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2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was coach Bo Ryan's eleventh season at the University of Wisconsin. They played their home games at the Kohl Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin made it to the sweet 16, but lost to #1 seed Syracuse in the regional semifinals.
Quick Facts Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen ...
| 2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball | |
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2011 Chicago Invitational Challenge Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 26–10 (12–6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Associate head coach | Greg Gard |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Home arena | Kohl Center |
Seasons | |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Michigan State† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Michigan | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ohio State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 31 | – | 8 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Indiana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 23 | – | 15 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Name, Hometown ...
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Traevon Jackson SG |
Westerville, OH | Westerville South High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 12, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
| Frank Kaminsky C |
Lisle, IL | Benet Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 12, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
| George Marshall PG |
Chicago, IL | Brooks College Prep | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
| Jordan Smith SG |
Long Lake, MN | Orono High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 12, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
| Jarrod Uthoff PF |
Cedar Rapids, IA | Jefferson High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
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Jordan Taylor was Wisconsin's lone senior in their regular rotation, although fellow senior Rob Wilson earned a significant increase in postseason playing time following his shocking 30 point outburst in the Big Ten tournament. Ryan Evans and Jared Berggren were second and third in team scoring, 11.0 ppg and 10.5 ppg, respectively. Josh Gasser, Ben Brust, and Mike Bruesewitz were also key contributors.
There was a 3-way tie for the Big Ten regular season title with Michigan St, Michigan, and Ohio St all finishing 13-5. Wisconsin alone in 4th at 12-6.
Losing to Syracuse in the Sweet 16 in a close game, 63-64. Wisconsin had the ball in their leader's hands at the end of the game. But Jordan Taylor's 3-pointer at the buzzer came up empty.
All-Big Ten by Media[1]
- Jordan Taylor - 2nd team
- Jarred Berggren - Honorable mention
- Ryan Evans - Honorable mention
All-Big Ten by Coaches
- Jordan Taylor - 1st team
- Jarred Berggren - Honorable mention
- Ryan Evans - Honorable mention
- Josh Gasser - All-Defensive team
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- All times are Central
More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 11/05/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 15 | UW–Stevens Point | W 80–54 | – |
16 – Evans | 6 – Brust | 7 – Taylor | Kohl Center (16,889) Madison, WI | |||
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| 11/12/2011* 12:00 pm |
No. 15 | Kennesaw State | W 85–31 | 1–0 |
14 – Tied | 8 – Bruesewitz (1) | 7 – Taylor (1) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 11/16/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | Colgate | W 68–41 | 2–0 |
17 – Brust (2) | 7 – Tied | 4 – Taylor (2) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 11/19/2011* 6:00 pm |
No. 14 | Wofford Chicago Invitational Challenge |
W 69–33 | 3–0 |
16 – Gasser (2) | 8 – Bruesewitz (2) | 5 – Evans (1) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 11 | UMKC Chicago Invitational Challenge |
W 77–31 | 4–0 |
21 – Berggren (1) | 6 – Tied | 5 – Taylor (3) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 11/25/2011* 7:30 pm, BTN |
No. 11 | vs. Bradley Chicago Invitational Challenge Semifinals |
W 66–43 | 5–0 |
15 – Evans (1) | 10 – Berggren (2) | 6 – Taylor (4) | Sears Centre (3,424) Hoffman Estates, IL | |||
| 11/26/2011* 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 11 | vs. BYU Chicago Invitational Challenge Championship Game |
W 73–56 | 6–0 |
21 – Brust (3) | 6 – Bruesewitz (3) | 8 – Taylor (5) | Sears Centre (2,634) Hoffman Estates, IL | |||
| 11/30/2011* 8:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | at No. 5 North Carolina ACC – Big Ten Challenge |
L 57–60 | 6–1 |
18 – Taylor (1) | 7 – Evans (2) | 4 – Taylor (6) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
| 12/03/2011* 3:30 pm, BTN |
No. 9 | No. 16 Marquette | L 54–61 | 6–2 |
13 – Taylor (2) | 8 – Evans (3) | 3 – Gasser (1) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | Green Bay | W 70–42 | 7–2 |
15 – Taylor (3) | 8 – Bruesewitz (4) | 10 – Taylor (7) | Kohl Center (17,076) Madison, WI | |||
| 12/10/2011* 1:00 pm, BTN |
No. 14 | UNLV | W 62–51 | 8–2 |
25 – Brust (4) | 10 – Bruesewitz (5) | 6 – Taylor (8) | Kohl Center (17,123) Madison, WI | |||
| 12/13/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | at Milwaukee | W 60–54 | 9–2 |
17 – Berggren (2) | 9 – Berggren (3) | 3 – Tied | U.S. Cellular Arena (10,143) Milwaukee, WI | |||
| 12/15/2011* 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 14 | Savannah State | W 66–33 | 10–2 |
13 – Berggren (3) | 5 – Tied | 3 – Taylor (10) | Kohl Center (16,954) Madison, WI | |||
| 12/23/2011* 4:30 pm, BTN |
No. 13 | Mississippi Valley State | W 79–45 | 11–2 |
17 – Taylor (4) | 11 – Evans (5) | 2 – Tied | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 12/27/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 11 | at Nebraska | W 64–40 | 12–2 (1–0) |
22 – Evans (2) | 6 – Tied | 5 – Taylor (12) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,422) Lincoln, NE | |||
| 12/31/2011 12:00 pm, BTN |
No. 11 | Iowa | L 65–72 | 12–3 (1–1) |
17 – Taylor (5) | 8 – Gasser (3) | 4 – Taylor (13) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 01/03/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 18 | No. 10 Michigan State | L 60–63 OT | 12–4 (1–2) |
28 – Taylor (6) | 6 – Tied | 3 – Brust (2) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 01/08/2012 12:30 pm, CBS |
No. 18 | at No. 16 Michigan | L 41–59 | 12–5 (1–3) |
12 – Taylor (7) | 10 – Evans (7) | 3 – Bruesewitz (2) | Crisler Arena (12,721) Ann Arbor, MI | |||
| 01/12/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN |
at Purdue | W 67–62 | 13–5 (2–3) |
13 – Brust (5) | 5 – Tied | 5 – Taylor (14) | Mackey Arena (14,620) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
| 01/15/2012 5:00 pm, BTN |
Nebraska | W 50–45 | 14–5 (3–3) |
19 – Taylor (8) | 13 – Berggren (5) | 2 – Evans (3) | Kohl Center (17,173) Madison, WI | ||||
| 01/18/2012 8:00 pm, BTN |
Northwestern | W 77–57 | 15–5 (4–3) |
17 – Evans (3) | 9 – Evans (9) | 6 – Taylor (15) | Kohl Center (16,939) Madison, WI | ||||
| 01/22/2012 1:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 22 Illinois | W 67–63 | 16–5 (5–3) |
19 – Taylor (9) | 9 – Taylor (4) | 5 – Taylor (16) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||
| 01/26/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 25 | No. 16 Indiana | W 57–50 | 17–5 (6–3) |
13 – Brust (6) | 9 – Evans (10) | 2 – Tied | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 01/31/2012 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 19 | at Penn State | W 52–46 | 18–5 (7–3) |
18 – Taylor (10) | 10 – Berggren (6) | 5 – Taylor (18) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,752) University Park, PA | |||
| 02/04/2012 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 19 | No. 3 Ohio State | L 52–58 | 18–6 (7–4) |
14 – Evans (4) | 11 – Bruesewitz (6) | 6 – Taylor (19) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 02/09/2012 6:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 21 | at Minnesota | W 68–61 OT | 19–6 (8–4) |
27 – Taylor (11) | 11 – Evans (11) | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||
| 02/16/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 15 | at No. 7 Michigan State | L 55–69 | 19–7 (8–5) |
17 – Evans (5) | 7 – Evans (12) | 5 – Taylor (20) | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||
| 02/19/2012 3:00 pm, BTN |
No. 15 | Penn State | W 65–55 | 20–7 (9–5) |
15 – Gasser (3) | 12 – Bruesewitz (7) | 5 – Bruesewitz (5) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 02/23/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 16 | at Iowa | L 66–67 | 20–8 (9–6) |
14 – Tied | 6 – Evans (13) | 4 – Taylor (21) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,248) Iowa City, IA | |||
| 02/26/2012 3:00 pm, CBS |
No. 16 | at No. 8 Ohio State | W 63–60 | 21–8 (10–6) |
19 – Taylor (12) | 10 – Evans (14) | 4 – Taylor (22) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | |||
| 02/28/2012 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 14 | Minnesota | W 52–45 | 22–8 (11–6) |
22 – Taylor (13) | 8 – Evans (15) | 3 – Brust (3) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| 03/04/2012 12:00 pm, BTN |
No. 14 | Illinois | W 70–56 | 23–8 (12–6) |
16 – Tied | 8 – Gasser (5) | 3 – Tied | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/09/2012 1:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 14 | vs. No. 15 Indiana Quarterfinals |
W 79–71 | 24–8 |
30 – Wilson (1) | 9 – Berggren (7) | 4 – Tied | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,484) Indianapolis, IN | |||
| 03/10/2012 12:40 pm, CBS |
No. 14 | vs. No. 8 Michigan State Semifinals |
L 52–65 | 24–9 |
19 – Taylor (15) | 5 – Tied | 3 – Bruesewitz (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,451) Indianapolis, IN | |||
| NCAA Division I tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/15/2012* 1:10 pm, TNT |
No. 14 (4) | vs. (13) Montana Second Round |
W 73–49 | 25–9 |
18 – Evans (7) | 8 – Tied | 6 – Taylor (25) | University Arena (10,774) Albuquerque, NM | |||
| 03/17/2012* 5:10 pm, TNT |
No. 14 (4) | vs. No. 20 (5) Vanderbilt Third round |
W 60–57 | 26–9 |
14 – Taylor (16) | 6 – Berggren (8) | 4 – Evans (5) | University Arena (12,128) Albuquerque, NM | |||
| 03/22/2012* 6:15 pm, CBS |
No. 14 (4) | vs. No. 2 (1) Syracuse Sweet Sixteen |
L 63–64 | 26–10 |
17 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 6 – Taylor (26) | TD Garden (–) Boston, MA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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More information Poll, Pre- Season ...
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
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| AP | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 18 | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Coaches | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 19 | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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- As of March 23, 2012[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 11 Taylor, Jordan 36 36 1297 36.0 166 413 .402 65 176 .369 135 172 .785 31 106 137 3.8 73 0 147 56 1 37 532 14.8 05 Evans, Ryan 36 36 1098 30.5 151 343 .440 10 38 .263 85 117 .726 60 183 243 6.8 74 1 58 57 33 26 397 11.0 40 Berggren, Jared 36 36 1000 27.8 141 312 .452 45 121 .372 52 71 .732 51 125 176 4.9 86 2 27 51 60 32 379 10.5 21 Gasser, Josh 36 36 1227 34.1 84 181 .464 42 93 .452 65 83 .783 31 121 152 4.2 66 0 67 43 3 25 275 7.6 01 Brust, Ben 36 0 768 21.3 92 232 .397 58 149 .389 20 24 .833 16 63 79 2.2 33 0 26 26 0 24 262 7.3 31 Bruesewitz, Mike 36 36 918 25.5 71 180 .394 25 85 .294 36 51 .706 69 116 185 5.1 92 3 63 38 12 22 203 5.6 33 Wilson, Rob 36 0 467 13.0 49 118 .415 25 65 .385 22 32 .688 18 33 51 1.4 32 0 22 14 3 7 145 4.0 44 Kaminsky, Frank 35 0 271 7.7 23 56 .411 10 35 .286 7 14 .500 22 28 50 1.4 34 0 10 10 13 4 63 1.8 22 Wise, J.D. 6 0 10 1.7 3 3 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.2 12 Jackson, Traevon 17 0 92 5.4 7 19 .368 3 8 .375 2 3 .667 6 10 16 0.9 7 0 3 7 1 1 19 1.1 02 Smith, Jordan 7 0 12 1.7 2 3 .667 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.7 13 Dukan, Duje 13 0 41 3.2 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 1 4 .250 1 6 7 0.5 2 0 2 3 0 3 9 0.7 32 Anderson, Evan 14 0 35 2.5 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 4 3 7 0.5 10 0 3 1 0 0 6 0.4 10 Fahey, Dan 9 0 14 1.6 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 6 7 0.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.2 Team 39 56 95 2 12 Total.......... 36 7250 797 1875 .425 285 775 .368 425 575 .739 349 858 1207 33.5 512 6 428 320 126 181 2304 64.0 Opponents...... 36 7250 708 1819 .389 129 439 .294 370 542 .683 331 792 1123 31.2 604 7 286 388 84 154 1915 53.2
- "2011-12 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- "2011–12 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- Wisconsin Season Statistics, UWBadgers.com, Retrieved 2011-11-27