SEASON REVIEW Wisconsin finished the season with a record of 24-8, setting a school record for victories in a season and posting its best winning percentage (.750) since 1949-50 ... the Badgers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, los- ing to No. 1 Kentucky in the Regional Semifinals ... the UW also won the out- right Big Ten championship for the first time since 1947. BIG TEN REVIEW The Badgers posted a 12-4 mark in Big Ten play, earning the outright league championship for the first time since 1947 ... Wisconsin won back-to-back Big Ten titles for the first time since 1923 and ‘24 ... head coach Bo Ryan is one of just three coaches in league history to win conference titles in each of his first two seasons (Illinois’ Bill Self and Wisconsin’s Walter Meanwell are the oth- ers) ... the 12 conference wins were the most in school history, tying the mark set in 1912 and equalled in 1914 ... the Badgers became just the second team since the origination of the Big Ten tour- nament to earn the No. 1 seed twice ... the UW has won 23 league games in the past two seasons, most over a two-year WISCONSIN STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Min. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Hometown (High School) 54 Mike Wilkinson F 6-8 235 So. 31.2 10.3 6.8 1.6 1.2 1.0 Blue Mounds, Wis. (Wisconsin Heights) 42 Alando Tucker G/F 6-5 195 Fr. 31.8 12.0 5.9 1.1 0.9 0.3 Lockport, Ill. (Township) 34 Devin Harris G 6-3 185 So. 34.4 12.7 4.6 3.1 2.0 0.6 Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) 24 Freddie Owens G 6-2 185 Jr. 28.6 10.3 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.0 Milwaukee, Wis. (Washington) 20 Kirk Penney G 6-5 220 Sr. 35.0 16.2 6.0 3.1 0.8 0.2 Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake) WISCONSIN RESERVES 32 Deandre Buchanan F 6-5 195 So. 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Verona, Wis. (HS) 5 Jason Chappell F/C 6-10 230 Fr. 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 New Berlin, Wis. (West/Worcester (Mass.) Acad.) 11 John Emerson G 6-4 195 Fr. 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 New Richmond, Wis. (HS) 13 Clayton Hanson G 6-5 185 So. 4.6 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 Reedsburg, Wis. (HS) 21 Andreas Helmigk F 6-9 245 Fr.* 6.7 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 Klagenfurt, Austria 30 Dave Mader C 6-11 255 Jr. 9.3 2.5 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 Appleton, Wis. (East) 4 Ray Nixon F 6-8 205 Fr. 4.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Dominican) 3 Ike Ukawuba G 6-3 175 Jr. 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. (Lincoln Park) 12 Boo Wade G 6-3 185 Fr. 20.2 3.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.1 Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent) * - redshirt freshman 2002-03 STORYLINES • Wisconsin won a school-record 24 games and its second consecutive Big Ten championship • The Badgers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in four years • UW won 12 Big Ten games, tying a school record • Bo Ryan earned his second consecutive Big Ten Coach of the Year honor while Kirk Penney was a unanimous first-team all-conference choice for the second straight season • Wisconsin set a school record with just 10.4 turnovers per game WISCONSIN 2002-03 Season Review Wisconsin Sports Information 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711 Ph: 608-262-1811 Fax: 608-262-8184 Website: UWBADGERS.COM Contact: Brian Lucas span since 1913-14 ... Bo Ryan was named Big Ten Coach of the Year,becom- ing the first coach in league history to win the award in each of his first two seasons ... he joins Purdue’s Gene Keady, Indiana’s Bob Knight and Ohio State’s Randy Ayers as the only coaches to win the award in consecutive seasons ... Kirk Penney was a unanimous selec- tion as first-team All-Big Ten by both the media and the coaches (Illinois’ Brian Cook was the only other unanimous selection) ... he became the first Badger since 1952 to earn first-team honors in consecutive seasons ... Devin Harris earned second-team all-conference hon- ors from the coaches and third-team from the media ... Alando Tucker was named to the coaches’ all-freshman team and was an honorable mention all- league selection by the media. NCAA TOURNAMEN REVIEW Wisconsin earned a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region ... that tied the highest seed the Badgers have ever received ... the UW played in the NCAA tournament for the fifith consecutive season, a school record ... Kirke Penney joined Travon Davis and Charlie Wills as the only players in UW history to play in four NCAA tournaments ... Wisconsin defeat- ed No. 12 seed Weber State, 81-74, in the first round in Spokane, Wash. ... the Badgers then staged the greatest come- back in school history, rallying from 13 points down with 3:36 remaining to defeat 13th-seeded Tulsa 61-60 on Freddie Owens’ three-pointer with one second left ... UW then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky, 63-57, in Minneapolis in the Midwest Regional Semifinal.
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SEASON REVIEWWisconsin finished the season with a
record of 24-8, setting a school recordfor victories in a season and posting itsbest winning percentage (.750) since1949-50 ... the Badgers advanced to theSweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, los-ing to No. 1 Kentucky in the RegionalSemifinals ... the UW also won the out-right Big Ten championship for the firsttime since 1947.
BIG TEN REVIEWThe Badgers posted a 12-4 mark in
Big Ten play, earning the outright leaguechampionship for the first time since1947 ... Wisconsin won back-to-back BigTen titles for the first time since 1923and ‘24 ... head coach Bo Ryan is one ofjust three coaches in league history towin conference titles in each of his firsttwo seasons (Illinois’ Bill Self andWisconsin’s Walter Meanwell are the oth-ers) ... the 12 conference wins were themost in school history, tying the mark setin 1912 and equalled in 1914 ... theBadgers became just the second teamsince the origination of the Big Ten tour-nament to earn the No. 1 seed twice ...the UW has won 23 league games in thepast two seasons, most over a two-year
WISCONSIN STARTERSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Min. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Hometown (High School)54 Mike Wilkinson F 6-8 235 So. 31.2 10.3 6.8 1.6 1.2 1.0 Blue Mounds, Wis. (Wisconsin Heights)42 Alando Tucker G/F 6-5 195 Fr. 31.8 12.0 5.9 1.1 0.9 0.3 Lockport, Ill. (Township)34 Devin Harris G 6-3 185 So. 34.4 12.7 4.6 3.1 2.0 0.6 Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East)24 Freddie Owens G 6-2 185 Jr. 28.6 10.3 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.0 Milwaukee, Wis. (Washington)20 Kirk Penney G 6-5 220 Sr. 35.0 16.2 6.0 3.1 0.8 0.2 Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake)
WISCONSIN RESERVES32 Deandre Buchanan F 6-5 195 So. 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Verona, Wis. (HS)5 Jason Chappell F/C 6-10 230 Fr. 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 New Berlin, Wis. (West/Worcester (Mass.) Acad.)11 John Emerson G 6-4 195 Fr. 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 New Richmond, Wis. (HS)13 Clayton Hanson G 6-5 185 So. 4.6 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 Reedsburg, Wis. (HS)21 Andreas Helmigk F 6-9 245 Fr.* 6.7 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 Klagenfurt, Austria30 Dave Mader C 6-11 255 Jr. 9.3 2.5 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 Appleton, Wis. (East)4 Ray Nixon F 6-8 205 Fr. 4.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Dominican)3 Ike Ukawuba G 6-3 175 Jr. 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. (Lincoln Park)12 Boo Wade G 6-3 185 Fr. 20.2 3.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.1 Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent)
* - redshirt freshman
2002-03 STORYLINES• Wisconsin won a school-record 24 games and its second consecutive Big Ten championship• The Badgers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in four years• UW won 12 Big Ten games, tying a school record• Bo Ryan earned his second consecutive Big Ten Coach of the Year honor while Kirk Penney was a unanimous
first-team all-conference choice for the second straight season• Wisconsin set a school record with just 10.4 turnovers per game
WISCONSIN2002-03 Season Review
Wisconsin Sports Information1440 Monroe StreetMadison, WI 53711
Ph: 608-262-1811Fax: 608-262-8184Website: UWBADGERS.COMContact: Brian Lucas
span since 1913-14 ... Bo Ryan wasnamed Big Ten Coach of the Year, becom-ing the first coach in league history towin the award in each of his first twoseasons ... he joins Purdue’s GeneKeady, Indiana’s Bob Knight and OhioState’s Randy Ayers as the only coachesto win the award in consecutive seasons... Kirk Penney was a unanimous selec-tion as first-team All-Big Ten by both themedia and the coaches (Illinois’ BrianCook was the only other unanimousselection) ... he became the first Badgersince 1952 to earn first-team honors inconsecutive seasons ... Devin Harrisearned second-team all-conference hon-ors from the coaches and third-teamfrom the media ... Alando Tucker wasnamed to the coaches’ all-freshmanteam and was an honorable mention all-league selection by the media.
NCAA TOURNAMEN REVIEWWisconsin earned a No. 5 seed in the
Midwest Region ... that tied the highestseed the Badgers have ever received ...the UW played in the NCAA tournamentfor the fifith consecutive season, aschool record ... Kirke Penney joinedTravon Davis and Charlie Wills as theonly players in UW history to play in fourNCAA tournaments ... Wisconsin defeat-ed No. 12 seed Weber State, 81-74, inthe first round in Spokane, Wash. ... theBadgers then staged the greatest come-back in school history, rallying from 13points down with 3:36 remaining todefeat 13th-seeded Tulsa 61-60 onFreddie Owens’ three-pointer with onesecond left ... UW then lost to No. 1seed Kentucky, 63-57, in Minneapolis inthe Midwest Regional Semifinal.
• In its first 100 years of basketball,Wisconsin had just two 20-win seasons(1915-16 and 1940-41). Over the pastfive years, the Badgers have won 105games (an average of 21 per year) andhave three years with at least 22 wins.
• The Badgers have 49 Big Ten winsin the last five years, tied with Illinois forthird-most in the conference. OnlyMichigan State (61) and Ohio State (54)have more conference wins in that span.
• The Badgers have won seven NCAAtournament games in the last four years.The only teams with more wins over thatstretch are Maryland (13), Michigan St.(13), Duke (12), Kansas (12), Arizona(10), Syracuse (9) and Kentucky (8).
• Bo Ryan has led the Badgers toNCAA tournament wins in each of his twoseasons in Madison. He is just the sec-ond coach in UW history to win games intwo different tourneys (joining Harold“Bud” Foster). This is the first time inschool history that Wisconsin has wontournament games in consecutive years.
• Wisconsin has been invited to theNCAA tournament a school-record fiveconsecutive seasons. Michigan State andIndiana are the only other Big Ten teamsthat have been invited in each of the pastfive seasons. Here is a list of all theteams that have been to the NCAA tour-nament in each of the past five seasons,listed in order of their average seed:
Duke (1.4)Arizona (2.2)Kentucky (3.0)Maryland (3.0)Stanford (3.2)Cincinnati (3.8)Michigan State (4.0)Florida (4.2)Kansas (4.2)Oklahoma (4.6)Texas (5.0)Indiana (5.6)Wisconsin (6.4)Oklahoma State (7.2)Missouri (8.4)Creighton (9.6)
• Wisconsin set a school record forfewest tunovers this season with 334, oran average of just 10.4 per game. OnlyTemple, with 9.9 turnovers per game,averaged fewer micsues than theBadgers this year. Before this season,
TEAM NOTESthe UW record for fewest turnovers pergame was 11.3 set in 1999-2000.
• The Badgers led the country thisseason in fewest personal fouls pergame, committing an average of just 14.9fouls per contest. Central ConnecticutState was second in the nation with 15.5personal fouls per game. UW opponentsshot an average of just 12.8 free throwsa game, also fewest in the country.
• The UW led the Big Ten in scoringdefense this year, allowing just 59.3points per game. That was good for sixth-lowest in the country. Wisconsin was 20-2 this season when its opponents scoredless than 62 points.
• Wisconsin set a modern era schoolrecord this season for scoring margin at+11.0. That was good for second in theconference and 13th in the country. Theprevious modern era record was +10.4 inthe 1973-74 season. During the confer-ence season, the Badgers led the Big Tenwith a +8.8 scoring margin. The UW woneight games by at least 20 points, themost since 1973-74.
• The Badgers averaged 70.3 pointsper game this season, the first timesince 1994-95 that they averaged morethan 70.0 points per game for a season.Their 2,250 points scored this year werejust nine shy of the school record set in1993-94. Wisconsin is 27-1 in Bo Ryan’stwo seasons when scoring at least 70points.
• Wisconsin scored at least 80 pointsin 10 games this season. The Badgershaven’t done that since the 1993-94 sea-son (11 80-point games).
• All five of the UW’s starters aver-aged double figures in points. It is thefirst time in school history that Wisconsinhas had five players average in double fig-ures. The Badgers were one of only fourteams in the country with five playersaveraging at least 10.0 points. Arizona,Pittsburgh and SE Missouri State werethe others.
• Four or more UW players scored indouble figures in 14 games this season.Since Bo Ryan took over, Wisconsin is 27-1 when that happens.
• Bo Ryan has guided the UW to 43victories in his two seasons, the most ofany Wisconsin coach in his first two
years. Dick Bennett led the Badgers to35 wins in his first two seasons. Ryanhas 23 Big Ten wins, tied with basketballhall of famer Walter Meanwell for mostconference victories among UW second-year coaches.
• With a 12-4 conference mark, theBadgers finished with at least a .500record in Big Ten play for the fifth straightseason. That is the longest such stretchfor Wisconsin since 1920-24.
• Wisconsin finished the season witha 6-5 road record, only the second timesince 1961-62 that the UW has finisheda season with a better than .500 roadrecord. The Badgers were also 4-4 in BigTen road games, their first .500 mark inconference road games since 1962.
• The UW is 62-9 (.873) at homesince the beginning of the 1998-99 sea-son and has won 25 of its last 26 BigTen games at home, including 16 in arow. The UW has not lost a conferencehome game in Bo Ryan’s two seasons.
• Wisconsin’s current 16-game confer-ence home winning streak is the second-longest in school history. The longesthome conference winning streak in UWhistory is 20 games from March 8, 1911-
NEW OFFENSE, SAME DEFENSE
For the sixth time in seven seasons, Wisconsin toppedthe Big Ten in scoring defense. The 2002-03 Badgersallowed a league-best 59.3 points per game, sixth inthe country. The streak began in 1996-97, the secondyear of Dick Bennett’s successful tenure in Madison.
What has gone unnoticed during the Bo Ryan era is thedramatic improvement in scoring offense. Beginning in1996-97, the Badgers ranked ninth or lower in leaguescoring offense six years in a row (three times placing11th).
Ryan’s first UW club raised its offensive average 7.6ppg. from the prior year but still ranked ninth in theconference. This year’s team was fourth in the Big Tenin scoring offense (70.3) and is the first Badger club innine years to average more than 70.0 ppg. Their2,250 points this year are just nine points shy of theschool record set in 1993-94. In Ryan’s two seasons,Wisconsin is 27-1 when scoring at least 70 points.
With that dramatic change in offensive output, the UWset a modern era school record with a +11.0 scoringmargin this season (13th in the country). In Big Tengames, the Badgers outscored their opponents by 8.8points per game, tops in the conference.
Jan. 18, 1915.• The UW starters (Penney, Harris,
Tucker, Owens and Wilkinson) accountedfor 80.4 percent of the team’s minutes,87.5 percent of the team’s scoring and76.5 percent of the team’s rebounds.Only four other teams in the country got ahigher percentage of points from theirstarters, according to STATS, Inc.
• The UW did not register a point offthe bench against UNLV, Indiana or OhioState in the Big Ten tournament. Prior tothis season, the last time Wisconsin didnot register a point off the bench was ina 65-62 loss at Michigan on Feb. 21,1991. Over the last 27 games (sinceAlando Tucker moved into the startinglineup), the Badgers averaged just 8.5points per game off the bench.
• Kirk Penney finished his career asone of the most prolific players inWisconsin history. He holds the schoolrecords for career victories (83) andNCAA tournament games played (11) andwon (7). He is also among the UW all-time top 10 in nine career categories:
3-Point Field Goals - 2nd (217)3-Point Field Goal Atts. - 2nd (561)Games Played - 5th (127)Points - 6th (1,454)Minutes Played - 6th (3,416)Field Goals - 7th (503)Games Started - 8th (92)3-Point Field Goal Pct. - 9th (.387)Field Goal Attempts - 10th (1,158)
• According to STATS, Inc., Penneywas one of just 12 players in the country(and the only one in the Big Ten) to aver-age at least 16.0 points, 6.0 reboundsand 3.0 assists.
• Penney played 1,119 minutes thisseason while Devin Harris logged 1,100minutes. Those numbers are good forsecond and third, respectively, on theUW’s single-season minutes played list.Mark Vershaw holds the record with1,122 minutes played in 1999-2000.Harris has played a total of 2,194 min-utes over the past two seasons, the mostof any Badger in a two-year stretch inschool history. He has started everygame in his career.
• Harris led the Big Ten in steals thisseason with 2.03 per game. His 65steals this season rank him fourth on theUW single season list. He has 108career steals, second only to Mike Kelley(120) among Badgers entering their junior
season. As a team, Wisconsin recorded221 steals, third-best in school history.
• Harris has scored 801 points in hisfirst two seasons in Madison, making himone of just four Badgers to score 800points before their junior season. MichaelFinley (1,001), Cory Blackwell (876) andBrad Sellers (838) are the others. Amongcurrent Big Ten sophomores, onlyMinnesota’s Rick Rickert and MichiganState’s Chris Hill have at least 800points.
• Alando Tucker had one of the bestfreshman campaigns in UW history. Heranks among the top five in six freshmancategories.
Games Played - T2nd (32)Minutes Played - 3rd (1,016)Points - 4th (385)Free Throw Attempts - T4th (130)Field Goals - 5th (139)Field Goal Percentage - 5th (.533)
• After not playing a game closer thannine points in the non-conference sea-son, five of the Badgers’ final 20 gameswere decided by one point. Wisconsinlost, 66-65, at Michigan in the Big Tenopener and also dropped a 58-57 deci-sion at Penn State. The UW defeatedOhio State, 53-52, in Columbus andclinched the Big Ten title with a 61-60 winover Illinois at home. In the second roundof the NCAA Tournament, Wisconsindefeated Tulsa 61-60.
• For the first time in the modern era,Wisconsin made more free throws thanits opponents attempted. The Badgersmade 453 free throws while their oppo-nents shot just 410. UW opponentsmade 295 free throws this season, thefewest since 1973-74, when Wisconsinplayed a 24-game schedule.
• The Badgers made 73.2 percent(442-603) of their free throws this sea-son, the fifth-best mark in school history.It was just the second time since 1986that the UW has made more than 73.0percent of its free throws.
• The UW made at least 50.0 percentof its shots in 10 games this season. Forthe season, Wisconsin was second in theBig Ten in field goal percentage (.463).That is the best field goal percentage fora season since 1993-94. The Badgerswere 18-2 this season and 32-3 in thelast two years when making at least 45.0percent of their shots.
• Despite starting just one playertaller than 6-5, Wisconsin outreboundedits opponents in 18 of its 32 games andwas 17-1 in those games.
• Kirk Penney was named co-Big TenPlayer of the Week on Feb. 17. It was hisfifth career weekly conference honor, themost in school history. It is also tied forthe third-highest career total in leagueannals. The Big Ten record is sevencareer Player of the Week honors.
• One of the biggest areas of improve-ment for Penney has been in assist-to-turnover ratio. He finished ninth in theconference at 1.25. Entering this season,Penney had 114 assists and 165turnovers, a ratio of 0.69.
• Another player that drasticallyimproved an aspect of his game waspoint guard Devin Harris. As a freshman,Herris shot .413 from the field. This sea-son, the sophomore ranked 11th in theBig Ten in field goal percentage at .463.
• The other drastic shooting improve-ment was made by junior Freddie Owensat the foul line. Entering this season, hewas a career .596 free throw shooter.This season he ranked seventh in the BigTen with .820 free throw percentage.
• In his first career start, AlandoTucker registered career highs of 24points, 18 rebounds and 37 minutes. Heset a school record with 11 offensiverebounds and his 18 boards were themost by a Badger since Rashard Griffithhad 18 on Jan. 21, 1995.
• Freshman Tucker, who started atpower forward despite being just 6-5 and195 pounds, has shown amazing versatil-ity this season. Among the players Tuckerhas matched up against are:
UNLV’s Dalron Johnson (6-10, 215)Marquette’s Robert Jackson (6-9, 255)Ohio’s Brandon Hunter (6-7, 265)Michigan’s LaVell Blanchard (6-7, 208)Illinois’ Brian Cook (6-10, 240)Illinois’ James Augustine (6-10, 220)Minnesota’s Rick Rickert (6-11, 216)Ohio State’s Zach Williams (6-7, 230)Iowa’s Jared Reiner (6-11, 255)Iowa’s Brody Boyd (5-11, 165)Purdue’s Chris Booker (6-10, 240)N’western’s Aaron Jennings (6-11, 240)Michigan State’s Paul Davis (6-11, 240)Indiana’s Marshall Strickland (6-2, 185)Kentucky’s Marquis Estill (6-9, 236)
2002-03 FINAL BIG TENSTANDINGS
League OverallTeams W L Pct. W L Pct.Wisconsin 12 4 .750 24 8 .750Illinois 11 5 .688 25 7 .781Michigan 10 6 .625 17 13 .567Purdue 10 6 .625 19 11 .633Michigan State 10 6 .625 22 13 .629Indiana 8 8 .500 21 13 .618Minnesota 8 8 .500 19 14 .576Ohio State 7 9 .438 17 15 .531Iowa 7 9 .438 17 14 .548Northwestern 3 13 .188 12 17 .414Penn State 2 14 .125 7 21 .250
Mike Wilkinson (1.31), T13th3-pt. FG Percentage Kirk Penney (.376), 5th3-pt. FG Made Kirk Penney (2.00), 6thBlocked Shots Mike Wilkinson (0.88), 12thAst-TO Ratio Devin Harris (1.78), 5thOffensive Rebounds Alando Tucker (2.69), 3rd
Mike Wilkinson (2.19), T10thDefensive Rebs. Kirk Penney (5.56), 1st
Mike Wilkinson (4.75), 7th
• Tucker was among the freshmanleaders in the Big Ten in scoring (3rd),rebounding (1st) and field goal percent-age (1st). He also paced the conferencein offensive rebounding with 2.69 pergame.
• Sophomore forward Mike Wilkinsonincreased his offensive production dra-matically towards the end of the season.He scored in double figures in nine of thelast 11 games and averaged 13.5 pointsand 7.1 rebounds over the last eightgames. Wisconsin was 15-2 when hescored in double figures.
• Sophomore walk-on Clayton Hansonscored a career-high 12 points on 4-4shooting from three-point range atNorthwestern. That was the most pointsfor a UW non-starter since Alando Tuckerhad 13 vs. Wake Forest.
• The UW, which finished sixth in thecountry a year ago in average attendance(16,528), sold 15,097 season ticketsthis season, most in school history.Among those were 2,051 student seasontickets. This is the first time in KohlCenter history that the student sectionhas sold out before the season started.Wisconsin’s average attendance of16,930 this season led the Big Ten andset a school record.
• Wisconsin made a season-best 12-20 (.600) three-pointers against TexasSouthern. Freshman Alando Tucker, whoentered the game 4-15 from three-pointrange, went 5-5 from beyond the arc, thebest performance by a Badger sinceDuany Duany went 5-5 vs. Michigan onFeb. 16, 2000.
• Against UNLV on Dec. 7, AlandoTucker (24 pts./18 rebs.) and MikeWilkinson (15 pts./10 rebs.) became thefirst UW teammates to record “double-doubles” in the same game since OsitaNwachukwu and Sean Daugherty did soin a 55-46 win over Marquette on Dec.31, 1995.
• Also against UNLV, five Wisconsinplayers (Tucker, Harris, Penney, Owensand Wilkinson) scored at least 15 points,the first time that has happened in 31years. On March 6, 1971, ClarenceSherrod (23), Bob Frasor (19), LeonHoward (18), Gary Watson (16) and GlenRichgels (15) each scored at least 15 inthe Badgers’ 104-98 loss to Minnesota.
• The UW’s 80 points at Temple werethe most by an Owl opponent at theLiacouras Center (a span of 67 games).Wisconsin scored 42 points in the firsthalf, also a visiting building record.
• Wisconsin shot a season-best .607(34-56) against Penn State on Feb. 1.That included a scorching 70.0 percent(21-30) from the field in the first half.
• The Badgers defeated NewHampshire 85-36 on Dec. 11. That wasthe fourth-largest margin of victory inschool history and the fewest points foran opponent since UWGB scored 34 onDec. 8, 1999.
• UW played 18 home games thisseason, tying the 1995-96 season for themost in school history. The Badgers didnot leave the state of Wisconsin untilplaying at Temple on Jan. 2. The UW’stwo road games prior to that were at UW-Green Bay and Marquette.
• Junior center Dave Mader was theonly Badger to miss time this season dueto injury. Mader sat out the Ohio Stategame with a sprained ankle and missedthe Big Ten tournament and first tworounds of the NCAA tournament due to afracture in his right hand. Last year, noUW players missed games because ofinjury.
8. Tracy Webster (1992-94) .7759. Trent Jackson (1986-89) .77310. Mike Wilkinson (2002-present) .770
Games Played1. Charlie Wills (1999-02) 1292. Mike Kelley (1998-01) 128
Andy Kowske (1998-01) 128Mark Vershaw (1998-01) 128
5. Kirk Penney (2000-present) 127
Games Started6. Joe Chrnelich (1977-80) 1087. Larry Petty (1978-81) 998. Kirk Penney (2000-present) 92
Minutes Played4. Danny Jones (1987-90) 3,6235. Mark Vershaw (1998-01) 3,4666. Kirk Penney (2000-present) 3,416
UW TEAM ON THE SEASON LISTS
Most Games1. 36 in 1999-002. 32 in 2002-03
32 in 1998-9932 in 1995-96
Most Wins1. 24 in 2002-032. 22 in 1999-00
22 in 1998-99
Points1. 2,259 in 1993-942. 2,250 in 2002-033. 2,226 in 1991-92
Field Goals3. 813 in 1986-874. 803 in 1984-855. 798 in 2002-03
3-Point Field Goals3. 207 in 1999-004. 204 in 1998-995. 201 in 2002-03
3-Point Field Goal Attempts3. 572 in 1998-994. 570 in 1992-935. 563 in 2002-03
FT Percentage3. .740 (413-558) in 1998-994. .733 (368-502) in 1985-865. .732 (442-603) in 2002-03
Fewest Turnovers1. 334 in 2002-032. 337 in 2000-013. 374 in 1984-85
Fewest Turnovers Per Game1. 10.4 in 2002-032. 11.3 in 1999-003. 11.6 in 1998-99
Steals1. 236 in 1999-002. 224 in 1998-993. 221 in 2002-03
Home Attendance (average per game)1. 16,930 in 2002-032. 16,811 in 2000-013. 16,528 in 2001-02
WISCONSIN HEAD COACH BO RYAN
BO RYAN HIGHLIGHTS• Career record of 426-124 (.775)• Highest career winning percentage of any activeDivision I coach with at least 15 years experience
• Two-year record of 43-21 (.672) at Wisconsin• One of just four coaches to earn Big Ten coach ofthe Year honors in consecutive seasons
• Most wins in first two seasons of any UW coach• Only the third coach in Big Ten history to winconference titles in each of his first two seasons
• Only coach in school history to lead the Badgers tothe NCAA tournament in his first two seasons
• Led the Badgers to first back-to-back conferencetitles since 1923 and ‘24.
• Led UW to school-record 24 wins, including 12 BigTen wins (also tying a school record)
• 23 Big Ten wins in first two seasons ties WalterMeanwell’s UW record
• Has won 10 conference titles in his 18-yearcoaching career
• All-time winningest coach in Division III history(353-76, .822)
• Led UW-Platteville to four national titles• Has had just one sub-.500 season in his career(1984-85, his first season at UW-Platteville)
In his two seasons atWisconsin, head coachBo Ryan has led the
Badgers to heights notreached in Madison inmany years.
Last year, Ryan led anundermanned UW team toan improbable share of itsfirst Big Ten championshipsince 1947.
Heading into this sea-son, many wondered whatRyan and the Badgerscould do for an encore. Allthey did was win the BigTen title outright, going 12-
4 in the league to earn the first back-to-back Big Ten titles forWisconsin since 1923 and ‘24. It is the first time UW has wonthe title outright since 1947 and just the third time since1918.
Ryan and the Badgers won 24 games this season, settinga school record. This is the first time in school history the UWhas won 22 games in the regular season. The Badgers’ 12 BigTen victories also tied a school record.
For all those accomplishments, Ryan was honored bybeing selected the Big Ten’s Coach of the Year. He also wonthe award as a rookie, becoming just the fourth head coach inconference history to be named coach of the year in consecu-tive seasons.
Already the winningest first-year head coach in UW historywith 19 victories last season, Ryan added more impressivenumbers this season. His 43 wins in his first two seasons sur-passed Dick Bennett’s 35 for the most of any second-yearhead man and his 23 Big Ten wins in two seasons tied basket-ball hall of famer Walter Meanwell’s school record for second-year coaches.
Ryan came to Madison after two seasons at the helm ofUW-Milwaukee. After inheriting a team that went 8-19 the previ-ous year, Ryan led the Panthers to a combined 30-27 record inhis two years.
Prior to taking the UWM job, Ryan spent 15 very success-ful years at UW-Platteville. He guided the Division III school toa phenomenal 353-76 (.822) record and four national champi-onships. His career winning percentage is the highest inDivision III history.
His Platteville teams won eight conference titles and werethe winningest NCAA men’s basketball team of the 1990s (alldivisions) with a 266-26 (.908) record. In 1994-95 and 1997-98, Ryan’s teams completed undefeated seasons.
Ryan took over at UW-Platteville following eight seasons(1976-84) as an assistant coach to Bill Cofield and SteveYoder at Wisconsin.
Ryan was born on Dec. 20, 1947 just outside ofPhiladelphia in Chester, Pa. He attended Wilkes University,where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administra-tion in 1969.
Ryan and his wife Kelly are the parents of five children:Megan, Will, Matt, Brenna and Mairin.
Rob Jeter,an eight-year
coaching veter-an and formerstandout playerat UW-Platteville, is inhis second sea-son atWisconsin and
his seventh under head coach Bo Ryan.“The student-athletes at Wisconsin
are fortunate to now have Rob Jeter asa mentor,” Ryan said. “He is a highlysought-after coach and we are veryhappy to have him here at Wisconsin.”
Jeter came to the Badgers afterspending the previous two seasons asRyan’s top assistant at UW-Milwaukee.
Jeter served as an assistant toMike Deane at Marquette during the1998-99 season. He was an assistantto Ryan at UW-Platteville from 1994-98,helping guide the Pioneers to a 108-6overall record, two NCAA Division IIItitles and four conference champi-onships. In addition to his coachingduties at UW-Platteville, Jeter coordinat-ed the program's academic, recruitingand scouting efforts, and directed theBo Ryan Basketball Camps. He alsoserved as an associate admissionsdirector at UW-Platteville.
Jeter was a four-year letterwinner atUW-Platteville from 1988-91. He cap-tained Ryan’s Pioneers to the 1991NCAA title and was named to the all-final four team. A two-time all-WIACselection and two-time all-Midwestchoice, Jeter still holds UW-Plattevillerecords for career field goal percentage(.601) and consecutive starts (89).
A 1991 graduate of UW-Platteville,Jeter has a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration and received amaster’s degree in adult education inDecember of 2001.
Rob’s father is Bob Jeter, whoplayed for the Green Bay Packers from1963-70 and was a two-time All-Prodefensive back. He played for thePackers’ two Super Bowl championsquads in 1966 and 1967. He also wasinducted into the Packers Hall of Famein 1985.
A native of Chicago, Ill., Rob Jeteris a 1987 graduate of QuigleyPreparatory High School. He and hiswife Deanna had their first child,Robert, on May 24 of last year.
TonyBennett,the son of
former Badgerhead coachDick Bennett, isin his third sea-son as anassistant atWisconsin andhis second
working with head coach Bo Ryan. Tony,who has responsibilities with recruiting,summer camps and player develop-ment, brings to the Wisconsin programthe kind of knowledge that only a for-mer NBA player can bring.
Tony played three seasons (1992-95) for the Charlotte Hornets before afoot injury ended his NBA career. Priorto being selected by the Hornets withthe 35th pick in the 1992 NBA Draft,Tony enjoyed a storied career at UW-Green Bay where his father was thehead coach. Tony finished his collegiatecareer as the Mid-ContinentConference's all-time leader in points(2,285) and assists (601). He stillranks as the NCAA's all-time leader inthree-point field goal percentage (.497).He led the Phoenix to one NCAATournament berth and two appearancesin the NIT and UWGB was 87-34 (.719)during his career.
A two-time MCC Player of the Year,Tony won the Frances Pomeroy NaismithAward given to the nation’s most out-standing senior under six-feet tall. Healso was the 1992 GTE Academic All-American of the Year. Tony started forPurdue’s Gene Keady on the bronzemedal-winning 1991 Pan-AmericanGames team.
Bennett, who attended Green Bay’sPreble High School and was named Mr.Basketball in the state of Wisconsin in1988, served the Badger basketballteam as a manager during the FinalFour season of 1999-2000. He came toMadison following a stint in NewZealand, where he played and coachedprofessionally.
Tony and his wife, Laurel, have twochildren, daughter Anna, who turned twoyears old on Jan. 30, and son Eli, whowas born on May 13 of last year.
Greg Gard,a veteranof nine
seasons withWisconsincoach Bo Ryan,is in his secondseason on theBadger basket-ball staff as anassistant
coach.“Greg is one of the most thorough
and organized coaches I have ever beenaround,” Ryan said. “His attention todetail and his ability to communicatethat to the student-athletes separatesfrom other coaches.”
Gard came to the Badgers afterspending the previous two seasons asRyan’s assistant at UW-Milwaukee,where he had responsibilities in scout-ing, summer basketball camp opera-tions and on-floor coaching, as well asinvolvement with recruiting.
Gard served as an assistant coachto Ryan at UW-Platteville from 1993-99.During Gard’s years on the Pioneerstaff, UW-Platteville compiled a 161-13(.925) record and won three NCAADivision III titles, five straight WisconsinIntercollegiate Athletic Conference(WIAC) championships and appeared insix consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Inhis final year at UW-Platteville, Gardserved as Ryan’s top assistant incharge of recruiting, basketball campoperations and scouting. He alsoworked as an advisor in the university’sadmissions office.
Prior to joining Ryan’s staff inPlatteville, Gard spent three seasons atSouthwestern High School and one atPlatteville High School, where he servedin junior high and assistant varsitycoaching capacities.
A 1995 graduate of UW-Plattevillewith a degree in physical and healtheducation, Gard is pursuing a master’sdegree in counselor education from UW-Platteville. Gard and his wife, Michelle,have one daughter, Mackenzie.
Points: 28 vs. Penn State (2/1/03)Field Goals: 10 vs. Penn State (2/1/03)Field Goal Attempts: 20 at Illinois (1/11/03)3-Point Field Goals: 5, three times, MR vs.
Kentucky (3/27/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 10 at Penn State
(2/19/03)Free Throws: 7 vs. UNLV (12/7/02) and
vs. Penn State (2/1/03)Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)Rebounds: 12 at Illinois (1/11/03) and
vs. Northwestern (1/29/03)Assists: 6 vs. Wake Forest (12/4/02) and
at Marquette (12/14/02)Blocked Shots: 2 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)Steals: 2, seven times, MR at Penn State
(2/19/03)Minutes: 40, three times, MR vs. Kentucky
(3/27/03)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 33 vs. Marquette (12/22/01)Field Goals: 13 vs. Marquette (12/22/01)Field Goal Attempts: 20 at Illinois (1/11/03)3-Point Field Goals: 6 at Minnesota (2/16/02)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 10 at Penn State
(2/19/03)Free Throws: 11 at UW-Milwaukee (12/27/01)Free Throw Attempts: 13 at UW-Milwaukee
(12/27/01)Rebounds: 13 at UW-Milwaukee (12/27/01)Assists: 6 vs. Wake Forest (12/4/02) and
at Marquette (12/14/02)Blocked Shots: 2 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)Steals: 3 at Iowa (1/2/01) and at Indiana
• Played in season finale vs. Kentucky after missing previous three games with afracture in his right hand
• Played 10 minutes against Illinois in regular-season finale, his most minutes sinceFeb. 1
• Played a combined 38 minutes vs. Illinois (1/11/03) and Minnesota (1/15/03) buthurt his ankle blocking a Gopher shot late in the game
• Sat out the following game at Ohio State (1/18/03)• Started the first five games of the season• Tied a career high with eight rebounds vs. Northern Illinois and UW-Milwaukee• Nearly half of his 165 career rebounds (78) are off the offensive glass• Member of the 2002 Big Ten Foreign Tour team• Started all 32 games last year• Engaged to be married
Points: 19, three times, MR vs. Wake Forest(12/4/02)
Field Goals: 7, four times, MR vs. Penn State(2/1/03)
Field Goal Attempts: 15 vs. Wake Forest(12/4/02)
3-Point Field Goals: 3 at Iowa (2/22/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 5 at Iowa
(2/22/03) and at Minnesota (3/2/03)Free Throws: 9 at UW-Green Bay (11/30/02)Free Throw Attempts: 10 at UW-Green Bay
(11/30/02)Rebounds: 5 vs. Texas Southern (12/21/02)
and vs. Minnesota (1/15/03)Assists: 4, three times, MR vs. Tulsa
(3/22/03)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 4 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Minutes: 36 at Marquette (12/14/02)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 23 vs. Temple (12/3/01)Field Goals: 10 vs. Temple (12/3/01)Field Goal Attempts: 14 vs. Temple (12/3/01)3-Point Field Goals: 3, four times, MR at Iowa
(2/22/02)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 5, three times,
MR at Minnesota (3/2/03)Free Throws: 9 at UW-Green Bay (11/30/02)Free Throw Attempts: 10 at UW-Green Bay
(11/30/02)Rebounds: 9 aat Ohio (12/8/01)Assists: 4, three times, MR vs. Tulsa
(3/22/03)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 4 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Minutes: 37 vs. Temple (12/3/01) and
• Hit game-winning three-pointer vs. Tulsa with one second left in the game• Fourth on the team with 10.8 points per game• Career .596 free throw shooter entering this season, led the Badgers this season infree throw shooting (73-89, .820)
• Started every game this season• Named MVP of the NABC Classic• Just 10 turnovers in the last 12 games (342 minutes played)• Streaky shooter, scored 16 straight points in a span of 4:15 last year at Northwestern• Hit game-winning field goal with 25 seconds left last year to snap Michigan State’sBig Ten-record 53-game home winning streak
• Voted “Funniest Player on the Team” by his teammates• Attended same high school as current New York Knick Latrell Sprewell• Prep teammate of Marquette’s Robert Jackson
Points: 12 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Field Goals: 4 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Field Goal Attempts: 5 vs. New Hampshire
(12/11/02) and at Northwestern (2/8/03)3-Point Field Goals: 4 at Northwestern
(2/8/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 4 at
Northwestern (2/8/03)Free Throws: 1 vs. E. Washington (11/15/02)
and vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. New Hampshire
(12/11/02)Rebounds: 3 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Assists: 1 vs. Penn State (2/1/03) and at Iowa
(2/22/03)Blocked Shots: 1 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Steals: 1 at Northwestern (2/8/03) and
vs. Ohio State (3/14/03)Minutes: 20 at Northwestern (2/8/03)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 12 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Field Goals: 4 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Field Goal Attempts: 5 vs. New Hampshire
(12/11/02) and at Northwestern (2/8/03)3-Point Field Goals: 4 at Northwestern
(2/8/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 4 at
Northwestern (2/8/03)Free Throws: 2 at Illinois (1/23/01)Free Throw Attempts: 2 at Illinois (1/23/01)
and vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Rebounds: 3 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Assists: 1, four times, MR at Iowa (2/22/03)Blocked Shots: 1 at Illinois (1/23/01) and
at Northwestern (2/8/03)Steals: 1, three times, MR vs. Ohio State
• Played in 17 games this season• Good shooter in second season as a walk-on• Scored a career high 12 points on 4-4 three-point shooting in career-best 20 minutesat Northwestern (2/8/03)
• Previous career-highs were five points and eight minutes• 23 of his 38 career field goal attempts are three-pointers• Has appeared in 29 career games, tied for sixth-most on the team• Attended same high school as UW Director of Basketball Operations Saul Phillips
Points: 21 at Temple (1/2/03)Field Goals: 7, three times, MR vs. Minnesota
(1/15/03)Field Goal Attempts: 15 vs. Wake Forest
(12/4/02)3-Point Field Goals: 5 at Temple (1/2/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 10 at Temple
(1/2/03)Free Throws: 6, four times, MR
vs. Weber State (3/20/03)Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. Weber State
(3/20/03)Rebounds: 10 vs. UW-Milwaukee (11/23/03)
and vs. Minnesota (1/15/03)Assists: 7 vs. Penn State (2/1/03)Blocked Shots: 2, five times, MR vs. Michigan
(2/26/03)Steals: 5 vs. Weber State (3/20/03)Minutes: 40, five times, MR vs. Weber State
(3/20/03)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 24 at Ohio (12/8/01)Field Goals: 7, four times, MR vs. Minnesota
(1/15/03)Field Goal Attempts: 24 vs. Temple (12/3/01)3-Point Field Goals: 6 vs. Temple (12/3/01)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 20 vs. Temple
(12/3/01)Free Throws: 10 at Ohio (12/8/01)Free Throw Attempts: 14 at Illinois (1/23/01)Rebounds: 13 vs. Temple (12/3/01)Assists: 7 vs. Penn State (2/1/03)Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Illinois (1/5/02)Steals: 5 vs. Weber State (3/20/03)Minutes: 47 vs. Temple (12/3/01)
Mike Wilkinson / Soph. / Forward6-8 / 235 lbs. / Blue Mounds, Wis.
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 20 at Iowa (2/22/03)Field Goals: 8 at Iowa (2/22/03)Field Goal Attempts: 13 at Penn State
(2/19/03) and at Iowa (2/22/03)3-Point Field Goals: 4 at Iowa (2/22/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 7 vs. Illinois
(3/5/03)Free Throws: 7 at Temple (1/2/03) and
vs. Indiana (2/15/03)Free Throw Attempts: 9 vs. Weber State
(3/20/03)Rebounds: 10 vs. UNLV (12/7/02) and
vs. Iowa (1/22/03)Assists: 4 vs. Wake Forest (12/4/02) and
at Northwestern (2/8/03)Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Texas South. (12/21/02)Steals: 3 vs. Northwestern (1/29/03) and
vs. Michigan (2/26/03)Minutes: 38 vs. Weber State (3/20/03)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 20 at Iowa (2/22/03)Field Goals: 8 at Iowa (2/22/03)Field Goal Attempts: 13 at Penn State
(2/19/03) and at Iowa (2/22/03)3-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Tennessee
(12/29/01) and at Iowa (2/22/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 7 vs. Illinois
(3/5/03)Free Throws: 13 vs. Ohio State (2/6/02)Free Throw Attempts: 16 vs. Ohio St. (2/6/02)Rebounds: 12 vs. Marquette (12/22/01)Assists: 4, five times, MR at Northwestern
(2/8/03)Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Texas South. (12/21/02)Steals: 4 at Michigan State (1/12/02)Minutes: 43 vs. Temple (12/3/01)
• Scored in double figures in nine of the last 11 games• Wisconsin was 15-2 when he scored in double figures this season• Averaged 13.5 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting .494 (40-81) from the field
over the final eight games of the season• Scored a career-high 20 points, including 4-5 three pointers, at Iowa (2/22/03)• Leads the Badgers and ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 6.9 rebounds per game• Paces the UW in free throw percentage (77-96, .802)• Tops on the team with 31 blocked shots• Is second on the squad with 37 steals, including 24 in the last 16 games• Averages just 2.5 personal fouls per game during his career• Five career “double-doubles”• Led the team in rebounding last year and ranked second among conference
freshmen (5.3)• Agricultural business major who, in 10 years, wants to be “on the farm, farming”
Andreas Helmigk / Frosh. / Forward6-9 / 245 lbs. / Klagenfurt, Austria
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 6, three times, MR vs. Weber State(3/20/03)
Field Goals: 3 vs. N. Illinois (11/16/02) andvs. Weber State (3/20/03)
Field Goal Attempts: 5 vs. N. Illinois(11/16/02)
3-Point Field Goals: 1 at Ohio State (1/18/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. Ohio
(12/23/02) and at Ohio State (1/18/03)Free Throws: 2 vs. Iowa (1/22/03)Free Throw Attempts: 3 at Illinois (1/11/03)Rebounds: 4, three times, MR vs. Penn State
(2/1/03)Assists: 2 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02) and
vs. Iowa (1/22/03)Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Steals: 1, four times, MR vs. Penn State
(2/1/03)Minutes: 13 at Penn State (2/19/03)
CAREER STATISTICS
Total 3-Point ReboundsYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2002-03 26 0 175 6.7 21 37 .568 1 2 .500 5 13 .385 14 16 30 1.2 27 0 13 15 6 4 48 1.8
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in each of the last 19 games• Tied a career high with six points off the bench against Weber State• Shot .568 (21-37) from the field this season, including .550 (11-20) during Big Ten
play• Played a career-high 13 minutes at Penn State (2/19/03)• Redshirted last season after suffering a knee injury prior to the start if the season• Voted both “Best Dressed” and “Worst Dressed” by his teammates• Turned 23 years old on Dec. 10
Points: 4 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Field Goals: 2 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Chicago State
(1/4/03)3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Attempts: 2 vs. Penn State
(2/1/03)Free Throws: 0Free Throw Attempts: 1 vs. Chicago State
(1/4/03)Rebounds: 3 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Assists: 1 vs. N. Illinois (1/16/02) and vs.
Ohio (12/23/02)Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Steals: 1 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Minutes: 16 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)
SEASON STATISTICS
Total 3-Point ReboundsYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2002-03 17 0 70 4.1 4 17 .235 0 8 .000 0 1 .000 3 7 10 0.6 14 0 2 2 1 1 8 0.5
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 17 games this season• Scored first career points at Temple• Season-highs of 16 minutes and four points vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)• Just one appearance in the last six games after playing in each of the previous
six games• Second-team all-state selection last season at Dominican High School
Points: 9 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)Field Goals: 3, four times, MR vs. Tulsa
(3/22/03)Field Goal Attempts: 7 vs. Tulsa (3/22/03)3-Point Field Goals: 2 at Purdue (2/5/03) and
at Minnesota (3/2/03)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 3 vs. N. Illinois
(11/16/02) and at Purdue (2/25/03)Free Throws: 2, four times, MR vs. Tulsa
(3/22/03)Free Throw Attempts: 4 at Michigan (1/8/03)Rebounds: 5, three times, MR at Northwestern
(2/8/03)Assists: 5 vs. Texas Southern (12/21/02)Blocked Shots: 1, four times, MR vs. Tulsa
(3/22/03)Steals: 5 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Minutes: 32 at Northwestern (2/8/03)
SEASON STATISTICS
Total 3-Point ReboundsYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2002-03 32 0 646 20.2 42 86 .488 11 29 .379 12 22 .545 20 39 59 1.8 45 0 59 32 4 27 107 3.3
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Averaged 5.3 points during the NCAA tournament• Primary back-up in the backcourt for the Badgers, averaged 20.2 minutes per game• Third on the team in assists (59) and fourth in steals (27)• Just nine turnovers in the last 16 games• Assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.84• Averages one turnover every 20.2 minutes• Shot .564 (22-39) from the field during Big Ten play, including .462 (6-13) fromthree-point range
• Played a career-high 32 minutes at Northwestern with five points, five rebounds,three assists and no turnovers
• Also had five points, five rebounds and three assists at Ohio State in 28 minutes• Career-high nine points, along with five rebounds and four assists in 25 turnover-freeminutes vs. Ohio
Points: 4 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Field Goals: 2 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Field Goal Attempts: 2 vs. New Hampshire
(12/11/02)3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Attempts: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Attempts: 1 vs. Northwestern
(1/29/03)Rebounds: 0Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 3 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 4 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Field Goals: 2 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)Field Goal Attempts: 2 vs. New Hampshire
(12/11/02)3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Attempts: 0Free Throws: 0Free Throw Attempts: 1 vs. Northwestern
(1/29/03)Rebounds: 1 vs. Ohio (12/9/00)Assists: 1 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 3 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Third season as a walk-on• Point guard on the scout team• Scored a career-high four points vs. New Hampshire• Has made five of his six field goal attempts this season• Academic All-Big Ten last year, majoring in mechanical engineering• Appeared in 10 games this seaosn, 19 in his career• 10 points in 16 minutes of action this year
Deandre BuchananSophomore / Forward
6-5 / 195 lbs. / Verona, Wis.
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 2 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Field Goals: 1 at Northwestern (2/8/03)Field Goal Attempts: 1, three times, MR
at Northwestern (2/8/03)3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. New
Hampshire (12/11/02) and vs. Iowa (1/22/03)Free Throws: 0Free Throw Attempts: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 1 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 4 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 2 vs. Northwestern (2/9/02) andat Northwestern (2/8/03)
Field Goals: 1 vs. Northwestern (2/9/02)at Northwestern (2/8/03)
Field Goal Attempts: 1, four times, MRat Northwestern (2/8/03)
3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. New
Hampshire (12/11/02) and vs. Iowa (1/22/03)Free Throws: 0Free Throw Attempts: 0Rebounds: 0Assists: 1 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 4 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Second season as a walk-on• 10 career appearances• Has played 10 minutes in eight games this season, scoring his only basket atNorthwestern
• Attended high school in nearby Verona, Wis.
Jason ChappellFreshman / Forward
6-10 / 230 lbs. / New Berlin, Wis.
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 3 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)Field Goals: 1 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)Field Goal Attempts: 2 vs. New Hampshire
(12/11/02)3-Point Field Goals: 1 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. Ohio
(12/23/02)Free Throws: 1 vs. Penn State (2/1/03)Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. Penn State
(2/1/03)Rebounds: 1, three times, MR at Northwestern
(2/8/03)Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)Steals: 0Minutes: 4 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Has played 11 minutes in eight appearances this season• Hit a three-pointer vs. Ohio and added a free throw vs. Penn State• Season-high four minutes vs. New Hampshire• Father, Len, played in the NBA from 1963-72• Brother, John, plays at South Carolina• Attended Worcester Academy in Massachusetts last year
John EmersonFreshman / Guard
6-4 / 195 lbs. / New Richmond, Wis.
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 2 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)Field Goals: 1 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. E. Washington
(11/15/02) and vs. Ohio (12/23/02)3-Point Field Goals: 03-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs.
E. Washington (11/15/02)Free Throws: 0Free Throw Attempts: 0Rebounds: 1 vs. Ohio (12/23/02)Assists: 0Blocked Shots: 0Steals: 0Minutes: 2 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
2002-03 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• First season as a walk-on• Has played four minutes in three appearances this season• Scored only points of his career against Ohio• Good shooter• Honorable mention all-state selection at New Richmond H.S. last year
Points 28,Kirk Penney vs. Penn State (2/1/03) 31, Josh Howard,Wake Forest (12/04/02)31, Brian Cook, Illinois (1/11/03)
Field Goals 10,Kirk Penney vs. Penn State (2/1/03) 12, Josh Howard,Wake Forest (12/04/02)12, Brian Cook, Illinois (1/11/03)12,Marquis Estill, Kentucky (3/27/03)
Field Goal Attempts 20,Kirk Penney at Illinois (1/11/03) 21, Slobodan Ocokoljic,Weber State (3/20/03)21, Jermaine Boyette,Weber State (3/20/03)
FG Pct. (5 made) 1.000 (5-5), Alando Tucker vs. Wake Forest (12/4/02) 1.000 (5-5), Eugene Bates,N. Ill. (11/16/02)
3-Point FG 5,Kirk Penney vs. E. Washington (11/15/02) 5,Daniel Horton,Michigan (1/8/03)5, Alando Tucker vs. Texas Southern (12/21/02) 5, Sean Connolly, Ohio State (3/14/03)5,Devin Harris at Temple (1/2/03)5, Kirk Penney at Minnesota (3/2/03)5, Kirk Penney vs. Kentucky (3/27/03)
3-Pt. FG Pct. (3 made) 1.000 (5-5), Alando Tucker vs. TX Southern (12/21/02) 1.000 (3-3), Todd Townsend,Marquette (12/14/02)1.000 (4-4), Clayton Hanson vs. N’western (2/8/03) 1.000 (3-3), Alex Wesby, Temple (1/2/03)
Free Throws Made 9, Freddie Owens vs. UW-Green Bay (11/30/02) 11, Jitim Young,Northwestern (2/8/03)
Free Throw Attempts 10, Freddie Owens vs. UW-Green Bay (11/30/02) 14, Jitim Young,Northwestern (2/8/03)10, Kirk Penney vs. UNLV (12/7/02)10, Alando Tucker vs. UNLV (12/7/02)
FT Pct. (6 made) 1.000 (8-8), Freddie Owens vs. UNLV (12/7/02) 1.000 (8-8), Brent Darby, Ohio State (3/14/03)1.000 (7-7),Mike Wilkinson at Temple (1/2/03)1.000 (6-6), Kirk Penney vs. E. Wash. (11/15/02)1.000 (6-6), Devin Harris vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)1.000 (6-6), Kirk Penney vs. Indiana (2/15/03)1.000 (6-6), Alando Tucker at Minnesota (3/2/03)
Rebounds 18, Alando Tucker vs. UNLV (12/7/02) 14,Glen Worley, Iowa (2/22/03)14, Slobodan Ocokoljic,Weber State (3/20/03)
Assists 7,Devin Harris vs. Penn State (2/1/03) 8,Marcus Banks, UNLV (12/7/02)
Steals 5,Boo Wade vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02) 4,Dalron Johnson, UNLV (12/7/02)5,Devin Harris vs. Weber State (3/20/03) 4, Sean Connolly, Ohio State (3/14/03)
4, Cliff Hawkins, Kentucky (3/37/03)
Minutes Played 40,Devin Harris at Temple (1/2/03) 40,David Hawkins, Temple (1/2/03)40,Devin Harris at Illinois (1/11/03) 40, Brent Darby, Ohio State (3/14/03)40,Devin Harris vs. Michigan State (2/11/03) 40, Jason Parker, Tulsa (3/22/03)40,Devin Harris vs. Indiana (2/15/03)40, Kirk Penney vs. Illinois (3/5/03)40, Kirk Penney vs. Weber State (3/20/03)40,Devin Harris vs. Weber State (3/20/03)40, Alando Tucker vs. Tulsa (3/22/03)40, Kirk Penney vs. Kentucky (3/27/03)
2002-03 TEAM GAME HIGHS & LOWS
WISCONSIN HIGHS
POINTS: 91 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)FIELD GOALS MADE: 34, twice, MR vs. Penn State (2/1/03)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 67 vs. Northern Illinois (11/16/02)FIELD GOAL PCT.: .607 (34-56) vs. Penn State (2/1/03)3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 12 vs. Texas Southern (12/21/02)3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 28 vs. Ohio State (3/14/03)3-PT FG PCT.: .600 (12-20) vs. Texas Southern (12/21/02)FREE THROWS MADE: 28 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 40 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)FREE THROW PCT.: .880 (22-25) vs. Indiana (2/15/03)REBOUNDS: 48 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)ASSISTS: 18, twice, MR vs. Michigan (2/26/03)STEALS: 16 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)BLOCKED SHOTS: 8 vs. Texas Southern (12/21/02)TURNOVERS: 17 at Michigan (1/8/03)FOULS: 22, twice, MR at Northwestern (2/8/03)
WISCONSIN LOWS
POINTS: 50 vs. Ohio State (3/14/03)FIELD GOALS MADE: 18, twice, MR vs. Ohio State (3/14/03)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 39 at Minnesota (3/2/03)FIELD GOAL PCT.: .317 (19-60) at Purdue (2/8/03)3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 3, four times, MR vs. Penn State
(2/1/03)3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 8 at Michigan (1/8/03)3-PT FG PCT.: .231 (3-13) vs. UNLV (12/7/02)FREE THROWS MADE: 6 vs. Ohio State (3/14/03)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 11, twice, MR at Penn State
(2/19/03)FREE THROW PCT.: .500 (6-12) vs. Ohio State (3/14/03)REBOUNDS: 21 vs. Iowa (1/22/03)ASSISTS: 8 at Illinois (1/11/03)STEALS: 2 vs. UW-Milwaukee (11/23/02)BLOCKED SHOTS: 0, twice, MR at Illinois (1/11/03)TURNOVERS: 5, three times, MR vs. Tulsa (3/22/03)FOULS: 9, twice, MR vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)
OPPONENT HIGHS
POINTS: 90 vs. Wake Forest (12/04/02)FIELD GOALS MADE: 33 vs. Wake Forest (12/04/02)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 71, twice, MR vs. Weber State
(3/20/03)FIELD GOAL PCT.: .558 (24-43) vs. Iowa (1/22/03)3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 11 at Temple (1/2/03)3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 26 at Temple (1/2/03)3-PT FG PCT.: .615 (8-13) at UW-Green Bay (11/30/02)FREE THROWS MADE: 25 at Purdue (2/8/03)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 32 at Purdue (2/8/03)FREE THROW PCT.: .923 (12-13) vs. Penn State (2/1/03)REBOUNDS: 46 at Purdue (2/8/03)ASSISTS: 18, twice, MR at Illinois (1/11/03)STEALS: 10 vs. Kentucky (3/27/03)BLOCKED SHOTS: 5 at Penn State (2/19/03)TURNOVERS: 25 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)FOULS: 28 vs. UNLV (12/7/02)
OPPONENT LOWS
POINTS: 36 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)FIELD GOALS MADE: 15 vs. New Hampshire (12/11/02)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 42 vs. Michigan State (2/11/03)FIELD GOAL PCT.: .314 (16-51) vs. Michigan (2/26/03)3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 1, four times, MR vs. Kentucky
(3/27/03)3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 5 vs. Kentucky (3/27/03)3-PT FG PCT.: .071 (1-14) vs. Iowa (2/26/03)FREE THROWS MADE: 1 at Minnesota (3/2/03)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 4 at UW-Green Bay (11/30/02)FREE THROW PCT.: .200 (1-5) at Minnesota (3/2/03)REBOUNDS: 21 vs. Northwestern (1/29/03)ASSISTS: 5 vs. Chicago State (1/4/03)STEALS: 1, four times, MR vs. Michigan State (2/11/03)BLOCKED SHOTS: 0, four times, MR vs. Weber State
(3/20/03)TURNOVERS: 7 vs. UW-Milwaukee (11/23/02)FOULS: 13, twice, MR at Ohio State (1/18/03)
2002-03 SEASON BOXSCORES
UW 81, E. Washington 55(Nov. 15, Kohl Center - 16,374)
Halftime: Wisconsin 34, Eastern Washington 25Officials: Kersey, Luckie, Natili
The Wisconsin men’s basketball season started off the2002 season with a runaway 81-55 victory of EasternWashington in the NABC Classic.
The game was close early on as Eastern Washingtonjumped out to a four-point lead six minutes into the contest.Mike Wilkinson scored on a lay-in with an assist from KirkPenney to tie the game at 15 with 9:27 remaining in thefirst half. Penney led the Badgers with 25 points for thegame, including 15 second-half points. He was three forthree from three-point range in the second half.
The Badgers began to pull away late in the first half,going on an 8-0 run and holding the Eagles scoreless fornearly four minutes. To close out the first half, Wilkinsontipped in a Penney miss as time expired to give the Badgersa 34-25 advantage at the break.
Wisconsin started the second half right were it left offscoring the first six points of the half and extending its leadto 15. Devin Harris was second on the team in scoring with14 points. Harris, who had four steals, spearheaded theBadger defensive effort that forced 19 turnovers.
Wilkinson finished the game with 10 points and sevenrebounds. The sophomore was one of four Badgers to scorein double digits.
UW 84, N. Illinois 56(Nov. 16, Kohl Center - 16,347)
The Badger men’s basketball team won the NABC ClassicChampionship with an 84-56 victory over Northern Illinois.The victory marks the first time since 1998-99 Wisconsin hasopened the season 2-0. Freddie Owens exploded for 19points in the championship contest and was named NABCClassic Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Senior Kirk Penney joined Owens on the all-tournamentteam. The team captain had a strong showing in the titlegame, scoring 19 points and racking up seven rebounds.
The Badgers jumped out to an early lead they would notrelinquish for the rest of the game in front of a Kohl Centercrowd of 16,347. Alando Tucker provided a spark off thebench in the early going, scoring six points in the first sixminutes of the game. The freshman finished the game with acareer-high 11 points.
The Wisconsin defense held the Huskies to only 20 first-half points on 36 percent shooting. Devin Harris was onceagain a key factor in the Badger defense recording foursteals to go along with his nine points.
As the Badgers began to pull away Owens took over thegame scoring 12 second-half points. The junior finished thenight shooting seven for 12 from the field. Fellow all-tourna-ment team member Penney scored 14 second-half pointshelping the Badgers stretch the advantage to a game-high31-points late in the second half.
UW 83, UW-Milwaukee 72(Nov. 23, Kohl Center - 17,142)
Behind double-digit efforts from five players, theWisconsin Badgers (3-0) downed in-state rival UW-Milwaukee 83-72 tonight at the Kohl Center. UW rode a 24-10 run at the end of the first half and the beginning of thesecond half and held on for the win. The Badgers led by asmany as 23 points in the second half to beat the Panthersfor the 10th straight time.
Sophomore Devin Harris led the way with his secondcareer “double-double,” scoring 19 points and grabbing ateam-high 10 rebounds. Junior Freddie Owens had 17 points,senior Kirk Penney scored 15, freshman Alando Tucker added13 and sophomore Mike Wilkinson had 10.
UWM made it interesting down the stretch when it pulledto within five late in the game, but an Owens three-pointerall but sealed the win for the Badgers with 2:19 remaining.Harris made also made a crucial basket with less than aminute to go.
Harris hit back-to-back threes early in the first to put theBadgers up 12-6 with 14:31 to go in the first half. A pair ofOwens free throws gave Wisconsin a 23-12 lead, but UWMwent on an 8-0 run to bring the score to within three with6:03 remaining.
However, the Badgers broke it open to end the half, fin-ishing with a 14-6 run that started with Penney draining allthree free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt.
The Badgers took a 37-26 lead into halftime, led byOwens who scored 12 points in the first 20 minutes.
UW 69, UW-Green Bay 52(Nov. 30, Resch Center - 9,705)
Halftime: Wisconsin 32, UW-Green Bay 26Officials: Crawford, Simpson, Bracco
Freddie Owens scored 19 points and Kirk Penney added18 as Wisconsin defeated in-state rival UW-Green Bay 69-52in front of a UWGB-record crowd of 9,705 in the openinggame at the Resch Center. The Badgers used a 12-2 run overthe final 2:34 to break open a tight game.
A three-pointer by UW-Green Bay’s Kevin Hughes cut theUW’s lead to 57-50 with 3:11 left in the game. Penneyanswered with a tough, running jumper and the Badgers heldUWGB on its next possession. Owens then made one of twofree throws. The Phoenix’s Greg Babcock scored down low,accounting for GB’s final points of the game, with 1:18 left.Freshman Alando Tucker scored on a driving lay-up and wasfouled, completing a three-point play. The Badgers then went6-6 from the free throw line to ice the game.
The Badgers jumped out to an early 11-2 lead but a 9-0UWGB run knotted the game. Green Bay’s Brandon Hansonhit a jumper to put the Phoenix up 21-20 with 5:39 left inthe first half, Green Bay’s second and final lead of the game.A 12-5 run by Wisconsin, including a lay-up and dunk byTucker, gave the Badgers a 32-36 halftime lead. In the sec-ond half, UW-Green Bay never got closer than five points.
Point guard Devin Harris joined Owens and Penney indouble figures, scoring 12 points and adding six reboundsand four steals. The Badgers made 17-22 free throws, includ-ing 9-10 by Owens, while UW-Green Bay was just 2-4 fromthe line. Wisconsin also turned the ball over only seven timescompared to 17 turnovers for the Phoenix.
2002-03 SEASON BOXSCORES
Wake Forest 90, UW 80(Dec. 4, Kohl Center - 16,624)
Halftime: Wake Forest 39, Wisconsin 29Officials: Hightower, Sanzere, McDonald
The Badger men’s basketball team lost its first game ofthe season 90-80 to Wake Forest in the fourth annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The defeat snapped UW’s 14-game win-ning streak at the Kohl Center.
Alando Tucker gave the Badgers their first lead of gameon a three point basket with 5:31 to go in the first half.Tucker then added a lay-in to extend the UW lead to 26-23.The freshman ended with 13 points for the game.
However, the Badger lead did not last long as WakeForest went on a 13-3 run to end the half. A Josh Howardfadeaway jumper as time expired made the score 39-29heading into the locker room at the break. Howard led allscorers with 31 points on 12 of 19 shooting.
To start the second half, Wake widened its lead to 43-30 for its largest margin of the game. The Badgers respond-ed midway through the second half going on a 7-0 runcapped off by a Boo Wade reverse lay-in. The Badger rallycut the Wake lead to one, 55-54. Following a DemonDeacon basket, Penney answered with a three-pointer to tiethe game at 57 with 10:55 remaining.
Wake came back with a rally of their own, scoring sevenstraight points to take a 66-59 lead that they would notrelinquish for the rest of the game.
The Badgers stayed in the game all the way to the finalminute as Devin Harris made a three-pointer from the cornerto narrow the Wake lead to 82-78. Harris and FreddieOwens led Wisconsin in scoring with 19 points apiece.However, the Demon Deacons sealed the victory by makingeight straight free throws to end the game.
Halftime: Wisconsin 47, UNLV 31Officials: Chrisman, Zechter, Smith
The Badger men’s basketball team got out to a 5-1 startafter a 91-74 victory over UNLV Saturday at the Kohl Center.Alando Tucker sparked the Badgers in his first collegiate start,scoring the first four points of the game as the Badgersjumped out to a 7-0 lead in the opening three minutes.
After coming off the bench in the first four games of theseason, Tucker scored 24 points and added 18 rebounds inhis starting debut. Until he missed a shot early in the secondhalf, the freshman had made 12 consecutive field goalattempts going back to the Wake Forest game. His 11 offen-sive rebounds were the most ever by a Badger and his 18overall were the most by a UW player since Rashard Griffithhad 18 boards against Iowa on Jan. 21, 1995.
The Runnin’ Rebels were held to 40 percent shooting inthe first half and shot only 18 percent from three-point rangefor the contest. UNLV’s top scorer, Marcus Banks, came intothe game averaging 23 points a game, but on Saturday theBadger defense shut down the senior guard, limiting him toseven points on 2-12 shooting.
The Badgers responded to a UNLV rally by ending thegame on a 14-2 run. In addition to Tucker and Harris, all fiveWisconsin starters finished with double digits in scoring. MikeWilkinson had a double-double with 15 points and 10rebounds.
Tucker and Wilkinson are the first Badger teammates torecord "double-doubles" in the same game since OsitaNwachukwu had 16 points and 12 rebounds and SeanDaugherty had 10 points and 11 rebounds against Marquetteon Dec. 31, 1995.
UW 85, New Hampshire 36(Dec. 11, Kohl Center - 16,383)
Halftime: Wisconsin 49, New Hampshire 16Officials: Hightower, Clark, Drury
The Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) sprinted out to an earlylead and never looked back in their 85-36 win over the NewHampshire Wildcats (1-6) in front of 16,383 fans at theKohl Center. New Hampshire’s 36 points was the lowest by aBadger opponent since Jan. 17, 1998 when Wisconsin heldNorthwestern to just 33 points.
The 49-point margin of victory ranks fourth in school his-tory and is the largest since a 55-point win over Denver onDec. 14, 1988.
UW had four scorers in double digits for the fifth timethis season, led by Owens’ 17 points. Penney had 16 andDevin Harris and Alando Tucker chipped in with 15 and 10,respectively.
The Badgers rolled out to a 10-0 start, not allowing theWildcats to tally their first points until nearly four minutesinto the game. Back-to-back three-pointers by Penney andOwens put Bucky up 21-4.
An alley-oop by Tucker from Harris elevated the Badgersto a 29-9 lead and a few minutes later, a Penney three-pointer and a Tucker one-handed jam made it 40-11.Wisconsin took a hefty 49-16 lead into the locker room andkept pouring it on in the second half. The Badgers led by asmuch as 53 late in the second and rotated all 14 playersinto the game.
2002-03 SEASON BOXSCORES
Marquette 63, UW 54(Dec. 14, Bradley Center - 18,677)
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team dropped its secondgame of the season Saturday night 63-54 to Marquette inMilwaukee. The Badgers fell to 1-1 on the road and 6-2 forthe season. The Golden Eagle victory marks the first timethey have beaten the UW in five contests.
After pouring in 23 points against the Badgers a yearago, Dwyane Wade, a Wooden Award nominee, scored 25 tolead all scorers. Fellow Wooden Award nominee, Kirk Penneywas held to seven points after lighting up Marquette for 33last season.
Marquette struck first on a Todd Townsend three-pointer.In the first 4:18 the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 7-2 lead.After a timeout, Wisconsin regrouped and eventually cut theMarquette advantage to 14-13 on a Devin Harris three-point-er. Harris scored 13 points in the first half and ended thenight with 17 to lead the Badgers.
With 5:20 remaining in the first half Mike Wilkinsonmade a jumper to tie the game at 22. After Harris made histhird three-pointer of the first half, Wade answered with ajumper to make it 29-28 Wisconsin going into the break.
Just over two minutes into the second half, Marquette’sRobert Jackson scored to give the Golden Eagles a 32-31lead that they would not relinquish for the rest of the game.
However, the Badgers would stay in the game until thefinal minutes. A Wilkinson three-pointer cut the Marquetteadvantage to 55-52 with 1:40 remaining. Wilkinson finishedwith nine points. The Golden Eagles sealed the game bymaking four straight free throws and going on an 8-2 run toend the game. The Golden Eagles are now 6-1.
UW 81, Texas Southern 58(Dec. 21, Kohl Center - 16,719)
Halftime: Wisconsin 45, Texas Southern 28Officials: Bova, Drury, Clark
The Badger men’s basketball team (7-2) defeated TexasSouthern 81-58 in non-conference action at the Kohl CenterSaturday. The win gives Wisconsin a 6-1 record at home forthe season.
After a slow start, the Badgers exploded late in the firsthalf making seven of 11 three-point attempts. With 5:20remaining in the half Alando Tucker sunk a three-pointer thatsparked a 21-3 run in the final minutes of the half. Tuckermade eight of nine shots for the game including a perfectfive for five from three-point range. The freshman finishedthe game with 22 points.
Wisconsin converted 20 points off of 11turnovers in thefirst half. Devin Harris, who leads the Big Ten in steals, ledthe Badger effort with three steals for the game.
After struggling against Marquette a week ago, seniorKirk Penney responded with 23 points to lead all scorers.Penney, who is currently sixth in the Big Ten in scoringmoved into 19th place on the all-time Badger scoring listwith 1,091 career points.
The Badgers came out for the second half right werethey left off and did not relinquish their lead for the rest ofthe came. An 8-0 streak capped off by a Freddie Owensthree-pointer with 8:40 left in the second half gave theBadgers a 63-43 advantage. Ten different Wisconsin playerssaw action as the Badgers maintained a 20 point lead forthe final six minutes of the game.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team defeated the OhioBobcats for the third straight season Monday night at theKohl Center. The 75-51 victory improved the UW’s record to8-2 on the season.
The Bobcats made six of their first seven shots jumpingout to a 12-2 lead to start the game. With 11:06 to go inthe first half the Badgers evened the score at 14 after DevinHarris stole the ball and hit Kirk Penney for a fast break layin. Penney finished with eight points and seven rebounds forthe game.
Ohio’s leading scorer, forward Brandon Hunter, was aver-aging 19.7 points per game coming into tonight’s contestand was held scoreless until the final two minutes of the firsthalf. The Badger defense limited Hunter to 11 points on 4-16 shooting for the game.
On the offensive end, the Badgers dominated theBobcats in the frontcourt. Wisconsin outscored Ohio 46-22 inthe paint.
Wisconsin maintained its advantage throughout the sec-ond half and ended the game with a 24-point margin. All 14Badgers saw playing time to help Wisconsin end the gameon a 15-0 run.
UW 80, Temple 67(Jan. 2, Liacouras Center - 5,042)
The UW men’s basketball team started off the New Yearwith an 80-67 victory over Temple Thursday night. TheBadgers, fresh off a 10-day holiday break, are now 9-2 onthe season.
The UW showed no signs of rust jumping out to a largelead early in the first half. With 12:20 remaining in the first,the Badgers went on an 8-0 run to make the score 26-14. Inthe closing minutes of the half, a Devin Harris three-pointergave Wisconsin its largest advantage of the stanza, 37-22.
Harris, who led all scorers with 21 points, was one offour Badgers to score in double figures. Freddie Owens tallied13 points in the second half for a total of 17 on the night.Kirk Penney poured in 16 and Mike Wilkinson added 13.
The Badgers shot 59 percent for the game while limitingTemple to only a 43 percent mark from the floor. DavidHawkins led the Owls with 20 points. Wisconsin scored 80points for the eighth time in 11 games this season.
After losing to Temple in double overtime at the KohlCenter a year ago, the Badgers traveled to Philadelphia forthe ninth consecutive meeting between the two schools.Wisconsin has won four out of the last five contests.
UW 73, Chicago State 45(Jan. 4, Kohl Center - 17,142)
Halftime: Wisconsin 29, Chicago State 21Officials: Monje, Maracich, Evans
The Wisconsin Badgers (10-2) ended their non-confer-ence schedule with a 73-45 win over Chicago State thisafternoon in front of 17,142 fans at the Kohl Center.
Sophomore Devin Harris and senior Kirk Penney led theway for the Badgers with 19 and 14 points, respectively.Freshman Alando Tucker added 11 points and junior FreddieOwens chipped in with 10 points. UW had four scorers indouble digits for the seventh time in 12 games this season.
After an eight-point halftime lead, the Badgers went ona 16-5 run to start the second half and pulled away fromChicago State. Wisconsin outscored the Cougars 44-24 in thesecond on 62.5 percent shooting.
Harris sparked the Badgers’ second-half run, scoring 14of his points in the final 20 minutes of play. He was 3-for-3from the field and 6-for-6 from the foul line in the secondhalf.
Penney blew the game wide open with 14:57 remain-ing when he scored eight consecutive points to make it 50-31. A Harris three and a Dave Mader lay-up gave theBadgers a 55-31 lead. Back-to-back dunks by Owens andAndreas Helmigk kept the crowd electrified and gave UW a67-39 advantage. The Badgers had nine players score in thegame, including freshman Ray Nixon who scored a career-high four points in 16 minutes played.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team couldn’t hold onversus Michigan Wednesday night as the Wolverines hit sixthree-point buckets in the final 5:36 to escape with a 66-65victory. It was the Big Ten Conference opener for both teamsand the Badgers fall to 10-3 overall, 0-1 Big Ten.
Michigan (8-6, 1-0) caught fire with after a nine-minutefield goal drought in the second half. The drought allowedthe Badgers to put together an 11-2 run in the middle of thesecond half to build a 15-point lead. Wisconsin took a 46-40game and broke it open to a 59-44 cushion, its largest leadof the game. But Michigan responded with a 22-6 run toclose the contest.
Struggling offensively for 35 minutes, LaVell Blanchardshook off his scoring woes and nailed three straight three-pointers to whittle Bucky’s lead down to 61-53. DanielHorton joined the fray and added two treys beforeBlanchard’s fourth bucket from beyond the arc came at 1:13to put the score at 65-64. Horton took the ball with 18 sec-onds left, drove inside and hit a layup with seven secondsremaining for the final tally.
Kirk Penney led the way for the Badgers with 16 pointsand a season-high nine rebounds, while Alando Tucker tallied15 points. Mike Wilkinson also grabbed nine boards. Hortonled all scorers with 25 points, while Blanchard tallied 17points and 11 boards for Michigan.
Illinois 69, UW 63(Jan. 11, Assembly Hall - 16,500)
The UW men's basketball team dropped its second con-secutive conference game losing to No. 10 Illinois 69-63Saturday in Champaign. The Badgers dropped to 10-4 on theyear and 0-2 in conference play.
The Big Ten's leading scorer Brian Cook led the Illini with31 points. Cook, who came into the game averaging 21points per contest, shot 12 for 19 from the field. Illinoisimproved its record to 12-1 on the season.
Wisconsin jumped out to a 23-19 advantage midwaythrough the first half. However, the Badgers were held toseven points in the closing 10 minutes of the half and wentinto the break with a 36-30 deficit. Freshman JamesAugustine paced Illinois with 13 points.
Coming out of the break Illinois went on a 9-0 run tostart the half and increase its advantage to 45-30. TheBadgers missed 12 of their first 13 field goal attempts in thesecond half. Wisconsin was limited to 45 percent shootingfrom the field including a 4-17 mark from three-point range.
Although Illinois managed to maintain its lead for theentire second half, the Badgers cut the deficit to six in thefinal minute of the game. The Illini made four free throws inthe closing minutes to seal the victory.
Kirk Penney led the Badgers with 18 points, making 8-19 field goal attempts. Freshman Alando Tucker added 12and Devin Harris scored 10 for Wisconsin.
UW 66, Minnesota 50(Jan. 15, Kohl Center - 17,142)
Halftime: Wisconsin 29, Minnesota 26Officials: Burr, Monje, Clark
Wisconsin won its first Big Ten contest Wednesday beatingMinnesota 66-50. Kirk Penney paced the Badger victory scor-ing 22 points. Devin Harris tallied his third career “double-dou-ble” with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The UW improved to11-4 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.
The Badgers held Minnesota to 50 points on 36 percentshooting for the night. The Gophers came into the game as thetop scoring team in the Big Ten averaging 80 points per con-test. Minnesota drops to 8-5 on the season and 0-2 in confer-ence play.
Penney started the game with a jumper from the top ofthe key as Wisconsin got out to a 6-0 advantage. The Gopherslater tied the game at 26 with 1:35 in the first half. Harrisscored the last three points of the half to give the Badgers a29-26 advantage at the break.
Wisconsin started the second half right were they left offwith back to back three-pointers by Penney and Harris. As thegame progressed the Badgers increased their advantage in acontest that Minnesota never led.
Penney scored nine points in the first five minutes of thesecond frame as Wisconsin began to pull away. Wisconsinsealed the victory in the final two minutes extending its advan-tage to 18 at one point. Dave Mader blocked a Kevin Burlesonshot leading to a Harris fast break lay-in making the score 64-48 and bringing the sellout crowd of 17,142 to their feet.
2002-03 SEASON BOXSCORES
UW 53, Ohio State 52(Jan. 18, Value City Arena - 17,620)
Halftime: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 22Officials: Gray, Chrisman, Copenhaver
After needing overtime to beat Ohio State a year ago, theBadger men’s basketball team waited until the final seconds topull out a win again this year. Down one with seven secondsremaining, Kirk Penney made a running lay-in to giveWisconsin the 53-52 victory. The Badgers improved to 12-4 onthe season and 2-2 in Big Ten play.
After Penney’s bucket, the stingy Badger defense blockedthe Buckeyes final scoring chance. Brent Darby drove the lanein the closing seconds, but freshman Alando Tucker came flyingacross to reject the Darby attempt and seal the Wisconsin win.Tucker led the Badgers with 15 points.
Darby, who averages 19 points per game, was shut downscoring only 10 points on three of 12 shooting. Ohio Statewas limited to 43 percent shooting from the floor including aone for nine mark from three-point range.
Wisconsin answered a late Ohio State rally to win the one-point thriller. The Buckeyes outscored the Badgers 13-3 in thefinal five minutes. The UW scored only once in their final eightpossessions as Ohio State came back from a 50-39 deficit.
After jumping out to an early lead to start the game, theBadgers went into the break down 27-22. With 16:50 remain-ing, Devin Harris made a lay-up to knot the score at 29. AfterOhio State added a basket and a free throw to make 32-29,Wisconsin got hot going on an 11-2 run to make the score 40-34 with 11:30 remaining.
The Badgers maintained their lead until the final minute ofthe game. After Darby made a pair of free throws to cut thelead to one, Velimir Radinovic’s layup with 38 seconds on theclock gave Ohio State their first lead, 52-51, since the 14:20mark of the second half.
Wednesday night’s conference showdown against Iowawas a tale of two halves for the Wisconsin men’s basketballteam. After shooting a dismal 31 percent from the floor in thefirst half, UW entered the locker room down 26-25. However,an inspired Badger squad took the floor after the break andresponded with a 74-61 victory.
After starting the second half on an 8-0 run, Iowa finallystopped the Badger rally at the 18:22 mark on a Jared Reinerbasket. After a second Penney three-pointer, Harris, the Big Tensteals leader, picked off a Hawkeye pass and took it coast tocoast for a dunk. The Harris jam capped off a 13-2 UW streakto start the second frame. Harris led the Badgers with 17points and two steals on the night.
Penney recovered from an off first half, making 4-8attempts to score 12 second-half points. In addition to Penneyand Harris, Alando Tucker (14 points) and Freddie Owens(11) also scored in double figures on the night.
Wisconsin shot 65 percent in the second half including a6-11 mark from beyond the three-point line. Committing onlyfive turnovers the entire night, the Badgers eventually got outto a game-high 18-point lead in the closing minutes of thegame.
Battling a distinct Iowa size advantage, Wisconsin limitedthe Hawkeyes to a season-low 61 points. Wisconsin forced 17turnovers and held Iowa to a 1-11 mark from three-pointrange. Mike Wilkinson came up strong on the defensive glassfor the Badgers racking up 10 defensive rebounds.
UW 69, Northwestern 50(Jan. 29, Kohl Center - 17,032)
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team made eight of itsfirst 10 shots to jump out to an early lead and go on to beatNorthwestern, 69-50. After starting 0-2 in conference play, theBadgers won their fourth straight to go 4-2 in the Big Ten and14-4 overall.
In the opening eight minutes of the game, UW got out toa 22-11 advantage shooting 80 percent from the floor to startthe game.
Northwestern cut the deficit to nine with 7:32 left in thehalf, but the Badgers responded by going on a 7-2 run toextend the lead to 14 points in the closing minutes of the firsthalf. Wisconsin, which led for the entire game, went into thelocker room with a 35-25 advantage.
The Badgers started the second half on a 7-2 rally andmaintained a comfortable advantage for the rest of the game.Kirk Penney paced Wisconsin with 11 second-half points as theBadgers eventually jumped out to a 24-point lead in the clos-ing minutes of the game.
Wisconsin dominated the boards, outreboundingNorthwestern 42-21. Penney recorded a "double-double," rack-ing up 12 boards. Badger opponents have been held to anaverage of 29.2 rebounds per game this season, which is onpace to break the school record set in 1988-89.
The stingy Badger defense limited the Wildcats to 38 per-cent shooting from the floor and only 50 points for the night.The Wisconsin defense leads the Big Ten allowing only 59.2points per contest.
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UW 86, Penn State 55(Feb. 1, Kohl Center - 17,142)
Halftime: Wisconsin 50, Penn State 22Officials: Monje, Copenhaver, Yorkovich
The winning streak continued Saturday as the Wisconsinmen’s basketball team exploded for an 86-55 romp over PennState. The Badgers' fifth consecutive victory was the longestcurrent winning streak in the Big Ten. Wisconsin improved to15-4 on the season and 5-2 in conference play.
The Badgers shot 75 percent from the field in the openingten minutes to get out to a 26-11 advantage that began a dayof domination for the UW. Tight defense, hot shooting andintense rebounding paved the way for a 31-point victory.
Kirk Penney finished with 28 points and six rebounds onthe afternoon and now ranks 10th on the all-time Wisconsinscoring list. Penney, who now has 1,253 career points, passedWes Matthews to move into the top 10 on the school’s all-time scoring list.
Wisconsin shot 70 percent from the field in the first halfwhile limiting the Nittany Lions to a dismal 29 percent mark.After limiting Penn State to 55 points the Badgers are tops inthe Big Ten, allowing only 59.1 points per game.
The second half was a continuation of the first as theBadgers eventually opened their lead up to a 41-point advan-tage midway through the second frame.
The Badgers outscored Penn State 54-18 in the paint andoutrebounded the Nittany Lions 39-22.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball season lost to No. 24Purdue 78-60 Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind. A winwould have put the Badgers in tie for first place in the confer-ence. The UW fell to 5-3 in Big Ten play and 15-5 overall. Theloss was the Badgers' first in their last six contests.
It was all Purdue from the early going as the home teamstarted the game on a 13-0 run. Willie Deane scored thegame’s first 11 points, including three three-pointers. Deaneled all scorers with 19 points.
The Badgers, who made only one of their first 13 shots,did not score until the 15:13 mark in the first half. The UWtrailed by a large margin for the entire first half and went intothe break down 41-22. Purdue moves into first place in theconference after improving to 15-4 overall and 7-1 in the BigTen. Darmetreis Kilgore scored 17 points and Chris Bookeradded 14 in the winning effort.
Wisconsin came out of the break on a 6-0 rally to cut thedeficit to 41-28, but could never gain the lead. After theBadger run, the Boilermakers responded with an 18-8 run oftheir own to extend their advantage to 59-36.
Wisconsin shot a season-low 32 percent making 19 of 60shots from the field. Alando Tucker and Mike Wilkinson led theBadgers with 16 and 13 points, respectively. Kirk Penney waslimited to eight points on three of 15 shooting.
Halftime: Wisconsin 35, Northwestern 29Officials: Gray, Steed, Smith
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team completed a seasonsweep of Northwestern, winning 74-59. Kirk Penney had ateam-high 23 points, including 13 in the first half. The seniorwas seven for 15 from the field for the day. Wisconsinimproved 16-5 on the season and 6-3 in Big Ten play.
The contest was close in the early going until the Badgersrallied, making five consecutive field goal attempts midwaythrough the first frame to take a 19-14 lead. Clayton Hansoncame off the bench late in the first half, adding a three-pointerto give Wisconsin a 31-22 advantage. Hanson scored a career-high 12 points sinking all four of his three-point attempts.
The Wildcats responded going on an 8-0 run to cut thedeficit to 31-29 in the final minute of the first half. Penneyhad four consecutive points to close the half and give theBadgers a 35-29 lead at the break.
The UW extended its lead to start the second half. Penneymade a three-pointer 10 seconds into the half and Devin Harrismade a jumper for a 5-0 UW rally to start the second.
The Badgers eventually increased their lead to 21 pointslate in the game after a Hanson three-pointer made it 69-48.Hanson made three three-pointers in a four-minute span to sealthe victory. The Wildcats' Jitim Young led all scorers with 25points.
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UW 64, Michigan State 53(Feb. 11, Kohl Center - 17,142)
Halftime: Wisconsin 31, Michigan State 27Officials: O’Neil, Higgins, Valentine
The Badger men’s basketball team won its 13th consec-utive home conference game Tuesday night, beatingMichigan State 64-53. Despite shooting only 37 percentfrom the field, tight defense forced 15 Spartan turnovers tokey the win. The Badgers improved to 7-3 in Big Ten playand 17-5 overall.
A tight first half ended with Mike Wilkinson tipping in aKirk Penney misfire with three seconds remaining on theclock to make give Wisconsin a 31-27 at the break.Wilkinson led all scorers with 12 points in the first frame.
Midway through the second half, Michigan State cut theWisconsin lead to two after Erazem Lorbek converted a three-point play to make it 46-44. Several possessions later, KelvinTorbert’s two-pointer knotted the score at 48 with 5:20remaining. On the next possession, a sweeping Penney lay-input Wisconsin up 50-48, a lead the Badgers would not relin-quish for the rest of the game.
After a Wisconsin defensive stop, Harris found AlandoTucker for an open three-pointer to make the score 55-48.The 9-0 was finally halted after a Lorbek lay-in made thescore 57-50 with 2:03 on the clock.
With one minute remaining, Lorbek hit a three-pointer tocut the score to 57-53. Lorbek led all scorers with 19 points.However, Wisconsin stopped the comeback and held theSpartans scoreless in the final minute of the game. TheBadgers ended the game on a 16-5 rally.
The Wisconsin men's basketball team started the secondhalf on an 11-0 run and rallied to beat Indiana 71-59 at theKohl Center. After going to the locker room down 29-21 athalf, the Badgers came back to win and remain in first placein the Big Ten. Wisconsin improved to 18-5 overall and 8-3in conference play.
After shooting only 31 percent in the first half, includinga two for 10 mark from beyond the three-point arc, theBadgers outscored Indiana 50-30 in the second half.
Devin Harris started the rally, sinking a three-pointer forthe first points of the second half. After an Indiana turnover,Mike Wilkinson hit another three cutting the lead to 29-27.Wisconsin regained the lead for the first time since the open-ing seconds of the game after Alando Tucker converted athree-point play with 17:56 on the clock.
The Badgers held Indiana scoreless for the first threeminutes of the second half. Kirk Penney made two straightjump shots to cap off the 15-2 Wisconsin run and make thescore 36-31. Penney led all scorers with 22 points on sevenof 11 shooting from the floor.
Wisconsin made 19 of 21 free throw attempts in thesecond half to seal the victory.
The Hoosiers took advantage of Wisconsin's poor shoot-ing in the first half. After Freddie Owens made the first bas-ket of the game, Indiana responded by making five of itsfirst six shots and jumped out to an early 11-6 advantage.The Hoosiers then went on an 8-1 streak to end the half withthe score 29-21.
Penn State 58, UW 57(Feb. 19, Bryce-Jordan Center - 7,037)
Halftime: Penn State 28, Wisconsin 28Officials: Bova, Monje, Rodeheffer
The Badger men’s basketball team lost in the closing sec-onds to Penn State, 58-57. The Nittany Lions' DeForrest Rileyconverted a three-point play with nine seconds remaining togive Penn State the victory.
Wisconsin had a chance on the final possession, but aKirk Penney three-point attempt came up short as timeexpired. The Badgers fell to 18-6 on the season and 8-4 inBig Ten competition.
Wisconsin maintained the lead until the final seven min-utes of the first half. Jan Jagla, who had 11 first half points,made a three-pointer to give the Nittany Lions a 21-19 lead.A Devin Harris three-pointer and a Dave Mader dunk put theBadgers up 24-21 with 4:54 remaining in the half. PennState rallied to go into the half knotted at 28.
Down 47-43 midway through the second half, Wisconsinput on the clamps defensively, holding PSU scoreless for a7:45 span in the second half. After getting into foul troubleearly in the first half, Tucker exploded for 12 points in the sec-ond frame to spark a 12-0 Badger rally. Consecutive Tuckerbaskets knotted the game at 47 with 8:10 left.
Wisconsin regained the lead with 6:32 remaining for thefirst time since the 17:00 mark on a Penney free throw. TheBadgers scored six more points, capped off after Tucker con-verted a three-point play to make it 55-47.
However, the Nittany Lions responded with a rally of theirown. The UW was held scoreless in the final two minutes asthe Nittany Lions went on a 9-0 run to end the game.
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UW 69, Minnesota 61(March 2, Williams Arena - 14,907)
The Badger men’s basketball team regained sole posses-sion of first place in the Big Ten after defeating Minnesota,69-61. Wisconsin jumped out to a lead early in the first halfand held off a Golden Gopher comeback in the second frameto improve to 21-6 overall and 11-4 in conference action.
With the Badgers holding a two-point advantage in thefinal minute of the game, Freddie Owens grabbed his ownrebound after his shot was blocked and sunk a 12-footer toput the Badgers up 65-61 with 21 seconds remaining.Owens finished the game with 12 points.
Wisconsin limited Minnesota to one point in the closingtwo minutes, going on a 7-1 run to end the game. TheBadgers made four consecutive free throws in the final 13seconds to seal the victory.
After going into the locker room down 37-27 at thehalf, Minnesota started the second half on a 5-0 rally. After a7-0 streak midway through the second half, the GoldenGophers cut the Badger lead to two points, 48-46. However,that is as close as Minnesota would get. The Gophers' RickRickert led all scorers with 22 points.
Wisconsin made its first five shot attempts of the gameto get out to a 12-4 lead in the opening five minutes of thegame. The Badgers continued the hot shooting throughoutthe half, eventually reaching a game-high 13-point advan-tage, 33-20, at the 4:05 mark in the first.
Wisconsin shot 54 percent from the field to complete aregular season sweep of Minnesota. The Badgers won thefirst contest at the Kohl Center 66-50 on Jan. 15.
The Badger men’s basketball team rebounded with a 61-53 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes. After trailing 29-21 atthe half, Wisconsin was led by Mike Wilkinson’s 20 pointsfor the comeback victory. The UW improved to 19-6 overalland 9-4 in Big Ten play.
The Badgers started the second half on an 8-0 runsparked by a pair of Alando Tucker lay-ins. With 15:50remaining in the game, Freddie Owens made a three-pointerfrom the corner to give Wisconsin its first lead of the game,32-31.
Midway through the second half, Wilkinson scored eightstraight points for the Badgers, including two three-pointers,to put Wisconsin up 42-38 at the 11:55 mark.
A 10-4 Badger streak gave Wisconsin a game-high nine-point lead, 54-45, with 5:15 to go in the game. Iowaresponded with a streak of their own, eventually cutting thedeficit to 57-53 with 1:51 remaining. However, the Badgersheld the Hawkeyes scoreless in the closing two minutes andmade four free throws to seal the victory.
Wisconsin struggled in the first half making only nine of25 shot attempts for a 36 percent mark. The Hawkeyesstarted the game on a 16-4 run to take the lead in the open-ing eight minutes. With the score 29-17 in the final minuteof the first frame, the Badgers scored the final four points ofthe half to make the score 29-21 at the break.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (20-6, 10-4) tooksole possession of first place in the Big Ten after holdingMichigan to a season-low 42 points. The win extended theBadgers conference home winning streak to 15 games, thebest in school history since a 20-game span from 1911 to1915. The victory also improved Coach Bo Ryan to 15-0 inconference home games.
The 31-point win is the largest margin of victory overMichigan in school history.
The Badgers jumped out to 5-0 start after a MikeWilkinson three-pointer and Alando Tucker slam dunk in theopening two minutes of the contest. Wilkinson led Wisconsinin scoring for the second straight game with 16 points.Tucker notched the second double-double of his career with12 points and 10 rebounds.
Alando Tucker extended a Wisconsin rally to an 11-0 runwith a reverse lay-in underneath the basket. The Badgersmade five of their first eight three-point attempts to get outto a 23-11 advantage with 6:54 remaining in the half.
The Badgers started the second half right were they leftoff in the first. Midway through the second half the Badgersmade the score 53-34 after going on another 11-0 run, hold-ing the Wolverines scoreless for five minutes. After the rally,the Badgers would not look back, eventually extending theadvantage to 31 points to close out the game.
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UW 81, Weber State 74(March 20, Spokane Arena - 11,171)
Halftime: Wisconsin 41, Weber State 26Officials: Stuart, Jackson, Faia
T he Wisconsin men’s basketball team advanced to thesecond round of the NCAA tournament for the second straightyear after beating Weber State 81-74 in Spokane, Wash.
Weber State, the Big Sky Conference Champions, hadwon 17 consecutive contests coming into the meeting withWisconsin. The streak was the second longest in the nation,behind only to Kentucky’s 23 straight victories.
Wisconsin scored the first four points of the game, butWeber State kept the game close for most of the first half.Both teams started the game shooting the ball well. In theopening seven minutes, the two teams combined to make74 percent of their shots on 13 of 17 shooting.
The Badgers went on a 9-0 run to end the first half, lim-iting the Wildcats to two points in the final five minutes ofthe half. Weber State made just three of their last 22 shotsto close out the half as Wisconsin went into the locker roomwith a 41-26 advantage.
Tucker made a turnaround jumper to score the firstpoints of the second half and give the Badgers a game-high17-point lead, 45-28. However, Weber State responded witha 9-0 run cutting the deficit to 47-39 with 13:28 remaining.After a Wilkinson dunk and Harris three-pointer, Wisconsinonce again extended their advantage to 15 points, 66-51,with just under seven minutes on the clock.
Weber State continued to fight back cutting the lead tosingle digits, 72-64, with less than two minutes remaining.Jermaine Boyette scored 10 points in the closing two min-utes to cut the Badger lead to five, 79-74. However,Wisconsin held off the Wildcats for a 81-74 win.
Devin Harris made a free throw with 0.4 seconds on theclock to give the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball back-to-back Big Ten Championships. The Badgers' 60-59 victoryover Illinois marks the first outright conference title forWisconsin since 1947. The win also improves coach Bo Ryanto 16-0 in home conference games. Ryan’s 41 wins in hisfirst two seasons are the most by any Wisconsin coach in his-tory.
Illinois came back from a seven-point deficit in the finaltwo minutes to knot the game at 59 with 11 seconds on theclock. On the final play of the game, Harris drove the laneand was fouled. After missing the first free throw attempt,Harris made the second to seal the win for the Badgers.
At the 7:46 mark in the first, Harris' three-pointer fromthe top of the key knotted the game at 19. Two possessionslater Harris nailed another three to regain the Wisconsin lead22-19. The Badger rally continued with a Tucker three. Afteran Illinois timeout, Penney hit a fadeaway jumper to cap offthe 11-0 Badger run with the score 27-19. On Senior Nightand Penney’s final home game, he had 14 points and sixrebounds. Penney ties with Charlie Wills for most career winswith 81.
Illinois cut a UW 32-26 halftime lead to 37-36 with15:02 left in the game. A Mike Wilkinson three-pointer gavethe Badgers some breathing room and began a 16-7Wisconsin run. Freddie Owens capped the run with two freethrows with 5:50 left.
The Badgers held a nine-point lead with 4:32 left butIllinois used a 13-4 run to tie the game and set up Harris’game-winning free throw.
Ohio State 58, UW 50(March 14, United Center - 17,142)
Halftime: Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 25Officials: Hightower, Monje, Steed
The Wisconsin men's basketball team lost to Ohio State,58-50, Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournamentin Chicago, Ill. The Badgers are now 22-7 and will await anat-large berth in the NCAA tournament.
The UW was plagued by poor shooting throughout thegame. For the game, Wisconsin shot just 34.0 percent (18-53) from the field, including .286 (8-28) from three-pointrange. Wisconsin starters Mike Wilkinson and Devin Harriswent a combined 4-23 from the field.
Ohio State led for most of the second half. Wisconsinopened the second frame with an 11-1 run to take a 36-31lead with 17:16 left. The Buckeyes scored the next ninepoints however and would never relinquish the lead. The clos-est Wisconsin came was one point, 42-41, after a KirkPenney three-pointer with 8:16 left. OSU's Brent Darbyscored the next four points though and UW never got closerthan three points the rest of the way.
Penney led Wisconsin with 14 points while AlandoTucker had 13 and Freddie Owens added 10. Ohio State'sSean Connolly led all scores with 21 points while Darbyadded 16.
Midway through the first half, Wisconsin held a 17-10lead following a Penney three-pointer. Ohio State scored thenext 14 points as the Badgers went without a field goal for6:48. The Buckeyes went into halftime with a 30-25 afterZach Williams scored off an offensive rebound as timeexpired.
This is the third straight year Wisconsin has lost its firstgame in the Big Ten tournament.
Freddie Owens made a three-pointer with one second onthe clock to give the Wisconsin men’s basketball team a 61-60 victory over Tulsa. The Badgers rallied from a 13-pointdeficit in the final four minutes of the game to advance tothe Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.
Despite shooting just 38 percent from the field,Wisconsin went on a 16-2 run to close out the game andpull off the comeback win. Mike Wilkinson scored 18 pointson seven of 11 shooting to lead the Badgers.
Tulsa’s Kevin Johnson made a three-pointer with 4:20remaining to give the Golden Hurricane a game-high 13-pointlead, 58-45. Johnson led all scorers with 23 points. AfterJohnson’s three, the Badgers responded with an 11-0 rally,cutting the Tulsa advantage to 58-56 with 1:31 left.Wisconsin held the Golden Hurricane to two points in thefinal four minutes of the game.
Down 60-56 in the final minute, Devin Harris drove thelane and scored to cut the deficit to 60-58. Tight Badgerdefense forced a Tulsa shot clock violation on the GoldenHurricane's final possession of the game giving Wisconsin theball with 12 seconds remaining. Harris brought the ball upthe court, drove the lane and found an open Owens in thecorner to sink the game-winning three.
After scoring the first basket of the game, the Badgersfell behind midway through the first half. Trailing 18-11,Wisconsin answered with a 12-0 rally to go up 23-18 withseven minutes remaining in the first frame. However, theBadgers would not lead for long. Tulsa ended the half on a12-0 streak to go into the locker room with a 32-25 advan-tage. Jason Parker had 15 first half points to pace theGolden Hurricane.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team was within onepoint of No. 1 Kentucky with 1:33 remaining in the gamebut was outscored 7-2 down the stretch as the Wildcatsmoved on to the Elite Eight with a 63-57 win over the UW infront of a largely red-and-white clad crowd of 28,168 at theMetrodome in Minneapolis. In his final game as a Badger,Kirk Penney led the UW with 20 points on 5-7 shooting fromthree-point range.
With Kentucky leading 56-50 with 4:45 remaining,Wisconsin scored five straight points behind Devin Harris. Thesophomore point guard made a three-pointer then converteda steal into a Mike Wilkinson lay-up with 1:33 left.Kentucky’s Erik Daniels then scored off an offensive reboundwith just over one minute remaining. Wilkinson traveled onthe next UW possession and Kentucky made 5-8 free throwsdown the stretch for the final margin.
Harris finished with 15 points, four assists and threesteals while Wilkinson added 13 points. Kentucky’s MarquisEstill led all scorers with a career-high 28 points on 12-18shooting. The Wildcats extend their winning streak to 26games. The 63 points were Kentucky’s second-fewest duringthe streak and the six-point margin was the third-lowest dur-ing the streak.
Wisconsin led for most of the first half behind the hotshooting of Penney. Coming off a 2-10 performance againstTulsa, Penney went 5-9 from the field, including 4-6 fromthree-point range for 17 points in the opening 20 minutes.The largest lead for the Badgers came at the 11:19 markwhen a Boo Wade three-pointer made the score 15-7. Thatcapped a 9-2 run. The UW held the lead until 52 seconds leftin the half. A pair of Badger turnovers allowed Kentucky toenter halftime with a 32-28 lead.