2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by second-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. Wisconsin defeated Indiana and Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, but lost to Michigan in the championship game. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, its 19th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, as a No. 8 seed in the East region. The Badgers defeated Virginia Tech in the First Round and upset No. 1 overall seed and defending National Champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to 20th-ranked Florida.

2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 25
2016–17 record27–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coachGreg Gard (2nd season)
Associate head coachLamont Paris
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(Capacity 17,287)
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Purdue144 .778  278  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin126 .667  2710  .730
Maryland126 .667  249  .727
Minnesota117 .611  2410  .706
No. 23 Michigan108 .556  2612  .684
Northwestern108 .556  2412  .667
Michigan State108 .556  2015  .571
Iowa108 .556  1915  .559
Illinois810 .444  2015  .571
Ohio State711 .389  1715  .531
Indiana711 .389  1816  .529
Penn State612 .333  1518  .455
Nebraska612 .333  1219  .387
Rutgers315 .167  1518  .455
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They were upset by Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, their 18th straight appearance in the Tournament. They defeated Pittsburgh and Xavier to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Will Decorah0G6'4"205JuniorWaunakee, WIWalk-on; didn't return
Jordan Smith2G6'3"181RS SeniorOrono, MNWalk-on; graduated
Jackson Bax13G5'11"157FreshmanFrankfort, ILWalk-on; didn't return

2016 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D'Mitrik Trice
PG
Huber Heights, OH IMG Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Aleem Ford
PF
Lawrenceville, GA IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2017 Commitments

    2018 Commitments

    Roster

    2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 D'Mitrik Trice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrWayne High School (OH) Huber Heights, Ohio
    G 1 Brevin Pritzl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrDe Pere High School De Pere, Wisconsin
    F 2 Aleem Ford  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrArcher High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
    G 3 Zak Showalter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrGermantown High School (WI) Germantown, Wisconsin
    G 4 Matt Ferris (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoXavier High School (WI) Appleton, Wisconsin
    F 5 Aaron Moesch (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS JrGreen Bay Southwest High School Green Bay, Wisconsin
    F 10 Nigel Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrWhitmer High School Toledo, Ohio
    G 11 Jordan Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)172 lb (78 kg) RS JrLa Salle High School (CA) Pasadena, California
    F 15 Charles Thomas IV 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)252 lb (114 kg) SoRiver Hill High School Highland, Maryland
    G 20 T.J. Schlundt (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)191 lb (87 kg) RS SoSt. John's Northwestern Military Academy Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
    G/F 21 Khalil Iverson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoRutherford B. Hayes High School (OH) Delaware, Ohio
    F 22 Ethan Happ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SoRockridge High School Milan, Illinois
    G 24 Bronson Koenig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrAquinas High School (WI) La Crosse, Wisconsin
    F 25 Alex Illikainen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) SoBrewster Academy Grand Rapids, Minnesota
    F 30 Vitto Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrBowling Green High School (OH) Bowling Green, Ohio
    G 31 Michael Ballard (W)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrFenwick High School (IL) Oak Park, Illinois
    F 33 Andy Van Vliet 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)224 lb (102 kg) SoAntwerp Giants Antwerp, Belgium
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 30, 2016*
    5:00 pm, BTN+
    UW–Platteville W 86–58 
     12  Koenig  10  Thomas  2  4 Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 11, 2016*
    7:00 pm, BTN+
    No. 9 Central Arkansas W 79–47  1–0
     16  Koenig  9  Happ  5  Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 15, 2016*
    7:30 pm, FS1
    No. 9 at No. 22 Creighton
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    L 67–79  1–1
     21  Koenig  10  Happ  5  Hayes  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,879)
    Omaha, NE
    Nov 17, 2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 9 Chicago State W 69–51  2–1
     12  Brown  7  Happ, Thomas  7  Trice  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 21, 2016*
    1:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 16 vs. Tennessee
    Maui Invitational quarterfinals
    W 74–62  3–1
     21  Koenig  10  Hayes  4  Koenig  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 22, 2016*
    7:15 pm, ESPN2
    No. 16 vs. Georgetown
    Maui Invitational semifinals
    W 73–57  4–1
     20  Koenig  15  Happ  3  Brown  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 23, 2016*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 16 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
    Maui Invitational championship
    L 56–71  4–2
     15  Brown  6  Happ, Iverson  4  Happ  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 27, 2016*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 16 Prairie View A&M
    Maui Invitational On-Site Campus Game
    W 95–50  5–2
     17  Hayes  13  Happ  3  Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 29, 2016*
    6:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 17 No. 22 Syracuse
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 77–60  6–2
     24  Happ  13  Happ  10  Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 3, 2016*
    12:00 pm, BTN
    No. 17 Oklahoma W 90–70  7–2
     28  Hayes  9  Happ  6  Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 7, 2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 17 Idaho State W 78–44  8–2
     21  Koenig  12  Happ  3  Happ, Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 10, 2016*
    1:00 pm, FS1
    No. 17 at Marquette W 93–84  9–2
     18  Koenig  9  Hayes  6  Koenig  BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,691)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 14, 2016*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 14 Green Bay W 73–59  10–2
     24  Hayes  10  Happ  6  Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 23, 2016*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 14 Florida A&M W 90–37  11–2
     14  Trice  9  Happ  4  Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten regular season
    Dec 27, 2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 14 Rutgers W 72–52  12–2
    (1–0)
     20  Hayes  11  Happ  3  Brown  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 3, 2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 13 at No. 25 Indiana W 75–68  13–2
    (2–0)
     19  Happ  6  Brown, Happ  4  Happ  Assembly Hall (14,679)
    Bloomington, IN
    Jan 8, 2017
    3:30 pm, CBS
    No. 13 at No. 20 Purdue L 55–66  13–3
    (2–1)
     17  Happ  5  Happ, Hayes  4  Happ  Mackey Arena (14,264)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Jan 12, 2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 18 Ohio State W 89–66  14–3
    (3–1)
     21  Koenig  11  Happ  4  Hayes, Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 17, 2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 17 Michigan W 68–64  15–3
    (4–1)
     16  Koenig  6  Happ, Hayes  3  Happ, Hayes, Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 21, 2017
    3:30 pm, BTN
    No. 17 at Minnesota W 78–76 OT 16–3
    (5–1)
     28  Happ  12  Happ  6  Happ  Williams Arena (14,625)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Jan 24, 2017
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 15 Penn State W 82–55  17–3
    (6–1)
     20  Koenig  8  Happ, Hayes  4  Hayes, Trice  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 28, 2017
    11:00 am, BTN
    No. 15 vs. Rutgers
    B1G Super Saturday
    W 61–54 OT 18–3
    (7–1)
     32  Happ  11  Hayes  4  Hayes  Madison Square Garden (8,531)
    New York, NY
    Jan 31, 2017
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 10 at Illinois W 57–43  19–3
    (8–1)
     14  Happ  13  Happ  3  Koenig  State Farm Center (12,334)
    Champaign, IL
    Feb 5, 2017
    12:00 pm, CBS
    No. 10 Indiana W 65–60  20–3
    (9–1)
     20  Happ  10  Hayes  3  Koenig  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 9, 2017
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 7 at Nebraska W 70–69 OT 21–3
    (10–1)
     20  Hayes  14  Happ  3  Brown  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,772)
    Lincoln, NE
    Feb 12, 2017
    5:30 pm, BTN
    No. 7 Northwestern L 59–66  21–4
    (10–2)
     13  Hayes  7  Happ, Hayes  5  Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 16, 2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 11 at Michigan L 58–64  21–5
    (10–3)
     22  Happ  8  Showalter  6  Happ  Crisler Center (12,128)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Feb 19, 2017
    12:00 pm, CBS
    No. 11 No. 23 Maryland W 71–60  22–5
    (11–3)
     21  Hayes  10  Hayes  3  Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 23, 2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 16 at Ohio State L 73–83  22–6
    (11–4)
     27  Koenig  6  Happ  4  Hayes  Value City Arena (11,505)
    Columbus, OH
    Feb 26, 2017
    3:00 pm, CBS
    No. 16 at Michigan State L 74–84  22–7
    (11–5)
     22  Hayes  11  Happ, Hayes  4  Hayes  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    Mar 2, 2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 22 Iowa L 57–59  22–8
    (11–6)
     19  Koenig  7  Hayes  2  Happ, Hayes, Showalter, Trice  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Mar 5, 2017
    5:00 pm, BTN
    No. 22 Minnesota W 66–49  23–8
    (12–6)
     17  Koenig  13  Happ  5  Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 10, 2017
    5:30 pm, BTN
    (2) No. 24 vs. (10) Indiana
    Quarterfinals
    W 70–60  24–8
     16  Koenig  12  Happ  5  Koenig  Verizon Center (15,624)
    Washington, D.C.
    Mar 11, 2017
    2:30 pm, CBS
    (2) No. 24 vs. (6) Northwestern
    Semifinals
    W 76–48  25–8
     18  Hayes  10  Hayes  3  Trice  Verizon Center (13,984)
    Washington, D.C.
    Mar 12, 2017
    2:00 pm, CBS
    (2) No. 24 vs. (8) Michigan
    Championship
    L 56–71  25–9
     15  Koenig  11  Happ, Hayes  3  Happ, Trice  Verizon Center 
    Washington, D.C.
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 2017
    8:40 pm, CBS
    (8 E) No. 25 vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech
    First round
    W 84–74  26–9
     28  Koenig  10  Hayes  4  Showalter  KeyBank Center (17,619)
    Buffalo, NY
    Mar 18, 2017
    1:40 pm, CBS
    (8 E) No. 25 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Villanova
    Second round
    W 65–62  27–9
     19  Hayes  8  Happ, Hayes  3  Happ  KeyBank Center (19,261)
    Buffalo, NY
    Mar 24, 2017
    9:13 pm, TBS
    (8 E) No. 25 vs. (4 E) No. 20 Florida
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 83–84 OT 27–10
     22  Hayes  8  Iverson  4  Happ  Madison Square Garden (20,047)
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central TimeSource[1][2].

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP 9 9 16 17 17 14 14 14 13 18 17 15 10 7 11 16 22 24 25 Not released 
    Coaches 10 11 14 17 17 14 14 14 11 17 17 15 9 5 10 15 21 23 22 16

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Player statistics

    Individual player statistics[3]
    Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
    Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
    Brown, Vitto 37 37 777 21.0 253 6.8 92 231 .398 44 138 .319 25 33 .758 47 96 143 3.9 37 52 17 18
    Ferris, Matt 11 0 11 1.0 0 0.0 0 5 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 2 5 0.5 2 0 0 1
    Happ, Ethan 37 37 1027 27.8 517 14.0 218 372 .586 0 0 .000 81 162 .500 117 215 332 9.0 104 81 43 67
    Hayes, Nigel 37 37 1198 32.4 517 14.0 180 394 .457 22 70 .314 135 230 .587 82 163 245 6.6 100 63 14 28
    Hill, Jordan 35 0 348 9.9 53 1.5 19 54 .352 9 35 .257 6 9 .667 7 31 38 1.1 16 9 1 6
    Illikainen, Alex 27 0 224 8.3 34 1.3 12 37 .324 4 16 .250 6 12 .500 16 24 40 1.5 9 5 3 3
    Iverson, Khalil 35 0 536 15.3 136 3.9 50 94 .532 4 13 .308 32 57 .561 45 71 116 3.3 22 34 20 18
    Koenig, Bronson 36 35 1129 31.4 522 14.5 181 432 .419 103 262 .393 57 63 .905 6 71 77 2.1 73 51 12 23
    Moesch, Aaron 18 0 40 2.2 3 0.2 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 5 2 7 0.4 2 0 0 2
    Pritzl, Brevin 24 0 195 8.1 45 1.9 13 38 .342 5 21 .238 14 19 .737 14 12 26 1.1 2 5 0 7
    Schlundt, T.J. 13 0 21 1.6 3 0.2 1 6 .167 0 4 .000 1 1 1.000 1 1 2 0.2 0 0 1 0
    Showalter, Zak 37 37 1092 29.5 307 8.3 107 214 .500 49 123 .398 44 53 .830 29 78 107 2.9 65 41 11 57
    Thomas IV, Charlie 28 0 177 6.3 62 2.2 21 54 .389 2 6 .333 18 20 .900 14 22 36 1.3 6 17 4 0
    Trice, D'Mitrik 37 2 677 18.3 208 5.6 70 184 .380 38 91 .418 30 38 .789 7 62 69 1.9 63 37 3 20
    Van Vliet, Andy 14 0 48 3.4 18 1.3 6 17 .353 3 8 .375 3 4 .750 5 15 20 1.4 2 2 2 0
    Team
    Total 37 7500 2678 72.4 971 2136 .455 283 789 .359 453 703 .644 460 916 1376 37.2 503 411 131 250
    Opponents 37 7500 2308 62.4 822 1993 .412 251 667 .376 413 559 .739 319 825 1144 30.9 376 472 115 197
    Legend
      GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
      FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
     Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
     Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

    See also

    References

    1. Journal, Ross Jacobson | Wisconsin State. "Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin lists Big Ten opponents for 2016-17 season". madison.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
    2. "2016–17 Schedule". UW Badgers.
    3. "Wisconsin Combined Team Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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