WISCONSIN basketball 23 NCAA Tournaments (19 consecu ve) 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) 18 Big Ten Championships 21 Consensus All-Americans

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1 WISCONSIN basketball 23 NCAA Tournaments (19 consecu ve) 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) 18 Big Ten Championships 21 Consensus All-Americans GAME 14 WISCONSIN 6 7, 1 1 VS. CHICAGO STATE 2 13, 0 0 DEC. 27, :00 PM CT MADISON, WIS. KOHL CENTER 17,287 TV ESPNU (Jordan Bernfield & Sean Harrington) Radio Badger Radio Network (Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas) All-Time Series UW leads 2-0 All-Time in Madison Streak UW won last 2 Last Meeting UW won (11/17/16 - Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.) HOMESTAND CONTINUES VS. CHICAGO STATE Wisconsin continues its 6-game homestand when Chicago State comes to Madison for a Dec. 27 tilt. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPNU. Up next, UW wraps up non-conference play on Dec. 30 against UMass Lowell before resuming Big Ten action at home against Indiana on Jan. 2. The Badgers and UML will tip at 3 p.m. on Big Ten Network. NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN TOUGHEST SCHEDULE: Wisconsin has faced arguably the toughest schedule in the country so far. The Badgers have played 8 games against the KenPom top-65, the most in the nation. UW is also 1 of 4 teams in the country that has played 4 ranked teams this season (more on page 3). BEEN HERE BEFORE: Wisconsin is around.500 through 13 games for the first time since , the first year under Bo Ryan and Greg Gard. That team was 7-6 and rallied to finish 19-13, winning a share of the Big Ten championship and reaching the NCAA tournament. CHICAGO STATE COUGARS Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Head Coach: Tracy Dildy Record at CSU: (8th Year) Overall: (8th Year) WISCONSIN BADGERS Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Head Coach: Greg Gard Record at WIS: (3rd Year) Overall: (3rd Year) Brad Davison has scored in double figures in 8 of the last 11 games and ranks 3rd among Big Ten freshman with 11.8 ppg.. GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of (.658), Greg Gard owns the 3rd-highest win percentage in school history (min. 60 games) behind Hall of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter Meanwell (.712). He has gone (.658) in Big Ten play (more on page 9). HAPP HAVING HIS WAY: All-American Ethan Happ is off to an impressive start. He is the only major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg and the Big Ten's only player leading his team in points, rebounds and assists (more on page 4). HEATING UP: UW has shot over 50.0% from the field in each of its last 2 games, shooting 54.2%. INJURY UPDATE: UW announced last week that starting PG D'Mitrik Trice underwent foot surgery on Monday and is out indefinitely. Freshman Kobe King was also lost for the entire season after he had knee surgery on Monday. King was averaging 19.0 mpg and 5.2 ppg (more on page 3). GOOD TO BE HOME: Having already played 5 games away from home, the Badgers are glad to be back at the Kohl Center where they have won 86.4% of their games all-time. (more page 11). THISCLOSE: Wisconsin has lost 7 games this season, but has been within minutes of winning 4 of them. In each of those 4 setbacks, UW was tied or within 2 points with 2:00 remaining. BIG TEN BEASTS: UW has boasted a winning conference record in each of the last 17 seasons, the longest run of success of any team in the 110-year history of Big Ten hoops (more on page 7). YOUTH MOVEMENT: Led by guard Brad Davison (11.8 ppg) the Badgers are relying heavily on a talented freshman class that is accounting for 30.0 ppg (more on pages 3 and 6). WISCONSIN S PROBABLE STARTERS BASED ON LAST TIME OUT No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 1 Brevin Pritzl G Jr FG%; 17p (4-5 3FGs) vs. WKU 2 Aleem Ford F Fr FG%; Career-high 14p (4-5 3FGs) vs. WKU 21 Khalil Iverson F Jr Team-high.586 FG% overall; 16p at PSU 22 Ethan Happ F Jr FG%; 5th UW player w/ 1,000p, 700r, 150a 34 Brad Davison G Fr (.400) 3FGs; B1G Fr. of the Week (11/27) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time NOV. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA ST......W, NOV. 12 YALE W, NOV. 16 XAVIER [15] L, Hall of Fame Classic - Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 20 vs. Baylor [22] L, Nov. 21 vs. UCLA [23] L, NOV. 24 MILWAUKEE W, Nov. 27 at Virginia [18]^ L, DEC. 2 OHIO STATE* L, Dec. 4 at Penn State* W, Dec. 6 at Temple L, DEC. 9 MARQUETTE L, DEC. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY.....W, DEC. 23 GREEN BAY W, DEC. 27 CHICAGO STATE pm DEC. 30 UMASS LOWELL pm JAN. 2 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 JAN. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 JAN. 29 FEB. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 FEB. 11 FEB. 15 FEB. 19 Feb. 22 FEB. 25 INDIANA* pm at Rutgers* pm at Nebraska* :30 pm at Purdue* [16] pm ILLINOIS* pm at Iowa* pm at Michigan State [2]* pm NEBRASKA* pm NORTHWESTERN* :30 pm at Maryland* Noon at Illinois* pm MICHIGAN* Noon PURDUE* [16] pm MINNESOTA* pm at Northwestern* (Rosemont, Ill.) pm MICHIGAN STATE* [2] Noon Big Ten Tournament - New York City, N.Y. Feb. 28-Mar. 4 at Big Ten Tournament NCAA Tournament Mar Round 1 Mar Rounds 2-3 Mar Sweet 16/Elite 8 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) ^ B1G/ACC Challenge + Gavi Tipoff Games * Big Ten Conference Game Home games in ALL CAPS All mes listed as Central FOLLOW THE BADGERS Twitter...@BadgerMBB Hashtags:...#Badgers / #OnWisconsin Facebook:... WisconsinMensBasketball Snapchat:...officialbadgers YouTube:...WisconsinBadgers Men s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb Cell: pah@uwbadgers.com Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

2 WISCONSIN BASKETBALL GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE 0 D'Mitrik Trice G, So., 6-0, Brevin Pritzl G, R-So., 6-3, aleem ford F, R-Fr., 6-8, WALT McGRORY G, Fr., 6-3, matt ferris G, R-Jr., 6-6, Aaron Moesch F, R-Sr., 6-8, 220 Huber Heights, Ohio De Pere, Wis. Lawrenceville, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn. Appleton, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. 11 ANDY VAN VLIET F, Jr., 7-0, 228 Antwerp, Belgium 12 TREVOR ANDERSON G, So., 6-2, 196 Stevens Point, Wis. 15 CharleS Thomas, IV F, Jr., 6-8, 255 Highland, Md. 20 T.J. Schlundt G, R-Jr., 6-5, 197 Oconomowoc, Wis. 21 KHALIL IVERSON G, Jr., 6-5, 210 Delaware, Ohio 22 ethan Happ F, R-Jr., 6-10, 235 Milan, Ill. Kobe King 23 G, Fr., 6-4, 203 La Crosse, Wis. 25 alex illikainen F, Jr., 6-9, 231 Grand Rapids, Minn. 31 michael ballard G, R-Fr., 6-4, 197 Oak Park, Ill. 34 BRAD DAVISON F, Fr., 6-3, 205 Maple Grove, Minn. 35 NATE REUVERS F, Fr., 6-10, 215 Lakeville, Minn. WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 0 D Mitrik Trice G So./So. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne/IMG Acad.) 1 Brevin Pritzl G Jr./ So. De Pere, Wis. (HS) 2 Aleem Ford F So./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer/IMG Acad.) 3 Walt McGrory + G Fr./Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Edina) 4 Ma Ferris G Sr./Jr. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 5 Aaron Moesch F Sr.#/Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 11 Andy Van Vliet F Jr./Jr. Antwerp, Belgium 12 Trevor Anderson + G So./So. Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH/Green Bay) 15 Charles Thomas, IV F Jr./Jr. Highland, Md. (River Hill) 20 T.J. Schlundt G Sr./Jr. Oconomowoc, Wis. (St. John s Mil. Acad.) 21 Khalil Iverson F Jr./Jr. Delaware, Ohio (Hayes) 22 Ethan Happ F Sr./Jr. Milan, Ill. (Rockridge) 23 Kobe King G Fr./Fr. La Crosse, Wis. (Central) 25 Alex Illikainen F Jr./Jr. Grand Rapids, Minn. (HS/Brewster Acad.) 31 Michael Ballard G So./Fr. Oak Park, Ill. (Fenwick) 34 Brad Davison G Fr./Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (HS) 35 Nate Reuvers F Fr./Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (North) Greg Gard Head Coach 3rd season at UW Howard Moore Assistant Coach 8th season at UW # - 5th-year senior + - will redshirt in Head Coach: Greg Gard (3rd); Assistant Coaches: Howard Moore (8th), Joe Krabbenho (2nd), Dean Oliver (1st); Director of Basketball Opera ons: Marc VandeWe ering; Strength & Condi oning: Erik Helland; Athle c Trainer: Henry Perez-Guerra; Video Coordinator: A.J. Van Handel Joe Krabbenhoft Assistant Coach 2nd season at UW DEAN OLIVER Assistant Coach 1st season at UW

3 GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE QUICK FACTS University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Founded Enrollment ,041 Nickname Badgers School Colors Cardinal and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big Ten Chancellor Rebecca Blank Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez Website Twitter @BadgerMBB Facebook /WisconsinMensBasketball HEAD COACH - GREG GARD Seasons rd at UW/3rd overall Overall Record (.658) Record at Wisconsin (.658) Big Ten Record (.658) NCAA Tournament Record (.667) KOHL CENTER Opened Jan. 17, 1998 Capacity ,287 Student Section Grateful Red Overall record at Kohl Center (.864) Kohl Center Record under Gard (.800) ALL-TIME RECORD 118th season of basketball Years: 1898 to present Overall record: 1,582-1,189 (.572) Big Ten record: (.490) NCAA tournament record: (.633) Big Ten tournament record: (.575) BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS (18) Titles: 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2015 BIG TEN TOURN. TITLES (3) Titles: 2004, 2008, 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Appearances (23): 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 National Championship: 1941 Final Four (4): 1941, 2000, 2014, 2015 Elite Eight (6): 1941, 1947, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015 Sweet 16 (11): 1941, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 LAST TIME OUT WISCONSIN 81, GREEN BAY 60 Dec. 23, 2017 Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. For the second straight game, Wisconsin shot over 50% from the field, this time in an runaway win over Green Bay. UW made its first 10 shots in the game, jumping out to a double-digit lead in the first 4 minutes. The Badgers shot 53.6% from the field, including 61.3% (19-for-31) in the first half. The Badgers owned decided advantages in points in the paint (46-14) and rebounds (40-20). Freshmen scored 40 of Wisconsin's 81 points, going 11-for-12 at the foul line. Freshman Brad Davison led the Badgers with 18 points, the 8th time in the last 11 games he has scored in double figures. Junior Ethan Happ finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a season-low 22 minutes. Junior Khalil Iverson added 12 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting from the field. UW's freshmen frontcourt duo of Aleem Ford and Nate Reuvers each tallied 9 points and 2 rebounds. Ford went 2-for-2 from 3-point range and has now made 6 of his last 7 from downtown. SCHEDULE STRENGTH Head coach Greg Gard has said on several occasions that strength of schedule won't be an issue for this year's Badgers. Judging by the early portion of the season, he appears to be right. UW has played 8 games against teams ranked in the KenPom top-60, the most of any team in the nation. In fact, Purdue (7) is the nation's only other team that has faced more than 5 top-65 foes. UW opponents by KenPom.com Ratings Rank Team Rank Team 3 Virginia 45 Ohio State 16 Xavier 49 Marque e 27 Baylor 51 UCLA 42 Penn State 61 Temple The NCAA's RPI lists Wisconsin 16th in strength of schedule. In facing No. 15 Xavier, No. 22 Baylor and No. 23 UCLA, Wisconsin faced 3-straight ranked non-conference opponents for the first time in school history. Add in No. 18 Virginia and the Badgers are one of jus t 4 teams in the nation who have faced 4 ranked opponents already this season (Savannah State 5, Creighton 4, Texas Southern 4). UW has lost 7 games to teams with a combined record of (.791). Overall, the Badgers' 10 opponents have a combined record of (.643). In total, UW's schedule features 10 games against teams in the AP preseason poll. INJURY UPDATES Wisconsin suffered a pair of injuries to its backcourt recently with the news that starting point guard D'Mitrik Trice and reserve Kobe King would miss significant time. Trice had surgery on his right foot on Dec. 11 and will begin rehab in approximately 2-3 weeks. He was averaging a team-high 31.5 minutes per game, ranking third on the Badgers in scoring (9.4 ppg) and second in assists (2.3 apg). King underwent season-ending surgery to his left knee on Dec. 11. The freshman, who appeared in each of the first 10 games this season, will be eligible to apply for a medical hardship waiver after the season. If granted, the La Crosse native will return as a redshirt freshman for the season. King was averaging 19.0 minutes and 5.2 points per game, including a career-high 10 points (2-5 3FGs) against Ohio State on Dec. 2. DAVISON TAKES THE LEAD Guard Brad Davison is putting together one of the better freshman seasons in recent Wisconsin history. Davison is 2nd on the team averaging 11.8 ppg, including a career-high 20 points vs. Marquette (12/9). He has scored in double figures 8 times this season. Over the last 30 years (since 1988), only 6 Badgers have averaged double figures in their freshman season. Badger Freshman to Average 10+ PPG (since 1988) Player (Year) PPG Michael Finley (1992) 12.3 Rashard Griffith (1994) 13.9 Sam Okey (1996) 13.2 Devin Harris (2002) 12.3 Alando Tucker (2003) 12.0 Ethan Happ (2016) 12.4 Davison ranks 3rd among Big Ten freshman with 11.8 ppg, trailing only Rutgers' Geo Baker (12.6 ppg) and OSU's Kaleb Wesson (12.2 ppg). Baker (31.3 mpg) is the BIG's only freshman playing more minutes than Davison (28.6 mpg). Davison is 2nd on the Badgers shooting 40.0% (24-60) from 3-point range. Among freshmen, Davison's 3FG Pct. is tops in the Big Ten. Tim Locum holds the UW freshman 3FG Pct. record, going 41-for-93 (44.1%) in Davison is averaging 1.8 3FGs per game, which leads all Big Ten freshmen and is tied for 14th in the league. Davison also leads the Badgers in made free throws and ranks 2nd in FTAs, going 38-for-50 (.760) at the line. He set a UW season-high going 11-for-16 at the charity stripe vs. Marquette. Davison is also 4th in the Big Ten averaging 1.7 steals per game and has drawn an incredible 15 charges in 13 games. Davison earned Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27) after averaging 15.0 ppg and 2.0 spg in games against Baylor, UCLA and Milwaukee. Davison went 11-for-19 (57.9%) from 3-point range in those 3 games.

4 GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE HAPP HYPE THE GAME'S BEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER Happ was so good a season ago that he entered Big Ten player of the year conversations even though Purdue s Caleb Swanigan was destroying everything that stood in his path on a nightly basis. He was the Adam Banks to Bronson Koenig and Nigel Hayes s Charlie Conway. With Koenig and Hayes gone now, though, Happ gets to become Adam Banks and Charlie Conway." Mark Titus, The Ringer (Nov. 9, 2017) HAPP MAKING HISTORY Last season, junior Ethan Happ established himself as one of the best players in college basketball. This season, he's looking like one of the best players of the last 20 years. Happ is the only major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg. In fact, over the last 20 years (since ) only 3 Big Ten players have averaged those marks for an entire season and all 3 were Big Ten Player of the Year and consensus All-Americans: Ohio State's Evan Turner (2010), Michigan State's Draymond Green (2012) and Purdue's Caleb Swanigan (2017). Big Ten Players, Avg. 16.0p, 8.0r, 3.0a, since Player (Year) PPG RPG APG Evan Turner (OSU, 2010) Draymond Green (MSU, 2012) Caleb Swanigan (PUR, 2017) Ethan Happ (WIS, 2018) Happ leads the Badgers in points (16.2), rebounds (8.2) and assists (3.3). He also ranks 2nd in both blocks (0.8) and steals per game (1.1). Happ is the only player in the Big Ten leading his team in points, rebounds and assists. Last season, Happ was the only player in the NCAA to average at least 13.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg and 1.0 bpg. In fact, Happ was the first major conference player in over 20 years to reach those marks for an entire season. Vermont's Marqus Blakely (2009 & 10) is the only other D-I player to hit those marks since at least Happ was the nation's only player to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals during conference play. Avg. UW B1G Points st 12th 8.6 1st 4th Assists 3.0 1st 17th Blocks 1.6 1st 6th Steals 2.3 1st 1st FG Pct st 10th Happ became just the 4th major conference player over the last 20 years to lead his team in all 5 categories during conference play. Also: Utah's Delon Wright (2014), St. John's D.J. Kennedy (2010) and Virginia Tech's Bryant Ma hews (2003). With 1,161 points, Happ ranks 30th on Wisconsin's all- me scoring list. He is also 10th on the school's career rebounding chart with 717. He is one of just 5 players in school history to amass 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 150 assists. With 3 double-doubles this season, Happ is now ed for 7th in Wisconsin history with 23 career double-doubles. Most Career Double-Doubles, Wisconsin # Player (Years) Years Joe Franklin Kim Hughes Claude Gregory Dale Koehler Jack Brens Rashard Griffith Paul Morrow Ethan Happ 2016-Present Joe Chrnelich The Big Ten's active rebounds leader with 705, Happ is second in the NCAA among juniors. Only James Thompson, IV (837) of Eastern Michigan has more among non-seniors. HAPP CLIMBING UW RECORD BOOKS CAREER POINTS 24. 1,200 Dale Koehler ,180 Dick Cable ,171 Joe Chrnelich ,170 Jason Bohannon ,169 Don Rehfeldt ,165 Leon Howard ,161 Ethan Happ 2016-Present 31. 1,156 Scott Roth ,148 Ben Brust ,147 James Johnson ,115 Brian Butch ,114 Marcus Landry CAREER REBOUNDS Claude Gregory Joe Franklin Mike Wilkinson Joe Chrnelich Kim Hughes Nigel Hayes Alando Tucker Joe Krabbenhoft Larry Petty Ethan Happ 2016-Present Dale Koehler Ryan Evans Brian Butch Frank Kaminsky CAREER FG PCT. (min. 500 FGAs) Patrick Tompkins ( ) Ethan Happ ( ) 2016-Present Andy Kowske ( ) Rashard Griffith ( ) Willie Simms ( ) CAREER OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Alando Tucker Mike Wilkinson Nigel Hayes Andy Kowske Ethan Happ 2016-Present Joe Krabbenhoft Sean Daugherty Brian Butch Michael Finley Mike Bruesewitz CAREER STEALS Mike Kelley Tracy Webster Trévon Hughes Michael Flowers Mike Wilkinson Michael Finley Devin Harris Trent Jackson Ethan Happ 2016-Present Hennssy Auriantal HAPP'S HONORS A 2017 third-team All-American Ethan Happ has been decorated with a host of preseason honors this season: Preseason Recognition Preseason All-Big Ten Team Second-Team Preseason All-American (ESPN.com, NBC Sports, CBS, The Athletic, Athlon) Naismith Trophy Watch List Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List No. 2 played on ESPN.com's Top-50 players of college basketball list Awards AP Third Team All-American Second-Team All-American (SI) First-Team All-Big Ten AP Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year USBWA All-District Wooden Award Final Ballot Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist Naismith Trophy Semifinalist Oscar Robertson Midseason List Big Ten All-Tournament Team

5 GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE SITUATIONAL RECORDS Gard Era Ahead at the half Behind at the half Tied at the half FG% of.450 or more FG% less than Better FG% than opp Worse FG% than opp Same FG% as opp Opp. FG% less than 45% FG% of 40% or more FG% less than 40% Try more than 20 3FGs Try 20 or fewer 3FGs Make at least 70% FT Try at least 20 FTs Try fewer than 20 FTs Out-rebound opponent Tied or out-rebounded Same or fewer TOs than opp More TOs than opp Commit fewer than 12 TOs Commit 12 or more TOs Score fewer than 50 pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score 90 or more pts Allow fewer than 50 pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow 90 or more pts Overtime vs. A.P. top 25 opponents vs. A.P. top 25 opp. at home Home games Road games Neutral site games Day games Night games GAMES DECIDED BY... 3 points or less points points points or more points TELEVISED GAMES... CBS Big Ten Network BTN Plus ESPN ESPN ESPNU ESPN FOX FS TBS TNT ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO STATE Wisconsin and Chicago State will be mee ng for the third me in history, with the Badgers claiming lop-sided victories in each of the first 2 match-ups. UW has beaten CSU by an average of 23.0 points in the first 2 mee ngs, claiming a win in 2003 and a win in A total of 10 current Badgers saw ac on in last season's game against Chicago State, including 6 who scored points. Current Badgers against Chicago State Name Min Pts Reb Ast Khalil Iverson Ethan Happ Alex Illikainen Charles Thomas Andy Van Vliet D'Mitrik Trice Brevin Pritzl T.J. Schlundt Ma Ferris Aaron Moesch HISTORY VS. CHICAGO ST. Overall: WIS leads, 2-0 In Madison: WIS leads, 2-0 Gard vs. CSU: 1-0 Active Streak: UW won last 2 ALL-TIME MEETINGS (UW leads 2-0) Date Result Score Location 1/4/03 W Madison 11/17/16 W Madison LAST TIME VS. CHICAGO STATE UW 69, CSU 51 - Nov. 17, Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. Wisconsin registered a win over Chicago State at the Kohl Center in the 3rd game of the season. A er falling behind 8-0, Chicago State Wisconsin went on a 19-0 run, Total 3-Ptr holding CSU scoreless for a span 03 Simmons, Deionte f Burns, Glen g of 9:19 to seize control. 02 Owens V, Clemmye g Sims Jr., Fred g Palmer, Trayvon g Senior Vi o Brown led a 10 Dubovitskiy, Alex Dixon, Delundre balanced a ack with 12 points. 21 Batson, Joshua Szpir, Patrick Khalil Iverson tallied a career-high Greene Jr., Brian Team Totals points with 5 rebounds off FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % the bench and Bronson Koenig FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3,2 chipped in 10 points. Freshman Wisconsin Total 3-Ptr D'Mitrik Trice delivered a gamehigh 7 assists without a turnover. 22 Happ, Ethan f Hayes, Nigel f Brown, Vitto f Showalter, Zak g Fred Sims, Jr. led CSU with Koenig, Bronson g Trice, D'Mitrik points, going 10-for-22 and 6-for- Pritzl, Brevin Ferris, Matt Moesch, Aaron from 3-point range. 11 Hill, Jordan Thomas IV, Charles Schlundt, T.J UW's bench out-scored the 21 Iverson, Khalil Illikainen, Alex starters, The Badgers outrebounded CSU 46-20, including a 33 Van Vliet, Andy Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 16-3 edge on the offensive glass. 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 4 That led to a 14-0 advantage in Officials: Chris Beaver, Courtney Green, Brooks, Wells Technical fouls: Chicago State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: second-chance points. Wisconsin also dominated the lane, out-scoring the Cougars, 34-10, in the paint. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Chicago State Wisconsin Last FG - CSUM 2nd-00:06, WIS 2nd-04:26. Largest lead - CSUM by 8 1st-17:38, WIS by 26 2nd-03:07. CSUM led for 05:46. WIS led for 33:04. Game was tied for 01:10. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench CSUM WIS Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

6 FRESHMEN FIVE For the first time in 20 years, the Badgers are relying heavily on their freshman class a 5-man group that includes Brad Davison, Aleem Ford, Kobe King, Walt McGrory and Nate Reuvers. UW is starting 2 freshmen (Davison and Ford) for the first time in almost 20 years. The last time the Badgers starting lineup featured multiple freshmen was the final game of the season when Mike Kelley, Andy Kowske and Maurice Linton started in a loss to Illinois. Wisconsin's freshman fivesome of Davison, Ford, King, McGrory and Reuvers have combined to average 30.0 ppg. All 4 scholarship freshman have had a game scoring in double figures this season, including 8 such games by Davison. Ford moved into the starting lineup in the season's 5th game and is averaging 5.6 ppg and 2.8 rpg. He leads the team shooting 44.4% from 3-point range, going 16-for-36 from deep. Ford scored a career-high 14 points (4-5 3FGs) with 5 rebounds and 3 assists vs. WKU. Over the last 7 games, Ford is 12-for-22 (.545) from 3-point range. Reuvers sat out the first 5 games of the season while contemplating a redshirt season. However, he made his debut in Game 6 vs. Milwaukee, posting 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Reuvers scored in double-figures in each of UW's 2 Big Ten games, finishing with 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting (2-2 3FGs) against OSU and then 11 points with 4 rebounds at PSU. On the season, he is averaging 4.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and a team-high 1.1 blocks per game. King's production had been increasing before a left knee injury ended his season. King averaged 19.0 mpg and 5.2 ppg over the first 10 games. Over the last 6 games, King's scoring average climbed to 6.5 ppg and he had gone 7-for-15 (46.7%) from 3-point range over that stretch. King scored a career-high 10 points (2-5 3FGs) vs. Ohio State on Dec. 2. INCREASING IVERSON A starter for the first time in his career, junior Khalil Iverson has responded with his best season. Iverson is averaging 7.8 ppg, ranking 2nd on the team with 4.1 rpg. He is also shooting a teamhigh 58.6% overall (67.2% from 2-point range). Iverson has scored in double figures 4 times this season, including a career-high 17p (8-9 FGs) vs. Yale and a 16-point effort (7-8 FGs) at PSU. WHAT'S TRENDING WITH UW UW is 31-3 under Gard when shooting at least 45.0% from the field. The Badgers are 39-6 under Gard when keeping foes' FG percentage below 45.0%. Wisconsin is 5-2 this season and 36-8 under Gard when out-rebounding opponents. UW ranks 2nd in the Big Ten and 25th in the NCAA with 11.2 turnovers per game (Mich 9.6). Since , Wisconsin has averaged 10.1 TOs per game, the na on s lowest mark. Temple is a distant 2nd over that stretch (10.6 TOs / game). Wisconsin is allowing 66.0 points per game this season, which ranks 7th in the Big Ten. The Badgers have allowed more than 64.0 ppg for an entire season just twice in the last 20 years (65.7 in and 65.6 ppg in ). Last season the Badgers led the Big Ten and ranked 13th nationally allowing 62.4 ppg. UW has led the Big Ten in scoring defense in 11 of the past 15 seasons and finished among the nation s top 10 in 9 of the past 15 years. The Badgers committed an average of 16.3 fouls per game last season, which ranked 3rd in the Big Ten and 30th-fewest in the NCAA. This year UW is averaging 15.6 fouls per game, a number that ranks 2nd in the Big Ten. UW opponents are averaging 15.2 FTAs per game. Under Greg Gard, UW is an impressive 44-3 when leading or tied with 5:00 remaining. Last season, the Badgers went 23-1 when leading or tied with 5:00 remaining. Dating back to February of 2011, UW is (.959) when leading or tied with 5:00 left. UW has won 8 of its last 9 overtime games, with the only loss coming in an buzzerbeater loss to Florida in the 2017 Sweet 16. NON-CON SUCCESS BO RYAN GETS CALL TO THE HALL Former Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017 on Nov. 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. The NCB HOF Class of 2017 also included Tim Duncan, Cleo Hill, Scott May, Rick Mount, Paul Silas, John Stockton and Jay Williams. UW is (.788) in regular-season, nonconference games dating back to That includes a mark of 17-8 (.680) under Greg Gard. Since , UW owns a non-conference mark of (.904) at the Kohl Center. In the Gard era, the Badgers are 14-2 (.875). Over the last 15 seasons, the Badgers have gone (.512) in non-conference road games, including wins in 7 of its last 11 true road games. UW is 16-2 (.889) under Gard against unranked non-con opponents (2 losses coming at Temple and vs. Marquette this season). Since , UW is (.938) vs. unranked non-con foes. Ryan spent 32 seasons as a collegiate head coach, finishing 26th on the NCAA's alltime wins list with a record of (.762) In 14-plus seasons at Wisconsin, Ryan led the Badgers to a mark of (.737) and five Big Ten championships and back-to-back Final Fours, including an appearance in the 2015 National Championship Game. CHARTING THE BADGERS CAREER GAMES PLAYED Games Starts Cons. Starts Ethan Happ Khalil Iverson Charles Thomas Alex Illikainen Aaron Moesch D'Mitrik Trice Brevin Pritzl T.J. Schlundt Matt Ferris Andy Van Vliet Brad Davison Aleem Ford Kobe King Nate Reuvers Michael Ballard Walt McGrory DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS Career Cons. Ethan Happ (44-21) 11 (5-6) 4 D'Mitrik Trice (7-4) 5 (3-2) 0 Khalil Iverson (9-2) 4 (3-1) 1 Brad Davison (3-5) 8 (3-5) 3 Brevin Pritzl (3-2) 5 (3-2) 0 Aleem Ford (1-1) 2 (1-1) 0 Nate Reuvers (1-1) 2 (1-1) 0 Charles Thomas.. 2 (2-0) 0 0 Andy Van Vliet... 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 0 Alex Illikainen (0-1) 0 0 Kobe King (0-1) 1 (0-1) 0 20-POINT SCORING GAMES Career Cons. Ethan Happ (9-5) 4 (1-3) 0 Brad Davison (0-1) 1 (0-1) 0 DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS Career Cons. Ethan Happ (22-8) 4 (3-1) 0 DOUBLE-DIGIT ASSISTS None DOUBLE-DOUBLES Career Cons. Career Cons. Ethan Happ (17-6) 3 (2-1) 0 TRIPLE-DOUBLES None GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE Career Cons LINEUP RECORD Trice, Pritzl, Iverson, Van Vliet, Happ Trice, Davison, Iverson, Ford, Happ Davison, Pritzl, Iverson, Ford, Happ Record in those contests in parentheses

7 CHARTING THE BADGERS LED UW IN SCORING Career Ethan Happ (2-5) 23 (14-9) Brad Davison (2-2) 4 (2-2) Khalil Iverson (2-0) 2 (2-0) Brevin Pritzl (1-0) 1 (1-0) D'Mitrik Trice (1-0) LED UW IN REBOUNDING Career Ethan Happ (5-6) 58 (39-19) Khalil Iverson (0-2) 4 (0-4) Aleem Ford (1-0) 1 (1-0) Alex Illikainen (1-0) Charlie Thomas (1-0) LED UW IN ASSISTS Career Ethan Happ (2-3) 23 (13-10) D'Mitrik Trice (2-2) 9 (5-4) Khalil Iverson (1-1) 3 (2-1) Brad Davison (0-2) 2 (0-2) Aleem Ford (1-0) 1 (1-0) Brevin Pritzl (1-0) 1 (1-0) LED UW IN MINUTES Career D'Mitrik Trice (2-3) 7 (3-4) Ethan Happ (1-0) 3 (2-1) Brad Davison (1-1) 2 (1-1) Khalil Iverson (1-1) 2 (1-1) Aleem Ford (0-1) 1 (0-1) Kobe King (0-1) 1 (0-1) Brevin Pritzl (1-0) 1 (1-0) CHARGES TAKEN Career Brad Davison D'Mitrik Trice Ethan Happ Nate Reuvers Khalil Iverson Kobe King Walt McGrory Brevin Pritzl Record in those contests in parentheses ACTIVE WIN/LOSS STREAKS Overall Won 2 Vs. Unranked teams (AP) Won 2 Vs. Ranked teams (AP) Lost 5 At Home Won 2 At Home vs. Big Ten Lost 1 At Home vs. ranked Big Ten Won 3 At Home vs. unranked Big Ten..... Lost 1 At Home vs. non-conference Won 2 At Home vs. ranked opp Lost 1 On Road Lost 1 On Road vs. Big Ten Won 1 On Road vs. ranked opp Lost 2 On Road vs. unranked opp Lost 1 Neutral Lost 3 Neutral vs. ranked opp Lost 3 Neutral vs. unranked opp Won 1 FORMER WALK-ONS IN ROTATION The Badgers' recent rotation has featured a trio of players who came to Wisconsin as walk-ons in senior Aaron Moesch, junior T.J. Schlundt and Walt McGrory. Schlundt came to Madison as a walk-on and earned a scholarship prior to this season for the first time. Over the last 3 games, Schlundt has averaged 16.0 minutes per game, including a career-high 21 minutes vs. Western Kentucky. He has gone 3-for-8 from 3-point range in those 3 games. Moesch, who also earned a scholarship in August has appeared in 7 total games this season. Recently, he played 5 minutes at Temple and 4 minutes vs. Marquette. Freshman guard Walt McGrory did not appear in UW's first 11 games and was contemplating redshirting until making his debut vs. Western Kentucky. After playing just 2 minutes vs. WKU, McGrory logged 21 minutes vs. Green Bay, totaling 4 points (4-4 FTs) and 6 rebounds. BADGERS IN BIG TEN OPENERS Including the win at Penn State (Dec. 4), UW has won 12 of its last 14 road Big Ten openers dating back to The only losses during that stretch came in a defeat at Illinois in 2011 and a loss at Indiana in The Badgers dropped a rare Big Ten opener on Saturday vs. Ohio State. Even with the loss, UW has won 13 of its last 15 Big Ten openers dating back to The Badgers played their earliest Big Ten games in school history. Wisconsin's earliest Big Ten opener prior to this season was a win over Michigan State on Dec. 6, TRICE IS NICE Before undergoing foot surgery on Dec. 11, sophomore D Mitrik Trice had started each of UW's first 10 games at point guard and established himself as one of the team's better shooters. Playing at team-high 31.5 minutes per game, Trice ranks 3rd in scoring (9.4 ppg) and 2nd in assists (2.3 apg). His 23-to-13 assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8) leads the team (min. 2.0 apg). Trice is shooting just 30.0% from 3-point range on the year, going 12-for-40. However, last season Trice led UW and ranked 9th in the Big Ten shooting 41.8% (38-91) from 3-point range. Trice's 41.8% 3-point mark was the secondhighest 3FG percentage by a freshman in school history, trailing only Tim Locum's mark of 44.1% (41-93) in He was UW s top reserve in terms of points (5.6), assists (1.7) and minutes (18.3) per game. The point guard also owned a 1.7 assist-toturnover ratio, dishing 63 assists to 37 TOs. GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE CONFERENCE CONSISTENCY With 12 Big Ten wins last season, Wisconsin posted a winning conference record for the 17th-consecutive season, the longest run of success in the 109-year history of Big Ten hoops. Consec. Winning Seasons, All-Time, Big Ten Team Cons. Seasons 1. Wisconsin ( ) 2. Purdue ( ) 3. Indiana ( ) 4. Purdue ( ) Among the major conferences, only Kansas (27, including this season) has a longer active streak of above.500 seasons. Wisconsin has also clinched no worse than a 4th-place finish in the Big Ten standings for the 17th-consecutive season. That is also the longest such streak in Big Ten history. The Badgers have now tallied at least 12 Big Ten wins in each of the last 7 seasons, the longest active streak in the conference (Purdue is 2nd at 3 straight seasons with 12+ wins). Since Gard entered the Big Ten head coaching ranks, Wisconsin is (.658) in conference play - tied for the 2nd-best mark in the Big Ten. Big Ten Record, Since Season Team B1G Record Pct. 1. Purdue Wisconsin Maryland Michigan State Indiana * Updated thru 12/4/17 BIG TEN'S BEST Over the last 16 seasons, no team has been better than Wisconsin when it comes to Big Ten play. The Badgers have won 71.0% of their conference games since Most Big Ten Wins, Since (thru 2017 season) Team Record Pct. 1. Wisconsin Maryland Michigan State Ohio State Purdue * Updated thru 12/4/17 The Badgers have also been the Big Ten's most dominant team at home during conference play. UW owns a sparkling record of (.863) at the Kohl Center since UW has never finished lower than 4th in the Big Ten standings in any of the last 17 seasons (including this season). The Badgers active streak of 17 consecutive seasons in the Big Ten s top 4 is the longest in league history. Consecutive Top-4 Finishes, All-Time, Big Ten Team Cons. Seasons 1. Wisconsin ( )* 2. Purdue ( ) 3. Chicago ( ) Illinois ( ) *ac ve

8 BIG TEN STANDINGS Team (AP Rank) Conf. Overall 1. Michigan State (#2) Purdue (#16) Ohio State Maryland Michigan Minnesota Penn State Nebraska Northwestern Indiana Wisconsin Rutgers Illinois = Iowa AP TOP 25 12/18/17 (thru 12/25/17) Team Record Points 1 Villanova (45) ,602 2 Michigan State (15) ,560 3 Arizona State (5) ,429 4 Duke ,390 5 North Carolina ,332 6 Miami 9-0 1,308 7 Kentucky 9-1 1,231 8 Texas A&M 9-1 1,156 9 Xavier , West Virginia 9-1 1, Wichita State Gonzaga Virginia Kansas TCU Purdue Oklahoma Arizona Baylor Cincinnati Tennessee Texas Tech Seton Hall Florida State Creighton Top others receiving votes: Arkansas 83, Notre Dame 73, Clemson 35, Louisville 28, Texas 21, Nevada 13, Oklahoma State 9, Minnesota 9, SMU 5, Alabama 5, Auburn 4, Virginia Tech 3, Rhode Island 2, Syracuse 2, Florida 2, Towson 1, Michigan 1 USA TODAY COACHES POLL 12/18/17 Team Record Points 1 Villanova (26) Michigan State (6) Duke North Carolina Arizona State Kentucky Miami Xavier Texas A&M West Virginia Wichita State TCU Kansas Virginia Gonzaga Purdue Oklahoma Baylor Arizona Tennessee Texas Tech Seton Hall Cincinnati Creighton Florida State Top others receiving votes: Notre Dame 64, Arkansas 26, Virginia Tech 26, Texas 22, Louisville 20, Florida 15, Clemson 10, Boise State 9, Missouri 7, Syracuse 7, Rhode Island 6, Mississippi State 5, Loyola-Chicago 4, Saint Mary's 3, Stephen F. Austin 3, Michigan 2, Oklahoma State 1, Alabama 1 KINGS OF THE ROAD UW is renowned for its incredible home success, but it has been almost as good on the road lately. Wisconsin is (.678) away from home over the last 5 seasons. That figure ranks 6th in the NCAA for most wins away from home. The Badgers are in true road games over that stretch. Among major conference teams, only Villanova (42), Arizona (32) and Virginia (31) have more wins. NCAA, Most Wins Road/Neutral (Since ) Team Road Neutral Total Pct. 1. Villanova Gonzaga North Carolina Wichita State Arizona Kentucky Wisconsin Virginia * Updated thru 12/25/17 Since , the Badgers have tallied 97 true road wins, the top mark of any Big Ten team. UW's.542 overall road winning percentage is also the top mark among Big Ten teams. BEST ROAD RECORDS Since (thru 12/25/17) Overall Road Wins Wisconsin Michigan St Ohio State Illinois Overall Road Win % Wisconsin (97-82) Mich. St (83-81) Ohio State..476 (79-87) Illinois (70-95) Since Gard took over on Dec. 23, 2015, Wisconsin is in true road games, including a mark of 10-8 in Big Ten play. Including a win over Rutgers at Madison Square Garden in 2017, Gard's Badgers have gone 11-8 away from home in conference play. That's the 2nd-best mark of any team in the league. Best Conf. Road Record, Big Ten (Since ) Team Record Pct. 1. Maryland Wisconsin Purdue Michigan St Iowa Northwestern WRECKING THE RANKED Over the last 4 seasons, Wisconsin has gone (.600) against the AP Top-25. Under Greg Gard, UW is 9-12 against ranked teams, including a mark of 4-3 at home. Here are a look at Gard's "Big Wins": UW s wins over the AP Top-25 under Gard Rank Score Opponent Date 4 W, Michigan State 1/17/16 19 W, (ot) Indiana 1/26/16 2 W, at Maryland 2/13/16 8 W, at Iowa 2/24/16 9 W, vs. Xavier* 3/20/16 22 W, Syracuse 11/29/16 25 W, at Indiana 1/3/17 23 W, Maryland 2/19/17 1 W, vs. Villanova* 3/18/17 * NCAA Tournament Game GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE BADGERS DOWN UNDER In August, Wisconsin took a 12-day, 5-game tour of Australia and New Zealand, making stops in Auckland, Rotorua, Melbourne and Sydney. Wisconsin went 4-1 on the trip, playing 4 games against teams from the top professional league (National Basketball League) and another against professional team Hawthorn Magic. In the 5 games, 5 different players led the team in scoring and none was named Ethan Happ. BADGERS DOWN UNDER Opponent Score Leading Scorer NZ Breakers W, Pritzl (28) NZ Breakers W, Van Vliet (14) Hawthorn Magic W, King (18) Melbourne United L, Trice (19) Sydney Kings W, Davison (23) The Badgers had 4 players finish with double-digit scoring averages: D'Mitrik Trice (12.6), Ethan Happ (12.0), Brevin Pritzl (11.4) and Brad Davison (11.2). As team, Wisconsin shot 48.9% on the trip, including 41.7% (48-115) from behind the international 3-point line (22 ft, 2 in. = 17 inches longer than NCAA distance). In addition to basketball, the team also enjoyed some sightseeing, including a jet boat tour, gondola ride overlooking Rotorua, a traditional Māori dinner and performance, an Australian Rules Football game, as well as a cruise of Sydney harbor cruise and a climb to the top of the Sydney Bridge TEAM INFO Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Le erwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 UW returns just 38.3% of the points scored a year ago and 39.4% of the minutes played. Wisconsin is replacing 4 starters off of last year s Sweet 16 qualifier. UW returns third-team AP All-American Ethan Happ, who was the nation s only player to lead his team in points (14.6), rebounds (8.6), assists (3.0), blocks (1.6) and steals (2.3) during conference play last season. The Badgers will surround Happ with a host of young talent, including sophomore point guard D Mitrik Trice and junior forward Khalil Iverson among others. Trice averaged 18.3 minutes and 5.6 points per game as a freshman, shooting a team-high 41.8% from 3-point range. Iverson averaged 15.3 points per game off the bench a year ago, shooting over 50% from the field.

9 GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE HEAD COACH GREG GARD A coaching veteran of more than 20 years, Greg Gard has expertly made the jump from assistant coach to head coach at Wisconsin. A er assuming the head coaching reins on Dec. 15, 2015, Gard will begin his third season as the head coach of the Badgers in on the heels of leading the team to the Sweet 16 in each of his first two seasons at the helm. A er ini ally taking over on an interim basis, Gard was officially named head coach of the Badgers on March 7, In two seasons, he has piloted the Badgers to a record of (.700), owning the second-best 60-game start in program history. In his first two seasons with the head coaching tle, Gard has maintained a level of success that has become synonymous with Wisconsin Basketball. In his inaugural season as head coach, Gard led the Badgers to the 2016 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, becoming just the second-ever first-year coach to win the Jim Phelan Na onal Coach of the Year award. He followed that up by leading UW to the fi h-highest single-season win total in school history (27-10) and making a second-consecu ve visit to the Sweet 16. Gard is just the third coach in the last 20 years to pilot his team to the Sweet 16 in each of his first two seasons, joining UCLA's Steve Lavin ( ) and Gonzaga's Mark Few ( ). The transi on to Gard s leadership began with a 1-4 start to the Big Ten Conference, but Wisconsin proceeded on a run that saw it win 11 of its final 13 regular-season games. A victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State was the beginning of a seven-game win streak that also featured a win over No. 19 Indiana and an impressive road triumph at No. 2 Maryland. The Badgers later added another road win over No. 8 Iowa on Feb. 24. UW finished the regular season in a e for third place in the Big Ten standings extending its streak of top-four finishes to a league-record 16th-consecu ve season with a 12-6 conference record. Gard led the Badgers to the most Big Ten wins by a first-year coach since 2004 (Bruce Weber, Illinois). Gard s Badgers would follow that up with another 12-6 conference campaign in 2017, finishing second in both the regular season and the Big Ten tournament. Wisconsin would cap off its 27-win season with a signature win in the NCAA tournament, knocking off the na on s No. 1 team Villanova, 65-62, to advance to the Sweet 16. In 16 total seasons on the Badgers bench, Gard has never seen the Badgers finish lower than fourth in the Big Ten standings, amassing a combined mark of (.710) in league play. During his tenure as head coach, Gard has helped a pair of players reach first-team All-Big Ten status: Nigel Hayes earned the nod in 2016 and Gard Coaching Record third-team All-American Ethan Happ received the dis nc on in Long considered one of the top assistant coaches in the game, Gard served as an assistant at Wisconsin for 14-plus seasons, including the final seven as the associate head coach. During that me, Gard served as the Badgers' recrui ng coordinator in addi on to on-floor coaching du es, opponent scou ng and game prepara on, and the construc ng of future game schedules. He was also the director of the Badger Boys Basketball Summer Camps. Gard has been on the bench for each of the top 12 winningest seasons at Wisconsin. He has helped pilot the Badgers to four Big Ten regular season tles and three Big Ten tournament championships, most recently winning both crowns in UW has made the NCAA tournament in each of Gard's first 14 seasons, advancing to seven Sweet 16s, three Elite Eights and two Final Fours. During Gard s first two seasons as head coach, Wisconsin has placed 11 players on the Academic All-Big Ten list. Over his 16 years in Madison, UW has boasted a total of 59 Academic All-Big Ten honors, trailing only Purdue and Northwestern over that span. Prior to coming to Wisconsin in 2001, Gard spent the previous two seasons as Ryan s assistant at UW- Milwaukee. He also served as an assistant coach to Ryan at UW-Pla eville from During Gard's years on the Pioneer staff, UW-Pla eville compiled a (.925) record and won three NCAA Division III tles, five straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athle c Conference (WIAC) championships and appeared in six consecu ve NCAA tournaments. Prior to joining Ryan's staff in Pla eville, Gard spent three seasons at Southwestern High School Year University Record Pct. Conf. Record Place Postseason Wisconsin Big Ten 12-6 T3rd NCAA Sweet Wisconsin Big Ten 12-6 T2nd NCAA Sweet Wisconsin Big Ten Career record (3 seasons) (.658) The Gard File Personal Born: Cobb, Wis. Family Wife: Michelle Daughters: Mackenzie and Peyton; Son, Isaac Education B.S., Physical & Health Educ., UW-Platteville, 1995 M.S.E., Counselor Education, UW-Platteville, 2007 Collegiate Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Southwestern [WI] H.S. ( ) Assistant Coach, Platteville [WI] H.S. ( ) Assistant Coach, Wis.-Platteville ( ) Assistant Coach, Wis.-Milwaukee ( ) Associate Head Coach, Wisconsin ( ) Head Coach, Wisconsin (2015-present) GARD'S FIRST 60 GAMES Since taking over on Dec. 15, 2015, Gard tallied a mark of (.700) in his first 60 games. That mark ranks as the 2nd-best start in Wisconsin annals, trailing only Hall of Famer Walter Meanwell. Best 60-Game Starts, UW History Coach (Years) Record Pct. 1. Doc Meanwell ( ) Greg Gard ( ) Bo Ryan ( ) Dick Benne ( ) Most Big Ten wins, First 2 seasons (Active Coaches) Coach (School) Record Pct. 1. Mark Turgeon (Maryland) Greg Gard (Wisconsin) Tom Izzo (Michigan State) Tim Miles (Nebraska) John Beilein (Michigan) Richard Pitino (Minnesota) Matt Painter (Purdue) Chris Collins (Northwestern) Fran McCaffery (Iowa) Patrick Chambers (PSU) Steve Pikiell (Rutgers)* *Pikiell has only coached one season at Rutgers. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio State have new coaches in and one at Pla eville High School, where he served in junior high and assistant varsity coaching capaci es. In 2016, Gard and his wife, Michelle, partnered with the University of the Wisconsin and Wisconsin Founda on and Alumni Associa on, to launch Garding Against Cancer. This fundraising ini a ve raises funds and awareness for cancer research and care within the state of Wisconsin. In its inaugural fundraising event, GAC raised more than $1 million dollars in the fight against cancer. Gard is a 1995 graduate of UW-Pla eville with a degree in physical and health educa on. He received a master's degree in counselor educa on from Pla eville in Gard and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Mackenzie and Peyton, and a son, Isaac.

10 WINNING AT WISCONSIN The Badgers won a school-record 36 games in , reaching 30 wins for the 4th time in school history. All 4 have come in the last 10 years. Each of the top 12 spots in the UW record book for single-season wins have come in the last 15 years. Wisconsin Record Book, Single-Season Wins Including this season, Wisconsin has won at least 20 games in 14 of the last 15 years and 11 straight. The Badgers streak of 11 straight 20-win seasons is the longest in the Big Ten. Prior to Bo Ryan s arrival, UW had just four 20-win seasons in 103 years of basketball. Team Consecu ve 20-win seasons Wisconsin * Michigan State *includes '16-17 BIG TEN, BIG RESULTS Since 2002, UW has won 7 Big Ten championships (4 regular season and 3 tourn.). Only OSU (10; 5 regular season, 5 tourn.) has won more tles during Ryan s tenure. MSU has 6 and ILL has 5, but no other school has more than 3 over that span. Bo Ryan s teams posted a (.717) Big Ten record, the best mark in the conference over his 14 seasons. Michigan St. was second at (.671) and Ohio St. was third at (.650). This season, Wisconsin finished 2nd in the Big Ten with a record of The Badgers have notched double-digit conference wins in 15 of the last 16 years and have never finished lower than 4th place in the Big Ten standings over that span. UW has posted a winning conference record in each of the last 17 seasons. Among the 6 major conferences, only Kansas (26 seasons) has a longer ac ve streak of finishing above.500 in league play. ALL WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN During the Bo Ryan/Greg Gard era, Wisconsin has accumulated an overall record of (.734), through Feb. 27, Wisconsin's.734 win percentage ranks 8th among all NCAA Div. I teams in that span. NCAA Leaderboard - Best Winning Pct. (since 01-02) (through 2/27/17 season - courtesy of STATS, Inc.) Team W-L Pct. 1. Kansas Gonzaga Duke Kentucky Memphis Louisville North Carolina Wisconsin Florida Pi sburgh Syracuse Arizona UW s 401 wins since 2001 were the most of any Big Ten team. Ohio State (391) and Michigan State (394) owned the next-highest win totals in the conference. Over the last 16 years Wisconsin has not only been the best team in the Big Ten, but owned one of the na on's best conference win percentages. Conference Win Pct., Major Conf., Since Team W-L Pct. 1. Kansas Kentucky Duke Wisconsin Arizona GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE Wisconsin Program Notes 19 straight NCAA tournaments 7 Big Ten trophies in last 15 years 20 wins in 14 of last 15 seasons Badgers in the NBA NBA Team UW Years Sam Dekker L.A. Clippers Devin Harris Dallas Mavericks Frank Kaminsky Charlotte Hornets Jon Leuer Detroit Pistons Vitto Brown Agua Caliente Clippers (G-League) Duje Dukan Windy City Bulls (G-League) Nigel Hayes Westchester Knicks (G-League) Bronson Koenig Grand Rapids Drive (G-League) Badgers Overseas Overseas UW Years Country Team Jared Berggren Japan Niigata Albirex Mike Bruesewitz Latvia Ventspils Ryan Evans France Cholet Trevon Hughes Lithuania Pieno Zaigzdes Pasvalys Marcus Landry Italy Germani Brescia Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers Jordan Taylor Turkey Galatasaray Kammron Taylor Venezuela Gigantes De Guayana Alando Tucker Israel Hapoel Eilat NCAA TOURNEY REGULARS UW has made 19 consecutive NCAA tourneys - the 5th-longest streak in NCAA history. NCAA, All-Time Longest NCAA Tourn. Streaks # Seasons Team Years 28 Kansas 1990-present 27 North Carolina Duke 1996-present 20 Michigan State 1998-present 19 Wisconsin 1999-present 19 Gonzaga 1999-present 18 Indiana UW is the nation's only team to reach the Sweet 16 or better in each of the last 4 seasons. The Badgers have also advanced to the Sweet 16 or better in 6 of the last 7 years. No team in the nation has gone more frequently over that span. The Badgers have won 13 NCAA tournament games over the last 4 seasons, the second-most of any team in the nation, trailing only North Carolina (14). Since 2002, Wisconsin has won 29 NCAA tournament games - equaling Michigan State for the top mark among Big Ten teams. Wisconsin advanced to the Final Four in both 2014 and 2015, becoming one of 8 Big Ten teams to reach back-to-back Final Fours. The Badgers have advanced to the Final Four a total of 4 times, winning the national championship in 1941 and reaching the national semifinals in BADGERS' ATTENDANCE IS BIG In , the Badgers led the Big Ten and finished 6th na onally by averaging a sellout capacity of 17,287 per game. Wisconsin has led the Big Ten in a endance in 11 of the last 15 seasons and has finished among the na on s top 7 in each of the last 17 years. Including the entire season, the Badgers are currently enjoying a streak of 57 consecutive sellouts dating back to Jan. of Wisconsin Attendance (Kohl Center era: ) Year Average Big Ten Rank NCAA Rank * 13,335 7th 22nd ,770 2nd 10th ,163 3rd 11th ,811 2nd 7th ,528 3rd 6th ,930 1st 6th ,142 1st 6th ,142 1st 5th ,142 1st 7th ,190 2nd 7th ,190 1st 7th ,230 1st 6th ,230 1st 6th ,230 1st 7th ,181 1st 5th ,843 2nd 7th ,104 2nd 7th ,279 1st 5th ,287 2nd 6th ,287 1st 6th * Wisconsin played 8 of its 15 home games at the UW Field House (capacity 11,500)

11 Home Sweet Home The Badgers are VERY good at the Kohl Center WISCONSIN AT HOME SINCE (.884) Overall Home Record (.863) vs. Big Ten teams (.904) vs. non-conference teams 89-7 (.927) vs. unranked Big Ten teams (.709) vs. teams ranked in the AP top (.853) vs. in-state teams Undefeated vs. PSU (13-0), IND (13-0), NEB (4-0) One-loss MINN (12-1), MICH (12-1) NCAA'S TOUGHEST VENUES Since the Kohl Center opened in 1998, Wisconsin has been nearly unbeatable on its home floor. In fact, among active venues, the Kohl Center is among the toughest for road teams to come in and steal a win. Team Record Pct. 1. Gonzaga (McCarthy Center) Kentucky (Rupp Arena) Oregon (Matthew Knight Arena) Louisville (KFC Yum! Center) Kansas (Allen Fieldhouse) UCLA (Pauley Pavilion) Xavier (Cintas Center) Michigan State (Breslin Center) Wisconsin (Kohl Center) VCU (Siegel Center) (records through 12/13/17) Since the season when Greg Gard first joined the staff, the Badgers have compiled a (.884) record at the Kohl Center, the 5th-highest mark in the nation over that span. Over the last 15 seasons, UW is (.863) in Big Ten home games, the best mark in the conference. STREAKING Wisconsin's 19-game win streak last season was the 6th-longest in school history. Here are the longest home winning streaks in UW history: No. Began Ended 38 12/7/2002 (UNLV) 1/25/2005 (ILL) 33 3/8/1911 (NW) 1/23/1915 (Chic.) 28 2/8/2006 (IND) 12/8/2007 (Marq.) 24 1/14/1929 (IND) 2/14/1931 (MIN) 23 2/13/2010 (IND) 12/3/11 (Marq.) 19 1/17/16 (MSU) 2/12/17 (NW) 18 2/27/1909 (PUR) 3/1/1911 (MIN) 18 2/19/1915 (PUR) 1/26/1917 (Chic.) 18 2/5/2009 (ILL) 2/9/2010 (ILL) Over the last 15 seasons, 182 of the Badgers 243 home wins have come by at least 10 points (74.9 percent). Wisconsin has trailed at halftime in only 54 of 275 home games since the season. UW has come back to win 33 of those 54 games (61.1 percent). In , the Badgers led the Big Ten and ranked 6th nationally in attendance, selling out every game (17,287 per game). UW has led the Big Ten in attendance in 11 of the last 15 seasons and has finished among the nation s top 7 in each of the last 17 years. This season, the Badgers sold out the 2,100-person Grateful Red (3rd-largest student section in the Big Ten) in under 15 minutes. Including the most recent game vs. Green Bay, Wisconsin has sold out the last 65 consecutive games at the Kohl Center dating back to Jan. of UW had a streak of 143 consecutive sellouts at the Kohl Center, selling out every game from 2003 until midway through the season. GAME 14: VS. CHICAGO STATE BIG KOHL CENTER WINS Most memorable home wins of the last 15 years: Dec. 1, UW 70, UW-Green Bay 57 Bo Ryan s first victory at the Kohl Center Dec. 22, UW 86, #14 MU 63 Kirk Penney scores 33 points in UW s first win over a ranked team under Bo Ryan Jan. 5, UW 72, #7 Illinois 66 Ryan s first win over a top-10 team at UW Feb. 27, UW 74, Michigan 54 UW clinches share of first Big Ten title since '47 Dec. 7, UW 91, UNLV 74 UW begins school-record 38-game home win streak - Alando Tucker 24 points, 18 rebounds March 5, UW 60, #14 Illinois 59 Devin Harris makes 1-of-2 FTs with 0.4 seconds left to clinch outright Big Ten title Dec. 23, UW 85, UNC Green. 53 UW wins school-record 34th-straight home game Jan. 16, UW 62, #15 Mich. St. 59 Wisconsin overcomes 8-point deficit with 1:58 remaining to win its 38th-straight home game Feb. 9, UW 72, Iowa 69 UW overcomes a 13-point deficit with 12:27 remaining in the game March 1, UW 62, Indiana 60 Alando Tucker scores putback as time expires Feb. 15, UW 78, #12 Ohio St. 73 UW overcomes a nine-point halftime deficit to beat No. 12 Ohio State Dec. 16, UW 89, #2 Pitt 75 Alando Tucker and Brian Butch combine for 59 pts Jan. 9, UW 72, #5 Ohio St. 69 Badgers win the first matchup in school history of top-five teams March 3, UW 52, Michigan St. 50 Kammron Taylor s 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left gives UW the win Dec. 2, UW 73, #6 Duke 69 Trevon Hughes scores 26 as UW s win clinches Big Ten s first Big Ten/ACC title Jan. 9, UW 73, #4 Purdue 66 Jordan Taylor (23) and Jason Bohannon (20) help end Purdue s undefeated season Feb. 2, UW 67, #5 Michigan State 49 Badgers end MSU s 9-0 Big Ten start Feb. 12, UW 71, #1 Ohio State 67 Stopped OSU s 24-0 start and UW s first win over AP No. 1 since 1962 Feb. 9, UW 65, #2 Michigan 62 (OT) Ben Brust s half-court buzzer-beater sends game to overtime where UW wins Nov. 19, UW 103, North Dakota 85 UW s first 100-point game since '95, Frank Kaminsky scores UW record 43 points Feb. 9, UW 60, #8 Michigan State 58 Treavon Jackson hits game-winning jumper with 2.1 seconds left in Bo Ryan s 150th Big Ten win March 1, #6 UW 68, Michigan State 61 UW claims 18th Big Ten championship and the 4th under Bo Ryan as Frank Kaminsky scores 31 Dec. 23, UW 84, Green Bay 79 Greg Gard s first win as interim head coach Jan. 17, UW 77, #4 Michigan State 76 Gard's first ranked win, Koenig/Hayes total 52 pts