2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
T.J. Schlundt
SG
Oconomowoc, WI Oconomowoc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 13, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
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:

Roster

2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 2 Smith, JordanJordan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Orono, MN
G 3 Showalter, ZakZak Showalter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Germantown, WI
G 4 Ferris, MattMatt Ferris (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Appleton, WI
F 5 Moesch, AaronAaron Moesch (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Green Bay, WI
F 10 Hayes, NigelNigel Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Toledo, OH
G 11 Hill, JordanJordan Hill  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pasadena, CA
G 12 Jackson, TraevonTraevon Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Westerville, OH
F 13 Dukan, DujeDuje Dukan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Deerfield, IL
F 15 Dekker, SamSam Dekker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sheboygan, WI
G 20 Schlundt, T. J.T. J. Schlundt  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Oconomowoc, WI
G 21 Gasser, JoshJosh Gasser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Port Washington, WI
F 22 Happ, EthanEthan Happ  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Taylor Ridge, IL
G 24 Koenig, BronsonBronson Koenig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Crosse, WI
F 30 Brown, VittoVitto Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Bowling Green, OH
G 35 Dearring, RileyRiley Dearring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Minnetonka, MN
F 44 Kaminsky, FrankFrank Kaminsky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Lisle, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

		        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
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

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