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2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team


2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference
No. 16
No. 25
27–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Greg Gard (2nd season)
Lamont Paris
Howard Moore
Joe Krabbenhoft
Kohl Center

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 on a last second 3.

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.

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
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
D'Mitrik Trice PGHuber Heights, OHIMG Academy5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165 lb (75 kg)Apr 23, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Aleem Ford PFLawrenceville, GAIMG Academy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)Apr 23, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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

College recruiting information (2017)
Kobe King PGLa Crosse, WILa Crosse Central High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg)Sep 16, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Nate Reuvers PFLakeville, MNLakeville North High School6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)May 18, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Brad Davison PGOsseo, MNMaple Grove High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jul 11, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |

College recruiting information (2018)
Taylor Currie CClarkston, MIClarkston High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Oct 31, 2017
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Tai Stickland PGSaint Petersburg, FLSt. Petersburg High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Mar 27, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Joe Hedstrom CHopkins, MNHopkins High School6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg)Oct 11, 2017
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: NR    Rivals: NR    ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:
Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance) city, state
Oct 30, 2016*5:00 pm, BTN+UW–PlattevilleW 86–5812 – Koenig10 – Thomas2 – 4 TiedKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Nov 11, 2016*7:00 pm, BTN+No. 9Central ArkansasW 79–471–016 – Koenig9 – Happ5 – HayesKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Nov 15, 2016*7:30 pm, FS1No. 9at No. 22 Creighton Gavitt Tipoff GamesL 67–791–121 – Koenig10 – Happ5 – HayesCenturyLink Center Omaha (17,879)Omaha, NE
Nov 17, 2016*7:00 pm, ESPN3No. 9Chicago StateW 69–512–112 – Brown7 – Happ, Thomas7 – TriceKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Nov 21, 2016*1:30 pm, ESPN2No. 16vs. Tennessee Maui Invitational quarterfinalsW 74–623–121 – Koenig10 – Hayes4 – KoenigLahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
Nov 22, 2016*7:15 pm, ESPN2No. 16vs. Georgetown Maui Invitational semifinalsW 73–574–120 – Koenig15 – Happ3 – BrownLahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
Nov 23, 2016*8:30 pm, ESPN2No. 16vs. No. 4 North Carolina Maui Invitational championshipL 56–714–215 – Brown6 – Happ, Iverson4 – HappLahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
Nov 27, 2016*1:00 pm, ESPN3No. 16Prairie View A&M Maui Invitational On-Site Campus GameW 95–505–217 – Hayes13 – Happ3 – ShowalterKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Nov 29, 2016*6:30 pm, ESPNNo. 17No. 22 Syracuse ACC–Big Ten ChallengeW 77–606–224 – Happ13 – Happ10 – HayesKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Dec 3, 2016*12:00 pm, BTNNo. 17OklahomaW 90–707–228 – Hayes9 – Happ6 – HayesKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Dec 7, 2016*7:00 pm, ESPN3No. 17Idaho StateW 78–448–221 – Koenig12 – Happ3 – Happ, ShowalterKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Dec 10, 2016*1:00 pm, FS1No. 17at Marquette RivalryW 93–849–218 – Koenig9 – Hayes6 – KoenigBMO Harris Bradley Center (18,691)Milwaukee, WI
Dec 14, 2016*8:00 pm, BTNNo. 14Green BayW 73–5910–224 – Hayes10 – Happ6 – HappKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Dec 23, 2016*8:00 pm, BTNNo. 14Florida A&MW 90–3711–214 – Trice9 – Happ4 – HayesKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Dec 27, 20166:00 pm, ESPN2No. 14RutgersW 72–5212–2(1–0)20 – Hayes11 – Happ3 – BrownKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Jan 3, 20176:00 pm, ESPNNo. 13at No. 25 IndianaW 75–6813–2(2–0)19 – Happ6 – Brown, Happ4 – HappAssembly Hall (14,679)Bloomington, IN
Jan 8, 20173:30 pm, CBSNo. 13at No. 20 PurdueL 55–6613–3(2–1)17 – Happ5 – Happ, Hayes4 – HappMackey Arena (14,264)West Lafayette, IN
Jan 12, 20176:00 pm, ESPN2No. 18Ohio StateW 89–6614–3(3–1)21 – Koenig11 – Happ4 – Hayes, ShowalterKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Jan 17, 20178:00 pm, ESPNNo. 17MichiganW 68–6415–3(4–1)16 – Koenig6 – Happ, Hayes3 – Happ, Hayes, ShowalterKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Jan 21, 20173:30 pm, BTNNo. 17at MinnesotaW 78–76 OT16–3(5–1)28 – Happ12 – Happ6 – HappWilliams Arena (14,625)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 24, 20178:00 pm, BTNNo. 15Penn StateW 82–5517–3(6–1)20 – Koenig8 – Happ, Hayes4 – Hayes, TriceKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Jan 28, 201711:00 am, BTNNo. 15vs. Rutgers B1G Super SaturdayW 61–54 OT18–3(7–1)32 – Happ11 – Hayes4 – HayesMadison Square Garden (8,531)New York, NY
Jan 31, 20178:00 pm, BTNNo. 10at IllinoisW 57–4319–3(8–1)14 – Happ13 – Happ3 – KoenigState Farm Center (12,334)Champaign, IL
Feb 5, 201712:00 pm, CBSNo. 10IndianaW 65–6020–3(9–1)20 – Happ10 – Hayes3 – KoenigKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Feb 9, 20178:00 pm, BTNNo. 7at NebraskaW 70–69 OT21–3(10–1)20 – Hayes14 – Happ3 – BrownPinnacle Bank Arena (15,772)Lincoln, NE
Feb 12, 20175:30 pm, BTNNo. 7NorthwesternL 59–6621–4(10–2)13 – Hayes7 – Happ, Hayes5 – HappKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Feb 16, 20176:00 pm, ESPNNo. 11at MichiganL 58–6421–5(10–3)22 – Happ8 – Showalter6 – HappCrisler Center (12,128)Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 19, 201712:00 pm, CBSNo. 11No. 23 MarylandW 71–6022–5(11–3)21 – Hayes10 – Hayes3 – HappKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Feb 23, 20178:00 pm, ESPNNo. 16at Ohio StateL 73–8322–6(11–4)27 – Koenig6 – Happ4 – HayesValue City Arena (11,505)Columbus, OH
Feb 26, 20173:00 pm, CBSNo. 16at Michigan StateL 74–8422–7(11–5)22 – Hayes11 – Happ, Hayes4 – HayesBreslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Mar 2, 20178:00 pm, ESPNNo. 22IowaL 57–5922–8(11–6)19 – Koenig7 – Hayes2 – Happ, Hayes, Showalter, TriceKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Mar 5, 20175:00 pm, BTNNo. 22MinnesotaW 66–4923–8(12–6)17 – Koenig13 – Happ5 – HappKohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Mar 10, 20175:30 pm, BTN(2) No. 24vs. (10) Indiana QuarterfinalsW 70–6024–816 – Koenig12 – Happ5 – KoenigVerizon Center (15,624)Washington, D.C.
Mar 11, 20172:30 pm, CBS(2) No. 24vs. (6) Northwestern SemifinalsW 76–4825–818 – Hayes10 – Hayes3 – TriceVerizon Center (13,984)Washington, D.C.
Mar 12, 20172:00 pm, CBS(2) No. 24vs. (8) Michigan ChampionshipL 56–7125–915 – Koenig11 – Happ, Hayes3 – Happ, TriceVerizon Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 16, 20178:40 pm, CBS(8 E) No. 25vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech First RoundW 84–7426–928 – Koenig10 – Hayes4 – ShowalterKeyBank Center (17,619)Buffalo, NY
Mar 18, 20171:40 pm, CBS(8 E) No. 25vs. (1 E) No. 1 Villanova Second RoundW 65–6227–919 – Hayes8 – Happ, Hayes3 – HappKeyBank Center (19,261)Buffalo, NY
Mar 24, 20179:13 pm, TBS(8 E) No. 25vs. (4 E) No. 20 Florida Sweet SixteenL 83–84 OT27–1022 – Hayes8 – Iverson4 – HappMadison Square Garden (20,047)New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central TimeSource.

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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