2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Big Ten regular season and Tournament Champions Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA Tournament, National Runner-up, L vs. Duke
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#3
2014–15 record	36–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan (14th year)
Assistant coach	Greg Gard
Assistant coach	Gary Close
Assistant coach	Lamont Paris
Home arena	Kohl Center (Capacity 17,230)

2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Wisconsin †	16	–	2	.889	36	–	4	.900
#12 Maryland	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
#23 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	12	.692
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	18	–	15	.545
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	18	–	16	.529
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	10	–	22	.313

† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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 and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

By upsetting unbeaten Kentucky 71–64 in the Final Four in Indianapolis, the Badgers played Duke in the 2015 National Championship Game, going for their first title in 74 years. However, Wisconsin lost the game by five points, for a final score of 63–68.

Previous season

The 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team finished the season with 30–8 overall, 12–6 in Big Ten for a tie for a second-place finish. They lost in the semifinals in the 2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Michigan State. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brust, BenBen Brust	1	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Graduated
Bohannon, ZachZach Bohannon	34	F	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Marion, IA	Graduated
Anderson, EvanEvan Anderson	32	C	6'10"	255	RS Junior	Stanley, WI	Graduated

2014 Commitments

Name	Home town	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
Ethan Happ PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
T.J. Schlundt SG	Oconomowoc, WI	Oconomowoc	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 13, 2014
T.J. Schlundt SG	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.

Roster

2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Smith, JordanJordan Smith	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Orono, MN
1.5 !G	3	Showalter, ZakZak Showalter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Germantown, WI
1.5 !G	4	Ferris, MattMatt Ferris (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Appleton, WI
3.5 !F	5	Moesch, AaronAaron Moesch (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Green Bay, WI
3.5 !F	10	Hayes, NigelNigel Hayes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Toledo, OH
1.5 !G	11	Hill, JordanJordan Hill	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Pasadena, CA
1.5 !G	12	Jackson, TraevonTraevon Jackson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Westerville, OH
3.5 !F	13	Dukan, DujeDuje Dukan	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Deerfield, IL
3.5 !F	15	Dekker, SamSam Dekker	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sheboygan, WI
1.5 !G	20	Schlundt, T. J.T. J. Schlundt	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oconomowoc, WI
1.5 !G	21	Gasser, JoshJosh Gasser	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Port Washington, WI
3.5 !F	22	Happ, EthanEthan Happ	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Taylor Ridge, IL
1.5 !G	24	Koenig, BronsonBronson Koenig	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	La Crosse, WI
3.5 !F	30	Brown, VittoVitto Brown	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	2.0 !So	Bowling Green, OH
1.5 !G	35	Dearring, RileyRiley Dearring	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Minnetonka, MN
3.5 !F	44	Kaminsky, FrankFrank Kaminsky	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lisle, IL

Head coach

Bo Ryan (Wilkes)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Gard (UW-Platteville)
Gary Close (Arizona State)
Lamont Paris (Wooster)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source^[1]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 5* 7:00 pm	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#2	#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	#2	at Marquette	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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#6	#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	#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	#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	#5	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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#5	at #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	#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	#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	#6	at #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	#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	#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	#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) #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) #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) #3	vs. (4 W) #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) #3	vs. (2 W) #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) #3	vs. (1 MW) #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) #3	vs. (1 S) #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.
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	Final
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^[2]

		        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 State	March 1, 2015
Rebounds	15	Frank Kaminsky	vs. Green Bay	November 19, 2014
Assists	9	Bronson Koenig	vs. Michigan State	March 15, 2015
Steals	4	Frank Kaminsky	at Marquette	December 6, 2014
Steals	4	Josh Gasser	at Milwaukee	December 10, 2014
Blocks	7	Frank Kaminsky	vs. Green Bay	November 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".^[3] On April 10 Sam Dekker chose to forgo his senior year and declare for the 2015 NBA Draft.^[4]

NBA draft selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
2015	1	9	9	Frank Kaminsky	Charlotte Hornets
2015	1	18	18	Sam Dekker	Houston Rockets

References

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Venues	Red Gym (1904–1930) Wisconsin Field House (1930–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)

Culture & lore	History Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Grateful Red

People	Head coaches All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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