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2020 Schedule
1st in Big Ten
- 11/520L 65-63
- 11/8W 65-52
- 11/13W 83-63
- 11/17W 77-61
- 11/21W 88-70
- 11/25L 62-52
- 11/26L 59-50
- 12/4L 69-54
- 12/7W 84-64
- 12/11L 72-65
- 12/21W 83-64
- 12/28W 68-48
- 12/31W 65-37
- 1/35W 61-57
- 1/8L 71-70
- 1/1120W 58-49
- 1/1417W 56-54
- 1/1715L 67-55
- 1/21W 82-68
- 1/24L 70-51
- 1/2718L 68-62
- 2/114W 64-63
- 2/5L 70-52
- 2/9W 70-57
- 2/15W 81-64
- 2/18W 69-65
- 2/23W 79-71
- 2/2719W 81-74
- 3/1W 71-69
- 3/4W 63-48
- 3/7W 60-56
- 3/13TBDCANC
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Erickson, ex-GM who drafted Kareem, dies at 92
John Erickson, a former Bucks general manager and Wisconsin men's basketball coach who drafted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1969 during a two-year tenure in Milwaukee, has died. He was 92.
Picking the all-time NCAA bracket from the past 25 years
We created a bracket of the top four teams on each seed line (64 teams total) since 1994 and looked at which of this year's teams could have threatened to join them.
Here are the 172 teams that could have heard their names called on Selection Sunday
Selection Sunday 2020 will not take place, but these teams were still in play for a bid before conference tourneys and the NCAA tournament were canceled.
The 345 teams that won't win the national championship
There are 353 Division I men's basketball teams. And most won't win it all. We break down the near misses.
Garza, Gard take AP All-Big Ten top honors
Iowa's Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and Wisconsin's Greg Gard is its coach of the year.
Buckle up for an action-packed Championship Week (2:12)
No. 24 Badgers clinch share of Big 10 title, beat Indiana
Nate Reuvers scored 17 points and No. 24 Wisconsin held Indiana to just one basket over the final 10 minutes, rallying for a 60-56 victory Saturday and clinching at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
Wisconsin's Trice sinks 1,000th career point (0:28)
Wisconsin, Indiana trade early 3s (0:28)
College basketball picks: Will we get another Duke vs. UNC classic?
We make our (perhaps obvious) picks for the second installment of Duke-UNC, and look at the league races going down to the wire.
No. 24 Wisconsin beats Northwestern 63-38, moves into 1st
Nate Reuvers scored 11 points as No. 24 Wisconsin struggled through a poor offensive performance in a 63-48 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night.
Pritzl helps Wisconsin to win with 3-pointer (0:29)
Reuvers flushes home a Badgers dunk (0:30)
Reuvers sinks a layup while being dragged out of bounds (0:23)
What has changed in college basketball over the past month, and what hasn't
A wild February set us up perfectly for March Madness. See what the past month has meant for Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and several other programs.
Courtside: Greenberg and Dakich chat with Dayton HC Anthony Grant
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing UCLA's seven-game winning streak, a surging Wisconsin, why they're impressed with Virginia and why they think Duke is going backward. Then, Dayton head coach Anthony Grant joins the program (17:17) to talk about his team's chemistry, Obi Toppin's journey, coaching under Billy Donovan and if he pays attention to his own team's hype. Later, the guys get into Baylor and Creighton's struggles, going all in on East Tennessee, reconciling Clemson's resume and Sean Miller seemingly getting tossed intentionally (31:37).
ESPN Daily: Who's dominant if not Duke?
Men's college basketball is in a state of flux this season, with regular powerhouses like Duke suffering upsets and falling in the rankings, and names like Dayton and San Diego State showing up as contenders. Just a few weeks away from Selection Sunday, ESPN senior college basketball reporter Myron Medcalf breaks down the biggest stories and surprises in men's college basketball.
Davison, Pritzl help Wisconsin slip past Minnesota 71-69
Brad Davison scored 20 points and Brevin Pritzl added 15 as Wisconsin rallied from a late deficit to beat Minnesota 71-69 on Sunday night.
Pritzl's late-game triple ignites Wisconsin crowd (0:36)
Davison sinks lay-in at the buzzer (0:33)
Trice, Wisconsin hold off No. 19 Michigan 81-74
D'Mitrik Trice scored 28 points and Wisconsin snapped No. 19 Michigan's winning streak at five with an 81-74 victory Thursday night.
Trice makes Michigan pay on deep 3-pointer (0:25)
Ford's 3-pointer silences Michigan crowd (0:20)
Trice slips past defender for the and-1 (0:18)
2019-20 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 14-6 | - | 24-7 |
| Michigan State | 14-6 | - | 22-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | - | 21-10 |
| Illinois | 13-7 | 1 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 11-9 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Penn State | 11-9 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Iowa | 11-9 | 3 | 20-11 |
| Rutgers | 11-9 | 3 | 20-11 |
| Michigan | 10-10 | 4 | 19-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Purdue | 9-11 | 5 | 16-15 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 6 | 15-16 |
| Northwestern | 3-17 | 11 | 8-23 |
| Nebraska | 2-18 | 12 | 7-25 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game67.2319th
Rebounds Per Game33.9324th
Assists Per Game12.0299th
Points Allowed62.214th
2020 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 17 | 19 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Carlson | PF | Signed | 82 |
| Lorne Bowman | PG | Signed | 81 |
| Johnny Davis | SG | Signed | 79 |
| Jordan Davis | SF | Signed | 78 |
| Steven Crowl | C | Signed | 75 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 4 |
| Tournament Record | 38-22 |
| Championship Seasons | 1941 |
| Tournament Appearances | 23 |