[3], On December 15, 2015, following a win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi in Madison, Ryan announced he would be retiring effective immediately. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the Wisconsin Lutheran College . Nov 20 (Neutral), Wisconsin (2-2) Loss vs. Georgetown, 61-71, 5. Five of UWs defeats this season have come by three or fewer points, and each of its four losses in Big Ten play have come by six or fewer points. 72-61 victory over short-handed Nebraska at the Kohl Center. But that didnt change a frustrating bottom line for UW: In the end, you come up short, Ryan said. Stevens Point, Wis. Shirley Egner Court at Berg Gym. Mar 15 (Neutral), Wisconsin (31-3) Win vs. Michigan State, 80-69, 35. Eight of their members are between the ages of 25 and 30, meaning they are very much a squad of players whose primes pretty much coincide.The only one on the present roster older than that is Jason Terry, who at 38 is practically old enough to be the father of many . And tonight we played the game the way he taught me to play it. With the return of key players like Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig, and Zak Showalter, at least some of that elite offensive performance should roll over into this season. What could have been an empty trip to Manhattan for the Badgers (3-2) at least in the win column turned into something memorable thanks to Bronson Koenigs game-winning basket with 5.9 seconds remaining. Badgers coast to a 62-49 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night. Redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ scored 18 points to lead UW, which has now lost nine consecutive games at the Breslin Center. Its long-range output against Ohio State matched the best effort of last years team, which featured a lineup full of quality perimeter shooters. That's not something that's just going to show up on a yearly basis, regardless of coaching. NEW YORK Its November, so any notion that the University of Wisconsin mens basketball team had entered must-win territory Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden is downright silly. A game-by-game recap of the 2016-17 Wisconsin men's basketball season schedule. In the Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina and Oregon to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. Feb 13 @ Maryland, Wisconsin (16-9) Win vs. Maryland, 70-57, 26. Senior forward Shavon Shields scored a game-high 20 points to help the Cornhuskers (16-17) advance to a quarterfinal today vs. third-seeded Maryland (24-7). Kaminsky. There is certainly still hope and the return of some of the team's top contributors like Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig can lessen the impact of these losses. Because thats five games, thats 70 possessions a game, thats 10 practices. The Badgers finished the 201415 season with a record of 364, 162 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. 15 Purdue, Badgers 47-43 victory over Pittsburgh in an NCAA tournament first-round game, After UW got a brilliant performance from junior point guard Bronson Koenig in a 66-63 upset of Xavier in a second-round game. This was a unit that went 36-4 overall, 16-2 in the Big Ten, and beat a plethora of really good teams. The boards also look like a concern. Icicidirect. But, hey, they did it. Hide/Show Additional Information For University of North Dakota - November 22, 2022. Three days after posting a 66-58 overtime victory atNo. After the Badgers (9-9, 1-4 Big Ten) lost here for the first time in almost seven years, Hayes used an expletive to describe how angry he was. The official 2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster for the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets 2 seed in the West region. Players like Charlie Thomas or Andy Van Vliet could emerge, but this appears to be Happ's position to lose early on. However, they were eliminated by Kentucky in the Final Four. Taxes. Just ask UW coach Bo Ryan, who has 743 wins under his belt in 32 seasons running programs at the college level and rarely ventures into the land of hyperbole. Junior guard Garret Covington made two free throws with 10.2 seconds remaining to help the Leathernecks, a 25-point underdog, stun the Badgers. With that, let's take a look at the Badgers. ST. LOUIS The members of the University of Wisconsin mens basketball team could only imagine what the outside world was saying about what happened Friday night at the Scottrade Center. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Junior point guard Jordan Johnson scored 22 points to help Milwaukee (7-3) end a 22-game losing streak to the Badgers. emerge with a 67-59 victory over No. Nov 22, Wisconsin (4-0) Win vs. Boise State, 78-54, 5. That was huge. Mar 20 (Neutral), Wisconsin (32-3) Win vs. Coastal Carolina, 86-72, 36. Sophomore point guard Bryant McIntosh scored 20 of his game-high 28 points after halftime to help the Wildcats (15-3, 3-2) move one step closer to their first NCAA tournament berth in program history. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. The Badgers led for most of the game at the Wells Fargo Center but saw their season end with a 61-56 loss to Notre Dame in an NCAA tournament East regional semifinal. Last year, Hayes put up great numbers and came in at#3 in the BTPowerhouse preseason Big Ten player rankings heading into this season. The first major news of the 201516 season came on June 29, 2015 when head coach Bo Ryan announced he would retire at the end of the season. Perhaps the area where the Badgers struggled the most was in pressuring the ball defensively. The 201415 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of WisconsinMadison in the 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Nov 15, Wisconsin (1-1) Win vs. Siena, 92-65, 3. The Badgers dropped their fourth home game of the season to fall to 8-6 and lost a Big Ten opener for the first time since the 2002-03 season, yet Gard was mostly encouraged by what he saw. Add in a few more tricky games and this looks like a non-conference record that will give Wisconsin somewhere between an 8-4 and 10-2 record. Overall, this should be a good lineup for the Badgers this season. 4 nationally in defensive rebounding rate last season, but with so many losses upfront, this looks like another red flag. Next or, in this case, first was the Badgers non-conference finale against UW-Green Bay. This isn't like dropping off from a pretty good offense or even a great offensive team. This is MY mantra, and one I refuse to change. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. At point guard, Bronson Koenig had a remarkable 2014-15 season and has earned his starting role coming into this year. The script was flipped in the second half. Along with this, Wisconsin brings in a pretty talented recruiting class that has the potential to make an early impact. That status has changed over the course of a three-game winning streak that has added a significant bounce to the Badgers step. They defeated North Carolina and Arizona to reach the school's fourth Final Four. That was definitely in the back of my mind and Im sure the team felt the same way.. Nov 17, Wisconsin (2-1) Win vs. North Dakota, 78-64, 4. The Boilermakers gaudy numbers left Badgers junior point guard Bronson Koenig shaking his head. Afterward, coach Bo Ryan praised the effort and grit his team showed while rallying from a double-digit deficit. Theyve won their remaining six games at the Kohl Center since that point, a big reason UW finds itself in a four-way tie for second place in the Big Ten and still in the title chase with a week to go. We knew that in order to still try and reach the goals that we have, we had to take care of business and turn this around, Hayes said. Lost East Regional Semifinal (61-56) versus #6 Notre Dame, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. After taking a look at the stat sheet before the start of the postgame news conference, Happ leaned over to teammate Zak Showalter and said, Man, I had two easy bunny layups and I missed both.. We just talk about its a 94-by-50 sheet of wood, and we go play. Junior forward Nigel Hayes scored a game-high 20 points for UW (15-9, 7-4 Big Ten), which also got 12 points from junior point guard Bronson Koenig and 10 from junior guard Zak Showalter. Jan 15, Wisconsin (16-2) Win vs. Nebraska, 70-55, 19. But you learn from it and move on.. It was not a good feeling.. This team is losing star players, starters, and bench options from last season. 1 nationally in offensive efficiency last season and in fact, it was actually the most efficient offense in the history of KenPom's ratings. Dekker's 17 points and Kaminsky's 16 points helped Wisconsin pull away from 8th seeded Oregon for a 72-65 victory to advance to the Sweet 16 (i.e., the West regional semifinals). Junior point guard Bronson Koenig added 16 points for UW, which also got 14 points from junior forward Nigel Hayes and 11 from junior guard Zak Showalter. Showalter was decent off the bench last year, but will have to expand his role this season. This was Bo Ryan's 15th season as head coach at Wisconsin, before he resigned 12 games into the season. Mosley tribes Lyndel . That didnt happen Tuesday night, but at least the Badgers avoided a third consecutive loss at the Kohl Center and sent Ryan out a winner. Montbriand, Domingo Realistically though, there just doesn't seem to be enough depth and experience outside of Hayes and Koenig to see this as a top end Big Ten team. The Badgers are losing three of its top four leaders in steal rate and four of its top five in overall steals. 2023 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Ready or not, the calendar said it was time for the Badgers to start the season. The best way that you can repay a mentor, a father figure, uncle, brother, friend like Bo is try to put a team on the floor that plays well, plays the way he taught me to play the game, Jeter said afterward. The result was a 91-80 loss to No. This season, the Badgers will be adding five new recruits. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Here's a breakdown of the Badgers roster by position. Nope, Gard said eight days after taking over for Ryan, who abruptly retired on Dec. 15. 2 Maryland 70-57 at the XFINITY Center, ending the Terrapins 27-game home winning streak. He finished 8 of 8 from the floor to top his previous career high by seven points and help give Badgers interim coach Greg Gard his first Big Ten Conference victory. What followed was a comeback that kept alive UWs NCAA tournament hopes. Admittedly, it is pretty tough to put a thumb on where the strengths of this Wisconsin team will be this season. Similar to the strengths section, this is not an easy area to gauge. UW has now won 11 of its past 12 games at the Bryce Jordan Center. Jan 24 @ Michigan, Wisconsin (18-2) Win vs. Michigan, 69-64, 21. The result was a 70-58 loss to Nebraska in a Big Ten tournament second-round game Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse that will keep the defending champion Badgers out of the quarterfinal round for the first time in the event's 19-year history. Prior to doing that, UW was three games below .500 in conference play with an average margin of defeat of 3.8 points in four losses. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER Opens in new window Sports Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Soccer Swimming / Diving Tennis Track & Field Wrestling Women's Sports Basketball Bowling Cross Country Golf Its huge, Gard said. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. The Big Ten is stacked this year and unless Bo Ryan is actually a wizard there is no chance the Badgers defend their conference crowns. Badgers 78-64 non-conferencevictory over North Dakota. If were like this, itll only be one more.. Nov 25, Wisconsin (4-2) Win vs. Prairie View, 85-67, 7. Just move on and turn the page. The shocking result on the scoreboard on what began as a joyous night at the Kohl Center on Friday: Western Illinois 69, No. Taxes. They defeated Pittsburgh and Xavier to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. There isn't much of a debate that Koenig will have to step up and be one of the team's better players, if the Badgers are going to have success. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 2 seed in the East Region, in a round of 32 game on Sunday at approximately 7:45 p.m. Tyler, Will Lots of minutes for youngsters. Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. The UW athletic director said the final decision wasn't made until hours before the longtime coach's last game with the Badgers. In fact, he has shot just 16.7 percent from three point range during his career. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. With Wisconsin's thin depth chart, it's hard not to think virtually everyone will get a fair shake to start. Typical Michigan State team, Gard said earlier this week, starting to crescendo as the season wears on.. Individual statistical leaders were Josh Gasser, Nigel Hayes, and Frank Kaminsky. L, 81-73. Late in the game Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center, Nigel Hayes was hurting as he walked over to the University of Wisconsin mens basketball bench. The Badgers defense was mostly solid in the first half Friday, but they struggled to put the ball in the basket. The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team returns three starters but lost its top two scorers from last season. "[4] On April 10 Sam Dekker chose to forgo his senior year and declare for the 2015 NBA Draft. Showalter, Matt Box Score. Men's Basketball. NCAA Tournament: Main Navigation Menu. And, he said, were we going to be in a position where we were ready to do what the upper-echelon teams in the Big Ten do, and thats make it a 12-round rock fight type of game?. In fact, Hayes landed on KenPom's top five Big Ten players and his efficiency rate was just two points lower than Sam Dekker's rating. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the Wisconsin Lutheran College . On the eve of his team's official start to the 2015-16 season, University of Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan was asked if he was satisfied where the Badgers stood heading into the opener. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Pointers . UW fell into the consolation bracket despite a game-high 22 points from junior forward Nigel Hayes. Five of these players graduated and one declared early for the NBA Draft. Thats what our program has kind of been built on just finding a way to win, no matter how pretty it is, and tonight was another example of that, Badgers junior guard Zak Showalter said. This isn't the case of one or even two top players leaving the roster. UW beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 64-49 in a non-conference game. . However, characterizing these departures as anything other than significant is just wrong. Instead, Prairie View A&M was in the mood to rock the boat a little on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. With several potential All-Big Ten candidates and at least a handful of potential options, there is plenty to work with for Bo Ryan. The significant games on this non-conference schedule include the road games at Oklahoma and Syracuse, the neutral site games against Georgetown and either Duke or VCU, and the home games against Marquette and Temple. What Ryan saw in person on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center, where the Panthers rallied from a 15-point deficit to shock the Badgers 68-67, was even more convincing. Taxes. 14 Purdue at the Kohl Center. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Gambling problem? It was a rookie mistake by Gard, whose previous trips to this venue had been as an assistant coach. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. For them to be able to continue to show their support for us obviously means a lot. We are where we are.. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Dec 6 @ Marquette, Wisconsin (8-1) Win vs. Marquette, 49-38, 10. Uwadiae, David History. I thought there for a while, Gard said, the first team to play defense was going to win.. It also was an anomaly for a man whose gut instincts have usually been dead-on during a winning streak that reached four games with the Badgers 63-55 victory over Illinois. Even if Ryan has proven his coaching ability plenty of times over in Madison, finding replacements for the National Player of the Year and a first round NBA Draft pick (among others) will not be easy. There are plenty of options on the roster, but none jump out as particularly appealing on paper. Its still a 40-minute game. 19 Indiana, extend its winning streak to five games with a 79-68 victory over Ohio State. Junior forward Nigel Hayes finished with a team-high 17 points for the Badgers, while junior point guard Bronson Koenig scored 11 points. Jan 21 @ Penn State, Wisconsin (11-9) Win vs. Penn State, 66-60, 21. Believe it or not, Ive seen some that were a little bit more haywire. It was probably easy for UW fans to long for the good old days after watching the programs new blood struggle the way it did at the Lloyd Noble Center, where No. UW led by as many as 16 points in the second half in that game before Penn State used a 13-2 run to get back in the game. This marked the Badgers' 17th straight trip to the Tournament. 3 Maryland a 63-60 victory over the Badgers, who have now lost five games by three or fewer points. Ethan Happ spent more time on the bench than on the floor during the first two games of the season because of foul trouble. 2 Marylands 27-game home winning streak with a 70-57 victory on Feb. 13. UW continued its torrid shooting from beyond the arc, going 11 of 18 from beyond the arc against the Cornhuskers on the heels of a 13-of-27 performance during a victory over Ohio State last week. They defeated Baylor and Arizona to advance to the Final Four. Interim coach Greg Gard brought up some bad memories in his pregame speech Sunday evening, reminding the members of the University of Wisconsin mens basketball team about home losses to Western Illinois, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette earlier in the season. February 16, 2023 Feb 18 (Sat) 6:00 PM 101.7 FM The Truth. Koenig, Vitto Well always take that. Badgers upset No. Odds & lines subject to change. After falling to 2-3 since taking over for Bo Ryan on Dec. 15, Gard was asked if hes concerned about how his young team will respond to not having tangible evidence on the scoreboard that its improving. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The 2015-16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. But it didnt cost the Badgers a key victory in a matchup of NCAA tournament bubble teams because they were so efficient on the other end of the court. Jerry DiPaola Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 1:28 p.m. . 7 Oklahoma coasted to a 65-48 victory over the Badgers, Badgers upset No. Jackson, Duje It took 15 minutes, 33 seconds into the game before UW reached even double figures on the scoreboard. Nov 26 (Neutral), Wisconsin (5-0) Win vs. UAB, 72-43, 6. No matter how hard the University of Wisconsin mens basketball team scrubbed Sunday night at the Kohl Center, nothing was going to clean the stain it lefttwo daysearlier. Tuura. Having said that, with so many questions in the frontcourt and with the team's depth, there is a lot of uncertainty. Most will focus on the losses of Dekker and Kaminsky - and rightfully so, as they were fantastic - but it's telling that the Badgers are also losing two other starter quality players and one of the team's most utilized backups. 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