2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place.[1][2] In the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals[3] before losing to Michigan State in the semifinals.[4] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South Region, their 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were upset in the First Round by No. 12-seeded Oregon.[5]

2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 21
2018–19 record23–11 (14–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State †16–4 .800  32–7  .821
No. 13 Purdue16–4 .800  26–10  .722
No. 8 Michigan15–5 .750  30–7  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin14–6 .700  23–11  .676
Maryland13–7 .650  23–11  .676
Iowa10–10 .500  23–12  .657
Minnesota9–11 .450  22–14  .611
Ohio State8–12 .400  20–15  .571
Indiana8–12 .400  19–16  .543
Penn State7–13 .350  14–18  .438
Illinois7–13 .350  12–21  .364
Rutgers7–13 .350  14–17  .452
Nebraska6–14 .300  19–17  .528
Northwestern4–16 .200  13–19  .406
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2017–18 season 15–18, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They defeated eighth-seeded Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament, but lost to top-seeded Michigan State in the next round. They failed to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.[6]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Matt Ferris4G6'6"205RS JuniorAppleton, WIGraduated[7]
Aaron Moesch5F6'8"220RS SeniorGreen Bay, WIGraduated[7]
T. J. Schlundt20G6'5"197RS JuniorOconomowoc, WIGraduated[7]
Alex Illikainen25F6'9"231SeniorGrand Rapids, MNQuit prior to season; transferred to University of Minnesota Duluth (D2) after fall semester[8]
Andy Van Vliet 33 F 7'0" 228 Junior Antwerp, Belgium Transferred to William & Mary[9]

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Micah Potter11C6'9"240JuniorMentor, OHTransferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Potter will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Owen Hamilton 30 C 7'0" 266 Sophomore Prescott, WI Walk-on; transferred from Northern Illinois

Returning players

Redshirt junior forward Ethan Happ announced his intent to enter the NBA draft on April 2, 2018 without hiring an agent.[10] He withdrew himself from the draft on May 30 after not being invited to the combine.[11][12]

2018 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Hedstrom
C		 Minnetonka, MN Hopkins High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: N/A
Taylor Currie
PF		 Clarkston, MI Clarkston High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: N/A
Tai Strickland
PG		 Tampa, FL St. Petersburg High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
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:

  • "2018 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.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 D'Mitrik Trice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS SoWayne High School (OH) Huber Heights, Ohio
    G 1 Brevin Pritzl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS JrDe Pere High School De Pere, Wisconsin
    F 2 Aleem Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoArcher High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
    G 3 Walt McGrory (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoEdina High School Edina, Minnesota
    G 4 Carter Higginbottom (W)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)183 lb (83 kg) FrSt. Ignatius College Prep (IL) Chicago, Illinois
    F 11 Micah Potter  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrMontverde Academy/Ohio State Mentor, Ohio
    G 12 Trevor Anderson  (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)201 lb (91 kg) RS SoStevens Point H.S./Green Bay Stevens Point, Wisconsin
    G 13 Tai Strickland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrSt. Petersburg High School Tampa, Florida
    F 15 Charles Thomas IV 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrRiver Hill High School Highland, Maryland
    G/F 21 Khalil Iverson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrRutherford B. Hayes High School (OH) Delaware, Ohio
    F 22 Ethan Happ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)237 lb (108 kg) RS SrRockridge High School Milan, Illinois
    G 23 Kobe King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS FrLa Crosse Central High School La Crosse, Wisconsin
    C 30 Owen Hamilton (W)  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)266 lb (121 kg) SoPrescott H.S. (WI)/Northern Illinois Prescott, Wisconsin
    G 31 Michael Ballard (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS SoFenwick High School (IL) Oak Park, Illinois
    C 32 Joe Hedstrom (W)  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)223 lb (101 kg) FrHopkins High School Hopkins, Minnesota
    F 33 Taylor Currie  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) FrClarkston High School (MI) Clarkston, Michigan
    G 34 Brad Davison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)206 lb (93 kg) SoMaple Grove High School Maple Grove, Minnesota
    F 35 Nate Reuvers 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoLakeville 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
    Exhibition
    November 2, 2018*
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus    		 UW–Oshkosh W 82–70  –
    		  16 – Davison  7 – Pritzl  4 – Tied  Kohl Center (–)
    Madison, WI
    Regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, BTN Plus    		 Coppin State W 85–63  1–0
    		  21 – Trice  11 – Happ  12 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    November 13, 2018*
    5:30 pm, FS1    		 at Xavier
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 W 77–68  2–0
    		  30 – Happ  13 – Happ  5 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,312)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 17, 2018*
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 Houston Baptist W 96–59  3–0
    		  17 – Pritzl  12 – Happ  6 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    November 21, 2018*
    1:30 pm, ESPN    		 No. 25 vs. Stanford
    Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals    		 W 62–46  4–0
    		  16 – Tied  12 – Tied  1 – Tied  Imperial Arena (1,573)
    Nassau, BAH
    November 22, 2018*
    12:30 pm, ESPN    		 No. 25 vs. Oklahoma
    Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals    		 W 78–58  5–0
    		  25 – Trice  12 – Happ  5 – Happ  Imperial Arena (1,182)
    Nassau, BAH
    November 23, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 25 vs. No. 4 Virginia
    Battle 4 Atlantis Championship    		 L 46–53  5–1
    		  22 – Happ  15 – Happ  6 – Happ  Imperial Arena (2,249)
    Nassau, BAH
    November 27, 2018*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 22 NC State
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 W 79–75  6–1
    		  19 – Happ  11 – Happ  6 – Trice  Kohl Center (17,012)
    Madison, WI
    November 30, 2018
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 22 at No. 14 Iowa W 72–66  7–1
    (1–0)    		  20 – Trice  7 – Tied  5 – Happ  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
    Iowa City, IA
    December 3, 2018
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 12 Rutgers W 69–64  8–1
    (2–0)    		  20 – Happ  4 – Tied  3 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,082)
    Madison, WI
    December 8, 2018*
    4:00 pm, FOX    		 No. 12 at Marquette
    Rivalry    		 L 69–74 OT 8–2
    		  34 – Happ  11 – Happ  4 – Happ  Fiserv Forum (17,515)
    Milwaukee, WI
    December 13, 2018*
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 16 Savannah State W 101–60  9–2
    		  24 – Davison  11 – Happ  6 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,004)
    Madison, WI
    December 22, 2018*
    11:00 am, BTN    		 No. 16 Grambling State W 84–53  10–2
    		  19 – Happ  8 – Happ  5 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,183)
    Madison, WI
    December 29, 2018*
    4:30 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 15 at Western Kentucky L 76–83  10–3
    		  26 – Davison  12 – Happ  3 – Tied  E.A. Diddle Arena (7,614)
    Bowling Green, KY
    January 3, 2019
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 22 Minnesota L 52–59  10–4
    (2–1)    		  17 – Happ  8 – Happ  3 – Happ  Kohl Center (16,687)
    Madison, WI
    January 6, 2019
    6:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 22 at Penn State W 71–52  11–4
    (3–1)    		  22 – Happ  8 – Happ  4 – Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (8,342)
    University Park, PA
    January 11, 2019
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Purdue L 80–84 OT 11–5
    (3–2)    		  31 – Happ  13 – Happ  6 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,187)
    Madison, WI
    January 14, 2019
    7:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 19 Maryland L 60–64  11–6
    (3–3)    		  18 – Reuvers  8 – Happ  5 – Trice  Xfinity Center (12,894)
    College Park, MD
    January 19, 2019
    11:00 am, ESPN    		 No. 2 Michigan W 64–54  12–6
    (4–3)    		  26 – Happ  10 – Happ  7 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    January 23, 2019
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 at Illinois W 72–60  13–6
    (5–3)    		  22 – Reuvers  10 – Reuvers  6 – Happ  State Farm Center (12,294)
    Champaign, IL
    January 26, 2019
    1:15 pm, BTN    		 Northwestern W 62–46  14–6
    (6–3)    		  18 – Tied  12 – Happ  11 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    January 29, 2019
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 24 at Nebraska W 62–51  15–6
    (7–3)    		  13 – Davison  9 – Happ  4 – Happ  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,739)
    Lincoln, NE
    February 1, 2019
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 24 No. 21 Maryland W 69–61  16–6
    (8–3)    		  21 – Davison  11 – Happ  6 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    February 6, 2019
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 19 at Minnesota W 56–51  17–6
    (9–3)    		  15 – Happ  13 – Happ  4 – Happ  Williams Arena (14,625)
    Minneapolis, MN
    February 9, 2019
    11:00 am, FOX    		 No. 19 at No. 7 Michigan L 52–61  17–7
    (9–4)    		  18 – Happ  11 – Happ  1 – Tied  Crisler Center (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    February 12, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 20 No. 11 Michigan State L 59–67  17–8
    (9–5)    		  20 – Happ  12 – Happ  3 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    February 18, 2019
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 22 Illinois W 64–58  18–8
    (10–5)    		  18 – Davison  10 – Pritzl  3 – Davison  Kohl Center (17,152)
    Madison, WI
    February 23, 2019
    7:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 22 at Northwestern W 69–64  19–8
    (11–5)    		  16 – Davison  10 – Happ  3 – Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
    Evanston, IL
    February 26, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 19 at Indiana L 73–75 2OT 19–9
    (11–6)    		  23 – Happ  11 – Happ  4 – Happ  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
    Bloomington, IN
    March 2, 2019
    12:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 19 Penn State W 61–57  20–9
    (12–6)    		  17 – Pritzl  9 – Reuvers  5 – Happ  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    March 7, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 21 Iowa W 65–45  21–9
    (13–6)    		  21 – Happ  14 – Happ  4 – Trice  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    March 10, 2019
    3:30 pm, CBS    		 No. 21 at Ohio State W 73–67 OT 22–9
    (14–6)    		  22 – Iverson  14 – Tied  8 – Happ  Value City Arena (18,231)
    Columbus, OH
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 15, 2019
    2:00 pm, BTN    		 (4) No. 19 vs. (13) Nebraska
    Quarterfinals    		 W 66–62  23–9
    		  14 – Tied  7 – Happ  4 – Tied  United Center (17,369)
    Chicago, IL
    March 16, 2019
    12:00 pm, CBS    		 (4) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 6 Michigan State
    Semifinals    		 L 55–67  23–10
    		  20 – Happ  6 – Happ  3 – Happ  United Center (18,468)
    Chicago, IL
    NCAA Tournament
    March 22, 2019*
    3:30 pm, TBS    		 (5 S) No. 21 vs. (12 S) Oregon
    First round    		 L 54–72  23–11
    		  12 – Tied  8 – Happ  5 – Trice  SAP Center (14,331)
    San Jose, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings
    See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 19 Final 
    AP RV RV RV 25 22 12 16 16 15 22 RV RV RV 24 19 20 22 19 21 19 21 
    Coaches RV NR NR RV 22 16 19 17 16 23 RV RV RV 23 19 23 23 18 21 19 21

    ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Player statistics
    Individual player statistics[13]
    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 PF
    Happ, Ethan 34 34 1089 32.0 589 17.3 257 485 .530 0 5 .000 75 161 .466 77 265 342 10.1 153 104 44 38 87
    Trice, D'Mitrik 34 34 1107 32.6 393 11.6 133 346 .384 76 195 .390 51 68 .750 6 88 94 2.8 90 45 1 30 65
    Davison, Brad 34 34 1096 32.2 358 10.5 115 299 .385 52 149 .349 76 94 .809 10 101 111 3.3 62 34 2 36 79
    Reuvers, Nate 34 34 779 22.9 268 7.9 105 234 .449 32 84 .381 26 41 .634 42 91 133 3.9 34 32 60 10 81
    Iverson, Khalil 33 33 810 24.5 227 6.9 89 164 .543 1 6 .167 48 77 .623 48 102 150 4.5 30 36 13 31 58
    Pritzl, Brevin 34 0 668 19.6 162 4.8 50 108 .463 32 78 .410 30 36 .833 15 68 83 2.4 17 10 3 10 36
    King, Kobe 34 1 646 19.0 144 4.2 55 123 .447 15 49 .306 19 29 .655 20 53 73 2.1 17 17 3 9 27
    Ford, Aleem 31 0 429 13.8 97 3.1 35 103 .340 23 80 .288 4 4 1.000 11 48 59 1.9 11 16 4 8 44
    Strickland, Tai 16 0 50 3.1 28 1.8 9 23 .391 4 8 .500 6 8 .750 1 4 5 0.3 7 5 0 2 5
    Anderson, Trevor 8 0 55 6.9 13 1.6 6 10 .600 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 8 9 1.1 3 1 0 0 3
    Thomas IV, Charles 29 0 147 5.1 46 1.6 18 41 .439 3 10 .300 7 11 .636 18 18 36 1.2 5 9 10 3 23
    McGrory, Walt 13 0 31 2.4 6 0.5 2 5 .400 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 1 2 0 0 2
    Ballard, Michael 9 0 17 1.9 2 0.2 0 4 .000 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 0 0 2
    Total 34 - 6924 - 2333 68.6 874 1945 .449 241 672 .359 344 531 .648 285 912 1197 35.2 430 328 140 177 512
    Opponents 34 - 6927 - 2099 61.7 774 1950 .397 215 682 .315 336 503 .668 328 878 1206 35.5 352 386 138 176 591
    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

    References
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    2. Potrykus, Jeff (March 10, 2019). "UW 73, Ohio State 67: Badgers escape with an OT victory and earn a double-bye in Big Ten tournament". Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    3. "No. 19 Wisconsin tops Nebraska 66–62 in Big 10 tourney". ESPN. Associated Press. March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    4. "Winston, Goins lead No. 6 Michigan State into Big Ten final". ESPN. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    5. "Run for Happ, Badgers ends with 72–54 loss to Oregon". Fox Sports. Associated Press. March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    6. "Tai Strickland, son of former NBA guard, signs with Wisconsin". ESPN. Associated Press. April 11, 2018.
    7. Lucas, Mike (February 25, 2018). "'The best four years of my life'". Varsity Magazine.
    8. "Former Wisconsin Forward Alex Illikainen Commits to Minnesota-Duluth". Badgers Wire. April 17, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
    9. "Reserve Van Vliet transferring from Wisconsin". ESPN. Associated Press. March 14, 2018.
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    11. Potrykus, Jeff (May 30, 2018). "As expected, Ethan Happ opts to return to Wisconsin for his final season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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