Men s Basketball Release, Jan. 8

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1 Men s Basketball Release, Jan. 8 BADGERS FACE MICHIGAN STATE (10-2) looks to stay unbeaten in Big Ten play when (5-6) visits the Kohl Center (17,142) on Saturday, Jan. 10. The game will tip off at 11 a.m. and will be televised nationally by ESPN (also on ESPN HD) with Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale and Doris Burke on the call. It can also be heard live on the Radio Network (WIBA AM/101.5 FM in Madison) and on uwbadgers.com with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas calling the game. The Badgers are ranked 18th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and 21st in the Associated Press poll. MSU is not ranked., which has not lost a Big Ten home game under Bo Ryan, is looking for its 22nd straight home win overall. UW opened the Big Ten season by dominating Indiana, 79-45, at home on Tuesday. Mike Wilkinson recorded his first double-double of the season, tying a career high with 20 points and adding 10 rebounds. Devin Harris scored 15 points, going over 1,000 for is career, and dished out a personal-best tying nine assists. As a team, the Badgers had 21 assists and just five turnovers. UW held the Hoosiers to just 29.1 percent shooting from the field. WISCONSIN-MICHIGAN STATE NOTES leads the all-time series 63-49, but the Badgers have won 36 of the 58 meetings in Madison. The Badgers and Spartans have played just once a year in the past two seasons, with UW winning both meetings. The teams will face each other twice this season, with the next meeting coming on March 2 or 3. Prior to the winning the previous two meetings, had dropped eight in a row to MSU. This is the first time since 1992 that UW has started the Big Ten season with two home games. WISCONSIN (10-2) National Ranking Associated Press: 21st ESPN/USA Today: 18th Sagarin Ratings: 14th CollegeRPI.com: 11th Head Coach: Bo Ryan Career Record/Yr.: /20th Record at UW/Yr.: 53-23/3rd Alma Mater: Wilkes, 1969 Notes: has led to backto-back Big Ten regular-season titles... first coach in conference history to earn league coach of the year honors in each of his first two seasons... led UW to schoolrecord 24 wins in two straight NCAA tournament appearances... second-highest career winning percentage of any DI coach with at least 15 years experience... won four DIII NCAA titles while at UW-Platteville. Assistant Coaches Rob Jeter Gary Close Greg Gard Last Game: Defeated Indiana, 79-45, at home on Tuesday. MICHIGAN STATE (5-6) National Ranking Associated Press: NA ESPN/USA Today: NA Sagarin Ratings: 103rd CollegeRPI.com: 54th Head Coach: Tom Izzo Career Record/Yr.: /9th Record at MSU/Yr.: same College: Northern, 1977 Notes: led the Spartans to the 2000 NCAA Championship... also guided MSU to the 1999 and 2001 Final Fours... State has won four Big Ten titles in his eight years... named national coach of the year in 1998 by the A.P. and USBWA... served as head coach of the U.S. team at the 2003 Pan American games... in his 21st year at after serving as an assistant under Jud Heathcote. Assistant Coaches Mark Montgomery Dwayne Stephens Doug Wojcik Last Game:Lost at Syracuse, 96-83, on Saturday. WISCONSIN PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts. Reb. Asst. Hometown (High School) Notes 12 Boo Wade G So Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent) First year as a starter 21 Andreas Helmigk F/C So Klagenfurt, Austria Shooting.529 from the field as a starter 24 Freddie Owens G Sr Milwaukee, Wis. (Washington) Has started the last 44 games 34 Devin Harris G Jr Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year 54 Mike Wilkinson F Jr Blue Mounds, Wis. ( Heights) 20 pts., 10 rebs. vs. Indiana OFF THE BENCH 1 Sharif Chambliss G Sr Racine, Wis. (St. Catherine s/) Transfer from PSU; eligible in Ike Ukawuba G Sr Chicago, Ill. (Lincoln Park) Walk-on point guard 4 Ray Nixon F So Milwaukee, Wis. (Dominican) Personal-best 19 minutes vs. Indiana 5 Jason Chappell F/C So New Berlin, Wis. (West/Worcester Acad.) Will redshirt this season 13 Clayton Hanson G Jr Reedsburg, Wis. (HS) Career-best 22 mins vs. UWM 23 Kammron Taylor G Fr Minneapolis, Minn. (North) Has played in sevegames this season 30 Dave Mader C Sr Appleton, Wis. (East) 7 rebounds in 20 minutes vs. Alabama 32 Brian Butch C Fr Appleton, Wis. (West) Will redshirt this season 42 Alando Tucker F So Lockport, Ill. (Township) Has missed the last three games 44 Zach Morley F Jr Maryville, Mo. (HS/Indian Hills CC) Career-high 18 pts. vs. Coll. of Charles. Sports Information Office University of 1440 Monroe Street Madison, Fax: (608) UWBADGERS.COM Contact: Brian Lucas Phone: (608) Cell: (608) bml@athletics.wisc.edu

2 TEAM NOTES has won 21 consecutive games at the Kohl Center, the secondlongest current home winning streak in the Big Ten ( has won 23 straight at home). That is the third-longest home streak in school history and is the seventh-longest current streak in the country. It is the longest for UW since it won 24 in a row from Jan. 14, 1929-Feb. 14, In the last five years, the Badgers are 70-9 (.886) in home games. In three seasons under Bo Ryan, the UW has been even better, going 36-2 (.947) overall and 17-0 in Big Ten home games. The Badgers are coming off a 34-point win over Indiana. It was UW s largest margin of victory over a Big Ten opponent since beating Northwestern on Jan. 5, 1974 and its biggest win over IU since winning on Jan. 12, Junior Devin Harris became just the 28th Badger to score at least 1,000 career points. Only five other UW players (Michael Finley, Danny Jones, Claude Gregory, Rick Olson and Cory Blackwell) have reached that plateau as a junior. He has the most career points of any current junior in the Big Ten. According to CollegeRPI.com, the Badgers have played the 18th-toughest schedule in the country and secondtoughest among Big Ten teams. Seven of their 11 opponents are currently ranked among the top 100. The Badgers turned the ball over just five times against Indiana, their lowest total of the season and tied for the lowest total in a game in the Bo Ryan era. That is tied for the third-lowest total in school history. UW had 21 assists and to go with those five turnovers vs. IU, led by Devin Harris nine assists and no turnovers. As a team, leads the Big Ten in assist-turnover ratio (1.62). Harris also paces the conference at In the past two games, has outscored its opponents The Badgers are shooting.496 (58-117) from the field while holding their opponents to.302 (32-106) shooting. UW is 24-4 in day games under head coach Bo Ryan. At home during the day, the Badgers are a perfect 15-0 over the last two-plus seasons. MEDIA INFORMATION WISCONSIN SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS Basketball Contact: Brian Lucas UW Sports Info Dir.: Justin Doherty Office: Office: Home: Home: Cell: Cell: FAX: WISCONSIN WEB SITE: uwbadgers.com (contains weekly releases, statistics, rosters, schedules, photos and news about the Badgers). PLAYER AVAILABILITY: players and assistant coaches will be available for interviews at least once prior to each game. Those interviews will be conducted after practice on days specified by the UW Sports information Office. Please check with Brian Lucas for that schedule. Out of town media wishing to speak with a coach or player should arrange that through Brian Lucas ( ). RYAN AVAILABILITY: Head coach Bo Ryan holds a weekly press conference in the media room at the Kohl Center every Monday beginning at approximately 1 p.m. Live video streaming of this media conference is available on uwbadgers.com. A partial transcript is also available on the web site. Coach Ryan is also available to the media after most practices (except Mondays). BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE: Head coach Bo Ryan, along with the other 10 Big Ten coaches, is available each Monday during the conference season on the Big Ten Teleconference. This year there will also be a conference call during the non-conference season, on Dec. 15. Ryan has the time slot from 10:10-10:20 CT. PHOTO AVAILABILITY: Mug and action photos of current basketball players and coaches are available at ftp:// Contact the UW Sports Information Office for the passwords. POSTGAME: Head coach Bo Ryan and selected players will appear in the Kohl Center media room following each home game. The opposing coach will appear first in the media room, followed by Coach Ryan. players will be available after Coach Ryan is finished. The UW locker room is closed both at home and on the road. Check with UW assistant SID Brian Lucas for post-game policies on the road. COACHES SHOWS: The Badger Sports Report will feature head coach Bo Ryan in the winter. The show airs on WISC-TV (Madison) on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. CT. It will air again on Sunday at 10 p.m. on UPN14 (Madison). It will air a third time on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. on Fox Sports Net. The Bo Ryan Radio Show will air on WIBA (AM 1310) on Mondays from 7-8 p.m. CT. The show is broadcast live from the Badgerland Bar & Grill in Madison. CREDENTIALS: To request credentials to a home men s basketball game, please fax or a letter to Brian Lucas at the UW Sports Information Office at least a week prior to the game. GAME DATA The Matchup: (5-6) at (10-2) Game Date: Saturday, Jan. 10 Tip-off Time: 11 a.m. CT Site: Kohl Center (17,142), Madison, Wis. Television: ESPN with Jeff Shulman, Dick Vitale and Doris Burke on the call. Radio: The 43-city Radio Network, including WIBA (1310 AM/101.5 FM) in Madison. Matt Lepay calls the action with Mike Lucas providing commentary. Web Sites: () uwbadgers.com; () msuspartans.com; (Big Ten) bigten.org Series History: leads Last Meeting: won, 64-53, on Feb. 11, 2003 in Madison. Streaks: has won 21 straight home games and is undefeated at home (17-0) in Big Ten games under Bo Ryan.

3 BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Badgers Iowa St Indiana Northwestern TOUGH TICKET, TOUGH PLACE TO VISIT The Kohl Center, the home of the Badgers, is quickly becoming one of the best homecourt advantages in the country. Since the building opened on Jan. 17, 1998 (a win over Northwestern), the UW has won 72 of its 86 homes games (.837 winning percentage). Five of those 14 losses came during the 1998 season, giving the UW a 70-9 home over the last five years. Under head coach Bo Ryan, the Badgers have become even tougher to beat at home. In Ryan s two seasons, has compiled a 36-2 (.947) mark at the Kohl Center. In conference play, the UW is a perfect 17-0 at home under Ryan. Fans have taken notice of the awesome home success of the Badgers. For the first time in Kohl Center history, tickets were sold out prior to the beginning of the season (Sept. 25). This is also the second consecutive season that student section has sold out before the season began, another first in the Kohl Center era. Nicknamed the Grateful Red, each student season ticket holder is given a red tye-dyed t-shirt which they wear to the games. Games This Week Tue. 79, Indiana 45 Wed. 78, Northwestern 54 Wed. Iowa 71, 61 Wed. 75, 72 Wed. 85, 63 Sat. at Sat. at Sat. Northwestern Sat. at Sat. Princeton at Sun. Indiana at NATIONAL POLLS (1/5/04) (1/5/04) ESPN/USA Today Rk. Assoc. Press Connecticut 1 Connecticut Duke 2 Duke Arizona 3 Arizona Wake Forest 4 Stanford Kentucky 5 Wake Forest Stanford 6 Oklahoma Oklahoma 7 Kentucky Georgia Tech 8 Georgia Tech St. Joseph s 9 St. Joseph s Cincinnati 10 Louisville Florida 11 Cincinnati Louisville 12 North Carolina North Carolina 13 Kansas Kansas 14 Florida Pittsburgh 15 Pittsburgh Texas 16 Gonzaga Gonzaga 17 Syracuse Badgers 18 Texas Syracuse Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 21 Badgers Marquette 22 Mississippi State Creighton 23 Marquette Oklahoma State 24 (t) 25 Providence (t)texas Tech opponents receiving votes: Maryland (coaches/a.p.), (A.P.), Iowa (coaches) Mike Wilkinson recorded his sixth career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana. In his career, UW is 34-5 when he scores in double figures. After finishing second in the country and setting a school record for fewest turnovers per game last year (10.4), is leading the country in that category this season with just 9.1 per game. Butler is the only other team in the country averaging fewer than 11.0 turnovers per game. has made 205 free throws this season, compared to just 108 for its opponents. The Badgers are outscoring their opponents by an average of 8.1 points per game from the free throw line. The Badgers are getting to the line an average of 24.3 times per game, second in the Big Ten. The most free throw attempts for a UW opponent this season is 22 by UW-Milwaukee. The Badgers led the country in fewest fouls against (14.9) and fewest free throws against (12.8) last year and have committed just 181 fouls in their first eight games (compared to 253 for their KEEPING THEM AT HOME The last three players to be named Associated Press High School Player of the Year in the state of are on the Badgers roster. Brian Butch was A.P. Player of the Year in 2002 and Prior to that, Devin Harris earned the honor in 2001 and Mike Wilkinson was player of the year in Julian Swartz, who was on the Badgers 2000 Final Four team, was A.P. Player of the Year in Two-thirds of the Badgers roster (10 of 15) is from the state of. opponents). They are committing 15.1 fouls per game this season (tied for ninth-fewest in the country) and their opponents are shooting just 14.4 free throws per game (13th-fewest in the country, according to STATS, Inc.). UW is attempting to make more free throws than its opponents have shot for the second consecutive season. Last year, made 453 free throws while its opponents shot just 410. It was the first time in the modern era that the Badgers made more free throws than its opponents shot. The Badgers lead the Big Ten in turnover margin (and are eighth in the country according to STATS, Inc.) at is second in the league at UW is 10-1 this season when turning the ball over less than its opponents. UW is giving up just 54.8 points per game this season, fewest in the Big Ten and 11th-best in the country. Under Bo Ryan, the Badgers are 29-2 when giving up less than 62 points (9-0 this season). Four players scored in double figures against Indiana, the 32nd time under Bo Ryan that at least four Badgers have scored at least 10 points. is 31-1 when that happens. Devin Harris is one of the most wellrounded players in the country. According to STATS, Inc., he is one of only three players in the country averaging at least 16.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals. Keydren Clark of St. Peter s and Jameer Nelson of St. Joseph s are the others. The Badgers swept their three in-state Division I rivals (Marquette, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee) this season. has won 17 of the last 18 meetings with those three teams.

4 WISCONSIN RECORD WHEN... Under Ryan 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. shoots 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 less than 25 FTs Outrebound opponent Tied or outrebounded More TOs than opp Same or fewer TOs Commit 12 or more TOs Commit less than 12 TOs Score less than 50 pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score 90 or more pts Allow less than 50 pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow 90 or more pts Overtime vs. A.P. top 25 opponents Home games Road games Neutral site games Day games Night games Games Decided By... 5 points or less points points or more points Televised Games... ESPN ESPN CBS ESPN Plus Fox Sports Net CSTV Bo Ryan recorded his 50th win as UW head coach with the Badgers victory over Marquette on Dec. 20. Ryan accomplished that feat in his third season, reaching 50 victories faster than any other UW coach. In terms of games played, Ryan trails only basketball hall of famer Walter Meanwell, who won 50 of his first 51 games from The Marquette game was Ryan s 72nd at. The Badgers scored a season-high 89 points vs. UWM. They averaged 70.3 points per game last year, the first time since that they averaged more than 70.0 points per game for a season. is 33-1 under Bo Ryan when it scores at least 70 points. UW got 40 points from its bench vs. UW-Milwaukee. That is the highest bench-scoring total for the Badgers since they got 41 points from their reserves against on Feb. 13, Last year, s starters accounted for 87.5 percent of the team s scoring, the fifth-highest percentage in the country. That is down to 72.7 this season. Last year, UW set a school record and was second in the Big Ten (13th in the country) in scoring margin (+11.0). The Badgers currently lead the conference in scoring margin at was picked to finish third in the Big Ten by a vote of the league s media and coaches. Harris was picked as the conference s preseason player of the year by the coaches and was a consensus first-team preseason All-Big Ten choice. is coming off a season in which it won a school-record 24 games, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament and won its second consecutive Big Ten regular-season title. It is the first time UW has won back-toback conference titles since Devin Harris is one of just three Badgers in history to start every game in his freshman and sophomore seasons. He is one of just 15 juniors in the country to start every one of his team s games over the last two seasons. Among juniors in the country, only Notre Dame s Chris Thomas has played more career minutes than Harris (2,306). In its first 100 years of basketball, had just two 20-win seasons ( and ). Over the past five years, the Badgers have won 105 games (an average of 21 per year) and have three years with at least 22 wins. tied a school record (set in 1912 and tied in 1914) with 12 Big Ten wins last year. The 23 conference wins in the last two seasons are the most at UW over a two-year stretch since UW has 49 Big Ten wins over the last five years, tied with for thirdmost in the conference. Only State (61) and (54) have more conference wins in that time frame. The Badgers have gone to the NCAA tournament a school-record five straight times, including two Sweet 16 appearances in the last four years. State and Indiana are the only two other Big Ten teams that have been to the NCAA tournament five straight years. In his first two seasons, Bo Ryan became the first UW head coach to earn NCAA tourney wins in consecutive years. The Badgers have seven NCAA tournament victories over the last four years. The only teams with more tourney wins during that stretch are: Maryland (13), (13), Duke (12), Kansas (12), Arizona (11), Syracuse (9), Oklahoma (8) and Kentucky (8). PLAYER NOTES SENIORS 1 Sharif Chambliss, G, 6-1, 185 Transfer from who must sit out season due to NCAA rules... two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten while at PSU... led PSU in scoring as a sophomore and junior... paced Big Ten in three-pointers made as both a sophomore and junior... under Big Ten rules, will not be on scholarship while at UW 30 Dave Mader, C, 6-11, 265 Started first four games this season... played a season-high 20 minutes at Alabama, pacing the Badgers with seven rebounds... fifth-year senior... part of two Big Ten title teams and a Final Four team (as a redshirt)... appeared in 84 career games, starting only married player in the Big Ten (Wendy) 24 Freddie Owens, G, 6-2, 190 Averaging 8.8 points per game... careerhigh 24 points vs. Eastern on 7-8 shooting (4-4 from three-point range)... has made 19 of his last 24 free throw attempts... has started 44 consecutive games career appearances, most on the team... hit game-winning three-

5 CAREER GAMES PLAYED Player GS GP Freddie Owens Dave Mader Devin Harris Mike Wilkinson Boo Wade Clayton Hanson 0 43 Andreas Helmigk 6 38 Alando Tucker Ray Nixon 0 29 Ike Ukawuba 0 27 Zach Morley 0 12 Kammron Taylor 0 7 CONSECUTIVE STARTS Player Starts Devin Harris 76 Freddie Owens 44 Mike Wilkinson 44 Boo Wade 12 Andreas Helmigk 3 DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES Player Career Cons. Devin Harris Mike Wilkinson Freddie Owens Alando Tucker Zach Morley Andreas Helmigk Clayton Hanson Dave Mader Boo Wade POINT SCORING GAMES Player Career Cons. Devin Harris Freddie Owens Alando Tucker Mike Wilkinson DOUBLE-DIGIT REB. GAMES Player Career Cons. Mike Wilkinson Devin Harris Zach Morley Alando Tucker STARTING LINEUP RECORD Lineup Record Wilk, Helm, Wade, Owens, Harris 5-1 Wilk, Mader, Wade, Owens, Harris 3-1 Wilk, Tucker, Wade, Owens, Harris 2-0 pointer with one second left vs. Tulsa in second round of 2003 NCAA Tourney... voted funniest player on the team by his teammates 3 Ike Ukawuba, G, 6-3, 190 Has played 28 minutes off the bench this season in eight appearances... careerbest eight minutes vs. Coll. of Charleston... fourth-year walk-on career appearances... scout team point guard... academic All-Big Ten in 2002 and 2003 JUNIORS 13 Clayton Hanson, G, 6-5, 195 Averaging 14.1 minutes per game... played a career-high 22 minutes vs. UW- Milwaukee... scored nine points in 15 minutes against Eastern... thirdyear walk-on... good outside shooter... career-best 12 points (on 4-4 shooting from three-point range) vs. Northwestern on Feb. 8, attended same high school as director of basketball operations Saul Phillips 34 Devin Harris, G, 6-3, 175 Became the 28th UW player with 1,000 career points... most career points of any junior in the Big Ten... leads team with 16.8 points per game (fourth in Big Ten)... tied a career-high with 24 points at Maryland... has scored at least 13 points in every game this season... leads the Big Ten in assists and is second in assist-toturnover ratio... career-high nine assists vs. Detroit, UW-Milwaukee and Indiana... averaging just one turnover every 21.0 minutes in his career... named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year by the league s coaches... played 2,194 minutes in his first two seasons, most in UW history over two-year span and secondmost among juniors in the country... led Big Ten in steals last year and is seventh on the UW s career steals list... prep teammate of Marquette s Scott Merritt 44 Zach Morley, F, 6-8, 220 Averaging 24.1 minutes per game off the bench... third on the team with 9.6 points per game... scored a personal-best 18 points vs. College of Charleston... career-high 10 rebounds vs. UW-Green Bay... second on the team in rebounds with 6.2 per game (11th in Big Ten) of his 68 boards are offensive... tied for 10th in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds... has made free throws (.880)... had 12 points and nine rebounds in his Badger debut at Penn... transfer from Indian Hills CC... third-team NJCAA All-American in versatile and athletic big man STATISTICS COMPARISON Category UW MSU Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense FG Percentage FG Pct. Defense pt. FG Percentage pt. FG Pct. Defense FT Percentage Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game BENCH SCORING Points (Per game) 231 (19.3) Opponents 147 (12.3) BADGERS IN THE POLLS Week A.P. Coaches Preseason 15th 14th Nov th no poll Nov th 15th Dec. 1 15th 13th Dec. 8 23rd 19th Dec nd 18th Dec th 15th Dec th 15th Jan. 5 21st 18th Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 March 1 March 8 March Mike Wilkinson, F, 6-8, 240 Recorded sixth career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Indiana... second on the team with 11.4 points per game and leads team with 6.8 rebounds (10th in Big Ten)... has led UW in rebounding in each of the past two seasons... sixth on the UW career offensive rebounding list (169)... Badgers are 34-5 when he scores in double figures... averages just 2.4 personal fouls per game for his career... in 10 years, wants to be on the farm, farming

6 UW IN BIG TEN STATS (team) Category No. Rank Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense st Scoring Margin st FG Percentage.436 8th FG Pct. Defense.417 7th 3-pt. FG Percentage.307 9th 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense.325 6th FT Percentage.704 4th Rebounding Margin th Turnover Margin st Assist-TO Ratio st Assists Per Game th Turnovers Per Game 9.1 1st Steals Per Game th Blocks Per Game th UW IN BIG TEN STATS (individual) Category Player, Rank Scoring Devin Harris (16.8), 5th Rebounding Mike Wilkinson (6.8), 7th Assists Devin Harris (5.67), 2nd Steals Devin Harris (2.08), 3rd Mike Wilkinson (1.83), T6th Three-point FG Pct. Mike Wilkinson (.412), 6th Assist-TO Ratio Devin Harris (3.24), 1st Blocked Shots Mike Wilkinson (1.25), T5th Zach Morley (1.00), T9th Defensive Rebounds Mike Wilkinson (4.83), 7th MEDIA HOTEL INFO FOR 2004 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Media representatives who plan on covering the 2004 Big Ten Men s Basketball Tournament are advised that reservations are now being accepted at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Room rates are $168 for a single or double. Reservations can be made by calling and asking for the Big Ten Media Rate or by accessing clicking on the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments link and applying on-line with the following code: BTCBTCA. Media members are urged to make their reservations as soon as possible, as those reserved rooms are already open to the public. SOPHOMORES 5 Jason Chappell, F/C, 6-10, 240 Redshirting this season... missed six weeks of practice with a broken foot... appeared in eight games last year... father, Len, played in the NBA from Andreas Helmigk, F/C, 6-9, 245 Started six games this season... averaging 6.5 points on (.529) shooting in 17.0 minutes as a starter... registered career highs in points (12) and minutes (22) vs. Detroit in first career start... had 11 points in 22 mins. vs. Indiana... redshirted in due to a knee injury... turned 24 years old on Dec one of just two Austrian-born players in Division I 4 Ray Nixon, F, 6-8, 205 Averaging 10.3 minutes per game... played a career-high 19 minutes vs. Indiana, tying his personal best with eight points... scored a career-high eight points against UW-Milwaukee... personal-best six rebounds vs. Eastern... played in 17 games last season, averaging 4.1 minutes 42 Alando Tucker, F, 6-5, 205 Sat out last three games due to a right foot injury... had started the two games prior and averaged 19.5 points in those contests... season-high 22 points on 8-13 shooting vs. Ohio... career best 7-11 from the free throw line vs. Marquette (17 points)... saw his first action of the season vs. UW-Green Bay... scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds (all in the second half) against UW-Milwaukee... missed eight weeks with a broken right foot... named to Big Ten s All- Freshman team last year after finishing third on UW in scoring (12.0) and leading all league frosh in rebounding (5.9)... set UW mark for offensive rebounds in a season (86) and paced the conference (2.69 per game)... broke Michael Finley s school record in the vertical leap with a jump of 38 inches (Finley was at 35.5) 12 Boo Wade, G, 6-3, 185 In his first year as a starter... averaging 31.1 minutes per game... team s best defender... helped hold Indiana s Bracey Wright to seven points on 2-15 shooting... scored a personal-best 11 points vs. UWM assists and just eight turnovers in the last six games... has made (.719) free throws after shooting just.545 from the line last year... appeared in all 32 games last year, averaging 20.2 minutes per game as team s sixth man UW ON THE CAREER LISTS Points 24. Chuck Nagle, , Sean Daugherty, , J.J. Weber, , Willie Simms, , Devin Harris, 2002-present 1,003 Three-Point Field Goals 4. Trent Jackson, Tracy Webster, Sean Mason, Andy Kilbride, Devin Harris, 2002-present 131 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts 4. Sean Mason, Trent Jackson, Tracy Webster, Andy Kilbride, Devin Harris, 2002-present 361 Offensive Rebounds 2. Sean Daugherty, Michael Finaley, Patrick Tompkins, Willie Simms, Mike Wilkinson, 2002-present 169 Steals 3. Michael Finley, Trent Jackson, Hennssy Auriantal, Claude Gregory, Devin Harris, 2002-present 130 FRESHMEN 32 Brian Butch, F/C, 6-11, 215 Redshirting this season... McDonald s, Parade and USA Today first-team All- American... only first-team Parade All- American to ever attend UW... two-time state player of the year... versatile big man with good shooting touch 23 Kammron Taylor, 6-2, 175 Made his regular-season debut vs. Eastern, scoring two points in seven minutes... has seen action in seven games this season, totaling 19 minutes... led Minneapolis North to state title, scoring 59 points in three state tourney games... two-time first-team all-state... extremely quick point guard

7 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME/RES. TOP SCORER TOP REBOUNDER Friday Nov. 21 at Pennsylvania W, Harris - 16 Wilkinson - 10 Tuesday Nov. 25 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, Owens - 24 Wilkinson - 7 Saturday Nov. 29 RUTGERS W, Harris - 18 Wilkinson - 7 ACC-Big Ten Challenge (College Park, Md.) Tuesday Dec. 2 at Maryland L, (ot) Harris - 24 Wilkinson - 9 Saturday Dec. 6 DETROIT W, Harris - 13 Morley - 7 Owens - 13 Wednesday Dec. 10 UW-GREEN BAY W, Harris - 18 Morley - 10 Saturday Dec. 13 UW-MILWAUKEE W, Wilkinson - 18 Owens - 9 Saturday Dec. 20 MARQUETTE W, Tucker - 17 Wilkinson - 10 Balance Bar Rock-N-Roll Shootout (Gund Arena - Cleveland, Ohio) Saturday Dec. 27 vs. Ohio W, Tucker - 22 Wilkinson - 9 Tuesday Dec. 30 at Alabama L, Harris - 22 Mader - 7 Saturday Jan. 3 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON W, Harris - 19 Wilkinson - 8 Tuesday Jan. 6 INDIANA W, Wilkinson - 20 Wilkinson - 10 Saturday Jan. 10 MICHIGAN STATE 11 a.m. ESPN/WPT Wednesday Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Fox Sports Net Wednesday Jan. 21 MICHIGAN 8 p.m. ESPN Plus Local Saturday Jan. 24 ILLINOIS 1:32 p.m. ESPN Plus Regional/WPT Wednesday Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Fox Sports Net Wednesday Feb. 4 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. ESPN Plus Local/WPT Saturday Feb. 7 1:32 p.m. ESPN Plus Regional Wednesday Feb p.m. Fox Sports Net Saturday Feb. 14 OHIO STATE 6 p.m. ESPN/WPT Wednesday Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. ESPN Plus Local Sunday Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. CBS Wednesday Feb. 25 PENN STATE 7 p.m. ESPN Plus Local Sunday Feb. 29 PURDUE 1 p.m. ESPN Plus Local Tuesday or March 2 or at 6 p.m. ESPN Wednesday March 3 at 5/7 p.m. ESPN Plus Local Saturday or March 6 or 11:17 a.m. ESPN Plus Regional Sunday March 7 3 p.m. CBS 2004 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) Thurs.-Sun. March TBA TBA ESPN/CBS 2004 NCAA Tournament 1st and 2nd Rounds (TBA) Thurs.-Sun. March TBA TBA CBS 2004 NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals and Finals (TBA) Thurs.-Sun. March TBA TBA CBS 2004 NCAA Tournament Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) Sat. & Mon. April 3 & 5 TBA TBA CBS home games in CAPS all times CST subject to change

8 SEASON STATISTICS ALL GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Harris, Devin Wilkinson, Mike Morley, Zach Owens, Freddie Wade, Boo Tucker, Alando Helmigk, Andreas Hanson, Clayton Nixon, Ray Mader, Dave Taylor, Kammron Ukawuba, Ike TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Opponents CONFERENCE GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL CONFERENCE GAMES TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Wilkinson, Mike Harris, Devin Helmigk, Andreas Morley, Zach Wade, Boo Nixon, Ray Owens, Freddie Hanson, Clayton Taylor, Kammron Mader, Dave Ukawuba, Ike TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Opponents 5 0 5

9 HOME/ROAD STATISTICS HOME GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Harris, Devin Wilkinson, Mike Owens, Freddie Morley, Zach Wade, Boo Helmigk, Andreas Tucker, Alando Nixon, Ray Hanson, Clayton Mader, Dave Taylor, Kammron Ukawuba, Ike TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Opponents ROAD / NEUTRAL SITE GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Tucker, Alando Harris, Devin Morley, Zach Wilkinson, Mike Owens, Freddie Wade, Boo Hanson, Clayton Mader, Dave Helmigk, Andreas Taylor, Kammron Nixon, Ray Ukawuba, Ike TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Opponents 6 1 7

10 Reb. Final Score BADGER STARTERS FG-FGA PCT. 3P-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D-T PF A TO BK ST 1st 2nd OT Final Wad, Wil, Mad, Owe, Har Penn Wad, Wil, Mad, Owe, Har Eastern Wad, Wil, Mad, Owe, Har Rutgers Wad, Wil, Mad, Owe, Har Maryland Wad, Wil, Helm, Owe, Har Detroit Wad, Wil, Helm, Owe, Har UW-Green Bay Wad, Wil, Helm, Owe, Har UW-Milwaukee Wad, Tuck, Wil, Owe, Har Marquette Wad, Tuck, Wil, Owe, Har vs. Ohio Wad, Wil, Helm, Owe, Har Alabama Wad, Wil, Helm, Owe, Har College of Charleston Wad, Wil, Helm, Owe, Har Indiana @ @ Indiana

11 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Opponents Points 24, Freddie Owens vs. Eastern (11/25/03) 25, Jamar Smith, Maryland (12/2/03) 24, Devin Harris at Maryland (12/2/03) Field Goals 8, Alando Tucker vs. Ohio (12/27/03) 10, Jamar Smith, Maryland (12/2/03) Field Goal Attempts 20, Devin Harris at Maryland (12/2/03) 18, Jamar Smith, Maryland (12/2/03) FG Pct. (5 made).875 (7-8), Freddie Owens vs. E. (11/25/03).750 (6-8), Chris McCray, Maryland (12/2/03) 3-Point FG 5, Devin Harris at Maryland (12/2/03) 4, Travis Diener, Marquette (12/20/03) 3-Pt. FG Pct. (3 made) (4-4), Freddie Owens vs. E. Ill. (11/25/03).600 (3-5), Jeff Sciffner, Penn (11/21/03) (3-3) Mike Wilkinson vs. UW-Milw. (12/13/03) Free Throws Made 11, Devin Harris vs. Eastern (11/25/03) 9, Ernest Shelton, Alabama (12/30/03) Free Throw Attempts 14, Devin Harris vs. Eastern (11/25/03) 10, Ernest Shelton, Alabama (12/30/03) FT Pct. (6 made) (8-8), Devin Harris at Alabama (12/30/03).900 (9-10), Ernest Shelton, Alabama (12/30/03) Rebounds 10, Mike Wilkinson at Penn (11/21/03) 13, A.J. Moye, Indiana (1/6/04) 10, Zach Morley vs. UW-Green Bay (12/10/03) 10, Mike Wilkinson vs. Marquette (12/20/03) 10, Mike Wilkinson vs. Indiana (1/6/04) Assists 9, Devin Harris vs. Detroit (12/6/03) 9, John Gilcrist, Maryland (12/2/03) 9, Devin Harris vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) 9, Devin Harris vs. Indiana (1/6/04) Blocked Shots 5, Mike Wilkinson vs. Indiana (1/6/04) 5, Mike Benton, College of Charleston (1/3/04) Steals 5, Mike Wilkinson vs. Rutgers (11/29/03) 4, D.J. Strawberry, Maryland (12/2/03) Minutes Played 42, Devin Harris at Maryland (12/2/03) 41, John Gilcrist, Maryland (12/2/03) 41, Chris McCray, Maryland (12/2/03)

12 TEAM GAME HIGHS & LOWS WISCONSIN HIGHS POINTS: 89 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) FIELD GOALS MADE: 34 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 67 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.540 (27-50) vs. UW-Green Bay (12/10/03) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 10 at Maryland (12/2/03) and vs. Indiana (1/6/04) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 23, three times, MR vs. Indiana (1/6/04) 3-PT FG PCT.:.435 (10-23) at Maryland (12/2/03) and vs. Indiana (1/6/04) FREE THROWS MADE: 34 vs. Eastern (11/25/03) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 41 vs. Eastern (11/25/03) FREE THROW PCT.:.829 (34-41) vs. Eastern (11/25/03) REBOUNDS: 43 at Penn (11/21/03) ASSISTS: 22 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) STEALS: 12 vs. Eastern (11/25/03) BLOCKED SHOTS: 7 vs. Ohio (12/27/03) and vs. Indiana (1/6/04) TURNOVERS: 14 at Maryland (12/2/03) FOULS: 20 at Maryland (12/2/03) WISCONSIN LOWS POINTS: 55 vs. Rutgers (11/29/03) FIELD GOALS MADE: 17 vs. Rutgers (11/29/03) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 45 vs. Rutgers (11/29/03) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.361 (22-61) at Maryland (12/2/03) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 at Penn (11/21/03) and vs. Marquette (12/20/03) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 9 vs. College of Charleston (1/3/04) 3-PT FG PCT.:.071 (1-14) at Penn (11/21/03) FREE THROWS MADE: 11 vs. Indiana (1/6/04) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 14 vs. Indiana (1/6/04) FREE THROW PCT.:.519 (14-27) vs. UW-Green Bay (12/10/03) REBOUNDS: 24 at Alabama (12/30/03) ASSISTS: 9 at Penn (11/21/03) and at Alabama (12/30/03) STEALS: 5 at Maryland (12/2/03) BLOCKED SHOTS: 1, four times, MR vs. College of Charleston (1/3/04) TURNOVERS: 5 vs. Indiana (1/6/04) FOULS: 11 at Penn (11/21/03) OPPONENT HIGHS POINTS: 73 at Maryland (12/2/03) FIELD GOALS MADE: 30 at Maryland (12/2/03) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 62 at Maryland (12/2/03) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.545 (24-44) vs. UW-Green Bay (12/10/03) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 at Penn (11/21/03) and vs. College of Charleston (1/3/04) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 21 vs. College of Charleston (1/3/04) 3-PT FG PCT.:.500 (9-18) vs. Marquette (12/20/03) FREE THROWS MADE: 16 at Alabama (12/30/03) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 22 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) FREE THROW PCT.:.800 (16-20) at Alabama (12/30/03) REBOUNDS: 41 at Maryland (12/2/03) ASSISTS: 14 at Penn (11/21/03) STEALS: 12 at Maryland (12/2/03) BLOCKED SHOTS: 10 at Maryland (12/2/03) TURNOVERS: 23 vs. Eastern (11/25/03) and vs. Rutgers (11/29/03) FOULS: 29 vs. Eastern (11/25/03) OPPONENT LOWS POINTS: 42 vs. Detroit (12/6/03) FIELD GOALS MADE: 15 vs. Detroit (12/6/03) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 42 vs. Detroit (12/6/03) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.291 (16-55) vs. Indiana (1/6/04) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 2, three times, MR vs. Indiana (1/6/04) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 7 vs. Eastern (11/25/03) 3-PT FG PCT.:.182 (2-11) vs. Indiana (1/6/04) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 at Penn (11/21/03) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 4 at Penn (11/21/03) FREE THROW PCT.:.333 (4-12) vs. Rutgers (11/29/03) REBOUNDS: 24 vs. Detroit (12/6/03) ASSISTS: 4 vs. Marquette (12/20/03) STEALS: 1 vs. Indiana (1/6/04) BLOCKED SHOTS: 0 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/13/03) and vs. Indiana (1/6/04) TURNOVERS: 10 vs. Indiana (1/6/04) FOULS: 17 vs. Detroit (12/6/03) and at Alabama (12/30/03)

13 UW 64, Penn 53 (Nov. 21, Palestra - 6,015) SEASON BOXSCORES UW 81, E. 47 (Nov. 25, Kohl Center - 17,142) UW 55, Rutgers 43 (Nov. 29, Kohl Center - 17,142) Wilkinson Mader Wade Owens Harris Ukawuba Nixon Hanson Helmigk Morley team 2 TOTALS (.383) (.071) (.607) Blocks (3): Morley 2, Harris 1 Steals (9): Owens 3, Harris 2, Wade 2, Hanson 1, Morley 1 Penn MP FG 3P FT R F A TO TP Fikiel Chubb Schiffner Copp Begley Jaaber Danley Osmundson Zoller Heil team 3 TOTALS (.407) (.316) (.750) Blocks (2): Fikiel 1, Chubb 1 Steals (2): Begley 2 Halftime: 33, Penn 25 Officials: Donato, Hughes, Monge Leading with 3:22 remaining, went on a 10-0 run. Freddie Owens and Devin Harris each scored five points during that stretch. The Badgers outrebounded Penn 43-31, including 16-5 on the offensive glass. UW shot 24 more free throws than the Quakers, outscoring them by 14 at the line. Junior forward Zach Morley, in his first game as a Badger, had 12 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Head coach Bo Ryan, who grew up in nearby Chester, Pa., played at the Palestra as a high schooler. Wilkinson Mader Wade Owens Harris Ukawuba Nixon Hanson Helmigk Taylor Morley team 2 TOTALS (.382) (.294) (.829) Blocks (1): Wade 1 Steals (12): Wilkinson 3, Harris 2, Hanson 2, Morley 2, Wade 1, Ukawuba 1, Nixon 1 E. Ill. MP FG 3P FT R F A TO TP Hollyfield Roos Mackinson Gomes Sinclair Dildy Wright Forte Gobczynski Cortez Lowe team 1 TOTALS (.386) (.286) (.733) Blocks (3): Roos 2, Hollyfield 1 Steals (3): Roos 1, Wright 1, Gobczynski 1 Halftime: 30, Eastern 22 Officials: Wood, Anderson, Smith used a 17-4 run over the final 6:50 of the first half and first 1:05 to turn a one-point deficit into a 12-point lead. made a season-high free throws while EIU was just from the line. The Badgers turned the ball over just seven times compared to 23 for Eastern. Freddie Owns scored a career-high 24 points, including a personal-best four threepointers. Devin Harris 11 free throws made were a career high. Wilkinson Mader Wade Owens Harris Nixon Hanson Helmigk Morley team 3 TOTALS (.378) (.150)(.818) Blocks (1): Harris 1 Steals (10): Wilkinson 5, Harris 3, Mader 1, Owens 1 Rutgers MP FG 3P FT R F A TO TP Lamizana Axani Hill Shields Webb Douby Wiggan Joynes Keating team 2 1 TOTALS (.391) (.300)(.333) Blocks (4): Lamizana 3, Axani 1 Steals (8): Axani 3, Hill 2, Webb 2, Shields 1 Halftime: 21, Rutgers 19 Officials: Hillary, Hiigans, Monje After Rutgers cut the UW lead to with 4:17 left, the Badgers used a 10-2 run to put the game away. outscored Rutgers 18-4 from the free throw line. Rutgers turned the ball over 23 times leading to 26 Badger points while the RU scored just 11 points off 12 UW miscues. Sophomore forward Ray Nixon tied a careerhigh with 16 minutes. Devin Harris played all 40 minutes with just one turnover.