to like Paul Grant a lot and then Sam Okey. That era," he said. "Mike Kelley. Ty Calderwood and all those guys."

They helped create a lore that the 6-foot-11, 255-pound center would love to add to. But first he has to work his way onto the floor.

The third-year sophomore has played just 11 games and 22 minutes as a Badger. His absence was never more conspicuous than Sunday, when he watched from the bench as Michigan State wore down Wisconsin in the paint and rallied from a 12-point deficit to win by 11.

It was one time when the Wisconsin basketball team could have used a big man.

To UW's credit, it has overcome its size deficiency in some ways. It ranks fourth in the league with a plus-1.5 rebounding margin. On the other hand, there are some intangible qualities that the Badgers miss from a big man, such as an intimidator inside or space-eater in the paint.

The biggest the Badgers get really isn't that big at all. Guarding the paint are Jon Leuer, who is 6-10 and 225 pounds, Marcus Landry (6-7 230), Kevin Gullikson (6-7, 235) and Keaton Nankivil (6-8, 240).

Meanwhile, there are three centers/power forwards 6-10 or taller on the roster contributing nothing for the

Badgers this season. Jared Berggren, who is redshirting, and Ian Markolf, who has played sparingly, are freshmen but Gavinski is in his third year in the program.

Some of what ails Gavinski's game is obvious. The left-hander needs to improve his footwork, get stronger and develop better touch around the basket. He also needs to improve his balance and hands.

A lot of it, however, coach Bo Ryan leaves unspoken to reporters.

"We don't micromanage abilities outwardly to the public because that is what we're working on," he said. "We as coaches are working with them in our classroom. If they make enough progress, you'll see them on the floor."

Associate head coach Greg Gard offered some insight into the areas Gavinski needs to improve and it was all-encompassing.

"Everywhere," he said.

Is Gavinski working hard to get better? Gard thinks so, but says it takes more than hard work to become a player.

"You have to make gains and you have to improve," Gard said. "You have to make strides. Status quo won't get it done, so he's got to improve in some areas. He's got to make himself better all the way around."

Gavinski is trying.

Thursday was an off day for the team, which doesn't play again until Sunday when it plays host to Michigan, but if he followed his normal routine, he was at the Kohl Center by himself working out in the evening and enjoying the quiet.

"You just got to keep working," he said. "You just have to know that there is something good happening at the end. There has to be something positive (for) the work that you've put in."

He sees progress. He feels stronger and feels comfortable going either way with his jump hook. He is also a good outside shooter for his size.

But when will Gavinski be ready to take full advantage of what he calls the opportunity of a lifetime? Big men tend to develop slower than other players.

The good news for Gavinski is that the team won't add any big men next season. With Landry and Gullikson gone, there will be room for a big man in the rotation, provided one shows he is ready to play.

"Sometimes the mind knows where it wants to go and the body can't get there so it's a matter of continuing to improve eye-hand coordination, footwork, court sense," Gard said. "All those things go into it and some guys, the light goes on faster than others."

CHEMISTRY GUIDES UW UNDERCLASSMEN BadgerBlitz.com By TOM LEA Feb. 28, 2009 MADISON, Wis. - When Jon Leuer gets home from a day full of classes and basketball practice, he knows exactly what is likely to occur. The lanky sophomore will presumably kick off his shoes, find a comfortable spot on the sofa and settle in for the evening. With that, the standard night in the Leuer living quarters that houses him and four of his Wisconsin basketball teammates has begun.

"Some video games, probably order some pizza or something," Leuer said of his typical night. "Other than that, just hanging out." It is that bonding experience off the hardwood that helps UW when on it. At Wisconsin, there are no one-and-done players because the coaching staff does not recruit that way. Every man on the roster is in it for the long haul, in a system that coach Bo Ryan continually churns out all-Big Ten performers. Once in the program, the players are in the system for years. Thus, growth as a team is unavoidable. "I wouldn't want to play on a team that didn't have that," Leuer said in regards to team chemistry. "That wouldn't be fun. Like I said, we hang out together, we got out to eat together. "It's just fun to have that chemistry off the court." As a member of UW's sophomore class that is continually making its mark on this year's squad, Leuer has continually grown on both sides of the floor en route to becoming one of UW's impact players. In the team's first 21 games, Leuer averaged more than nine points a game and was the Big Ten's leading non-starting scorer in his role as UW's sixth man. When fellow teammate Keaton Nankivil, a regular starter to that point, suffered an ankle injury, it was Leuer that stepped into his starting role. In the six games since, Leuer , along with consistent all around play from the rest of the team, the Badgers have compiled a 5-1 record, allowing them to slowly work back into post-season contention. "We couldn't turn the timetable ahead on a Nankivil or a Leuer, two guys 6-foot-9 and 6-foot-10, to be able to physically inside do the things that we've had done for us the past few years," Ryan said before Wednesday's practice. "They're better at some things inside right now which helps us and they're picking up some things." While Ryan was referring to Leuer and Nankivil's progression throughout the course of the season, the same could be said in regards to the rest of the Badger underclassmen. Fellow sophomore Tim Jarmusz, who averages 15.7 minutes per game, continually comes off the bench and grinds through the dirty work and Nankivil is available to work the low block. Against Michigan State, there was a point early in the game that no upperclassmen were on the court. Instead, the lineup of the three sophomores and freshmen Jordan Taylor and Rob Wilson extended the Badger lead before the regular upperclassmen re-entered the game. "When guys are in foul trouble that's just what you have to do," Jarmusz, who finished with seven points in the loss, said. "You learn through experience and I think that's what it's going to take for us to keep growing and feeling better as a team." That, coupled with the underclassmen's growing familiarity with one another. For the sophomores, they have been around each other for the better part of two seasons and that chemistry is starting to shine through during meaningful portions of the game.

"The more I've played the more I've discovered you build that level of trust and that comfort playing with people," Nankivil, who played AAU ball with Jarmusz during their prep years, said. "A lot of people underestimate the importance of just having the feel for the people you're playing with. "Compare it to playing in a pick up game. Right away you go in and you don't know what people are going to do. You throw them the ball (and it goes) off the wall at the SERF (one of UW's recreational facilities on campus). It's definitely a big difference playing with each other in that amount of time." The five regular underclassmen in the Badger rotation average over 14 minutes of action per game. They also chip in a combined 20.4 out of UW's 64.7-point average. "Those two guys (Leuer and Nankivil) and Tim Jarmusz, that sophomore class and the freshmen in there, that's fun to be around everyday in practice," Ryan said. "Because that's going to be a pretty good group. I mean they're pretty good now, but they're going to be even better as they finish their careers here (and) as they become upperclassmen." It all starts through the initial weeks and months on campus. Sure Jarmusz and Nankivil had previous ties through the AAU circuit, but they still had not adjusted to the college life much like Leuer when he arrived on campus. "I think that every class is close to each other because you're put into a situation that is so new," Nankivil said. "That's the people that you get through it with. It's just something of a comfort level where it's kind of like that's the person that you know has been through certain things and the things you've been through." With three games remaining in the regular season, it is safe to say the sophomore class, and underclassmen in general, will go a long way in determining where and what this team does in post-season action. "I feel like we've progressed a lot since we came in as freshmen," Leuer said. "Keaton, I can't even tell you how much better I think he's gotten. Mentally and physically, he's just a lot stronger. You know what you're going to get from Tim. He makes all the right plays (and) knocks down open shots. "I couldn't have come in with two better guys."

Jarmusz gets the job done Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Feb. 11, 2009 "They don't understand the intricacies of what is going on," said Gard, the Badgers' associate head coach. "They are probably fixated on the ball too much and don't understand the other parts and how all five players work together on both ends of the floor."

Jarmusz is not ESPN SportsCenter material, unless he wants to pursue a career as a sports anchor. The Badgers' 6-foot-6 sophomore swingman doesn't have the speed to out-race anybody down the floor for a scintillating dunk, and he's not going to score 20 points a game.

"I don't call myself athletic, but I believe I can get the job done," said Jarmusz confidently. "I have faith in myself and I have faith in my teammates around me, and I think we can get the job done. We're on a roll here, and we're going to have this continue."

And the former Oshkosh West standout has played a role on that roll that includes two straight wins for the Badgers (14-9, 5-6 Big Ten) heading into Wednesday

night's Big Ten Conference game with Iowa (13-11, 3-8) at the Kohl Center (7:30 tipoff, Big Ten Network).

Jarmusz came off the bench to score seven points on 3-of-4 shooting during the Badgers' 54-44 victory over Penn State last Sunday in State College, Pa. He didn't score during the Badgers' 63-50 win over Illinois last Thursday but was part of the defensive effort against Illini leading scorer Demetri McCamey, who finished with just 12 points.

Gard said that when coaches grade players after every game, Jarmusz grades as high as anybody "because he's usually never out of position and makes good decisions with the ball."

Add Jarmusz's recent improvement shooting the ball and it's understandable why his minutes are going up.

For instance, it was hard not to notice the shot fake he put on Penn State's Jamelle Cornley on the baseline before dribbling past him and pulling up to make a jumper.

The right-handed Jarmusz, who has scored 16 points and has made 6-of-9 shots overall (66.7 percent) and 4-of-7 3-pointers (57.1 percent) over the past four games, also scored from the paint against Penn State with a nifty left-handed jump hook.

"If he can get that thing down, that will be a great weapon because it's an impossible shot to block," said Gard of the jump hook.

Jarmusz, who had made just one basket over six games and saw his minutes decrease before popping out of his slump, credits extra work during, after and before practice for his improved shots. He said assistant coach Gary Close helped him improve his ball rotation.

"That gets your confidence going a little bit," he added. "Each time you shoot it you have to believe you can make it, and that's what I try and do."

But it's Jarmusz's work without the ball that has been most impressive lately. He was very active against the Nittany Lions, and that helped free up teammates for open shots.

"He understands spacing, he understands where to move, and he moves with a purpose," said Gard. "He doesn't run around just to run around. He moves with a purpose to set up what's next."

Jarmusz took the Badgers' six-game losing streak as hard as anybody. He had never lost that many games in his life, let alone consecutively during one season, and he admitted that cost him some sleep as the losses mounted.

What he learned from it was that all on the team had to take responsibility for their own actions. "You have to look at what you can do better to help the team and go from there," he said.

Jarmusz regained his confidence as a defender, and it immediately started paying dividends for him and the team. "When you play good on defense and that helps your confidence level, it kind of goes from there," he said. "Once you start playing as a team and play together and get into a little rhythm, it's easier to knock down shots."

Jarmusz leads by example Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Dec. 5, 2008 Ask everyone to define what a winner is, and you'll get a different answer almost every time. In competitive sports, most of the focus will be on the

athletes who always makes the big play or leaders of successful teams who are counted on for their guidance through thick and thin, on and off the court or field of play.

Ask anybody connected with the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team to define a winner, and they simply point to Tim Jarmusz.

The 6-foot-7 sophomore from Oshkosh hasn't made many big plays at Wisconsin, and he's too young to be considered one of the Badgers' leaders. But it's obvious he's a winner by the way he has already been trusted to make the right decisions and plays, particularly in key moments of games.

The final 17.9 seconds at Virginia Tech last Monday night in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game offered a good example. The Badgers were clinging to a 70-69 lead, Tech's press had created one turnover and was threatening to create more. UW coach Bo Ryan remedied the tenuous situation by putting Jarmusz into the game to make the all-important inbounds pass.

Jason Bohannon and Joe Krabbenhoft made key free throws in front a crazy Tech student section in the final minute, and Trevon Hughes made the game-winning shot in a 76-74 victory. But Jarmusz still made a difference at a key moment of the first of two consecutive road games for the Badgers (6-1), who play in-state rival and 25th-ranked Marquette (6-1) at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee Saturday night.

"He's a winner because he'll do anything to help the team win," said Krabbenhoft, a junior forward, whose style of game is also synonymous with winning. "That's what all players at Wisconsin do, but some really make that point clear with their play, like Tim."

The competitive Jarmusz has been making that point clear since he started dribbling a basketball. He never lost a game in two years at Oshkosh's Carl Traeger Middle School and lost just four games over three-plus years (he joined the varsity midway through his freshman year) at Oshkosh West, which won the WIAA Division I state title his junior and senior seasons. And last year he was a member of the UW team that won a school-record 31 games and lost just five times.

"I'm not big on the whole losing thing," shrugged Jarmusz.

As expected, Jarmusz gives his teams all the credit. "Every team I've played on, I've been very fortunate because the chemistry has always been good and I've always been on teams that have been blue-collar types," he said.

"We just outwork the other team, especially here at Wisconsin," continued Jarmusz, an improving defender who is often the first player off the bench and is fifth on the team in minutes played per game (19.8), sixth in scoring (4.8) and fourth in rebounding (3.7). "Sometimes you won't always be the most athletic, but if you work hard and play smart you always can find ways to win the game."

Jarmusz is the same way off the court. Roommates Kevin Gullikson and Brett Valentyn drew blanks when asked to point out any areas in Jarmusz's life where he doesn't follow the same work ethic.

If anything, Jarmusz revels in how he plays basketball. Valentyn's only complaint about his roommate is that he has to look every day at a picture on their apartment wall of Jarmusz's high school team rejoicing over winning their first state title. West got there with the help of a win over Valentyn's Verona team in a state tournament quarterfinal game. Jarmusz just happened to be the hero of the game, too.

"I see that picture every time I walk into our apartment," muttered Valentyn. "I think he put it there just to rub it in."

Jarmusz has been fortunate to have had excellent coaches who stressed discipline, fundamentals, learning every aspect of the game, and playing it harder than everybody else.

He played for Steve Randall, a tremendously successful coach who died of a heart attack just before Jarmusz's sophomore year. Randall's son, Lance, took over at West after resigning as an assistant coach under Brad Soderberg at Saint Louis, and the Wildcats never missed a beat.

"They taught us the same way," recalled Jarmusz, who added that the themes of every arduous, college-like practice were hustle and toughness. "We always did different toughness drills like ball toughness drills to get us mentally tough because they always said 75 percent of the game is just mental. So just play tough, and if one thing goes wrong, get it back."

Get it back. Jarmusz punctuates the end of almost every sentence with those three words. If you make a mistake, make a good, solid play the next time and get it back. Don't panic. Don't over-think. Stay calm. Trust yourself. Get it back.

Jarmusz was well known to the Wisconsin coaching staff by the time he was a freshman in high school because associate head coach Greg Gard played for Steve Randall at Iowa Grant High School and Lance Randall is one of his longtime best friends. Jarmusz kept impressing Ryan at his summer camps and made such a significant jump during the summer between his junior and senior years that he was offered a scholarship.

He has refined his craft under Ryan's watchful eye. Last year at Northwestern, Jarmusz looked like he was trying to set a record for most turnovers committed in consecutive possessions. He settled on three in four minutes as he joined an illustrious group of Badgers who struggled the first time they got caught in a Wildcat trap at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

"I had to make better decisions, is what it comes down to," said Jarmusz, who was just working himself into the playing rotation at the time of the Northwestern game. "I was young and inexperienced, and some of that stuff comes back to haunt you."

He got it back during the Badgers' 60-58 overtime win over Iona in a first-round game at the Paradise Jam tournament in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, last month. Iona trapped him, and Jarmusz, who has added 15 pounds and plays at 210 this season, attacked Iona's press like a savvy veteran. He made a key 3-pointer that fueled the Badgers' rally in regulation and finished with a career-high eight points.

"You just have to have confidence in yourself and believe you can knock down shots, especially if you're open," said Jarmusz, who has made six of 10 3-pointers so far this season after spending the summer shooting with Krabbenhoft and Bohannon. "I've come to realize that when big shots need to be taken and you're open, you've got to shoot the ball."

None of the Badgers was ready for the kind of pressure the veteran, athletic Connecticut team created during the Badgers' 76-57 loss to the 2nd-ranked Huskies in the Paradise Jam title game. Jarmusz was as bad as any of them as he committed three of his team's 22 turnovers.

"For him to get knocked around, that's good, as long as he gets better," said Gard.

The biggest problem against UConn was how the Badgers abandoned their game amid the havoc the Huskies created. Since that loss, the Badgers have

committed just 13 turnovers in two games -- both victories. Jarmusz has none. He got it back.

At Marquette, the Badgers and Jarmusz will face pressure that is similar to UConn's. It is led by a trio of senior guards who include former Madison Memorial standout Wesley Matthews.

"You have to use that basketball IQ," Jarmusz said. "Everybody on this team is very basketball smart, and I think that's why our winning percentage is so high, because everybody is so smart and we have such great coaches."

The Bradley Center floor will be another state stage where Jarmusz hopes to win. If the Badgers need somebody to make a pass, take a shot, dig up a loose ball or defend a hot shooter, don't be surprised if Jarmusz is their man.

Gard said the extra weight and muscle Jarmusz added over the summer have helped his game. "He's stronger now, and he doesn't get knocked off on screens or shoved that creates distance between him and shooters when they are running off screens," Gard said. "He's able to run around them pretty well, and when he uncoils at 6-7, that's a little harder to shoot over. Then he has a knack for the ball. He's always in the mix."

It's a knack for getting it done; for winning.

Jarmusz remembers how much he learned after getting called up by Steve Randall to play with the varsity as a freshman at Oshkosh West. Randall's first advice to him was to always give maximum effort.

"Whether it was practice or games, you had to go all out. If you're a leader, you have to set the example," Jarmusz said. "I came to Wisconsin and saw the same drive. It's exactly what coach Ryan wants out of his players. That's what I try to do."

Leuerʹs hard work pays off Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER Feb. 21, 2009 EAST LANSING, Mich. — By this time last season, Jon Leuer was doing a lot of watching from the sideline.

A pivotal, late-season Big Ten Conference game like the one the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will play against sixth-ranked Michigan State this afternoon at the Breslin Center? He'd likely have seen just a few minutes of action for the Badgers.

The fact that Leuer, a sophomore forward, will almost assuredly make his sixth straight start as UW (17-9 overall, 8-6 Big Ten) tries to add an upset win over the Big Ten's first-place team to its NCAA tournament resume is a testament to the gains — and not just the physical ones — he's made over the past year.

"Every player wants to be out there when it comes down to the end of the season and at the end of games. ...," Leuer said.

"That's why you work hard. In your mind, in the offseason, that's what motivates you. It's not the only thing that motivates you, but that's definitely a big motivation for me."

The 6-foot-10 Leuer logged double-digit minutes in just one of the Badgers' final 17 games last season. But, after an ankle injury to classmate Keaton Nankivil — who has since returned — Leuer appears to have solidified himself in UW's starting five during the team's five-game winning streak, though coach Bo Ryan has repeatedly said he doesn't put much stock in which players start.

While Leuer didn't have one of his better performances in Thursday's 68-51 win at Indiana —

his 16 minutes were the fewest he's played since entering the starting lineup — he has made strides overall on the defensive end.

That is, of course, a requirement for getting playing time under Ryan. And Leuer seems to be developing a better feel for making the required defensive reads, such as when to help and when to recover.

"I think he's gotten better in terms of having a comfort level of what he's feeling and what he's experiencing," said Badgers associate head coach Greg Gard, who was quick to note there's still plenty of room for improvement. "He's more at ease with what's going on out there, and when things go awry and he comes over to the sideline and we talk about it, he understands it before you really have to bring it up."

Leuer still runs into situations, though, where he's simply outmuscled despite adding about 20 pounds over the offseason. He's still rather lanky and will again be outweighed today by a sturdy and talented Michigan State frontcourt led by senior center Goran Suton.

Suton leads the Big Ten in rebounds (8.6 per game) and offensive rebounds (3.2) in conference play, and Michigan State (20-5, 10-3) ranks second in the nation in rebounding margin (plus-9.9).

So UW likely will need more from Leuer than the one rebound he had against Indiana.

"He still gets moved a little bit because of his lack of a real strong base," Ryan said. "He has to continue to work in the weight room and be better with his balance that way. Some guys you can bump off easier than others. Jon seems to be one of those guys that gets bumped a lot."

Added Leuer: "Right now, I've just got to work with what I have and, when I'm out there, just try to give this team whatever I can."

Still, the offseason work has made a clear difference.

Despite losing five to 10 pounds during the season, Leuer said he doesn't feel like he's wearing down, an assertion backed up by Gard and senior forward Kevin Gullikson, one of Leuer's roommates.

"His energy level and just his explosiveness that he's had this whole year, he hasn't lost any of it," Gullikson said.

And that's why Leuer figures to play a much bigger role today than he did in either of last season's meetings against the Spartans, when he attempted one shot in a total of 6 minutes.

He's averaging 23.4 minutes per game in Big Ten play, and 25.2 as a starter.

"It's definitely a learning experience," Leuer said. "But I'm trying to take advantage of every opportunity I have out there and it's just fun to be out there with the guys trying to get this job done."

Battling the Mountain Recruited as Wisconsin’s next big post presence, sophomore forward and Madison native Keaton Nankivil still searches for the consistency that is needed to battle the best in the country. BadgerNation.com By BENJAMIN WORGULL MADISON - Ever since he was growing up and started playing organized basketball, Keaton Nankivil was always his own hardest critic. Wanting to display perfect footwork, a solid shot and play tough defense,

Nankivil, no matter how good or how he played, still expected more from himself. As Nankivil has ventured through the peaks and valleys during his sophomore season, his thought process hasn’t changed, although he wishes some things would. Given the near impossible task of filling the large shoes left by Brian Butch and Greg Stiemsma, Nankivil’s first season as a starter has been filled with some high moments, a lot of down moments and a lot of moments of simple frustration. “There are days you look like a million dollars and there’s days where you look like 10 cents, it’s the typical peaks and valleys you see with younger players,” associate head coach Greg Gard said “There’s not any miracle magic wand that we can wave and transport somebody into a well-developed player. That takes the course over time and whether it comes together or not, that’s going to be determined by how hard he works.” Nankivil doesn’t have to be reminded on the working aspect of the game. During Nankivil’s freshman year, Wisconsin went 31-5 and won both the regular season and conference championships. Although his minutes were miniscule last year, Nankivil made it his responsibility to learn the plays on the scout team and pick up little tidbits here and there. Starting the season as a starter, being thrust from scout team to top team, hasn’t been the easy transition on the former Mr. Basketball winner from Madison Memorial. “There are so many things that go on that there’s no way you’re going to do them all perfect, but you’ve got to try your best and do what you can to get stuff done,” he said. “There’s a big difference from being on scout team to being on the first team. I wish I could pick things up faster, as sometimes it takes me awhile to change old habits and develop new ones. If you get certain things going, you get stuck in that groove and it’s hard to change.” It’s also hard to meet expectations when you set the bar so high so early. Nankivil (who played in just 19 games, averaged 0.4 minutes and scored seven points throughout his freshman year) did himself few favors to ease into the starting role when he dominated the annual Cardinal-White scrimmage last October. Scoring 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting, it was thought that Nankivil would be able to fill a scoring void. Starting in 20 of UW’s first 21 games, Nankivil showed flashed of brilliance (scoring 21 points against Purdue and 11 points against Connecticut and Marquette) but has been stuck in neutral, being bullied in the post by stronger and more experienced post players. In 23 of UW's 26 games he’s played, Nankivil has recorded four or less rebounds and has been shutout on the glass six times. Including his four double-digit scoring outputs, Nankivil is averaging only 4.5 points per game. Throw in a twisted ankle that caused him to be limited or out for four games and Nankivil knows that consistency is goal number one. “I hope (the 10-plus point games) are scratching the surface but until I can prove consistently what I can do, you can’t really say much about my game,” Nankivil said. At the same time, you’ve got to take some steps and hopefully, those were steps in the right direction.”

Since being replaced by sophomore Jon Leuer in the line up, Nankivil has taken some positive steps. He scored five points in 10 minutes against Iowa, pulled down five rebounds spent minutes guarding Goran Suton in the first half against Michigan State and hasn’t committed a turnover since January 27 against Purdue. “Defensively, he starting to learn to play physical and move his feet and it’s becoming more instinctual than having to process things on the fly,” Gard said. “There’s never going to be an ending point when you’re done learning, but I am sure he’ll draw from this experience he’s going through now. You just have to stay positive, keep working and asking questions.” The questions, just like the peaks and valleys, are plentiful for Nankivil, who is starting to get answers. Spending early parts of the season working on rebounding, boxing out and putting on muscle, Nankivil is developing his motor and his body to bang down low in order to give the Badgers a successful power in the post. As history suggests, Nankivil’s development will either equal Wisconsin success or struggles in the paint. “Maybe it takes a little longer and is a little more difficult, but it’s what is expected and perfection is the goal,” Nankivil said. “There are just so many things you have to learn and pick up in order to play at this level but I’ll get them down and be ready to compete.”

Nankivil deals with ups and downs Wisconsin State Journal By: Tom Ziemer Dec. 30, 2009 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It says sophomore next to Keaton Nankivil's name on the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team's roster.

There have been plenty of times during the first two months of this season, though, when Nankivil has felt like a freshman. After playing just 46 minutes in 19 games in his first season with the Badgers, the former Madison Memorial standout has endured his share of ups and downs the second time around.

The sophomore forward enters UW's Big Ten Conference opener Wednesday afternoon against 23rd-ranked Michigan (10-2) at Crisler Arena still searching for some form of consistency, a reality that's not all that surprising given the circumstances.

"I'm a sophomore, but it's really my first year playing," said Nankivil, who has started all 12 games for the Badgers (9-3) and is averaging 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, "and it's just, some of those things you have to learn and if you're learning on the fly you're going to make mistakes or things just might not work out. And some days that's what's happening."

The 6-foot-8 Nankivil, the state's Mr. Basketball in 2007, has shown flashes since opening eyes in UW's preseason Red-White scrimmage, when he scored 24 points, grabbed six rebounds and displayed his explosive leaping ability for a post player.

He posted back-to-back double-figure scoring games against San Diego and Connecticut in the Badgers' final two games at the Paradise Jam tournament, had 11 points and nailed his first career 3-pointer against Marquette and put together probably his best all-around performance — seven points and a career-high

11 rebounds in a career-best 28 minutes — against UW-Green Bay.

But he's also been held scoreless twice, scored two points on three occasions and is shooting just 41.8 percent from the field.

"You've just got to figure out what works and what doesn't work and how to make things work," said Nankivil, who had seven points and four rebounds on 1-for-6 shooting in UW's last game, a 74-69 loss to ninth-ranked Texas Dec. 23.

"And I'm still trying to figure a lot of that stuff out." Nankivil is still learning the nuances of UW coach Bo Ryan's swing offense because he spent most of his practice time last season running opposing teams' schemes on the scout team. It was the same way on the defensive end, which means Nankivil isn't yet playing very instinctually on either side.

"That's the next step he has to take, is instead of thinking about it and everything (going) by the numbers or by the letters — A, B to C — it just has to be a natural. It has to become more of a natural feel," Badgers associate head coach Greg Gard said. "And as many drills as we want to run or as many individual workouts as we want to give him, it still comes from the decisions and the instinctual reactions that come within the speed of the game or the flow of the game."

There are reasons to believe Nankivil will get there, though.

Gard said Nankivil is asking more questions compared to earlier in the season, and he generally knows where he erred after making a mistake.

"He wants to get better," said Gard, who thinks Nankivil has made his biggest gains as a result of watching himself on film and experiencing situations on the floor. "He wants to be a good player, there's absolutely no doubt about that. It's just a matter of it's going to take time."

Another time-consuming process for Nankivil has been getting accustomed to the group of players with which he's now sharing the floor. Last year, he spent most of his time playing against the likes of senior forwards Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft while on the scout team.

"He's really trying to get used to the game and things like that," Landry said. "But he's coming along and he still has a long way to go and he has a lot more years to be here. And so, he's going to develop as a player over time."

And, despite some of the early bumps, Nankivil said he hasn't lost any confidence in himself and pointed to his relaxed personality as the reason.

"I just don't really fluctuate that much," he said. "… It's just every game I'm going to go out there and do what I can."

Taylor points the way for bench Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER March 11, 2009

Jordan Taylor had already been through this kind of stretch.

Taylor, a freshman guard on the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, struggled to get going offensively during the first 17 games of the season, scoring just 15 points.

So, in the midst of a relatively barren seven-game stretch that saw him total just two points in 100 minutes of action, the 6-foot-1 backup point guard could easily identify the problem.

“I think just kind of back to the beginning of the year, just kind of being kind of passive a little bit,” Taylor said after practice last week.

And the solution?

“Just kind of being stronger when I go to the basket and concentrating more when I do get my shots,” he said.

Taylor appeared to put that remedy into practice Sunday night in UW’s regular-season finale, an 85-61 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in which he scored eight points in 11 minutes. A similar effort would certainly provide the Badgers (19-11) with a boost in Friday afternoon’s Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinal against Ohio State (20-9) at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Taylor’s point total was the highest by a UW bench player since sophomore forward Jon Leuer had 12 at Northwestern Jan. 31. Leuer replaced sophomore forward Keaton Nankivil in the starting lineup the next game, though, and the Badgers’ bench has reached double figures in points just three times in nine games since. By comparison, they did it in all but two of their first 21 games.

Against Indiana, UW held a 26-9 advantage in bench points behind Taylor and senior forward Kevin Gullikson (seven).

“It’s huge for any team if you can get contributions off the bench,” Badgers associate head coach Greg Gard said. “So we’ll take them from anybody at any time.”

All of Taylor’s points against the Hoosiers came on three straight possessions midway through the second half, with him hitting back-to-back 3-pointers on the first two. Those were the first 3s he’d made since the Badgers’ home win over Illinois Feb. 5, and he’d only taken one in between.

For the season, Taylor is shooting just 27.3 percent from the floor and 21.7 percent from beyond the arc.

“With him, it’s just a (matter of) confidence,” said Gard, who noted Taylor needs to work on developing a quicker release over the coming offseason.

“Knocking down two 3s, when he’s knocked them down all the time in practice and then they don’t go down in games, that has a tendency to wear on you a little bit,’’ Gard added. “And I think he’s done a good job of mentally staying strong through that when the shots weren’t going in in games.”

And Taylor has shown throughout the season he’s a valuable asset despite his shooting struggles and modest scoring average (1.7 points per game). His assist-to-turnover ratio during the Big Ten season was an impressive 21-to-8 and he’s displayed a certain toughness that belies his age.

“He’s in there to get things set up and play some defense and give us some energy,” UW assistant coach Gary Close said, “and, for the most part, he’s done that.”

That said, Taylor has hit some rough patches on the defensive end in the Badgers’ past two games. He’s been whistled for eight fouls in 32 minutes, and Gard said Taylor needs to be more disciplined in terms of using his hands.

It’s another area where the freshman is still finding his way.

“This year will pay huge dividends for him down the road,” Gard said. “You can’t replace the experience that he’s been able to get this year.”

Giving Taylor more minutes not a

tough sell Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER Jan. 26, 2009 If Jordan Taylor is a tough guy, then that's news to him.

"I never really thought about it," said Taylor, a freshman backup guard on the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team.

"I don't know. I just go out and play. I don't like to lose, so I'd consider myself competitive. But I just go out and try and make an impact on the game."

He's done just that of late. If there's a positive to glean from the midst of the Badgers' four-game losing streak, it's the emergence of Taylor.

He enters tonight's Big Ten Conference game against 16th-ranked Purdue (15-4 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) at the Kohl Center fresh off of two performances that have thrust him into a key role in UW coach Bo Ryan's rotation.

Taylor scored a career-best 10 points and ran the offense in place of ineffective starting point guard Trevon Hughes in the final 10-plus minutes of the Badgers' 73-69 overtime loss at Iowa last Wednesday.

And the Bloomington, Minn., native was a driving force in UW's late comeback bid during Saturday's 64-57 loss at Illinois, helping to force two late turnovers. In each game, he had three assists and no turnovers.

But, beyond his statistical contributions, Taylor has injected some toughness and grit into a Badgers team that has been searching for exactly that and has emerged as one of UW's better perimeter defenders.

"I love the way he plays. I just love playing with him," senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said. "That's a guy that, when I'm done playing and I think about my teammates, Jordan Taylor's name's going to come up."

And Taylor's offensive numbers are on the up.

He's still only averaging 1.5 points per game for UW (12-7, 3-4), but has scored nearly half of his points over the past two games — he had 14, compared to 29 for the season. He had missed his first 11 3-point tries before drilling the buzzer-beater that sent the Iowa game into overtime, then hit another 3 in the extra session.

"He's hitting shots now, playing with a lot of confidence and he gives us, just gives us some intensity and some things like that that kind of get us going," Badgers assistant Gary Close said. "So he's playing hard and smart and tough and he deserves the minutes he's getting."

Those minutes have increased, too. Taylor, who's played in all 19 games, logged a career-high 27 on

Saturday after playing 20 against Iowa, easily the most time he's gotten in any two-game stretch this season.

That trend should continue against the Boilermakers, and Taylor could again see time in the three-guard lineup that Ryan employed for a good chunk of the second half against Illinois, with Taylor, Hughes and junior Jason Bohannon all sharing the backcourt. Like the Fighting Illini, Purdue starts three guards and exerts plenty of perimeter pressure on the defensive end.

And having Taylor, who has just two turnovers in 82 minutes during Big Ten play, on the floor allows Hughes to play off the ball.

"When someone else is able to bring it up the floor, it takes a little stress off of him being hounded all the way up and down," Bohannon said of Hughes, who wasn't available for interviews Sunday.

"I do from time to time to try to relieve it as well, but having Jordan there the entire time helps him a lot. We feel very comfortable there with all three of us on the floor together."

But beyond anything else, Close said, the three-guard look is simply a way to get Taylor the minutes he's earned.

"We need Jordan on the floor," he said.

And he'll be on the floor more. Ryan said as much during his postgame press conference after Saturday's loss, when he praised Taylor for his toughness.

"I'm just trying to do what I can to help the team," Taylor said. "I'm not too worried about what I do with numbers or statistics. I'm just trying to do what I can do to help the team."

Eager to Please Badger Nation By BEN WORGULL Feb. 14, 2009 MADISON - Although he was averaging roughly 20-points per game for Garfield Heights H.S., Robert Wilson was never really given much of a look. Although being recruited by Cincinnati, Dayton, Penn State and Xavier, Wilson was waiting for some school to show him some commitment. Enter Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan into the picture. Impressed with Wilson’s ability to hit the mid-range jump shot, be a team player within the offense and a defensive catalyst, Ryan and his staff saw a lot of potential in Wilson; recruited the 6-foot-4 guard hard for his sophomore and junior years of high school. Wilson signed on to Wisconsin for two reasons - the potential his coaches said he had before outstanding showings he in the Boo Williams and King James tournaments and because him and Ryan love to win. “His urge to win and compete was just like me,” Wilson said. “I love to win and compete and I am ready to start competing.” After he committed, Wilson made Ryan look like a genius, as he led his team to a 20-2 record his senior year while averaging 18 points per game. He has a solid shooting touch from the perimeter, as he made 38 percent of his three-point attempts last season. “We had identified Rob as a player with tremendous potential two years ago, and it has been great to see him blossom,” UW associate head coach Greg Gard said. “He can play multiple perimeter positions and

has an ever-improving scoring ability that will allow him to do a lot of good things in our system.” Playing in 21 of Wisconsin’s 24 games in his freshman season, Wilson hasn’t been a force offensively (averaging only 0.7 points per game and shooting 32.1 percent from the floor) this season and has been used sparingly in conference play, averaging just four minutes in Big Ten play. But Wilson, who saw most extensive action at Marquette in posting career highs in points (7) and rebounds (5), has been lauded for his defensive skills coming off the bench, bringing in a needed relief in guarding some of the country’s big men. If Wilson is summoned off the bench when the Badgers host No. 24 Ohio State, the conference leader in field goal percentage (47.9 percent), the Buckeyes are going to have to contend with a different kind of defensive presence. “Defensively, he is long, wiry and active, and is just touching the tip of the iceberg with regards to the havoc he can create for our opponents,” Ryan said. “Rob is athletic to a certain extent, but he also knows he has a lot to learn, and that's what I'm impressed with. He's hungry. I like those guys.” From the moment he stepped on campus, Wilson did his part to show he was ready to compete on the court. Spending the summer working with fellow recruits Jared Berggren, Ryan Evans, Ian Markolf and Jordan Taylor, Wilson came into camp mentally tested and already with some role models. “(The hill) was a big experience for me mentally,” Wilson said. “The hill was a mental thing and it really prepares you for the road ahead. “We’ve (the five freshmen) been around each other since the summer that we’ve become like brothers. I have also learned from Joe Krabbenhoft that I need to go hard every time that I can. I want to go hard, so I look at Joe to inspire me to play tough.” After watching freshman Tim Jarmusz get minutes last season because of his defense, Wilson continued to develop his defensive abilities and his athleticism so that he could be used for those defensive situations. Whatever his role is, Wilson’s main goal is to win, just like his coach. “I am doing everything I can, offensively and defensively, to learn what I can do to help the team,” Wilson said. “The first few weeks have been a real learning experience. I feel that I can bring a lot of defense to this team and I am going to do whatever Coach (Ryan) needs. “My main goal is to better myself, help the team and play as much as I can. I love to win and as Coach Ryan is our coach, we’re going to win because he loves to win, too.” Wilson proves heʹs fearless, tough Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Dec. 9, 2008 After Rob Wilson took it to Hasheem Thabeet and tried to dunk over Connecticut's 7-3 shot-blocker not just once but twice, mind you, in a span of about a minute, the skinny freshman guard immediately was tagged as a fearless ballplayer.

Wilson is fearless, but it's not because of those dunk attempts that drew fouls on the Huskies' talented center at the Paradise Jam tournament in St. Thomas

or any of the other outstanding plays he has already made for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team.

He drew the fearless label by leaving his Cleveland home last June and moving eight hours west to the UW campus when his heart said stay home and help his mom, Debra, who had just been laid off from work.

"He loves his mama to death," said Sonny Johnson, Wilson's coach at Garfield Heights High School. "It was tough at the time, but he understood the importance of what he had to do to make sure everything was better at home."

Wilson also has been fearless in his ability to say no to all the temptations that a school like Wisconsin can offer a young man who is far away from home for the first time in his life.

"It was so funny because he said he loves Wisconsin but he also said everybody knows Wisconsin is a party school," said Johnson. "I asked Rob if he was going out or doing this or that. He said, no, he's just having fun playing ball.

"That's something else you need to know about Rob," Johnson continued. "He's not a partier, he's a homebody. But when it's time to play ball he's always there."

That's becoming abundantly clear as the ultra-confident 6-foot-4 two-guard with the choir-boy face continues to make it harder for UW coach Bo Ryan to keep him off the court.

His game is far more than the dunks and deep 3-pointers he makes over any defenses that forget to guard him. Wilson has increased his playing time because he's a quick learner and has grasped the staples of Ryan's offense and defense.

After establishing career highs for minutes played (20), points (7) and rebounds (5) during the Badgers' 61-58 loss to Marquette Saturday at the Bradley Center, Wilson will get another chance to impress the coaches Tuesday night when the Badgers (6-2) play Idaho State (2-5) at the Kohl Center.

Ask Wilson about his progress with the Badgers, and he smiles shyly and offers short answers with a quiet voice. But what's telling is that he also looks every questioner straight in the eyes as he talks. And while his answers are short, they can be surprisingly candid.

Every conversation with Wilson usually includes a question about those dunk attempts over UConn's Thabeet. He answered recently that he was just following instructions from Ryan to be more aggressive and go after opponents.

"Coach Ryan has that mentality also," Wilson mentioned.

When the questioner followed that up by asking Wilson if he thought he and Ryan were alike in some ways, Wilson offered up that little smile and added quietly, "Yeah, I can see a little resemblance."

Others can see a resemblance, too, especially how they are both gym rat 'ballers whose games were toughened on urban playgrounds. UW associate head coach Greg Gard said the only part of the college game that is new for Wilson are the big, loud crowds that are at every game.

"Other than that, the competition and the way people are coming at you -- the scratching, clawing, biting and trying to win any way possible -- that's old hat for him," Gard said. "He has seen that before.

"So maybe he does have a lot of background like coach Ryan," Gard continued. "He has had to fight

and scrap for what he has gotten. He has taken the right path, and he'll be successful because of it."

Ryan certainly likes the path Wilson has taken because he has adopted a willing attitude similar to former UW standout Devin Harris when he was a freshman.

"Some guys that have a little bit of quickness or can jump a little bit or whatever, sometimes they think, 'I can just beat people because I'm more athletic,'" Ryan said. "Rob is athletic to a certain extent, but he also knows he has a lot to learn, and that's what I'm impressed with. He's hungry. I like those guys."

It's interesting to watch Wilson at practice because he is rarely far from Ryan unless he's playing. Whenever practice stops and Ryan talks, Wilson walks toward Ryan and pays close attention to what his coach is saying even if it's not directed at him.

"I can stand behind coach Ryan in practice and listen to what he's saying and look around to see if everybody is getting what he's saying. You can tell by looking at guys' eyes," said Gard. "When you look at Rob, you can tell that he knows exactly what coach is talking about. It's like he has heard it before. It's like he understands the game well enough that what he hears from coach Ryan makes sense or it makes more sense."

Gard calls Wilson a sponge because of how he absorbs everything the coaches teach him. "You tell him to do something differently or something correctly, and he takes it to the next step," said Gard. "Or he takes what you told him and does that well and takes it one or two steps farther. He skips a couple things that you were going to tell him next because he's been so attentive."

The dunk attempts over Thabeet are great examples. Wilson used to settle on taking what Gard called "floating sideways 8-footers" instead of attacking the rim. Finally, during practice just before the Paradise Jam tournament, Ryan told Wilson to make a change in his game.

"He said, 'Rob, attack the rim. The dunk thing.' So he took that to heart, and the next guy he was going to dunk it on was Thabeet. He just picked the wrong guy to put that knowledge to use," Gard related with a laugh.

Wilson took it too far against Marquette when he tried to dunk over Lazar Haywood and turned it over on a charging call during the Badgers' six-minute scoreless period late in the second half. Instead of dunking, he should have pulled up for a short jumper.

Ryan, Gard and Sonny Johnson have told him about it. "That's just the next phase of his development as a player," said Gard. "Knowing Rob, and the way he looks at things, he'll understand."

Gard loves how Wilson rarely has to be told twice to fix something. His ability to listen sets him apart from so many other young players who usually come to college as former stars who are used to doing all the talking.

"That's the biggest coming in, being able to listen and have confidence in your abilities," said junior guard Jason Bohannon. "He has that, and that will take him a long ways."

Wilson gives all the credit to his mother, who raised him and his two older sisters by herself. Wilson said his father isn't involved in his life.

Debra Wilson taught her son to be disciplined at an early age so that he would be best equipped to handle every challenge. "The first challenge was getting through school," said Wilson, who learned in

elementary school to do his homework after school before playing basketball.

"It was hard to see everybody playing when I was inside doing schoolwork," he added.

Wilson followed that tack through his life and has more than handled that first challenge. It has continued in college, where the first semester of his first year taught Wilson, "You have to study a lot more and read a lot more."

But Wilson learned the most from his mother by observing her. She worked two jobs at times in the day care profession while keeping a keen eye on her children.

He admitted he was homesick after he moved to Madison last June to start his education. Making matters worse was that his mom was unemployed at the time. But Wilson saw the bigger picture and never thought of leaving Madison.

"I prayed every day," he said. "My mom always knew everything would work out so she never got down. Through hard times she always kept her head up real high."

All that did was further inspire Wilson. "I knew I had to do this to help my family out," he said. "I want to help my mom. Someday I don't want my mom to work at all. I want to get my education and play ball, do something I love."

Wilson smiled when asked if playing basketball with his new teammates last summer helped him through tough times. "Ball is something I love," he said. "It relieves my mind."

Now Wilson is observing Ryan, his staff and his older teammates. When asked what he has learned so far at Wisconsin, Wilson gave his longest answer. "I've learned there's more mentally," he said. "You have to make decisions real quick. And just what they say about being in the right positions at the right times will give you a good outcome."

He also learned that he had to become a good defender if he wanted to play. "He picked up on it fast, probably as fast as any freshman we've had here in a while," said Gard. "I think he took the knowledge and how he has been such a sponge and combined it with what he can do athletically."

Gard was the first to start recruiting Wilson to Wisconsin so he has known him and watched him play for more than three years.

"Personally, I thought there would be some growing pains in terms of if he was gritty enough and tough enough to battle every possession, especially defensively," said Gard.

"But he has shown it right away, and I know that's what coach Ryan likes about him. The rest of the staff likes that about him as well," Gard continued. "That's what is helping him get his minutes. Will and heart and toughness can help you overcome a lot of mistakes, especially early in your career."

Johnson has been surprised by Wilson's early confidence. "It's unbelievable how confident he is in himself and how he believes in himself," said Wilson's former high school coach. "That's real special right now."

Johnson knew Ryan and Wilson could forge a special relationship. He figured it out shortly after Wilson transferred to Garfield Heights before his junior year and wasn't being recruited by any major-conference schools.

Wilson's game soon took off under the careful guidance of Johnson, who played in college at Ohio and was part of the team that lost to Wisconsin in

Athens in late 2001. That was Ryan's first year with the Badgers.

"When Wisconsin had Devin Harris, I was playing against him," said Johnson. "So just knowing how Bo Ryan does things and how he likes big guards, I called Wisconsin right away and sent them a tape. When they saw him they loved him right away.

"Rob is very skilled, and coach Ryan likes smart players," added Johnson. "I see him becoming a smarter basketball player, and that's just Bo Ryan. It's Bo Ryan taking a freshman kid with a lot of talent and just molding him into the player he's becoming now."

Gard said Wilson wants to be a great player and understands how much hard work it takes to become one. "He didn't come in with a prima donna attitude. He had to work to get to this level," he added.

When Wilson plays, Gard can't help but think of something Ryan likes to say all the time. "Coach Ryan says the hungry dog hunts the best, and Rob's been very hungry," Gard said. "As long as he continues to stay that way, he'll eat well the rest of his life."

Wilson likes to think of himself as fearless. Better yet, he believes he just likes challenges.

"I want every challenge I can," he said as he flashed his smile one last time, "because it will only better me."

UWʹs four walk‐ons expect nothing but give everything Wisconsin State Journal By TOM ZIEMER Dec. 27, 2008 Their contributions are rarely seen by the sellout crowds of 17,230 that fill the Kohl Center for University of Wisconsin men's basketball games.

But if those fans were to stop by the arena the day before a game, they'd see plenty of Kevin Gullikson, Morris Cain, Brett Valentyn and Wquinton Smith - the Badgers' walk-ons.

They'd see Gullikson jostling with Marcus Landry in the post, Cain driving right at Joe Krabbenhoft, Valentyn running Jason Bohannon off screens and Smith hounding Trevon Hughes.

"It doesn't matter your role on the floor on game nights," said Valentyn, a 6-foot-4 sophomore guard from Verona. "It just matters that you're going to come in and work the first-team guys, just work them hard every night and make sure they're getting better every night."

Gullikson, Cain, Valentyn and Smith have played a combined 55 minutes in UW's 12 games this season, scoring 10 points.

Those statistics don't tell the whole story, though.

"They don't get any glory or anything like that," said Badgers sophomore forward Jon Leuer, who lives with Gullikson and Valentyn. "They're just hard-nosed kids that come to practice every day and want to get better and want to get us better, too. That's about as selfless as you can be."

The walk-ons are integral members of UW's scout team in practice, learning the ins and outs of an opponents' scheme before each game. So earlier this season, for example, you would have found Valentyn impersonating Marquette's David Cubillan or Smith mimicking the habits of UW-Green Bay's Rahmon Fletcher.

"I think if we're getting better every day, then the guys on the first team are getting better every day," Valentyn said. "There's a sense of pride in that, just knowing that the guys on the first team are getting better and that's making a difference on the floor."

Smith compared the role to that of a sound crew for a stage play.

"We're in the back scenes and stuff and we're working everything, helping everything out to make sure it goes successfully," said the 5-10 sophomore guard from Milwaukee.

That's a fitting description of this group - though it should be noted there's no divide between them and the scholarship players.

Each has a niche

None has played as large a role as, say, Clayton Hanson, a walk-on who earned a scholarship and emerged as a starter as a senior during the 2004-05 season. And none has developed a cult-like following such as Tanner Bronson, a former team manager who graduated after last season.

Valentyn and Smith don't travel with the team because the Badgers have 17 players, and only 15 are allowed on road trips.

But they've still made an impact.

"It's a situation where they feel that they can contribute in different ways," UW assistant Howard Moore said. "They might not be in front of 17,000 every time, but at the same time it's a situation where their teammates appreciate it, and they see the work when their guys, their teammates, go out on the floor and play against different teams every day."

Gullikson, a senior forward, who was on scholarship for two years, has been the most visible in his career. He's played in 67 games, including seven this season. He had his biggest effect - at least in terms of in-game contributions - during his freshman season, when he averaged 3.1 points in 21 games while helping the Badgers fill the voids left by Greg Stiemsma and Marcus Landry when they were academically ineligible for the second semester.

Gullikson, who dropped about 10 pounds in the offseason from his 6-7 frame, earned time in the regular rotation in wins over UW-Green Bay and Coppin State earlier this season, and has shown he's capable of competing against top-level teams.

When Landry and Leuer were in foul trouble in Tuesday's loss to ninth-ranked Texas, Gullikson gave UW 11 solid minutes.

"I've played with him for four years now and I've been around him," senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said. "That kid can play. He chose to come here and play on a big stage and get a great degree from the University of Wisconsin, and he had opportunities to go and really shine as a scholarship player at maybe a mid-major. But he chose to come here and I think it's really paid off."

Had shots elsewhere

Indeed, Gullikson was the most highly sought-after of the walk-ons coming out of Stillwater (Minn.) High School, with interest from Holy Cross, Cornell and Penn among others. Were he at any of those schools, he'd likely be getting considerably more playing time.

"It sometimes crosses my mind, but then I think about everything that we've accomplished here at Wisconsin in the past three years - winning the Big Ten tournament and regular season last year, just the places I've (gotten) to go and the kind of competition

that I've played against - and once I think of that, that kind of pushes everything else out of the way," he said.

Cain, a 6-5 senior swingman who was on scholarship last year, said his heart was set on attending UW, and his coach at Glendale Nicolet High School, Paul Hepp, had a connection with Badgers associate head coach Greg Gard.

Valentyn, who led Verona to the WIAA state tournament as a senior in 2006, was considering a number of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools, as well as Lawrence and a few NCAA Division II schools. But nothing jumped out at him before he got the invitation to walk on with the Badgers.

Smith, a Milwaukee King graduate who made the team through an open tryout early last season, was considering Division II Lincoln (Pa.) but decided to come to UW for academics. And once he arrived in Madison, he contemplated walking on to the football team as a defensive back - he said he's probably better at football than basketball - before getting his opportunity.

"They're playing for the love of the game, so anytime you have people that do that, you've got to appreciate what they bring - and they know it," Badgers coach Bo Ryan said.

"All of them have had opportunities," Moore added. "But I think the big thing is they looked at the bigger picture, they looked at the education. ... They look at the bigger situation other than, 'I can go to a certain school and play a whole lot.' These guys are very focused and they're very driven about what they want to do with their lives."

Serious about studies

Three of the four walk-ons are majoring in business fields - Gullikson and Valentyn in finance, while Cain is studying accounting. Smith plans to major in human development family studies.

Gullikson and Cain have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors the past two years, and Valentyn did last year.

"They've got the right habits," Ryan said when talking about the program's walk-ons over the years. "... Our guys have done well."

Those habits show up on the court, as well, helping them make up for any deficiencies.

"You've got to be able to learn from everything," Gullikson said. "You've got to learn quick, too, because you might be not as fast, not as strong as some of the other guys, so you've got to learn, accelerate."

Gullikson is planning to take the Law School Admission Test in the spring, while Cain is leaning toward pursuing a career as a Certified Public Accountant. Each is graduating in the spring, and their basketball experience should serve them well.

"Kind of like on the court, we just try to do whatever we can and try and get things done and take care of business while we can because school is short," Cain said, "and we're trying to take advantage of our time."

Players credit Gardʹs speech for

turnaround Capital Times By ROB SCHULTZ Feb. 13, 2009

Trevon Hughes didn't hesitate for a second before answering a question about what has fueled his improved play over the past three games.

The junior point guard for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team credited an emotional speech by associate head coach Greg Gard in the team's locker room at Northwestern after the Badgers' 66-63 loss to the Wildcats increased their losing streak to six games.

Hughes believes Gard's speech helped motivate the Badgers to win three straight games since that loss at Northwestern and get back on track for a strong finish to the Big Ten Conference season and consideration for an NCAA Tournament bid.

"Coach Gard opened a whole lot of guy's eyes after that game,'' said Hughes as the Badgers (15-9, 6-6 Big Ten) prepared for Saturday's game against Big Ten opponent Ohio State (17-5, 7-4) at the Kohl Center.

The essence of the fiery speech by the usually mild-mannered Gard was an attack on the team's lack of leadership. "Everything he said was true. He didn't beat around the bush. He kept it real. That's what these guys fed off of,'' said Hughes. "We don't want to hear it again. It hurt.''

Junior guard Jason Bohannon said Gard, a longtime assistant under UW coach Bo Ryan, told the Badgers to quit pointing fingers.

"It was a tough speech. It was one that made us want to pay attention to what we were doing and take a second look at ourselves instead of putting it on other people,'' said Bohannon.

He added that Gard, who gave his speech while Ryan was elsewhere in the arena talking to reporters, told the Badgers that someone had to be willing to be the jerk on the team to make sure everyone did their jobs. "We've had that the last couple of games and it has shown,'' Bohannon said.

Hughes took it personally and decided he needed to be that leader. "Somebody had to take the fall and nobody was taking the fall. I guess I had to step up and take the fall,'' he said. "I definitely had to lead by example. I had to leave it all out there.''

The Badgers' problems during the losing streak centered on the players' inability to focus throughout the game and how that led to fundamental breakdowns. Defensively, they were allowing too much dribble penetration. Offensively, they were careless with the ball and took poor shots.

It came to a head in the second half at Northwestern when the Wildcats shot 66.7 percent and averaged an incredible 1.44 points per possession

Hughes was the defensive catalyst in all three wins since that loss. The Badgers defeated Illinois 63-50 two weeks ago at the Kohl Center by forcing the Illini to shoot just 32.8 percent overall. Hughes did his part by keeping Illini leading scorer Demetri McCamey off the free-throw line and helping hold him to 12 points. McCamey scored 25 points and went to the line 13 times against the Badgers during their losing streak.

Next, Hughes locked down on Penn State point guard Talor Battle, who was held to 10 points after making just 4 of 15 shots overall and going 0 for 6 from 3-point land during the Badgers' 54-44 victory over Penn State last Sunday. Penn State didn't make a 3-pointer during the loss and shot just 37 percent overall.

Hughes' offense suffered as he focused on his defense and made just 1 of 17 shots in those two wins. But he corrected that with a 14-point effort during the Badgers' 69-52 win over Iowa that also included a career-high six assists against just one turnover.

Hughes has had 13 assists and just three turnovers during the winning streak. He had 18 assists and 13 turnovers during the six-game losing streak.

The rest of the UW upperclassmen have been on a mission, too.

Bohannon tied a career high for points with 20 during the win over Illinois and has made 11 of 15 3-pointers and 14 of 22 shots overall during the winning streak. He also has no turnovers during the streak. That marks the first time since his freshman year when he has gone three straight games without one. He had seven turnovers during the losing streak.

Senior forward Marcus Landry missed large chunks of games during the losing streak because of foul trouble. He had 17 fouls in those six losses and just five during the three-game win streak. He has been more active on offense, too. He attempted 17 free throws in the past three games after attempting just 15 during the six-game losing streak.

Senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft tied a career high for points with 16 against Iowa. He also tied a season high with five assists in the win over Illinois and has 10 during the win streak. He had 12 assists during the losing streak. He also has been more active on offense and had seven free throw attempts over the past two games after attempting just 12 over the previous seven.

Gard refused to take credit for helping turn around the Badgers' fortunes. "We're playing better not as a result of what I said but what the players have done,'' he said.

But assistant coach Howard Moore called Gard's speech inspirational. "The message was that too much has been done in this span of time to allow guys to fall short and not live up to expectations and responsibilities,'' he said.

Gard, who was an assistant under Ryan for five years at UW-Platteville and two years at UW-Milwaukee before joining Ryan when he took the job at Wisconsin, did say it was important to address the players' problems from a historical perspective.

"I've always been around teams that knew how to do it the right way,'' he said. "Obviously there are a lot of guys on this team that have won a lot of games and have been successful. They just needed to get back to doing it that way. It was a reminder of how things were and what we needed to do to get back at that.''

Southwest Wisconsin native Greg Gard is Bo Ryanʹs Right‐hand man Dubuque Telegraph Herald By ERIN MURPHY Dec. 26, 2008 MADISON, Wis. -- Greg Gard remembers the first time Bo Ryan asked him for coaching help. It was the early 1990s and Gard was in the athletics offices at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he was a student at the time. Gard kiddingly figures he was there to ask Curt Fatzinger why he'd been cut from the baseball team when Ryan popped in, remembered Gard from when he was a University of Wisconsin basketball camper, and asked if he wanted to help with UW-Platteville's upcoming summer camps. "That was the start of it, (Ryan) just walking through the office one day," Gard said.

A few short years later, Ryan invited Gard to become a part of his staff coaching the UW-Platteville men's basketball team. They have been together ever since. Gard has been at Ryan's side through three NCAA Division III national championships, a jump to Division I at UW-Milwaukee, and unprecedented success at the University of Wisconsin, including three Big Ten Conference championships and the five winningest seasons in Badger history. This past summer Ryan The Greg Gard file Born: December 3, 1970 in Dodgeville, Wis. Family: Wife, Michelle; daughters: Mackenzie and Peyton; son: Isaac Education: B.S., Physical and Health Education, Wisconsin-Platteville, 1995 M.S.E., Counselor Education, Wisconsin-Platteville, 2007 Coaching Experience: Assistant coach, Wisconsin (2001-present); Assistant coach, Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1999-2001); Assistant coach, Wisconsin-Platteville (1993-99); Assistant coach, Platteville High School (1993-94); Assistant coach, Southwestern High School (1990-93). named Gard his lead assistant, giving him the formal title of UW's associate head coach. Gard considers himself lucky to have achieved so much as a basketball coach without ever leaving the borders of the state he calls home. The only thing left to complete his resume, something he hopes will one day happen, is for the career assistant to become a head coach. One career ends, another begins After a decent athletic career at Iowa-Grant High School, Greg Gard did not participate in sports during his freshman year at UW-Platteville. The next year he tried baseball, but that quickly fizzled. With his dreams of a multi-million dollar career as a professional athlete dashed, Gard needed something to occupy his free time. Just down the road in Hazel Green, Wis., Southwestern High School was looking for an eighth-grade boys basketball coach. With the help of a recommendation from Iowa-Grant athletic director Lois Peart, Gard landed the job, and a long journey began. In addition to coaching the eighth-graders, Gard worked with legendary Southwestern High School coach Jim Nedelcoff. "He took me under his wing and allowed me to do some scouting and help with the varsity," Gard said. "Jim was great. I learned a ton from Jim." Nedelcoff retired in 1993, and Gard found work in town at Platteville High School, helping out new coach Greg Quam, as well as chipping in here and there with Ryan and the Pioneers. Gard did that for just one season before he made the last staff change of his career to date. "Coach Ryan said, 'Hey, enough of this high school stuff. I want you with me all the time,'" Gard said.

In 1994, Gard became an official member of Ryan's UW-Platteville staff, and that season, the Pioneers went undefeated and won the school's second national title. Little did Gard know, but that was only the beginning. "I got into (coaching) with the idea that I'm going to try this out, and then it was like a disease, it just kept growing and growing and growing," Gard said "Obviously I had no idea I'd be at this point in time, here. "I knew what I wanted to do, and I knew this was a profession I wanted to get into. I thought it would be teaching phy-ed and coaching at Fennimore High School or something like that. I never got into it with the idea of, 'Hey, I'm going to be at Wisconsin.' I thought it was going to be the greatest thing in the world if I could be a high school coach some day." How about a head coach some day? Because Gard's career has been filled with such incredible success, he has never felt compelled to chase a head coaching job, even though it is certainly something to which he aspires. Because of that, Gard has been afforded patience, waiting for just the right situation before making the leap. "It's always been my frame of thought: right place, right time," Gard said. "There have been opportunities to leave, even back to Platteville. But (Ryan) always made the situation I was in "| better, and the situation I had a chance to go to has never been better than the "| situation I was in." It's something Gard has clearly thought through carefully, with help from Ryan. When considering a coaching move, Gard considers many factors: What kind of support will there be from the administration? How much time will be allowed to keep or move the program in a positive direction? "In the day and age of (coaches') contracts getting bought out short-term "| you have to make sure you're in a situation where you trust people," Gard said, "that you have a chance to be successful when things are put in place." There are outside factors, too, Gard said, like family considerations. Greg and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their third child in May: daughter Peyton joined sister Mackenzie and brother Isaac. ("Three kids now. We can't play man-to-man at home anymore, there's always one running free. We have to play zone," Gard joked.) Because he's a Wisconsin native, Gard has the invaluable luxury of having a lot of immediate family close to home. And he'd rather stay in the Midwest anyway, since that's where most of his contacts in the coaching profession are based. "I've talked to other coaches who have gone and jumped regionally, from midwest to west, or west to midwest or east coast, and you spend so much time trying to figure out who's who and who you can and can't trust," Gard said.

The next step As selective as the 38-year-old Gard has been and will continue to be, it's almost certain that some day, and probably sooner than later, he will become a head coach. Ryan certainly believes as much, or he would not have promoted Gard to associate head coach. The last time Ryan did that for one of his assistants, Rob Jeter was named UW-Milwaukee's new coach shortly after. "Greg is one of the most thorough and organized coaches I have ever been around," Ryan says in Wisconsin's media guide. "His attention to detail and his ability to communicate that to the student-athletes separates him from other coaches." With his new title, there's a chance Gard could get a taste of head coaching this winter. If Ryan is ever unable to perform his duties -- because of a referee's determination or any other reason -- Gard will slide into the hot seat, though it's not something he's counting on. "I've been with (Ryan) 15 years, and I haven't seen him get tossed yet," Gard said, smiling. "So I'm not going to lose any sleep or hold my breath in anticipation, waiting for the moment. I don't envision it happening." Maybe, maybe not. But one thing Gard does envision happening is one day getting the opportunity to run his own program. Because Ryan has allowed him to work in all phases of their programs at Platteville, Milwaukee and Madison, Gard believes he will be ready for the challenge, when the right time and the right place come along. "I owe a ton to Coach Ryan," Gard said. "He's been tremendous for me in terms of, he saw something at some point in time where he thought I had a chance to get something done in this profession. So I'll always be grateful for that, no matter where my career goes."

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