2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bo Ryan's 14th and final full season as head coach at Wisconsin. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and were members of the Big Ten Conference.They finished the season 36–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. They defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Michigan State to win the Big Ten Tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This marked the Badgers' 17th straight trip to the Tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina and Oregon to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. They defeated North Carolina and Arizona to reach the school's fourth overall and second consecutive Final Four. By upsetting unbeaten Kentucky 71–64 in the Final Four in Indianapolis, the Badgers moved on to play Duke in the National Championship Game, going for their first title in 74 years. However, Wisconsin lost the game 68–63.

2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
2014–15 record36–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Gard
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(Capacity 17,230)
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin162 .889  364  .900
No. 12 Maryland144 .778  287  .800
No. 23 Michigan State126 .667  2712  .692
Iowa126 .667  2212  .647
Purdue126 .667  2113  .618
Ohio State117 .611  2411  .686
Indiana99 .500  2014  .588
Illinois99 .500  1914  .576
Michigan810 .444  1616  .500
Minnesota612 .333  1815  .545
Northwestern612 .333  1517  .469
Nebraska513 .278  1318  .419
Penn State414 .222  1816  .529
Rutgers216 .111  1022  .313
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2013–14 season 30–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for a second place. They lost in the semifinals in the Big Ten Tournament to Michigan State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the West region. They defeated American and Oregon to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Baylor and Arizona to advance to the Final Four. However, they were eliminated by Kentucky in the Final Four.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ben Brust1G6'1"195SeniorHawthorn Woods, ILGraduated
Zach Bohannon34F6'6"210RS SeniorMarion, IAGraduated
Evan Anderson32C6'10"255RS JuniorStanley, WIGraduated

2014 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ethan Happ
PF
Taylor Ridge, IL Rockridge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 26, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
T.J. Schlundt
SG
Oconomowoc, WI SJNMA 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
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:

  • "2014 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

    Awards

    All-Big Ten by Media[1]

    • Frank Kaminsky - Player of the Year & 1st team (both unanimous)
    • Sam Dekker - 2nd team
    • Nigel Hayes - 3rd team

    All-Big Ten by Coaches

    • Bo Ryan - Coach of the Year
    • Frank Kaminsky - Player of the Year & 1st team (unanimous)
    • Sam Dekker - 2nd team
    • Nigel Hayes - 3rd team
    • Josh Gasser - All-Defensive team

    Roster

    2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 2 Jordan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Orono, MN
    G 3 Zak Showalter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS So Germantown, WI
    G 4 Matt Ferris (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Appleton, WI
    F 5 Aaron Moesch (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Green Bay, WI
    F 10 Nigel Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Toledo, OH
    G 11 Jordan Hill  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Pasadena, CA
    G 12 Traevon Jackson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)207 lb (94 kg) Sr Westerville, OH
    F 13 Duje Dukan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Deerfield, IL
    F 15 Sam Dekker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sheboygan, WI
    G 20 T. J. Schlundt (W)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Oconomowoc, WI
    G 21 Josh Gasser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Port Washington, WI
    F 22 Ethan Happ  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Taylor Ridge, IL
    G 24 Bronson Koenig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So La Crosse, WI
    F 30 Vitto Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)237 lb (108 kg) So Bowling Green, OH
    G 35 Riley Dearring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Minnetonka, MN
    F 44 Frank Kaminsky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)242 lb (110 kg) Sr Lisle, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Source[2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 5*
    7:00 pm
    No. 3 UW–Parkside W 77–40 
     19  Kaminsky  11  Tied  3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 14*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 3 Northern Kentucky W 62–31  1–0
     16  Kaminsky  11  Kaminsky  4  Kaminsky  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 16*
    12:00 pm, ESPNews
    No. 3 Chattanooga
    Battle 4 Atlantis
    W 89–45  2–0
     18  Dekker  13  Hayes  4  Tied  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 19*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 3 Green Bay W 84–60  3–0
     25  Hayes  15  Kaminsky  4  Jackson  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 22*
    9:00 pm, BTN
    No. 3 Boise State W 78–54  4–0
     26  Kaminsky  5  Tied  5  Jackson  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 26*
    6:00 pm, AXS TV
    No. 2 vs. UAB
    Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
    W 72–43  5–0
     16  Kaminsky  8  Kaminsky  4  Hayes  Imperial Arena (2,633)
    Nassau, BAH
    Nov 27*
    2:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 vs. Georgetown
    Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals
    W 68–65  6–0
     17  Dekker  7  Hayes  4  Koenig  Imperial Arena (3,204)
    Nassau, BAH
    Nov 28*
    3:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 vs. Oklahoma
    Battle 4 Atlantis Championship
    W 69–56  7–0
     17  Kaminsky  7  Tied  8  Jackson  Imperial Arena (2,667)
    Nassau, BAH
    Dec 3*
    8:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 No. 4 Duke
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    L 70–80  7–1
     25  Jackson  9  Kaminsky  3  Gasser  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 6*
    11:30 am, CBS
    No. 2 at Marquette
    Rivalry
    W 49–38  8–1
     15  Kaminsky  10  Kaminsky  3  Tied  BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,573)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 10*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 5 at Milwaukee W 93–54  9–1
     18  Kaminsky  7  Hayes  3  Jackson  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (10,120)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 13*
    2:00 pm, BTN
    No. 5 Nicholls State W 86–43  10–1
     17  Dekker  8  Hayes  4  Kaminsky  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 22*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 6 at California W 68–56  11–1
     17  Hayes  13  Hayes  4  Jackson  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
    Berkeley, CA
    Dec 28*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 6 Buffalo W 68–56  12–1
     25  Kaminsky  11  Kaminsky  5  Jackson  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten regular season
    Dec 31
    12:00 pm, BTN
    No. 4 Penn State W 89–72  13–1
    (1–0)
     21  Hayes  14  Kaminsky  3  Hayes  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 4
    7:30 pm, BTN
    No. 4 at Northwestern W 81–58  14–1
    (2–0)
     16  Tied  10  Kaminsky  6  Tied  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
    Evanston, IL
    Jan 7
    6:00 pm, BTN
    No. 4 Purdue W 62–55  15–1
    (3–0)
     21  Kaminsky  5  Tied  2  Tied  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 11
    5:00 pm, BTN
    No. 4 at Rutgers L 62–67  15–2
    (3–1)
     15  Tied  10  Hayes  5  Hayes  The RAC (6,987)
    Piscataway, NJ
    Jan 15
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 7 Nebraska W 70–55  16–2
    (4–1)
     22  Kaminsky  7  Hayes  4  Hayes  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 20
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 6 No. 25 Iowa W 82–50  17–2
    (5–1)
     17  Dekker  11  Kaminsky  6  Kaminsky  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 24
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 6 at Michigan
    College GameDay
    W 69–64 OT 18–2
    (6–1)
     22  Kaminsky  9  Kaminsky  4  Koenig  Crisler Center (12,579)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 31
    11:00 am, ESPN
    No. 5 at Iowa W 74–63  19–2
    (7–1)
     24  Kaminsky  9  Kaminsky  3  Hayes  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
    Iowa City, IA
    Feb 3
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 5 No. 25 Indiana W 92–78  20–2
    (8–1)
     23  Kaminsky  6  Tied  3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 7
    4:30 pm, BTN
    No. 5 Northwestern W 65–50  21–2
    (9–1)
     16  Tied  9  Gasser  5  Kaminsky  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 10
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 5 at Nebraska W 65–55  22–2
    (10–1)
     21  Dekker  12  Kamisnky  4  Kaminsky  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,701)
    Lincoln, NE
    Feb 15
    12:00 pm, CBS
    No. 5 Illinois W 68–49  23–2
    (11–1)
     23  Kaminsky  11  Kaminsky  4  Koenig  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 18
    6:00 pm, BTN
    No. 5 at Penn State W 55–47  24–2
    (12–1)
     22  Dekker  13  Hayes  4  Koenig  Bryce Jordan Center (7,132)
    University Park, PA
    Feb 21
    11:00 am, ESPN
    No. 5 Minnesota W 63–53  25–2
    (13–1)
     21  Kaminsky  7  Hayes  3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 24
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 5 at No. 14 Maryland L 53–59  25–3
    (13–2)
     18  Kaminsky  9  Dekker  2  Tied  Xfinity Center (17,950)
    College Park, MD
    Mar 1
    3:00 pm, CBS
    No. 5 Michigan State W 68–61  26–3
    (14–2)
     31  Kaminsky  9  Dekker  3  Tied  Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Mar 5
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 6 at Minnesota W 76–63  27–3
    (15–2)
     25  Kaminsky  9  Hayes  7  Kaminsky  Williams Arena (14,625)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Mar 8
    3:30 pm, CBS
    No. 6 at No. 23 Ohio State W 72–48  28–3
    (16–2)
     20  Kaminsky  8  Tied  3  Kaminsky  Value City Arena (18,077)
    Columbus, OH
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 13
    11:00 am, ESPN
    No. 6 vs. Michigan
    Quarterfinals
    W 71–60  29–3
     17  Dekker  12  Kaminsky  6  Dekker  United Center (17,290)
    Chicago, IL
    Mar 14
    12:00 pm, CBS
    No. 6 vs. Purdue
    Semifinals
    W 71–51  30–3
     19  Koenig  8  Dekker  5  Tied  United Center (18,088)
    Chicago, IL
    Mar 15
    2:30 pm, CBS
    No. 6 vs. Michigan State
    Championship game
    W 80–69 OT 31–3
     25  Hayes  5  Tied  9  Koenig  United Center (17,213)
    Chicago, IL
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 20*
    8:20 pm, TBS
    (1 W) No. 3 vs. (16 W) Coastal Carolina
    Second round
    W 86–72  32–3
     27  Kaminsky  12  Kaminsky  4  Tied  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,534)
    Omaha, NE
    Mar 22*
    6:40 pm, truTV
    (1 W) No. 3 vs. (8 W) Oregon
    Third round
    W 72–65  33–3
     17  Dekker  7  Kaminsky  4  Gasser  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,563)
    Omaha, NE
    Mar 26*
    6:47 pm, TBS
    (1 W) No. 3 vs. (4 W) No. 15 North Carolina
    Sweet Sixteen
    W 79–72  34–3
     23  Dekker  10  Dekker  4  Tied  Staples Center (18,809)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Mar 28*
    5:09 pm, TBS
    (1 W) No. 3 vs. (2 W) No. 5 Arizona
    Elite Eight
    W 85–78  35–3
     29  Kaminsky  6  Kaminsky  4  Hayes  Staples Center (19,125)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Apr 4*
    7:45 pm, TBS
    (1 W) No. 3 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky
    Final Four
    W 71–64  36–3
     20  Kaminsky  11  Kaminsky  2  Tied  Lucas Oil Stadium (72,238)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Apr 6*
    8:10 pm, CBS
    (1 W) No. 3 vs. (1 S) No. 4 Duke
    National Championship
    L 63–68  36–4
     21  Kaminsky  12  Kaminsky  4  Koenig  Lucas Oil Stadium (71,149)
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West region, MW=Midwest region, S=South region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    AP 3 3 2 2 5 5 6 4 4 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 N/A
    Coaches 4 4 3 4 6 6 6 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 2

    Player statistics

    • As of April 7, 2015[3]
    		        MINUTES    |--TOTAL--|   |--3-PTS--| |-F-THROWS-| |---REBOUNDS---|                 |-SCORING-| 
    ## Player           GP GS Tot  Avg  FG  FGA  Pct  3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA  Pct  Off Def Tot Avg PF FO  A  TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
    44 Kaminsky, Frank  39 39 1311 33.6 267 488 .547  42 101 .416 156 200 .780  58 262 320 8.2 65  0 103  63 57 33 732 18.8
    15 Dekker, Sam      40 40 1239 31.0 213 406 .525  50 151 .331  80 113 .708  77 143 220 5.5 42  0  49  36 18 21 556 13.9
    10 Hayes, Nigel     40 40 1318 33.0 166 334 .497  40 101 .396 125 168 .744  85 162 247 6.2 76  1  79  51 16 34 497 12.4
    24 Koenig, Bronson  40 24 1152 28.8 115 278 .414  62 153 .405  56  69 .812  19  51  70 1.8 64  2  98  33  8  9 348  8.7
    12 Jackson, Traevon 21 17  506 24.1  60 139 .432  11  39 .282  40  47 .851   4  31  35 1.7 27  0  54  32  3 19 171  8.1
    21 Gasser, Josh     40 40 1320 33.0  77 174 .443  49 126 .389  62  75 .827  29 110 139 3.5 90  1  70  21  8 30 265  6.6
    13 Dukan, Duje      38  0  605 15.9  60 155 .387  29  91 .319  31  46 .674  28  70  98 2.6 48  0  24  25  3  8 180  4.7
    03 Showalter, Zak   35  0  266  7.6  23  53 .334   2  14 .143  24  27 .889  18  27  45 1.3 38  0  16   5  4 10  72  2.1
    30 Brown, Vitto     34  0  214  6.3  26  59 .441   0   0 .000  10  17 .588  12  31  43 1.3 38  0   7  15  8  8  62  1.8
    35 Dearring, Riley  15  0   39  2.6   4  10 .400   3   7 .429   0   1 .000   0   4   4 0.3  5  0   1   6  0  1  11  0.7
    05 Moesch, Aaron    14  0   28  2.0   2   7 .286   0   1 .000   0   2 .000   2   4   6 0.4  4  0   3   2  1  0   4  0.3
    04 Ferris, Matt      9  0   17  1.9   1   3 .333   0   1 .000   0   0 .000   3   2   5 0.6  1  0   0   1  1  1   2  0.2
    02 Smith, Jordan    14  0   35  2.5   0   9 .000   0   5 .000   0   0 .000   1   1   2 0.1  3  0   0   0  0  0   0  0.0
       Team                                                                      47  57 104       0       6
       Total..........  40  8050 1014 2115 .479 288 790 .365 584 765 .763 383 955 1338 33.5 501  4 504 296 127 174 2900 72.5
       Opponents......  40  8050  896 2092 .428 202 538 .375 333 469 .710 297 809 1106 27.7 723 10 359 378  84 163 2327 58.2
    

    Season highs

    Player Game Date
    Points 31 Frank Kaminsky vs. Michigan StateMarch 1, 2015
    Rebounds 15 Frank Kaminsky vs. Green BayNovember 19, 2014
    Assists 9 Bronson Koenig vs. Michigan StateMarch 15, 2015
    Steals 4 Frank Kaminsky at MarquetteDecember 6, 2014
    Josh Gasser at MilwaukeeDecember 10, 2014
    Blocks 7 Frank Kaminsky vs. Green BayNovember 19, 2014

    Departures

    Following the 2014-15 season seniors Frank Kaminsky, Josh Gasser, Traevon Jackson and Duje Dukan had all exhausted their NCAA eligibility. Following their NCAA championship defeat when Nigel Hayes was asked if he would declare for the NBA Draft he said, "I'm nowhere near good enough to do anything but come back."[4] On April 10 Sam Dekker chose to forgo his senior year and declare for the 2015 NBA Draft.[5]

    NBA draft selections

    YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
    2015199Frank KaminskyCharlotte Hornets
    201511818Sam DekkerHouston Rockets

    References

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