2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bo Ryan's 13th 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 30–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 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, their 16th straight trip to the Tournament. They defeated American and Oregon to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Baylor and Arizona to advance to the Final Four. There, they were eliminated by Kentucky.

2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 12
Record30–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Gard
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
(Capacity 17,230)
Seasons
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Michigan 15 3   .833 28 9   .757
No. 12 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 30 8   .789
No. 11 Michigan State 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
Nebraska 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
No. 22 Ohio State 10 8   .556 25 10   .714
Iowa 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Minnesota 8 10   .444 25 13   .658
Illinois 7 11   .389 20 15   .571
Indiana 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Penn State 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
Northwestern 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Purdue 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Badgers finished the 2012–13 season 23–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Michigan and Indiana before losing to Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the 15th consecutive year as a No. 5 seed. They were upset by No. 12-seeded Ole Miss in the Second Round.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ryan Evans 5 G/F 6'6" 208 RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Dan Fahey 10 G 6'3" 195 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
J. D. Wise 22 G 6'0" 190 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Mike Bruesewitz 31 F 6'6" 223 Senior St. Paul, MN Graduated
Jared Berggren 40 F/C 6'10" 235 RS Senior Princeton, MN Graduated
George Marshall 3 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred (midseason)

2013 Commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nigel Hayes
PF
Toledo, OH Whitmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Bronson Koenig
PG
La Crosse, WI Aquinas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 24, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Riley Dearring
SG
Minneapolis, MN Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 19, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Jordan Hill
SG
Pasadena, CA Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 7, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 68
Vitto Brown
PF
Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 14, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 67
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:

  • "2013 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

Awards

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All-Big Ten by Media[1]

  • Frank Kaminsky - 1st team
  • Sam Dekker - 3rd team
  • Josh Gasser - Honorable mention
  • Traevon Jackson - Honorable mention

All-Big Ten by Coaches

  • Frank Kaminsky - 1st team
  • Sam Dekker - 2nd team
  • Ben Brust - Honorable mention
  • Josh Gasser - All-Defensive team
  • Nigel Hayes - Freshman of the Year & All-Freshman team

Roster

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2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Ben Brust 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hawthorn Woods, IL
G 2 Jordan Smith (W)   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Orono, MN
G 3 George Marshall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS So Chicago, IL
F 5 Aaron Moesch (W)   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Green Bay, WI
F 10 Nigel Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Toledo, OH
G 11 Jordan Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pasadena, CA
G 12 Traevon Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Westerville, OH
F 13 Duje Dukan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Deerfield, IL
F 15 Sam Dekker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sheboygan, WI
G 21 Josh Gasser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Port Washington, WI
G 24 Bronson Koenig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr La Crosse, WI
F 30 Vitto Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bowling Green, OH
C 32 Evan Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Stanley, WI
G 33 Zak Showalter (W)   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Germantown, WI
F 34 Zach Bohannon (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Marion, IA
G 35 Riley Dearring   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Minnetonka, MN
F 44 Frank Kaminsky 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lisle, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-12-14

Schedule and results

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Canadian trip
Aug 21*
7:00 pm
at Carleton
Canadian Tour
L 82–95 
 28  Dekker   7  Dekker   4  Jackson  Keith Harris Gym (N/A)
Ottawa, ON
Aug 22*
7:00 pm
at Ottawa
Canadian Tour
W 101–92 
 20  Dekker   8  Dekker   8  Jackson  Montpetit Gym (N/A)
Ottawa, ON
Aug 24*
7:00 pm
vs. A-Game Hoops
Canadian Tour
W 88–76 
 17  Brust, Kaminsky   N/A  N/A   N/A  N/A  Mattamy Athletic Centre (N/A)
Toronto, ON
Aug 25*
8:00 pm
at Ryerson
Canadian Tour
W 84–61 
 18  Dekker   5  Dukan, Jackson   5  Koenig  Mattamy Athletic Centre (N/A)
Toronto, ON
Aug 26*
8:00 pm
vs. A-Game Hoops
Canadian Tour
W 113–105 OT
 26  Kaminsky   11  Kaminsky   4  Jackson, Dekker  St. Michael's College (N/A)
Toronto, ON
Exhibition
Oct 30*
7:00 pm
No. 20 UW–Platteville W 81–50 
 20  Brust   6  Hayes   7  Jackson  Kohl Center (16,439)
Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 vs. St. John's W 86–75  1–0
 19  Gasser (1)   8  Gasser (1)   4  Jackson (1)  Sanford Pentagon (3,523)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 12*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 No. 11 Florida W 59–53  2–0
 16  Dekker (1)   9  Brust (1)   4  Jackson (2)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Nov 16*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 at Green Bay W 69–66  3–0
 16  Kaminsky (1)   8  Kaminsky (1)   3  Jackson (3)  Resch Center (9,906)
Green Bay, WI
Nov 19*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 North Dakota W 103–85  4–0
 43  Kaminsky (2)   8  Brust (2)   8  Jackson (4)  Kohl Center (16,653)
Madison, WI
Nov 21*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 12 Bowling Green
Cancún Challenge
W 88–64  5–0
 19  Brust (1)   6  Brust (3), Gasser (2), Jackson (1)   3  Gasser (1)  Kohl Center (16,807)
Madison, WI
Nov 23*
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 12 Oral Roberts
Cancún Challenge
W 76–67  6–0
 21  Kaminsky (3)   8  Brust (4)   7  Jackson (5)  Kohl Center (16,710)
Madison, WI
Nov 26*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 10 vs. Saint Louis
Cancún Challenge Semifinals
W 63–57  7–0
 16  Jackson (1)   8  Kaminsky (2)   2  Jackson (6), Gasser (2)  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934)
Cancún, MX
Nov 27*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 10 vs. West Virginia
Cancún Challenge Championship
W 70–63  8–0
 21  Dekker (2)   12  Dekker (1)   7  Jackson (7)  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934)
Cancún, MX
Dec 4*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 at Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 48–38  9–0
 11  Gasser (2)   12  Kaminsky (3)   4  Jackson (8)  John Paul Jones Arena (11,142)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 7*
1:15 pm, BTN
No. 8 Marquette
Rivalry
W 70–64  10–0
 20  Dekker (3)   10  Dekker (2)   7  Jackson (9)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Dec 11*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Milwaukee W 78–52  11–0
 18  Brust (2)   8  Dekker (3)   6  Dekker (1)  Kohl Center (16,987)
Madison, WI
Dec 14*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky W 86–61  12–0
 20  Brust (3)   6  Brust (5), Kaminsky (4)   4  Gasser (3), Kaminsky (1)  Kohl Center (16,968)
Madison, WI
Dec 28*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4 Prairie View A&M W 80–43  13–0
 16  Dekker (4)   11  Dekker (4)   4  Jackson (10)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 at Northwestern W 76–49  14–0 (1–0)
 19  Hayes (1)   8  Dekker (5), Kaminsky (5)   4  Dekker (2)  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 5
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 No. 22 Iowa W 75–71  15–0 (2–0)
 19  Brust (4)   7  Dukan (1)   3  Jackson (11)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Jan 8
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 No. 23 Illinois W 95–70  16–0 (3–0)
 18  Brust (5)   6  Brust (6), Dekker (6), Kaminsky (6)   4  Jackson (12)  Kohl Center (17,003)
Madison, WI
Jan 14
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at Indiana L 72–75  16–1 (3–1)
 21  Jackson (2)   9  Kaminsky (7)   4  Gasser (4)  Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 18
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Michigan L 70–77  16–2 (3–2)
 16  Gasser (3)   10  Dekker (7)   5  Jackson (13)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Jan 22
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 at Minnesota L 68–81  16–3 (3–3)
 20  Dekker (5)   6  Dekker (8)   3  Jackson (14)  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 25
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 at Purdue W 72–58  17–3 (4–3)
 16  Kaminsky (4)   7  Dekker (9), Gasser (3)   3  Gasser (5)  Mackey Arena (14,845)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 29
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 Northwestern L 56–65  17–4 (4–4)
 21  Brust (6)   10  Kaminsky (8)   4  Jackson (15)  Kohl Center (17,155)
Madison, WI
Feb 1
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 14 No. 24 Ohio State L 58–59  17–5 (4–5)
 17  Hayes (2)   7  Brust (7)   3  Kaminsky (2)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Feb 4
8:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 75–63  18–5 (5–5)
 16  Brust (7), Dekker (6)   8  Gasser (4)   4  Dekker (3)  State Farm Center (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Feb 9
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 9 Michigan State W 60–58  19–5 (6–5)
 14  Hayes (3)   6  Kaminsky (9), Gasser (5)   8  Jackson (16)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Feb 13
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21 Minnesota W 78–70  20–5 (7–5)
 20  Brust (8)   7  Dekker (10)   3  Gasser (6)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Feb 16
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 21 at No. 15 Michigan W 75–62  21–5 (8–5)
 25  Kaminsky (5)   11  Kaminsky (10)   6  Jackson (17)  Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 22
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 16 at No. 15 Iowa W 79–74  22–5 (9–5)
 21  Kaminsky (6)   11  Dekker (11)   3  Jackson (18), Hayes (1)  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 25
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 Indiana W 69–58  23–5 (10–5)
 16  Dekker (7)   9  Kaminsky (11)   2  Gasser (7), Dekker (4)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Mar 2
11:00 am, BTN
No. 14 at Penn State W 71–66  24–5 (11–5)
 15  Gasser (4)   8  Dekker (12)   5  Jackson (19)  Bryce Jordan Center (7,807)
University Park, PA
Mar 5
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 Purdue W 76–70  25–5 (12–5)
 22  Kaminsky (7)   6  Hayes (1)   4  Jackson (20)  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Mar 9
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 9 at Nebraska L 68–77  25–6 (12–6)
 14  Kaminsky (8)   9  Gasser (6)   5  Gasser (8)  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,998)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
Mar 14
5:30 pm, BTN
No. 12 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 83–57  26–6
 29  Brust (9)   12  Kaminsky (12)   4  Jackson (21)  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 15
3:15 pm, CBS
No. 12 vs. No. 22 Michigan State
Semifinals
L 75–83  26–7
 28  Kaminsky (9)   7  Dekker (13)   5  Jackson (22)  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,626)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 20*
11:40 am, TruTV
No. 12 (2 W) vs. (15 W) American
Second round
W 75–35  27–7
 18  Jackson (3)   6  Dekker (14)   4  Gasser (9)  BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,749)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 22*
6:45 pm, CBS
No. 12 (2 W) vs. (7 W) Oregon
Third round
W 85–77  28–7
 19  Kaminsky (10)   8  Dekker (15), Jackson (2)   5  Jackson (23)  BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,206)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 27*
6:47 pm, TBS
No. 12 (2 W) vs. No. 23 (6 W) Baylor
Sweet Sixteen
W 69–52  29–7
 19  Kaminsky (11)   8  Gasser (7)   5  Jackson (24)  Honda Center (17,773)
Anaheim, CA
Mar 29*
7:49 pm, TBS
No. 12 (2 W) vs. No. 4 (1 W) Arizona
Elite Eight
W 64–63 OT 30–7
 28  Kaminsky (12)   11  Kaminsky (13)   5  Jackson (25)  Honda Center (17,814)
Anaheim, CA
Apr 5*
7:49 pm, TBS
No. 12 (2 W) vs. (8 MW) Kentucky
Final Four
L 73–74  30–8
 15  Brust (10), Dekker (8)   5  Kaminsky (14), Gasser (8), Dukan (2)   3  Jackson (26), Gasser (10)  AT&T Stadium (79,444)
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP[3] 20 20 12 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 3 9 14 RV 21 16 14 9 12 12 N/A
Coaches[4] 21 19 15 11 9 6 6 6 5 3 8 13 24 21 18 14 11 13 15 4

Player statistics

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  • As of April 6, 2014[5]
		        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  38 38 1032 27.2 196 371 .528  37  98 .378 101 132 .765  81 159 240 6.3 96  1  49  39 66 26 530 13.9
01 Brust, Ben       38 38 1318 34.8 156 372 .419  96 244 .393  80  89 .899  31 140 171 4.5 36  0  50  27  2 29 488 12.8
15 Dekker, Sam      38 38 1134 29.8 168 358 .469  42 129 .326  94 137 .686  65 166 231 6.1 52  0  52  41 22 29 472 12.4
12 Jackson, Traevon 38 38 1170 30.8 122 299 .408  34  89 .382 129 167 .772  20 124 144 3.8 88  0  151 82  4 26 407 10.7
21 Gasser, Josh     38 38 1270 33.4  84 194 .433  47 109 .431 118 136 .868  21 131 152 4.0 97  2  72  32  6 25 333  8.8
10 Hayes, Nigel     38  0  663 17.4  98 192 .510   0   0 .000  96 164 .585  34  72 106 2.8 99  1  36  45 20 32 292  7.7
24 Koenig, Bronson  37  0  572 15.5  51 115 .443  22  67 .328   6   8 .750  18  28  46 1.2 50  0  41  18  3 11 130  3.5
13 Dukan, Duje      38  0  309  8.1  41  82 .500  15  41 .366  10  14 .714  19  38  57 1.5 32  0  11   8  1  3 107  2.8
03 Marshall, George  2  0   25 12.5   1   4 .250   0   2 .000   2   2 1.000  0   0   0 0.0  2  0   1   1  0  0   4  2.0
34 Bohannon, Zach   14  0   27  1.9   4   7 .571   2   3 .667   2   2 1.000  2   3   5 0.4  1  0   0   0  0  2  12  0.9
11 Hill, Jordan     11  0   25  2.3   1   7 .143   1   4 .250   4   7 .571   1   2   3 0.3  5  0   1   2  0  0   7  0.6
30 Brown, Vitto     14  0   44  3.1   3  11 .273   0   0 .000   0   3 .000   0  12  12 0.9  5  0   3   2  0  0   6  0.4
32 Anderson, Evan   14  0   36  2.6   2   6 .333   1   4 .250   0   0 .000   0   3   3 0.2  9  0   1   2  3  0   5  0.4
   Team                                                                    45  51  96       2      8 
   Total..........  38  7625  927 2018 .459 297 790 .376 642 861 .746 337 929 1266 33.3 574  4 468  307 127 183 2793 73.5
   Opponents......  38  7625  915 2134 .429 184 540 .341 418 579 .722 350 862 1212 31.9 763  6 364  370 105 161 2432 64.0

Records and milestones

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  • On November 19, 2013, Frank Kaminsky broke the Wisconsin's single-game record for most points, with 43 against North Dakota.
  • On December 4, 2013, Bo Ryan won his 300th game at Wisconsin during a 48–38 victory over Virginia. Ryan became only the 9th Big Ten head coach to win 300 games.
  • On January 8, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Illinois 95–70 giving the Badgers a 16–0 record, the best start in the school's history.
  • On March 14, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 83–57 giving coach Bo Ryan his 700th career victory as a head coach.
  • On March 22, 2014, Ben Brust broke the record for most career three-pointers with his 228th vs. the Oregon during an 85–77 victory in the third round of the 2014 NCAA tournament. The previous record was held by Tim Locom (1988–91).
  • On March 29, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Arizona 64-63 to qualify for the NCAA Final Four for the third time in school history, its first since the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2013-14 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "2013–14 Schedule". UW Badgers. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Season Statistics". UW Badgers. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.