Location: Madison, Wis. | Founded: 1848 | Enrollment: 41,466 | Colors: Cardinal and White
Coach: Bo Ryan | Home Court: Kohl Center | Capacity: 17,142 Record:
(20-13, 10-8
Big Ten)
Bo Ryan always goes with the same starters, but he'll probably go with a different rotation off the bench when Wisconsin faces Penn State and Northwestern this week. When the Badgers played Michigan State, a team loaded with bigs, 6-foot-11 senior Greg Stiemsma stepped up with 6 points and 3 blocks in 13 minutes. But the smaller Nittany Lions and Wildcats might force Ryan to keep Stiemsma anchored to the bench while giving freshman guard Tim Jarmusz more of a role.
PLAYER ROTATION Usual Starters -- F Marcus Landry, F Brian Butch, G Trevon Hughes, Michael Flowers, G Joe Krabbenhoft. Key Subs -- G Jason Bohannon, C Greg Stiemsma, G Tim Jarmusz, F Jon Leuer.
GAME REVIEW
Wisconsin 71, Illinois 57
Wisconsin 58, Ohio State 53
Wisconsin 57, Michigan State 42
Wisconsin 77, Penn State 41
GAME PREVIEW
At Northwestern, Saturday, March 8
Vs. TBA in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, Friday, March 14
IN FOCUS There's something about playing at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena that doesn't suit Wisconsin. Though the Badgers squeezed out a 6-point win in Evanston last year, it marked the program's first win on Northwestern's home court since 2003.
Considering at least a share of the Big Ten title should be on the line Saturday when Wisconsin heads to Northwestern, the Badgers need to get into their comfort zone early. The Wildcats' plethora of perimeter players makes it harder for the Badgers to use Brian Butch (and Greg Stiemsma) as they usually prefer.
ROSTER REPORT
--The Penn State victory was the final home game for Wisconsin seniors Brian Butch, Michael Flowers, Greg Stiemsma and Tanner Brown. The senior class has an impressive overall record of 99-31, including 48-17 in Big Ten action and a sparkling 64-5 record at the Kohl Center.
--The Badgers shot 44.4 percent (8-of-18) from 3-point range against the Nittany Lions, with sophomore Jason Bohannon knocking down 3-of-5 and five other players making one triple apiece.
--Freshman swingman Tim Jarmusz made his first career 3-pointer to give Wisconsin a 67-33 lead with 6:31 remaining against Penn State.
--Senior guard Michael Flowers continues to build a case to be named as the Big Ten's defensive player of the year. He added his latest resume line against Michigan State on Thursday when he was the key figure in Drew Neitzel's 1-for-10 shooting night.
Flowers, however, might not have the sheer numbers to compete with Purdue sophomore guard Chris Kramer. Flowers owns just 40 steals in 28 games.
--Sixth man Jason Bohannon's free-throw streak remains intact. He didn't go to the line against Michigan State, so the sophomore has gone 11 games and 33 attempts without a miss. He needs to hit his next 3 free throws to break Wes Matthews' school record.
He did, however, miss both of his 3-point tries and went scoreless for the first time since Dec. 12 at UW Milwaukee.
--Wisconsin continues to be one of the most balanced teams in the Big Ten, if not the country. Junior forward Marcus Landry leads the Badgers in scoring in Big Ten games at 11.9 points per game. Sophomore point guard Trevon Hughes, meanwhile, ranks fourth at 10.6 per game.
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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
According to Rivals.com Evan Anderson drops to a 4 star and is now ranked #37 overall for the class of 2010. He also dropped to #3 for centers in his class. He is still 6'11" and 250 lbs.
I was asked to keep this a secret when i was told by Van Blue...but he officially re-opened up his recruitment today. Im a good friend Van's and he has pretty much known that he was gonna decommit from UW for a while now, and i say good for him. He doesnt deserve to dumb his game down to fit into Bo Ryans system that no longer works in my opinion. Him opening up his commitment me
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Yep, I think Bo knows what is going on. I think he's alot smarter than some of the vocal MINORITY of posters (**cough** motion **cough** **cough** MT **cough**) on this board give him credit for:
The question is relatively simple. Shoud Bo Ryan move Jason Bohannon back to the bench?
I think he should, for a couple of reasons, Jason is probably the best 3 point shooter on the team. He struggled mightily at times last yer with his shot. It just seems like he needs to be on the bench to get in the flow of the game. I like Jason as a player, I just think h
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Although the matchups have not been officially announced yet, I think I know what the matchups will be for the first round. The way I think they do it for these tournaments is they rank the teams in the order of last season's RPI numbers, so based on the RPI, here is what I think the matchups will be.
Hey guys, I just saw something interesting about one of our former Badgers, Freddie Owens. He of course was the guy who made one of the most clutch shots in Badger history during the 2003 tournament against Tulsa. I saw that he was just hired as an assistant coach at Montana, so I am pretty certain that they will be paying a visit to Madison in the not too distant future. Bo will
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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.
RUmor has it that JP Gavinski will give up his scholarship for his senior season. Rumor also has it that a 3 star Xavier recruit (JD Weatherspoon) who had verbally committed to Xavier but just recently decommitted might be the one taking this scholarship. Weatherspoon is known to be an athletic forward. We'll see what develops here. He would join Vander Blue and Evan Anderson in the
Anyone else notice that one of the key bench reserves for the Dayton Flyers was Mickey Perry (former Wisconsin Badger who transferred). Dayton had a very good team this year and from what I understand Perry was part of their guard rotation averaging 14.5 minutes per game and appearing in 33 games and from what I understand his minutes grew as the year went on. I always thought Perry was a prett
First of all, congratulations Badgers on a great first round! I love to see the Florida teams go down.
I know there are a handful of areas that need improvement for next season to be more successful than this one was. The biggest one I can think of is finishing the games strong. There more than a handfull of times this season where we could just not fin
Not bad for losing so many seniors. I had you guys going into the Sweet 16 beating Xavier. You know how much I must have thought of you considering I have suffered some heart ache at the hands of Bo Ryan and the Badgers. That score skews how close the game really was. Shockingly, Xavier won by playing down and dirty Big Ten ball. Good luck to y
