2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by third-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 15–18, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Maryland[1] in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Michigan State in the quarterfinals.[2] The Badgers failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998, ending their streak at 19 years.[3]

2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2017–18 record15–18 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coachGreg Gard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(Capacity 17,287)
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State16–2 .889  30–5  .857
No. 11 Purdue15–3 .833  30–7  .811
No. 17 Ohio State15–3 .833  25–9  .735
No. 7 Michigan †13–5 .722  33–8  .805
Nebraska13–5 .722  22–11  .667
Penn State9–9 .500  26–13  .667
Indiana9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Maryland8–10 .444  19–13  .594
Wisconsin7–11 .389  15–18  .455
Northwestern6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Minnesota4–14 .222  15–17  .469
Illinois4–14 .222  14–18  .438
Iowa4–14 .222  14–19  .424
Rutgers3–15 .167  15–19  .441
† 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2016–17 season 27–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Indiana and Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, but lost to Michigan in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 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[4] and upset No. 1 overall seed Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year.[5] In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to 20th-ranked Florida.[6]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Zak Showalter3G6'3"185RS SeniorGermantown, WIGraduated
Nigel Hayes10F6'8"240SeniorToledo, OHGraduated
Jordan Hill11G6'4"172RS JuniorPasadena, CAGraduated; transferred to Seattle
Bronson Koenig24G6'4"190SeniorLa Crosse, WIGraduated
Vitto Brown30F6'8"235SeniorBowling Green, OHGraduated

Recruiting classes

2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobe King
PG		 La Crosse, WI La Crosse Central High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
Nate Reuvers
PF		 Lakeville, MN Lakeville North High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 83
Brad Davison
PG		 Osseo, MN Maple Grove High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2017 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.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2018 recruiting class

    New Zealand/Australia trip

    The Badgers undertook trip to New Zealand and Australia where they played five games against New Zealand and Australia professional teams.[7] The 12-day trip began August 12, 2017 and helped determine the roster as the Badgers look to replace four departing seniors from last year.[8] The Badgers won four of the five games they played on the trip. A different player led Wisconsin in scoring in each of the games and none of them was first-team All-Big Ten forward Ethan Happ, who did average 12.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.4 steals.[9] Coach Greg Gard was impressed by the balanced scoring of his team on the trip.[10]

    Preseason

    Wisconsin junior forward Ethan Happ was selected as a first team All-American by the Blue Ribbon Yearbook in its annual preseason publication.[11]

    Roster
    2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 D'Mitrik Trice   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoWayne High School (OH) Huber Heights, Ohio
    G 1 Brevin Pritzl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS SoDe Pere High School De Pere, Wisconsin
    F 2 Aleem Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrArcher High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
    G 3 Walt McGrory (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrEdina High School Edina, Minnesota
    G 4 Matt Ferris (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrXavier High School (WI) Appleton, Wisconsin
    F 5 Aaron Moesch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrGreen Bay Southwest High School Green Bay, Wisconsin
    F 11 Andy Van Vliet 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrAntwerp Giants Antwerp, Belgium
    G 12 Trevor Anderson (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)196 lb (89 kg) SoStevens Point H.S./UW-Green Bay Stevens Point, Wisconsin
    F 15 Charles Thomas IV 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrRiver Hill High School Highland, Maryland
    G 20 T.J. Schlundt (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS JrSt. John's Northwestern Military Academy Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
    G/F 21 Khalil Iverson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrRutherford B. Hayes High School (OH) Delaware, Ohio
    F 22 Ethan Happ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrRockridge High School Milan, Illinois
    G 23 Kobe King   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrLa Crosse Central High School La Crosse, Wisconsin
    F 25 Alex Illikainen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)231 lb (105 kg) JrBrewster Academy Grand Rapids, Minnesota
    G 31 Michael Ballard (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS FrFenwick High School (IL) Oak Park, Illinois
    G 34 Brad Davison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMaple Grove High School Maple Grove, Minnesota
    F 35 Nathan Reuvers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLakeville North High School Lakeville, Minnesota
    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
    Australia/New Zealand exhibition trip
    Aug 15, 2017*
    3:00 am    		 at New Zealand Breakers (NBL) W 85–75  –
    		  28 – Pritzl  11 – Happ  3 – Tied  Sky City Breakers Complex 
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Aug 17, 2017*
    1:30 am    		 vs. New Zealand Breakers (NBL) W 87–53  –
    		  14 – Van Vliet  7 – Van Vliet  5 – Anderson  Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre 
    Tauranga, New Zealand
    Aug 19, 2017*
    1:00 am    		 vs. Hawthorn Magic (Big V) W 75–68  –
    		  18 – King  7 – Van Vliet  3 – Reuvers  Trinity Grammar School (1,000)
    Melbourne, Australia
    Aug 20, 2017*
    12:00 am    		 vs. Melbourne United (NBL) L 89–90  –
    		  19 – Trice  5 – Trice  4 – Trice  Casey Basketball Stadium 
    Casey, Melbourne, Australia
    Aug 22, 2017*
    5:30 am    		 vs. Sydney Kings (NBL) W 83–71  –
    		  23 – Davison  9 – Happ  7 – Happ  Bankstown Basketball Stadium (612)
    Sydney, Australia
    Exhibition
    Nov 1, 2017*
    7:00 pm, BTN+    		 Northern Iowa
    Team Rubicon benefit exhibition    		 W 69–38  –
    		  15 – King  7 – Happ  2 – 4 tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 5, 2017*
    4:00 pm, BTN+    		 UW Stout W 85–56  –
    		  17 – King  7 – 2 tied  3 – 2 tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    6:00 pm, BTN+    		 South Carolina State
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic    		 W 85–50  1–0
    		  20 – Happ  11 – Happ  5 – Trice  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 12, 2017*
    5:00 pm, BTN    		 Yale
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic    		 W 89–61  2–0
    		  17 – Iverson  11 – Happ  3 – Iverson  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 16, 2017*
    7:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 15 Xavier
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 L 70–80  2–1
    		  21 – Happ  6 – Iverson  8 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 20, 2017*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. No. 22 Baylor
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals    		 L 65–70  2–2
    		  23 – Happ  13 – Happ  5 – Iverson  Sprint Center (10,234)
    Kansas City, MO
    Nov 21, 2017*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3    		 vs. No. 23 UCLA
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic consolation    		 L 70–72  2–3
    		  19 – Happ  9 – Happ  5 – Happ  Sprint Center (10,160)
    Kansas City, MO
    Nov 24, 2017*
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 Milwaukee W 71–49  3–3
    		  19 – Davison  8 – Happ  5 – Ford  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 27, 2017*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at No. 18 Virginia
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 L 37–49  3–4
    		  14 – Happ  8 – Happ  2 – Trice  John Paul Jones Arena (13,911)
    Charlottesville, VA
    Dec 2, 2017
    4:00 pm, FOX    		 Ohio State L 58–83  3–5
    (0–1)    		  16 – Davison  6 – Happ  3 – Davison  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 4, 2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Penn State W 64–63  4–5
    (1–1)    		  16 – Iverson  10 – Happ  3 – Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (6,730)
    University Park, PA
    Dec 6, 2017*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Temple L 55–59  4–6
    		  23 – Happ  6 – Happ/Iverson  4 – Trice  Liacouras Center (6,713)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Dec 9, 2017*
    11:00 am, FS1    		 Marquette L 63–82  4–7
    		  20 – Davison  9 – Happ  4 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Western Kentucky W 81–80  5–7
    		  17 – Tied  5 – Ford  6 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 23, 2017*
    4:30 pm, BTN    		 Green Bay W 81–60  6–7
    		  18 – Davison  8 – Happ  4 – Pritzl  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 27, 2017*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Chicago State W 82–70  7–7
    		  18 – Happ  12 – Happ  6 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 30, 2017*
    3:00 pm, BTN    		 UMass Lowell W 82–53  8–7
    		  18 – Tied  7 – Tied  6 – Davison  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 2, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 Indiana W 71–61  9–7
    (2–1)    		  28 – Happ  10 – Happ  4 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 5, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Rutgers L 60–64  9–8
    (2–2)    		  13 – Tied  10 – Happ  5 – Davison  Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,709)
    Piscataway, NJ
    Jan 9, 2018
    7:30 pm, BTN    		 at Nebraska L 59–63  9–9
    (2–3)    		  15 – Happ  11 – Happ  5 – Davison  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,497)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 16, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 at No. 3 Purdue L 50–78  9–10
    (2–4)    		  15 – Happ  7 – Iverson  7 – Happ  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Jan 19, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Illinois W 75–50  10–10
    (3–4)    		  18 – Davison  10 – Happ  5 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 23, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Iowa L 67–85  10–11
    (3–5)    		  21 – Happ  10 – Happ  5 – Happ  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,563)
    Iowa City, IA
    Jan 26, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at No. 6 Michigan State L 61–76  10–12
    (3–6)    		  23 – Happ  7 – Happ  4 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    Jan 29, 2018
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 Nebraska L 63–74  10–13
    (3–7)    		  25 – Happ  11 – Happ  6 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 1, 2018
    7:30 pm, FS1    		 Northwestern L 52–60  10–14
    (3–8)    		  15 – Iverson  9 – Iverson  4 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 4, 2018
    12:00 pm, CBS    		 at Maryland L 63–68  10–15
    (3–9)    		  18 – Happ  9 – Happ  3 – Happ  Xfinity Center (15,810)
    College Park, MD
    Feb 8, 2018
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 at Illinois W 78–69  11–15
    (4–9)    		  27 – Happ  9 – Iverson  8 – Happ  State Farm Center (13,062)
    Chmapign, IL
    Feb 11, 2018
    12:00 pm, CBS    		 No. 20 Michigan L 72–83  11–16
    (4–10)    		  29 – Happ  7 – Happ  7 – Iverson  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 15, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 6 Purdue W 57–53  12–16
    (5–10)    		  21 – Happ  12 – Happ  3 – Pritzl  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 19, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Minnesota W 73–63 OT 13–16
    (6–10)    		  20 – Pritzl  12 – Iverson  5 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 22, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Northwestern W 70–64  14–16
    (7–10)    		  19 – Happ  7 – Happ  6 – Davison  Allstate Arena (7,033)
    Rosemont, IL
    Feb 25, 2018
    12:00 pm, CBS    		 No. 2 Michigan State L 63–68  14–17
    (7–11)    		  30 – Davison  9 – Pritzl  2 – 2 tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 1, 2018
    11:00 am, BTN    		 (9) vs. (8) Maryland
    Second round    		 W 59–54  15–17
    		  14 – Happ  7 – Happ  2 – Davison  Madison Square Garden 
    New York City, NY
    Mar 2, 2018
    11:00 am, BTN    		 (9) vs. (1) No. 2 Michigan State
    Quarterfinals    		 L 60–63  15–18
    		  22 – Happ  5 – Iverson  5 – Davison  Madison Square Garden 
    New York City, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Player statistics

    Updated through February 16, 2018

    Individual player statistics[12]
    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
    Ballard, Michael 1 0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
    Davison, Brad 28 24 854 30.5 321 11.5 98 244 .402 49 138 .355 76 94 .809 6 54 60 2.1 66 55 1 35
    Ferris, Matt 6 0 8 1.3 2 0.3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.5 0 2 0 0
    Ford, Aleem 28 17 660 23.6 162 5.8 52 122 .426 39 87 .448 19 24 .792 16 64 80 2.9 22 23 4 6
    Happ, Ethan 28 28 851 30.4 512 18.3 211 395 .534 1 11 .091 89 161 .553 69 168 237 8.5 108 81 26 39
    Illikainen, Alex 21 0 155 7.4 17 0.8 6 15 .400 5 10 .500 0 3 .000 9 13 22 1.0 10 4 3 0
    Iverson, Khalil 28 28 826 29.5 239 8.5 90 168 .536 0 23 .000 59 85 .694 46 91 137 4.9 52 59 28 23
    King, Kobe 10 0 190 19.0 52 5.2 21 46 .457 7 21 .333 3 3 1.000 8 6 14 1.4 6 3 2 2
    McGrory, Walt 9 0 72 8.0 5 0.6 0 5 .000 0 3 .000 5 7 .714 0 8 8 0.9 4 7 0 4
    Moesch, Aaron 22 0 144 6.5 26 1.2 7 9 .778 2 2 1.000 10 11 .909 3 10 13 0.6 7 5 0 3
    Pritzl, Brevin 27 17 750 27.8 235 8.7 77 195 .395 40 121 .331 41 49 .837 26 73 99 3.7 31 16 4 20
    Reuvers, Nate 23 12 382 16.6 130 5.7 50 125 .400 12 38 .316 18 20 .900 17 33 50 2.2 16 25 23 5
    Schlundt, T.J. 22 0 189 8.6 22 1.0 8 36 .222 6 27 .222 0 0 .000 6 9 15 0.7 6 3 2 4
    Thomas IV, Charlie 19 0 109 5.7 20 1.1 9 23 .391 0 6 .000 2 5 .400 9 21 31 1.6 4 4 1 0
    Trice, D'Mitrik 10 10 315 31.5 94 9.4 35 92 .380 12 40 .300 12 17 .706 2 18 20 2.0 23 13 1 6
    Van Vliet, Andy 13 4 94 7.2 44 3.4 13 28 .464 8 15 .533 10 14 .714 4 16 20 1.5 1 3 3 1
    Team
    Total 28 5600 1881 67.2 678 1504 .451 181 542 .334 344 493 .698 252 619 871 31.1 356 316 98 148
    Opponents 28 5600 1865 66.6 681 1476 .461 160 449 .356 343 463 .741 216 635 851 30.4 328 322 103 157
    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

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