2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record26–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Gard
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State†13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 13 Michigan13–5 .72224–10  .706
No. 7 Ohio State13–5 .72231–8  .795
No. 14 Wisconsin12–6 .66726–10  .722
No. 16 Indiana11–7 .61127–9  .750
Purdue10–8 .55622–13  .629
Northwestern8–10 .44419–14  .576
Iowa8–10 .44418–17  .514
Illinois6–12 .33317–15  .531
Minnesota6–12 .33323–15  .605
Nebraska4–14 .22212–18  .400
Penn State4–14 .22212–20  .375
† 2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

2011 Commitments
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   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:1/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
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:

  • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

Season Notes

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.

Awards

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

Roster
2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Ben Brust 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Hawthorn Woods, IL
G 2 Jordan Smith (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Orono, MN
G 3 George Marshall Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G/F 5 Ryan Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Phoenix, AZ
G 10 Dan Fahey (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 11 Jordan Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bloomington, MN
G 12 Traevon Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westerville, OH
F 13 Duje Dukan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Deerfield, IL
G 21 Josh Gasser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Port Washington, WI
G 22 J. D. Wise (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
F 30 Jarrod Uthoff Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cedar Rapids, IA
F 31 Mike Bruesewitz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)222 lb (101 kg) Jr St. Paul, MN
C 32 Evan Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Stanley, WI
G/F 33 Rob Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cleveland, OH
F 34 Zach Bohannon (W I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Marion, IA
F/C 40 Jared Berggren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Princeton, MN
F 44 Frank Kaminsky 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lisle, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-9

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
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
Regular Season
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.

National Rankings
See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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
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
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

Player statistics
  • 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

References
  1. "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.
  2. "2011–12 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  3. Wisconsin Season Statistics, UWBadgers.com, Retrieved 2011-11-27
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