WISCONSIN basketball

Transcription

1 WISCONSIN basketball 22 NCAA Tournaments (18 consecu ve) 4 Final Fours (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) 18 Big Ten Championships 21 Consensus All-Americans SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time NOV. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, Nov. 15 at Creighton [22]^ L, NOV. 17 CHICAGO STATE W, Maui Jim Maui Invita onal Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee 1:30 pm Nov. 22 vs. Oregon/Georgetown TBD Nov. 23 vs. UConn, Okla. St., UNC or Chaminade NOV. 27 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 1 PM NOV. 29 SYRACUSE* 6:30 PM DEC. 3 OKLAHOMA NOON DEC. 7 IDAHO STATE 7 PM Dec. 10 at Marque e 1 pm DEC. 14 GREEN BAY 8 PM DEC. 23 FLORIDA A&M 8 PM DEC. 27 RUTGERS 6 PM Jan. 3 at Indiana 6 pm Jan. 8 at Purdue TBD Jan. 12 OHIO STATE 6 PM Jan. 17 MICHIGAN 8 PM Jan. 21 at Minnesota 3:30 pm Jan. 24 PENN STATE 8 PM Jan. 28 vs. Rutgers (NYC) 11 am Jan. 31 at Illinois 8 pm Feb. 5 INDIANA NOON Feb. 9 at Nebraska 8 pm Feb. 12 NORTHWESTERN 5:30 PM Feb. 16 at Michigan 6 pm Feb. 19 MARYLAND TBD Feb. 23 at Ohio State 8 pm Feb. 25/26 at Michigan State TBD March 2 IOWA 8 PM March 5 MINNESOTA Big Ten Tournament Washington, D.C. Mar at Big Ten Tournament NCAA Tournament Mar Round 1 Mar Rounds 2-3 Mar Sweet 16/Elite 8 April 1-3 Final Four (Phoenix, Ariz.) ^ Gavi Games * Big Ten/ACC Challenge FOLLOW UW BASKETBALL WEBSITE: FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensBasketball INSTAGRAM: BadgerMBB YOUTUBE: WisconsinBadgers SNAPCHAT: OfficialBadgers GAME 4 #9 WISCONSIN 2 1, 0 0 VS. TENNESSEE 1 1, 0 0 NOV. 21 1:30 P.M. CT LAHAINA, MAUI LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER ESPN2 TV ESPN2 Karl Ravech & Bill Walton Radio Badger Radio Network Matt Lepay & Mike Lucas All-Time Series UT leads 2-1 All-Time Neutral UT leads 1-0 Last Meeting UW won, 65-62, on Dec. 29, 2001 (in Madison, Wis.) MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL No. 9 Wisconsin travels to Lahaina, Maui for 3 games in 3 days at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational from Nov The Badgers will open with Tennessee before facing either Georgetown or Oregon in round 2. Following the tournament in Maui, the Badgers return home to the Kohl Center to take on Prairie View A&M on Nov. 27 on ESPN3. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN QUITE A DEBUT: Wisconsin begins its first full season under Greg Gard, who coached the final 23 games last season after the Dec. 15, 2015 retirement of Bo Ryan. Gard led the Badgers to wins in 11 of the final 13 regular-season games and a trip to the 2016 Sweet 16, winning the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award. TENNESSEE VOLS Rankings (AP/Coaches): --/-- Head Coach: Rick Barnes Record at UT: (2nd Year) Overall: (30th Year) WISCONSIN BADGERS Rankings (AP/Coaches): 9/11 Head Coach: Greg Gard Record at WIS: 17-9 (2nd Year) Overall: 17-9 (2nd Year) Preseason All-Big Ten selec on Bronson Koenig is averaging a team-high 15.7 ppg and is just 16 points from reaching 1,000 for his career. GANG'S ALL HERE: UW returns each of the top 9 scorers from last season. In fact, the Badgers bring back all but 20 minutes played (99.8%) and all but 6 points (99.7%). UW returns all 5 starters for the first time since TERRIFIC TRIO: Senior Nigel Hayes was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, as well as a consensus member of the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Fellow senior Bronson Koenig and sophomore Ethan Happ were also selected for the Preseason All-Big Ten team. POLL POSITION: Wisconsin opened the year ranked No. 9 in the preseason AP Top 25, the second-highest debut in program history (UW was ranked third in the preseason poll). PRO OR (NON)CON: The Badgers have won 38 of their last 46 (.826) regular-season, non-conference games dating back to Dec. of Of those 8 losses, 5 came last season. BENCHMARKS: Nigel Hayes already ranks 15th in school history with 1,373 career points, while fellow senior Bronson Koenig needs just 16 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau. WRECKING THE RANKED: Even with UW's setback at No. 22 Creighton last Tuesday, UW is against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 over the last 3 seasons. Under Greg Gard, the Badgers are 6-6 in such games, with a quartet of top-10 wins. CRASH THE BOARDS: The Badgers have out-rebounded each of their first 3 opponents by an average of 18.7 boards per game, including a 46 to 22 edge on the offensive glass. UW has out-scored opponents 40 to 8 in the second-chance points category. WINS RECORD: The Badgers' senior class has been a part of 90 wins already in their UW career, averaging 29.3 wins per season. The winningest class graduated in 2015 with a total of 115 victories. WISCONSIN S PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 3 Zak Showalter G Sr Started all 35 games in '15-16, going 34.6% on 3FGs 10 Nigel Hayes F Sr Led UW in pts & asts last season; had 3 30-pt gms 22 Ethan Happ F So Set UW freshman record with 10 double-doubles 24 Bronson Koenig G Sr career points; 175 career 3FGs (9th at UW) 30 Vi o Brown F Sr Led UW shoo ng 40.0% 3FGs (38-95) last year Men s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb Office: Cell: pah@uwbadgers.com Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

2 WISCONSIN BASKETBALL GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE 0 D'Mitrik Trice G, Fr., 6-0, Brevin Pritzl G, R-Fr., 6-3, aleem ford F, Fr., 6-8, zak showalter G, R-Sr., 6-3, matt ferris G, R-So., 6-6, Aaron Moesch F, R-Jr., 6-8, 226 Huber Heights, Ohio De Pere, Wis. Lawrenceville, Ga. Germantown, Wis. Appleton, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. 10 nigel hayes F, Sr., 6-8, 240 Toledo, Ohio 11 Jordan Hill G, R-Jr., 6-4, 172 Pasadena, Calif. 15 CharleS Thomas, IV F, So., 6-8, 252 Highland, Md. 20 T.J. Schlundt G, R-So., 6-5, 191 Oconomowoc, Wis. 21 KHALIL IVERSON G, So., 6-5, 212 Delaware, Ohio 22 ethan Happ F, R-So., 6-10, 232 Milan, Ill. bronson koenig 24 G, Sr., 6-3, 190 La Crosse, Wis. 25 alex illikainen F, So., 6-9, 232 Grand Rapids, Minn. 30 Vitto Brown F, Sr., 6-8, 235 Bowling Green, Ohio 31 michael ballard G, Fr., 6-4, 194 Oak Park, Ill. 33 andy van vliet F, So., 7-0, 224 Antwerp, Belgium WISCONSIN ROSTER POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 0 D Mitrik Trice G Fr./Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne/IMG Acad.) 1 Brevin Pritzl G So./Fr. De Pere, Wis. (HS) 2 Aleem Ford^ F Fr./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer/IMG Acad.) 3 Zak Showalter*** G Sr.#/Sr. Germantown, Wis. (HS) 4 Ma Ferris* G Jr./So. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 5 Aaron Moesch** F Sr./Jr. Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 10 Nigel Hayes*** F Sr./Sr. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 11 Jordan Hill** G Sr./Jr. Pasadena, Calif. (LaSalle/Exeter Acad. [N.H.]) 15 Charles Thomas, IV* F So./So. Highland, Md. (River Hill) 20 T.J. Schlundt* G Jr./So. Oconomowoc, Wis. (St. John s Military Acad.) 21 Khalil Iverson* F So./So. Delaware, Ohio (Hayes) 22 Ethan Happ* F Jr./So. Milan, Ill. (Rockridge) 24 Bronson Koenig*** G Sr./Sr. La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas) 25 Alex Illikainen* F So./So. Grand Rapids, Minn. (HS/Brewster Acad.) 30 Vi o Brown*** F Sr./Sr. Bowling Green, Ohio (HS) 31 Michael Ballard^ G Fr./Fr. Oak Park, Ill. (Fenwick) 33 Andy Van Vliet F So./So. Antwerp, Belgium * le ers earned # 5th-year senior ^ will redshirt season Head Coach: Greg Gard (2nd); Associate Head Coach: Lamont Paris (7th); Assistant Coaches: Howard Moore (7th), Joe Krabbenho (1st); Director of Basketball Opera ons: Katherine Vosters; Strength & Condi oning: Erik Helland; Athle c Trainer: Henry Perez-Guerra; Video Coordinator: A.J. Van Handel Greg Gard Head Coach 2nd season at UW Howard Moore Assistant Coach 7th season at UW Lamont Paris Associate Head Coach 7th season at UW Joe Krabbenhoft Assistant Coach 1st season at UW

3 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE 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 Athletic Dept. Phone Ticket Office Phone Website Facebook /WisconsinMensBasketball HEAD COACH - GREG GARD Seasons nd at UW/2nd overall Overall Record (.654) Record at Wisconsin (.654) Big Ten Record (.666) NCAA Tournament Record (.666) KOHL CENTER Opened Jan. 17, 1998 Seasons th Capacity ,287 Student Section Grateful Red Overall record at Kohl Center (.870) Kohl Center Record under Gard (.833) ALL-TIME RECORD 118th season of basketball Years: 1898 to present Overall record: 1,551-1,173 (.569) Big Ten record: (.488) NCAA tournament record: (.632) Big Ten tournament record: (.568) 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 TOURNAMENT TITLES (3) Titles: 2004, 2008, 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Appearances (21): 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 National Championship: 1941 Final Four: 1941, 2000, 2014, 2015 Elite Eight: 1941, 1947, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015 Sweet 16: 1941, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 UW'S THIRD TRIP TO MAUI INVITE Wisconsin is making its third appearance in the Maui Invitational, having also participated in 1995 and The Badgers are 3-3 all-time in the tournament and all-time in Hawaii. The Badgers took 3rd place in the 2009 Maui Invitational. UW guard Trevon Hughes was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds. Wisconsin went 1-2 in the 1995 Maui Invite in Dick Bennett's first 3 games as UW's coach. This marks the Badgers' 9th trip to Hawaii for a basketball tournament overall. UW has also participated in the Big Island Invitational in Hilo in both 1997 and 2001 as well as the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu in 1964, '79, '86 and '91. Wisconsin's football team is scheduled to play at Hawaii in the 2024 season opener. ALL-TIME VS. TENNESSEE Monday's game will mark the 4th-ever meeting between Wisconsin and Tennessee with the Vols holding a 2-1 edge in the all-time series. UT tallied a win in the inaugural meeting at the 1981 Far West Classic in Portland Ore. The two teams would then split a homeand-home in 2000 and 2001, with each school winning on its home court. The Badgers won the most recent match-up, 65-62, at the Kohl Center in Madison on Dec. 29, Bo Ryan's first season at Wisconsin. UW is 3-1 overall against UT coach Rick Barnes, with all 4 games while he was the head coach at Texas. The Badgers and Longhorns played home-and-home series in and The Wisconsin and Tennessee game will feature a pair of female directors of basketball operations, a rarity in men's college basketball. Katherine "Kat" Vosters is in her 3rd year on the Wisconsin bench, while Tennessee's Mary- Carter Kniffen is in her 2nd year with UT hoops. The only other major conference team to feature a female director of basketball operations is Washington (Tiffani Lambie). NOTES FROM UW'S LAST GAME #9 UW 69, Chicago St. 51 Nov. 17 Madison, Wis. Playing less than 48 hours after a tough loss at Creighton, Wisconsin registered a win over Chicago State Thursday at the Kohl Center. After falling behind 8-0, Wisconsin went on a 19-0 run, holding CSU scoreless for a span of 9:19 to seize control. Senior Vitto Brown led a balanced attack with 12 points. Khalil Iverson tallied a careerhigh 11 points with 5 rebounds off the bench and Bronson Koenig chipped in 10 points. Freshman D'Mitrik Trice delivered a game-high 7 assists without a turnover. UW's bench out-scored the starters, The Badgers out-rebounded CSU 46-20, including a 16-3 edge on the offensive glass. That led to a 14-0 advantage in second-chance points. IN MEMORIAM Throughout the season, Wisconsin players will wear a special patch on their jerseys in memory of 3 family members who passed away recently: Ab Nicholas - former Badger player and generous benefactor, who passed in August Glen Gard - father of head coach Greg Gard, who passed in October of 2015 Kathy Gutierrez - mother of associate head coach Lamont Paris, who passed in June NON-CON, NO-CONTEST UW has won 38 of its last 46 (.826) regularseason, non-conference games dating back to Dec. of Since , UW is (.805) in nonconference games, including a mark of (.911) at the Kohl Center. Over the last 15 seasons, the Badgers have gone (.525) in non-conference road games. That includes wins in 6 of last 8 true road games. Since , Wisconsin is 94-5 (.949) vs. unranked non-con opponents, with 3 such setbacks last season. Last season, Wisconsin dropped 5 nonconference games for just the 2nd time since and the first time since starting the season with a record of 7-6 in Bo Ryan s first season in Madison. THEY'RE ALL WATCHING Wisconsin's roster features a trio of players on the Preseason All-Big Ten list with Nigel Hayes (Preseason Player of the Year), Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ all earning distinction. That trio is also featured on numerous national award watch lists: NIGEL HAYES Naismith Player of the Year Award Wooden Player of the Year Award Lute Olsen National Player of the Year Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year BRONSON KOENIG Naismith Player of the Year Award Wooden Player of the Year Award Lute Olsen National Player of the Year Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year ETHAN HAPP Naismith Player of the Year Wooden Player of the Year Award Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year

4 WISCONSIN vs. THE 2016 MAUI Jim Maui INVITATIONAL FIELD THE BADGERS IN HAWAII Ties to UW UW is 3-1 vs. Rick Barnes, with all 4 games coming while Barnes was at Texas Ties to UW Jordan Bell, Dillon Brooks and Casey Benson combined for 12 pts vs. UW in 2015 Ties to UW Eight Hoyas saw action against UW last year totaling 59 of the team s 71 points Ties to UW 6 current UNC players appeared in 2015 contest, Justin Jackson scored 15 Ties to UW UConn won the 2014 national title, the same year UW reached the Final Four Ties to UW OSU Coach Underwood was on K-State staff that lost to UW in 08 and 11 NCAAs Ties to UW Former head coach Dick Bennett s first win at UW came vs. Chaminade TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS All-Time Series: UT leads, 2-1 Last Meeting: Wisconsin 65, Tennessee 62 (Dec. 29, 2001 Madison, Wis.) The Badgers and Vols have met three times previously, but not since a home-andhome series in 2000 and 2001 when each team won on its home court. In the most recent meeting, Wisconsin claimed a win at the Kohl Center, as Kirk Penney (16) and Mike Wilkinson (15) led the Badgers in scoring. OREGON DUCKS All-Time Series: Wisconsin leads, 5-2 Last Meeting: Wisconsin 72, Oregon 65 (March 22, NCAA Tournn - Omaha) UW and OU have met 7 times overall, including a pair of recent postseason matchups. The Badgers lead the overall series, 5-2, and have won 4 straight, including an win in the 2nd round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament (Milwaukee) a win in the 2nd round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament (Omaha). GEORGETOWN HOYAS All-Time Series: Tied at 1-1 Last Meeting: Georgetown 71, Wisconsin 61 (Nov. 27, K Classic - NYC) UW and Georgetown have met in each of the last two seasons and have split four meetings all time. Georgetown claimed a win in the K Classic at Madison Square Garden last Nov. and the Badgers pulled out a win in the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. Prior to that, the teams hadn t met since NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS All-Time Series: UNC leads 2-1 Last Meeting: Wisconsin 79, UNC 72 (March 25, NCAA Tourn. - Los Angeles) UW and UNC have met 3 times, including a pair of thrilling NCAA tournament games recently. The Badgers knocked off the Tar Heels, 79-72, in the 2015 Sweet 16 in Los Angeles, but UNC scored an win in the 2005 Elite Eight in Syracuse, N.Y. The Tar Heels also tallied a home win over UW in CONNECTICUT HUSKIES All-Time Series: UConn leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: UConn 76, Wisconsin 57 (Nov. 24, 2008 Paradise Jam - St. Thomas) The Badgers and Huskies have only met on one other occasion, the championship game of the 2008 Paradise Jam tournament in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Jerome Dyson (21 points) and Kemba Walker (12 points) led a UConn team that would go on to reach the Final Four that season. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS All-Time Series: OSU leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Oklahoma St. 89, Wisconsin 64 (Dec. 29, Madison, Wis.) UW and OSU have met just once in men s basketball, an Cowboy win in The Badgers are against teams from the Big 12 Conference, most recently losing a decision at Oklahoma last season. UW will host the rematch with the Sooners in two weeks (Dec. 3). CHAMINADE SILVERSWORDS All-Time Series: Wisconsin leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Wisconsin 104, Chaminade 66 (Nov. 22, 1995 Maui Invitational) The Badgers faced Chaminade in their 1995 trip to the Maui Invitational, scoring a win over the Silverswords after falling to No. 3 Villanova and No. 4 UCLA in their first two games of the tournament. Beginning in 1964, the Wisconsin men s basketball team has made eight trips to Hawaii for tournaments, owning a (.545) all-time record on the island RAINBOW CLASSIC Wisconsin appeared in the first-ever Rainbow Classic, beating Boston College before playing a pair of exhibition games vs. Military outfits. Dec. 26 Boston College W, RAINBOW CLASSIC Dec. 27 Nebraska L, Dec. 29 Nevada W, Dec. 30 Army W, RAINBOW CLASSIC Dec. 27 Hawaii W, Dec. 29 California W, Dec. 30 Pittsburgh L, RAINBOW CLASSIC Dec. 27 Washington State L, Dec. 29 Navy W, Dec. 30 Fresno State L, MAUI INVITATIONAL Dick Bennett s first games as the head coach at Wisconsin came against a pair of top-five teams in the Badgers only other appearance in the Maui Invitational. Nov. 20 Villanova (#3) L, Nov. 21 UCLA (#4) L, Nov. 22 Chaminade W, BIG ISLAND INVITATIONAL UW claimed the consolation championship in a tournament played with experimental rules, including four quarters. Nov. 28 Pacific L, Nov. 29 Oklahoma (#18) W, Nov. 30 Montana W, BIG ISLAND INVITATIONAL In Bo Ryan s first year at Wisconsin, the Badgers dropped two of three games in Hawaii. UW started the season 1-4, but went on to win the Big Ten championship that season and finished Nov. 23 Hawaii-Hilo W, Nov. 24 Weber State L, Nov. 25 Hawaii L, MAUI INVITATIONAL UW claimed a third-place finish at the 2009 Maui Invitational with wins over Arizona in the opening round and Maryland in the third-place game. Trevon Hughes earned All- Tournament team honors after leading the Badgers with 16.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Nov. 23 Arizona W, Nov. 24 Gonzaga L, Nov. 25 Maryland (#21) W, 78-69

5 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE SITUATIONAL RECORDS Under Gard 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 15 3FGs Try 15 or fewer 3FGs Make at least 70% FT Try at least 25 FTs Try fewer than 25 FTs Outrebound opponent Tied or outrebounded 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 Sports Fox Sports Net Fox College Sports TBS TNT trutv Versus 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 (.730) away from home over the last 4 seasons. Last season, the Badgers went 9-8 away from the Kohl Center, going 6-5 in true road games and 3-3 in neutral se ngs. In , Wisconsin posted 3 road wins over ranked opponents for the first me in school history. UW and Kansas (3) were the na on s only schools with at least 3 ranked road wins. Last season also marked the first me the Badgers had mul ple top-10 road wins since Among major conference teams, UW ranks 3rd in both wins and win percentage away from home over the last 4 seasons. Most Wins Road/Neutral, Major Conf. (Since ) Team Road Neutral Total Pct. 1. Villanova Virginia Wisconsin Kentucky Arizona Best Win Pct. Road/Neutral, Major Conf. (Since ) Team Road Neutral Total Pct. 1. Villanova Virginia Wisconsin Arizona Kentucky * Updated thru 11/15/16 Since , the Badgers lead the Big Ten with 91 true road wins. In that span, Wisconsin owns the most true road wins (91) and best win pct. (.545) among Big Ten teams. B1G S BEST ROAD RECORDS Since (thru 11/15/16) Overall Road Wins Wisconsin Michigan State. 79 Ohio State Illinois Michigan WRECKING THE RANKED Overall Road Win % Wisconsin (91-77) Mich. St (79-74) Ohio State (74-79) Illinois (67-84) Michigan (56-104) Even with a loss at No. 22 Creighton on Tuesday, the Badgers have been very good against teams in the AP Top 25 recently. The Badgers were 6-5 against ranked opponents last season and are against the AP Top 25 over the last 4 seasons. Under Greg Gard, UW is now 5-5 against ranked teams including wins over No. 4 Michigan State, at No. 2 Maryland, at No. 8 Iowa and vs. No. 8 Xavier in the NCAA tournament. POLL POSITION Wisconsin opened the season No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25, the second-highest ranking in school history (UW was No. 3 prior to the season). UW has been ranked in the AP preseason poll for 6 years in a row and 8 of the last 11 seasons. Wisconsin has made a habit of outproducing its preseason ranking. In 6 of the past 7 seasons, Wisconsin has finished the season equal or higher than its preseason ranking. UW s Preseason vs. Postseason AP Rankings Year Pre-Rank Final Rank NCAA Tourn N/A 15 2nd Round N/A 16 Sweet Sweet nd Round Final Four Na onal Finalist N/A Sweet 16 Along with Wisconsin football's No. 7 ranking in the AP poll, the Badgers are the only school in the nation with a top-10 team in both football and men's basketball. WHAT'S TRENDING The Badgers have out-rebounded each of their first 3 opponents by an average of 18.7 boards per game (44.0 to 25.3). That includes a 46 to 22 edge on the offensive glass. UW has rebounded 46 of its 97 missed shots (47.4%) and out-scored opponents 40 to 8 on second-chance points. UW is averaging 25.3 ppg from its bench, with 5 reserves averaging double-digit minutes. Wisconsin is 34-for-47 (.723) from the free throw line through 3 games, an average of 15.7 FTAs per game. Last season the Badgers led the Big Ten with 20.8 FTAs per game. Nigel Hayes led the Big Ten in FTAs (258) and was second in made FTs (190). The Badgers are allowing just 59.0 ppg. Last season, UW led the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing 63.8 ppg. Wisconsin held 10 opponents to season-low point totals. Wisconsin has led the conference in scoring defense in 10 of the last 14 seasons. UW is 2-0 this season when leading or tied with 5:00 remaining continuing a Mariano Rivera-like string of closing games. Dating back to February of 2011, UW is (.965) when leading or tied with 5:00 left, including a mark of 21-1 last season.

6 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE KLUTCH KOENIG A preseason All-Big Ten pick, senior Bronson Koenig earned the nickname "Klutch Koenig" a year ago with his late-game heroics and has been a steady force in the Wisconsin backcourt his entire career. Koenig has led UW in scoring in 2 of the first 3 games, averaging 15.7 ppg. He scored a gamehigh 21 points at Creighton, his 5th-career game with 20+ points. The La Crosse, Wisconsin, native is now just 16 points away from becoming Wisconsin's 43rd member of the 1,000-point club. Koenig hit the game-winning 3-pointer to beat Xavier and advance to the Sweet 16 of the 2016 NCAA Tournament (3/20/16). He also made the game-winning shot on a spinning, left-handed layin with 5.9 seconds remaining in UW's win over VCU (11/22/16) at Madison Square Garden. An the final 5:00 (and overtime) of games last season, Koenig shot 54.8% (17-31) from 3-point range. Koenig went 83-for-213 from 3-point range last season, tallying the second-most triples in school history. For his career, Koenig's pointers are good for 9th in UW annals. Ben Brust holds the school record with 235 treys. Last season, Koenig set a Wisconsin record by hitting at least one 3-pointer in 43 straight games. It was snapped with an 0-for-2 effort vs. Pitt in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. HAYES MAKES PLAYS The preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, Nigel Hayes returned for his senior season after testing the NBA Draft waters and is poised to leave a legacy as one of the best players in Wisconsin history. With 1,373 career points, Hayes passed Sam Dekker (1,363) to move into 15th place on Wisconsin s all- me scoring list. He is 4 points away from passing Jon Leuer ( ) for 14th place in UW annals. Hayes also owns 570 career rebounds and 230 career assists, becoming just the 4th player in UW history to accumulate 1,300 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists. Wisconsin s 1, Club Player Points Reb. Ast. Alando Tucker 2, Michael Finley 2, Mike Wilkinson 1, Nigel Hayes 1, Last season, Hayes set UW single-season records for free throws (190) and free throw a empts (258). He led the Big Ten in FTAs and ranked second to Illinois' Malcolm Hill in FTs (193). For his career, Hayes ranks 4th in school history for made FTs (415) and 3rd in FTAs (598). Hayes also equaled UW's single-game record with 17 made FTs when he went 17-for-22 against Indiana (1/26/16). Among the Big Ten, Hayes leads all active players in career points and rebounds, while ranking 7th in assists, 2nd in steals and 8th in blocks. Big Ten Active Leaders (updated thru 11/17) Scoring Rebounds 1. Nigel Hayes (WIS).... 1, Nigel Hayes (WIS) Malcolm Hill (ILL).... 1, Mike Thorne (ILL) Steals 1. Tracy Abrams (ILL) Nigel Hayes (WIS) Derrick Walton (MICH)..106 A 2016 First-Team All-Big Ten selection, Hayes was one of just 3 players in the Big Ten to average 15.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 3.0 apg, joining Denzel Valentine (MSU) and Malcolm Hill (ILL). ETHAN HAPP 2.0 Coming off a breakout freshman campaign, preseason All-Big Ten pick Ethan Happ has his sights set on even bigger things in Through 3 games, Happ is filling the box score averaging 7.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.7 spg in 22.3 minutes per game. At Creighton, Happ produced his 12th-career double-digit rebound game, finishing with a gamehigh 10 boards. Happ was named consensus 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He is Wisconsin s first FOY winner since Sam Okey in Happ was also named to the Big Ten s All-Defensive Team and third-team All-Conference. An all-around talent, Happ was the only player in the Big Ten to average at least 11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.0 spg and 0.5 bpg. Over the last 15 years, Happ is just the 3rd NCAA freshman to score 400 points, have 60 steals and 30 blocks, joining Texas Kevin Durant and Pitt s DuJuan Blair. The Milan ( MY-lin ), Ill. native ranked 4th in the Big Ten with 9 double-doubles last season. A 2016 Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection, Happ led the Big Ten averaging 1.8 steals per game, and raised that during conference play averaging a league-best 2.4 per game in Big Ten affairs. He was the first freshman to lead the conference in steals since Ohio State's Aaron Craft did it in CHARTING THE BADGERS CAREER GAMES PLAYED Games Starts Cons. Starts Nigel Hayes Bronson Koenig Zak Showalter Vitto Brown Jordan Hill Ethan Happ Khalil Iverson Alex Illikainen Charlie Thomas Aaron Moesch Matt Ferris T.J. Schlundt Brevin Pritzl D'Mitrik Trice Andy Van Vliet DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS Career Cons. Nigel Hayes (55-19) 2 (1-1) 0 Bronson Koenig...49 (39-10) 3 (2-1) 3 Ethan Happ (18-9) 0 0 Vitto Brown (15-3) 1 (1-0) 1 Zak Showalter (8-3) 1 (1-0) 0 Jordan Hill (2-0) 0 0 Khalil Iverson (2-0) 1 (1-0) 1 Alex Illikainen (0-1) 0 0 Charlie Thomas...1 (1-0) POINT SCORING GAMES Career Cons. Nigel Hayes (8-4) 0 0 Bronson Koenig...5 (4-1) 1 (0-1) 0 Ethan Happ (3-0) 0 0 Vitto Brown (1-0) 0 0 Zak Showalter....1 (1-0) 0 0 DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS Career Cons. Ethan Happ (7-5) 1 (0-1) 0 Nigel Hayes (7-2) 0 0 Vitto Brown (1-0) 0 0 Zak Showalter....1 (0-1) 0 0 DOUBLE-DIGIT ASSISTS None DOUBLE-DOUBLES Career Cons. Career Cons. Ethan Happ (6-3) 0 0 Nigel Hayes (5-2) 0 0 Vitto Brown (1-0) 0 0 Zak Showalter....1 (0-1) 0 0 TRIPLE-DOUBLES None Career Cons LINEUP RECORD Koenig, Show., Hayes, Happ, Brown Record in those contests in parentheses

7 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE TEAM INFO Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Le erwinners Returning/Lost: 13/4 RETURNING FRONTCOURT STARTERS The Badgers welcome back 2016 first-team All-Big Ten selection Nigel Hayes, who averaged 15.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg while leading UW with 104 assists. The Blue Ribbon Magazine preseason National Player of the Year and preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, Hayes joins Michael Finley as the only Badgers to tally at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists by their junior season. If he just matches his junior year totals he would finish 3rd in school history in points (currently 1,340), 7th in rebounds (currently 557) and 7th in career assists (currently 219). Sophomore Ethan Happ looks to build off his 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year campaign during which he averaged 12.4 ppg, ranked 6th in the Big Ten with 7.9 rpg and became the first freshman to lead the Big Ten in steals (63 steals) since OSU s Aaron Craft (2010). Happ became just the third NCAA freshman over the last 15 seasons to score 400 points, while recording 60 steals and 30 blocks (also Kevin Durant and DuJuan Blair). Senior Vitto Brown finished 4th on the team in scoring, averaging 9.7 ppg with 5.0 rpg. He enjoyed the third-largest scoring increase in the Big Ten a year ago, going from 1.8 ppg to 9.7 ppg in Brown did not attempt a 3-pointer in his first two seasons at UW, but led the team last year, shooting 40% (38-95) from deep. RETURNING BACKCOURT STARTERS Third-team All-Big Ten junior Bronson Koenig returns as the team s lead guard after averaging 13.1 ppg and shooting 39.0% (83-213) from 3-point range. The moniker Klutch Koenig was born in after his game-winning shots against VCU and Xavier. In fact, over the final 5:00 and overtime of games last season, Koenig shot 54.8% (17-for-31) from 3-point range. Koenig enters the season needing just 71 points and 27 assists to become the 14th player in UW history with at least 1,000 points and 250 assists. Senior guard Zak Showalter made just four 3-pointers in his first two seasons, but knocked down 35 percent (37-107) from long range as a junior. Showalter averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg while ranking third on UW with 36 steals. The Badgers also return key reserves Jordan Hill (junior guard mpg), Khalil Iverson (soph. guard mpg), Alex Illikainen (soph. forward mpg) and Charles Thomas, IV (soph. forward mpg). Wisconsin will also regain the services of redshirt freshman guard Brevin Pritzl, who missed all but one game of his freshman year with a foot injury and sophomore forward Andy Van Vliet, who was forced to sit out the season after the NCAA ruled him ineligible for not enrolling in college within a year of high school graduation. Wisconsin also welcome a three-man freshman class that features guard D Mitrik Trice (6-0, Huber Heights, Ohio) as well as forward Aleem Ford (6-8, Lawrenceville, Ga.) and walk-on guard Michael Ballard (6-4, Oak Park, Ill.) who have both chosen to redshirt the season. PRESEASON NOTES UW finished last season in a tie for third place in the 2016 Big Ten standings extending its streak of top-four finishes to a leaguerecord 16th-consecutive 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). The Badgers are currently enjoying a streak of 18 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, tied for the fifth-longest streak in tournament history. Last season, Wisconsin reached the Sweet 16, becoming the nation s only team to reach the Sweet 16 in five of the last six years. Gard became the first coach to take his team to the Sweet 16 in his inaugural head coaching season since Chris Mack led Xavier in Wisconsin is enjoying a streak of at least 20 wins for 10 consecutive seasons and has tallied at least 12 Big Ten wins in 7 straight (longest in conference). Including Nigel Hayes last season, a total of 9 different Badgers have been named first-team All-Big Ten over the last 15 years, combining for 13 first-team all-conference honors. No other Big Ten program has more during that era. The Badgers have recorded at least 30 wins in four of the last 10 seasons, the most of any team in the Big Ten. In fact, Ohio State (3), Michigan State (1) and Michigan (1) are the only other Big Ten schools to win 30 games in a season over that span. Nationally, only Kansas (7), Duke (5) and North Carolina (5) have more 30-win seasons than Wisconsin over the last 10 years. Wisconsin will play a minimum of 11 games vs. teams in the 2016 NCAA Tournament field, with 7 of those coming at home and 4 on the road. During the non-conference schedule, the Badgers will host 2016 Final Four participants Oklahoma and Syracuse, as well as Green Bay. UW could also face national runner-up North Carolina, Elite Eight qualifier Oregon or UConn at the Maui Invitational. CHARTING THE BADGERS LED UW IN SCORING Career Nigel Hayes (12-11) Bronson Koenig (2-1) 16 (13-3) Ethan Happ (6-2) Vitto Brown (1-1) Zak Showalter (1-0) LED UW IN REBOUNDING Career Nigel Hayes (17-5) Ethan Happ (2-1) 22 (15-7) Vitto Brown (4-1) Zak Showalter (1-1) Alex Illikainen (1-0) Khalil Iverson (0-1) Charlie Thomas (1-0) 1 (1-0) LED UW IN ASSISTS Career Nigel Hayes (1-1) 30 (24-6) Bronson Koenig (16-8) Zak Showalter (6-3) Ethan Happ (3-0) Jordan Hill (3-0) Vitto Brown (0-1) Khalil Iverson (1-0) D'Mitrik Trice (1-0) 1 (1-0) LED UW IN MINUTES Career Nigel Hayes (1-1) 33 (22-11) Bronson Koenig (2-0) 21 (16-5) Zak Showalter (1-3) CHARGES TAKEN Career Zak Showalter Nigel Hayes Jordan Hill Ethan Happ Khalil Iverson Bronson Koenig D'Mitrik Trice Record in those contests in parentheses ACTIVE WIN/LOSS STREAKS Overall Won 1 Vs. Unranked teams (AP) Won 2 Vs. Ranked teams (AP) Lost 1 At Home Won 8 At Home vs. Big Ten Won 6 At Home vs. ranked Big Ten Won 2 At Home vs. unranked Big Ten..... Won 16 At Home vs. non-conference won 4 At Home vs. ranked opp won 2 On Road Lost 2 On Road vs. Big Ten Lost 1 On Road vs. ranked opp Lost 2 On Road vs. unranked opp Won 3 Neutral Lost 1 Neutral vs. ranked opp Won 1 Neutral vs. unranked opp Lost 1

8 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GREG GARD As I said many mes throughout the past weeks, I ve been very impressed with the job Greg has done with this team. Not just from a wins and losses perspec ve but also in terms of player development and making necessary adjustments. It became clear to me as the season wore on and I was able to observe Greg both on and off the court that he was the right person to lead our men s basketball team. I was extremely excited to be able to offer him the job and fully believe that the program is in good hands for years to come. - Barry Alvarez, March of 2016 All the hard work Coach Gard put in helped make me the player and man I am today and I m sure many other players at Wisconsin, in the past and the present, can say the same. - Sam Dekker ( ) I want to thank Coach Gard for everything he s done for me to make me a be er player and a person. I look forward to seeing how well you do in the future. - Frank Kaminsky ( ) Coach Gard has always been great with the guys. Someone they can come to, someone they can trust, somebody who s going to push them hard and make them become be er men and be er basketball players. - Devin Harris ( ) No one is more deserving of his posi on than Coach Gard. I m super excited, I m super proud. The program is in great hands. - Alando Tucker ( ) LOOK BACK Record: 22-13, Big Ten: 12-6 (T-3rd) Wisconsin reached the NCAA tournament for the 18th-consecutive season in , the 5th-longest streak in NCAA history. The Badgers have won 15 NCAA tournament games since Only Kentucky (20) has won more games in the Big Dance over that time frame. On Jan. 13, 2016, Wisconsin was 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten with an RPI of 110. Since then, the Badgers won 13 of their final 17 games, climbed to 3rd place in the league, into the RPI top 40 and reached the Sweet 16 for the 5th time in the last 6 seasons. With wins over Maryland (2), Michigan St. (4), Iowa (8) and Xavier (9), the Badgers were 1 of 4 teams to own 4 top-10 wins last season (with Texas, Kansas and Villanova). UW and Villanova were the only teams to tally 3 of those away from home. With a Big Ten record of 12-6, the Badgers secured a top-4 conference finish for the 16th-consecutive season, the longest such streak in Big Ten history. Wisconsin won at least 12 Big Ten games for the 7th-consecutive season (the longest active streak in the league). Ethan Happ became the second Big Ten Freshman of the Year in UW history, joining Sam Okey (1996). Happ was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and All-Defensive team, as well as taking home third-team All-Big Ten honors. With Nigel Hayes earning first-team All-Big Ten honors, a total of nine different UW players have been named first-team All-Big Ten over the past 15 seasons, combining for 13 first-team all-conference honors. No other Big Ten program has more during that era. Junior Bronson Koenig was named to the All-Big Ten third team. UW also had 5 players earn 2016 Academic All-Big Ten honors: Vitto Brown (2x honoree), Matt Ferris, Nigel Hayes (2x honoree), Aaron Moesch (2x honoree) and Zak Showalter. Wisconsin led the Big Ten in scoring defense (63.8 ppg) and TO percentage (forcing more than one TO per every 5 possessions), having held a total of 10 teams to their season-low point total. UW led the Big Ten, averaging 20.8 FTAs per game last season. That mark ranked as the Badgers 2nd-highest average in the last 9 years. No team in the nation had more freshmen than Wisconsin (8) last season and that group played 29.0% of UW s minutes. The quartet of Ethan Happ, Alex Illikainen, Khalil Iverson and Charles Thomas, IV averaged 19.5 ppg and 13.3 rpg. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Men s Basketball Contact: Patrick Herb O: C: PAH@athle cs.wisc.edu Asst. MBB Contact: Brandon Harrison O: C: BAH@athle cs.wisc.edu Press Row Phone: Mailing Address: Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS BIG TEN MEDIA LIST office.bigten.org/media WISCONSIN BASKETBALL FACT BOOK go.wisc.edu/mbbrecordbook WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS BadgerWiFi (connect/register with ) OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Instagram: badgermbb / wisconsinbadgers Facebook: WisconsinMensBasketball / WisconsinBadgers Snapchat: officialbadgers YouTube: WisconsinBadgers Radio Sta on: WIBA (1310 AM) Play-by-Play Announcer: Ma Lepay Address: P.O. Box 99 Madison, WI Phone: Color Analyst: Mike Lucas Address: Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI Phone: Creden als: Requests for Wisconsin basketball creden als must be made online at: Contact Patrick Herb with ques ons ( ). pproved creden als will be either mailed or made available at the Ath. Comm. Office or with the parking a endant (white vehicle) at the entrance to Lot 46 on Frances Street, one block north of the Kohl Center. Interviews: Head coach Greg Gard will hold a weekly news conference every Monday throughout the season at 12:30 p.m. in the media room at the Kohl Center. Those sessions are live video-streamed via BTN2Go. Gard s comments are available on UWBadgers.com late Monday a ernoon as both a video archive and a transcript. Badger players are normally available for interviews a er prac ces once before each game during the season. For player/coach availability and interviews please contact Patrick Herb.

9 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE Wisconsin Program Notes 18 straight NCAA tournaments 7 Big Ten trophies in last 15 years 20 wins in 13 of last 14 seasons 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 11 spots in the UW record book for single-season wins have come in the last 15 years. Wisconsin Record Book, Single-Season Wins Including last season, Wisconsin has won at least 20 games in 13 of the last 14 years and 10 straight. The Badgers streak of 10 straight 20-win seasons is second in the Big Ten, trailing only Ohio State (11). Prior to Bo Ryan s arrival, UW had just four 20-win seasons in 103 years of basketball. Team Consecu ve 20-win seasons Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan State 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). Last season, Wisconsin finished 3rd in the Big Ten with a record of The Badgers have notched double-digit conference wins in 14 of the last 15 years and have never finished lower than 4th place in the Big Ten standings over that span. Badgers in the NBA NBA Team UW Years Sam Dekker Houston Rockets Devin Harris Dallas Mavericks Frank Kaminsky Charlotte Hornets Jon Leuer Detroit Pistons Badgers Overseas UW has posted a winning conference record in each of the last 15 seasons. Among the 6 major conferences, only Kansas (23 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 (.733) heading into That win total and percentage put the Badgers in pretty exclusive company. Wisconsin s.733 win percentage ranks 9th among all NCAA Div. I teams in that span. NCAA Leaderboard - Best Winning Pct. (since 01-02) (through season - courtesy of STATS, Inc.) Team W-L Pct. 1. Kansas Duke Gonzaga Kentucky Memphis Louisville Pi sburgh Syracuse Wisconsin North Carolina Florida Connec cut Ohio State Arizona VCU UW s 379 wins since 2001 were the most of any Big Ten team and ranked 11th among all Div. I teams. Ohio State (375) and Michigan State (373) owned the next-highest win totals in the conference. Overseas UW Years Country Team Jared Berggren Italy Basket Brescia Leonessa Mike Bruesewitz Sweden Jamtland Brian Butch Japan Toshiba Brave Kanagawa Jason Chappell Austria Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg Duje Dukan Croatia KK Cedevita Ryan Evans France Hyeres Toulon Trevon Hughes Turkey Duzce Belediye Marcus Landry Spain RETAbet.es GBC Keaton Nankivil Italy Betaland Capo Kirk Penney New Zealand Breakers Kammron Taylor Venezuela Gigantes De Guayana Alando Tucker Israel Hapoel T-A Over the last 15 years Wisconsin has not only been the best team in the Big Ten, but owned one of the best conference win percentages in the na on in that era. Conference Win Pct., Major Conf., Since Team W-L Pct. 1. Kansas Duke Kentucky Wisconsin Louisville NCAA TOURNEY REGULARS UW has made 18 consecutive NCAA tourneys - the 5th-longest streak in NCAA history. UW has reached the Sweet 16 or better in 4 of the last 5 years. No team in the nation has gone more frequently over that span. Since 2002, Wisconsin has won 27 NCAA tournament games. Among Big Ten teams, only MSU (28) has won more NCAA tourney games than UW since 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 ranked 2nd in 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 10 of the last 14 seasons and has finished among the na on s top 7 in each of the last 16 years. Including the home finale vs. Michigan, the Badgers are currently enjoying a streak of 40 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 * Wisconsin played 8 of its 15 home games at the UW Field House (capacity 11,500)

10 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE WISCONSIN IN THE RECORD BOOKS INDIVIDUAL CAREER SCORING 1. Alando Tucker 2, Michael Finley 2, Danny Jones 1, Claude Gregory 1, Rick Olson 1, Trent Jackson 1, Jordan Taylor 1, Mike Wilkinson 1, Frank Kaminsky 1, Kirk Penney 1, Devin Harris 1, Clarence Sherrod 1, Cory Blackwell 1, Jon Leuer 1, Nigel Hayes 1, Sam Dekker 1, Trevon Hughes 1, Sean Mason 1, Tracy Webster 1, Wes Ma hews 1, Kammron Taylor 1, Joe Franklin 1, Dale Koehler 1, Dick Cable 1, Joe Chrnelich 1, Jason Bohannon 1, Don Rehfeldt 1, Leon Howard 1, Sco Roth 1, Ben Brust 1, James Johnson 1, Brian Butch 1, Marcus Landry 1, Ken Siebel 1, Tim Locum 1, Josh Gasser 1, Larry Pe y 1, Mark Vershaw 1, Chuck Nagle 1, Sean Daugherty 1, J.J. Weber 1, Willie Simms 1, Bronson Koenig POINT FIELD GOALS Ben Brust Tim Locum Kirk Penney Michael Finley Jason Bohannon Trent Jackson Devin Harris Jordan Taylor Trévon Hughes Bronson Koenig POINT FG ATTEMPTS Michael Finley Ben Brust Kirk Penney Jason Bohannon Devin Harris Trévon Hughes Jordan Taylor Tim Locum Sean Mason Bronson Koenig POINT FG PCT (min FGAs) Tim Locum ( ) Trent Jackson ( ) Brian Good (94-218) Shelton Smith (59-139) Keaton Nankivil (92-219) Clayton Hanson (93-222) Andy Kilbride ( ) Zach Morley (42-102) Tracy Webster ( ) Josh Gasser ( ) Vitto Brown (41-104) Bronson Koenig ( ) FREE THROWS Alando Tucker Michael Finley Claude Gregory Nigel Hayes Clarence Sherrod Danny Jones Mike Wilkinson Jordan Taylor Devin Harris Trevon Hughes FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Alando Tucker Danny Jones Nigel Hayes Michael Finley Claude Gregory Mike Wilkinson Clarence Sherrod Jordan Taylor Joe Franklin Trevon Hughes OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Alando Tucker Mike Wilkinson Andy Kowske Joe Krabbenhoft Sean Daugherty Brian Butch Michael Finley Mike Bruesewitz Nigel Hayes Marcus Landry ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO (min. 100 assists) ( ) Jordan Taylor ( ) Mike Kelley ( ) Josh Gasser ( ) Bronson Koenig ( ) Travon Davis ( ) Mike Heineman ( ) Tracy Webster ( ) Tom Molaski (138-77) Boo Wade ( ) Devin Harris GAMES STARTED Josh Gasser Alando Tucker Mike Kelley Rick Olson Michael Finley Danny Jones Andy Kowske Joe Chrnelich Trevon Hughes Larry Petty Nigel Hayes

11 Home Sweet Home The Badgers are VERY good at the Kohl Center GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE 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 WISCONSIN AT HOME SINCE (.893) Overall Home Record (.876) vs. Big Ten teams (.911) vs. non-conference teams 84-5 (.944) vs. unranked Big Ten teams (.712) vs. teams ranked in the AP top (.871) vs. in-state teams Undefeated vs. PSU (12-0), IND (12-0), NEB (4-0) One-loss vs. IOWA (11-1), NW (11-1), MINN (11-1), MICH (11-1) HOME COOKING 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) Xavier (Cintas Center) Kansas (Allen Fieldhouse) Wisconsin (Kohl Center) (records through Nov. 17, 2016) Since the season when Greg Gard first joined the staff, the Badgers have compiled a (.893) record at the Kohl Center, the 4th-highest mark in the nation. Over the last 15 seasons, UW is (.876) in Big Ten home games, the best mark in the conference. Four of the 8 longest home winning streaks in UW history have happened in the last 15 years, including the school-record 38-game winning streak from 2002 to Over the last 15 seasons, 166 of the Badgers 225 home wins have come by at least 10 points (73.8 percent). Wisconsin has trailed at halftime in only 46 of 252 home games since the season. UW has come back to win 29 of those 46 games. In , the Badgers ranked 2nd in the Big Ten and 7th nationally in attendance, selling out every game (17,287 per game). UW has led the Big Ten in attendance in 10 of the last 14 seasons and has finished among the nation s top 7 in each of the last 16 years. This season, the Badgers sold out the 2,100-person Grateful Red (third-largest student section in the Big Ten) in exactly 3 minutes. Including the win over Chicago State last Thursday, the Badgers are currently enjoying a streak of 42 consecutive sellouts dating back to Jan. of UW had a streak of 143 consecutive sellouts at the Kohl Center snapped in 2011 (vs. Green Bay). Wisconsin sold out every game from 2003 until midway through the season. 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

12 GAME 4: VS. TENNESSEE HEAD COACH GREG GARD Long considered one of the best assistant coaches in all of college basketball, Greg Gard was named head coach at the University of Wisconsin on March 7, A coaching veteran of more than 20 years, Gard is in his 15th season on the Badgers basketball staff, having served as the team s associate head coach since July of It s an honor and a privilege to be named the head coach at the University of Wisconsin, Gard said. I m extremely thankful for this incredible opportunity to lead my home-state program into the future. It s a role and a responsibility that I cherish and take extremely seriously. I m looking forward to building on the great tradi on at Wisconsin and represen ng my home state in a manner that can make Badger fans proud. 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. Gard, 45, took over as the Badgers interim head coach following the re rement of long me head coach Bo Ryan on Dec. 15. A week later, having begun installa on of the Swing offense that had brought UW much success in the past, Gard led the Badgers to an win over Green Bay in his head coaching debut. The transi on to Gard s leadership began with a 1-4 start to the Big Ten Conference season, leaving UW at 9-9 overall, but it didn t take long for the Badgers to adjust. Wisconsin proceeded on a run that saw them become one of the na on s hottest teams down the stretch of the regular season, winning 11 of their final 13 games. A victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State at the Kohl Center on Jan. 17 was the beginning of a seven-game win streak that also featured a home 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. Over the season s final seven weeks, Wisconsin lost just twice on the road at the hands of No. 8 Michigan State and No. 15 Purdue. It became clear to me as the season wore on and I was able to observe Greg both on and off the court that he was the right person to lead our men s basketball team, UW Director of Athle cs Barry Alvarez said. I was extremely excited to be able to offer him the job and fully believe that the program is in good hands for years to come. 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 Coaching Record In 15 total seasons on the Badgers bench, Gard has never seen the Badgers finish lower than fourth while amassing a mark of (.713) in Big Ten play. As associate head coach, 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. In November of 2015, Gard was ranked as the fourth-best X&O assistant coach in college basketball by coachstat.net. The rankings were made upon receipt of votes from a panel of na onal college basketball media, scouts and coaches. In 2012, Gard was named No. 3 on the list of top assistant coaches in college basketball according to Bleacher Report. Fox Sports also listed Gard No. 10 on its list of the na on s top 25 assistant coaches. Gard s 13th and 14th seasons in Madison were some of the program s most memorable. He helped guide the Badgers to back-to-back Final Four appearances in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 UW reached its first na onal championship game since Wisconsin shattered the school s single-season wins record (36) in 2015 and became one of just 10 teams with at least 36 wins in Division I history. In 2014, UW finished 30-8 and won at least 30 games for just the third me in school history. In fact, Gard has been on the bench for each of the top 11 winningest seasons at Wisconsin. Gard 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. Gard came to the Badgers a er spending Year University Record Pct. Conf. Record Place Postseason Wisconsin Big Ten 12-6 T3rd NCAA Sweet Wisconsin Big Ten Career record (2nd season) 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) Collegiate Coaching Record Wisconsin (2nd season): 17-9 (.654) Most Big Ten wins, 1st season (Active Big Ten Coaches) Coach (School) Record Pct. 1. Greg Gard (Wisconsin) Tom Izzo (Michigan State) Thad Matta (Ohio State) John Groce (Illinois) Richard Pitino (Minnesota) Chris Collins (Northwestern) Mark Turgeon (Maryland)* John Beilein (Michigan) Tim Miles (Nebraska) Patrick Chambers (PSU) Fran McCaffery (Iowa) Matt Painter (Purdue) Tom Crean (Indiana) Steve Pikiell (Rutgers) *Maryland was in the ACC during Turgeon s first season (2012) the previous two seasons as Ryan s assistant at UW-Milwaukee, where he had responsibili es in scou ng, summer basketball camp opera ons and on-floor coaching, as well as involvement with recrui ng. Previously, Gard 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. In his final year at UW-Pla eville, Gard served as Ryan s top assistant in charge of recrui ng, camp opera ons and scou ng. He also worked as an advisor in the university s admissions office. Prior to joining Ryan s staff in Pla eville, Gard spent three seasons at Southwestern High School and one at Pla eville High School, where he served in junior high and assistant varsity coaching capaci es. 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.