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Wisconsin Badgers
Location: Madison, Wis. | Founded: 1848 | Enrollment: 41,466 | Colors: Cardinal and White
Coach: Bo Ryan | Home Court: Kohl Center | Capacity: 17,142

Record: (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
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Badgers report: Getting inside
 

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Getting inside · Strategy and personnel · Notes, quotes
 

 

Some things have become cliche in Big Ten basketball circles. Among them? The notion that Wisconsin will wind up becoming greater than the sum of its parts and exceeding everyone else's expectations.

Considering the Badgers have concluded their last 11 seasons with an NCAA Tournament appearance -- including the unlikely run to the 2000 Final Four from the No. 8 seed -- it's fair to say this particular cliche has been in effect for 11 years running. But a closer look at last year's team suggests there might be a new Wisconsin dynamic at work.

After so many years of seeing the Badgers hang around the top of the Big Ten without an abundance of big-time recruits, everyone pegged them for another title challenge in 2008-09. Instead, Wisconsin dropped six conference games in a row during January. The Big Ten basketball world fell off its axis. But the Badgers promptly reeled off five wins in a row to squeeze into the NCAA Tournament. Once there, the Badgers upset No. 5 seed Florida State before coming up empty against Xavier.

Why rehash last year? Because that six-game dry spell might have been just enough to refresh the Wisconsin cliche. Between those losses and the graduation of team leaders Marcus Landry (12.7 ppg) and Joe Krabbenhoft (8.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg), the Badgers appear to have more questions than answers as they launch into another season under Bo Ryan. Judging by a sampling of preseason publications, Wisconsin is a second-division Big Ten team riding on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

A closer look, however, reveals this Badgers squad should operate much like Ryan's other teams. As always, he has two rock-solid seniors to be the leaders in point guard Trevon Hughes (12.1 ppg, 2.8 apg) and shooting guard Jason Bohannon (10.3 ppg). As always, there's an underclassmen who made major strides the year before in junior post Jon Leuer (8.8 ppg).

As always, there are a handful of unknown qualities who Ryan refuses to gush over or guessestimate where they might fit. This group features sophomore guard Rob Wilson, redshirt freshman swingman Ryan Evans and redshirt freshman post Jared Berggren.

"Now you obviously find out how far you can take your talents," Ryan said to madison.com. "Each player will get a chance to do that and how you get those talents to work as part of the team."

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November 9, 2009 12:35 pm
Ok so I know that the Big Ten is expected to be really good this year (maybe we finally win the BigTen/ACC?), but I am surprised at the lack of respect the Badgers are getting in various preseason previews. You would think that more sports writers would be giving Bo Ryan the benefit of the doubt considering his record at UW (never missing the tournament and never finishing lower than 4th in the le ...(more)
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November 5, 2009 10:59 am

I watched the game last night on the computer as it ws live streamed on bigtennetwork.com. They looked fantastically good for most of the game. The last 10 minutes got a little sloppy but Bo was also putting ALOT of different combinations on the florr at that point as well. I know the competition isn't much but you could tell the team was pushing tempo more than ever. I told you that this ...(more)

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November 9, 2009 10:49 pm
Hey Badger Fans

I try to stay on top of some of the Cleveland kids I saw play in high school.  What's the early word on Rob?  Will he get some more PT this year?  Let me know what you think. 
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April 23, 2009 4:23 pm

 The nonconference schedule is not completed but frankly from what I can see even if the rest are cream puffs the Badgers will have one of, if not the best SOS in the nation next year. Not only do they play Duke next year but they also play in the Maui Invitational (a hugely tough tourney), and they'll play Marquette and the other two in state schools. Knowing Greg Gard though I suspect an ...(more)

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November 3, 2009 10:51 pm
As many probably know Royce White was suspended indefinitely for shoplifting and 5th degree assault. He tried to steal $100 of merchandise at Macy's and pushed the security guard down to the ground multiple times.

It will be interesting to see what Minnesota does with him. Taylor and Glover got dismissed for stealing from dorm rooms. I guarantee UM doesn't have it in them to suspend
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October 22, 2009 4:18 am
http://host.madison.com/sports/colu
mnists/tom_oates/article_eca02263-f
190-5e2e-a3ee-af07e626264e.html


Finally My Sentiment Is Catching On.....Its still to early to tell but i saw this coming...few people agreed but now the local "experts" and writers who have more inside info and knowledge of the team and the program are expressing what i have been saying for
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November 4, 2009 6:16 pm
The recruit most likely to replace Vander will be at tonights game against Bemidji. He is also being wooed by Arizona State, Northwestern, Michigan and a bunch of mid majors. He is a 6' 8" wing with a great shooting touch and a great handle (a former PG). Sounds like a Krabbenhoft type only with a better shooting stroke. I like it, hope Bo lands him
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October 20, 2009 9:18 pm
From UWBadgers.com http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-b
askbl/spec-rel/101809aac.html


"5.) From the day he signed with Wisconsin, people have been comparing freshman Mike Bruesewitz to ...(more)

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August 27, 2009 10:06 am
With the publication of Dick Vitale's and ESPN"S pre-season hoops forecasts, Wisconsin has now failed to make the Top 40 in either  basketball or football.  How long since that happened?

Nobody is ganging up on the Badgers. As the guy who used to compile the wire service coaches' voting, I can tell you this is an honest reflection of how analysts who do this stuff for a l
...(more)
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October 14, 2009 4:17 pm
Stumbled upon this through the UW Basketball Insider email.  Thought it was a good, accurate take on the upcoming season.  I might have to bookmark the authors blog.

http://www.umhoops.com/2009/09/28/a
round
-the-big-ten-09-wisconsin/
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October 18, 2009 7:08 pm
Will be playing his College Basketball at Marquette.....Not good.
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April 24, 2009 1:33 pm

 J.P. Tokoto became one of the youngest players ever to receive a scholarship offer from the University of Wisconsin Wednesday afternoon.
 
The multi-skilled and ultra-athletic 6-foot-5 wing player recently completed his freshman season at Menomonee Falls and is now playing on the grassroots scene for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors.
 
Wisconsin coach Bo ...(more)

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August 3, 2009 12:34 pm
I was flipping through the channels the other day and came across the Big Ten Network, which happened to be replaying this past years Iowa vs Wisconsion BB game in Iowa.  I had to turn the dam game off and not watch it again even though I could basically watch Badger sports years round (especially basketball).  That game was very hard to take. 

This got me to thinking...
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September 7, 2009 12:20 pm
An FYI, two freshman recruits, Diamond Taylor and Jeremy Glover were arrested for theft:

http://www.wkowtv.com/global/story.
asp?s=11084562
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August 11, 2009 12:21 pm
Apparently, Cam decided to verbal to Pitt today.  It really puts a lot of pressure on the coaching staff to try to nail down Blue at this point.  Cam really would have been a nice fit at UW, and it seemed like we had a good shot at landing him.  He took a tour at Pitt, which started to recruit him only as of late, and verbally commited after that.  He never took a visit to UW.& ...(more)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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