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The 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bo Ryan's 15th season as head coach at Wisconsin, before he resigned 12 games into the season. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced he would retire effective immediately leaving associate head coach Greg Gard as interim head coach. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. Shortly after the regular season, Greg Gard had the interim tag removed as he was announced as the permanent head coach.[1] The Badgers were upset by Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 18th straight appearance in the Tournament. They defeated Pittsburgh and Xavier to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.

2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record22–13 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Bo Ryan (15th season; first 12 games)
  • Greg Gard (remainder of season)
    • Associate head coachGreg Gard
    Assistant coaches
    Home arenaKohl Center
    (Capacity 17,287)
    Seasons
    ← 2014–15
    2016–17 →
    2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.14Indiana 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
    No.2Michigan State † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 6   .829
    No.18Maryland 12 – 6   .667 27 – 9   .750
    No.12Purdue 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
    No.25Iowa 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
    Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 22 – 13   .629
    Ohio State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 14   .600
    Michigan 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
    Northwestern 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
    Penn State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
    Nebraska 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
    Illinois 5 – 13   .278 15 – 19   .441
    Minnesota 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
    Rutgers 1 – 17   .056 7 – 25   .219
    † 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    Previous season

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    The Badgers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 36–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. They defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Michigan State to win the Big Ten tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This marked the Badgers' 17th straight trip to the Tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina and Oregon to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. They defeated North Carolina and Arizona to reach the school's fourth Final Four. By upsetting unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Kentucky 71–64 in the Final Four in Indianapolis, the Badgers moved on to play Duke in the National Championship Game, going for their first title in 74 years. However, Wisconsin lost the game 68–63.

    Departures

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    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
    Traevon Jackson 12 G 6'3" 207 Senior Westerville, OH Graduated/Signed by Washington Wizards
    Duje Dukan 13 F 6'10" 218 RS Senior Deerfield, IL Graduated/Signed by Sacramento Kings
    Sam Dekker 15 F 6'9" 230 Junior Sheboygan, WI Declared for NBA draft/Drafted 18th overall by Houston Rockets
    Josh Gasser 21 G 6'4" 192 RS Senior Port Washington, WI Graduated/Signed by Brooklyn Nets
    Riley Dearring 35 G 6'5" 181 RS Sophomore Minnetonka, MN Transferred (midseason)
    Frank Kaminsky 44 F 7'0" 242 Senior Lisle, IL Graduated/Drafted 9th overall by Charlotte Hornets

    2015 commitments

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    UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Alex Illikainen
    SF     		Grand Rapids, MN Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
    Brevin Pritzl
    SG     		De Pere, WI De Pere 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 22, 2014 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
    Charlie Thomas
    PF     		Clarksville, MD River Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 14, 2014 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
    Khalil Iverson
    SF     		Delaware, OH Rutherford B. Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 12, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
    Andy Van Vliet
    PF     		Belgium Canarias Basketball Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 11, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
    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:

    • "2015 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com.
    • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
    • "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
    • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
    • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

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    2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
    G 0 Will Decorah (W) 6ft4in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Waunakee, WI
    G 1 Brevin Pritzl   6ft3in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr De Pere, WI
    G 2 Jordan Smith 6ft3in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Orono, MN
    G 3 Zak Showalter 6ft2in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Germantown, WI
    G 4 Matt Ferris (W)   6ft6in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Appleton, WI
    F 5 Aaron Moesch (W) 6ft8in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS So Green Bay, WI
    F 10 Nigel Hayes 6ft8in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Toledo, OH
    G 11 Jordan Hill 6ft3in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS So Pasadena, CA
    G 13 Jackson Bax (W) 5ft11in (1.8 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Frankfort, IL
    F 15 Charlie Thomas 6ft8in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Fr Highland, MD
    G 20 T.J. Schlundt (W) 6ft5in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Oconomowoc, WI
    G/F 21 Khalil Iverson 6ft5in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Delaware, OH
    F 22 Ethan Happ 6ft9in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Milan, IL
    G 24 Bronson Koenig 6ft4in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr La Crosse, WI
    F 25 Alex Illikainen 6ft9in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Grand Rapids, MN
    F 30 Vitto Brown 6ft8in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bowling Green, OH
    F 33 Andy Van Vliet (I) 6ft11in (2.11 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Belgium
    G 35 Riley Dearring 6ft5in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS So Minnetonka, MN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Season news

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    Greg Gard coaching the Badgers at the last home game of the season against Michigan

    The first major news of the 2015–16 season came on June 29, 2015, when head coach Bo Ryan announced he would retire at the end of the season.[2] However, on August 13, he backed away from his previous announcement, saying he will make a final decision by the end of 2015. He also said that he could coach some more seasons. The 2015–16 season might not be his final year.[3]

    On December 15, 2015, following a win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi in Madison, Ryan announced he would be retiring effective immediately. Assistant Coach Greg Gard was named as interim head coach.[4]

    Schedule and results

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    Source[5]

    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 4*
    7:00 pm     		No. 17 UW–River Falls W 101–46  –
    		  16 – Tied   10 – Happ   6 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,213)
    Madison, WI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13*
    8:00 pm, BTN     		No. 17 Western Illinois L 67–69  0–1
    		  17 – Tied   7 – Iverson   4 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 15*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU     		No. 17 Siena
    2K Sports Classic     		W 92–65  1–1
    		  23 – Koenig   7 – Brown   4 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 17*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3     		North Dakota W 78–64  2–1
    		  17 – Tied   7 – Happ   7 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 20*
    4:00 pm, ESPN2     		vs. Georgetown
    2K Sports Classic semifinals     		L 61–71  2–2
    		  22 – Hayes   10 – Happ   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (N/A)
    New York City, NY
    Nov 22*
    2:30 pm, ESPN2     		vs. VCU
    2K Sports Classic third place game     		W 74–73  3–2
    		  22 – Koenig   10 – Happ   6 – Showalter  Madison Square Garden (17,287)
    New York City, NY
    Nov 25*
    7:00 pm, BTN     		Prairie View A&M W 85–67  4–2
    		  16 – Koenig   8 – Happ   7 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Nov 29*
    1:30 pm, ESPN2     		at No. 7 Oklahoma L 48–65  4–3
    		  20 – Hayes   11 – Hayes   4 – Hayes  Lloyd Noble Center (8,988)
    Norman, OK
    Dec 2*
    6:15 pm, ESPN2     		at No. 14 Syracuse
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge     		W 66–58 OT 5–3
    		  18 – Happ   15 – Happ   6 – Hayes  Carrier Dome (22,360)
    Syracuse, NY
    Dec 5*
    11:30 am, CBS     		Temple W 76–60  6–3
    		  18 – Hayes   12 – Hayes   3 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 9*
    8:00 pm, BTN     		Milwaukee L 67–68  6–4
    		  32 – Hayes   15 – Happ   4 – Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 12*
    12:30 pm, ESPN2     		Marquette
    Rivalry     		L 55–57  6–5
    		  15 – Brown   10 – Showalter   6 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 15*
    8:00 pm, BTN     		Texas A&M Corpus Christi W 64–49  7–5
    		  15 – Tied   16 – Brown   6 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 23*
    8:00 pm, BTN     		Green Bay W 84–79  8–5
    		  24 – Hayes   9 – Brown   4 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten regular season
    Dec 29
    6:00 pm, BTN     		No. 14 Purdue L 55–61  8–6
    (0–1)     		 17 – Hayes   7 – Hayes   3 – Koenig  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 2
    1:00 pm, BTN     		Rutgers W 79–57  9–6
    (1–1)     		 21 – Showalter   10 – Happ   4 – Koenig  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 5
    6:00 pm, ESPN     		at Indiana L 58–59  9–7
    (1–2)     		 15 – Tied   8 – Happ   2 – Koenig  Assembly Hall (14,098)
    Bloomington, IN
    Jan 9
    12:00 pm, ESPN     		No. 3 Maryland L 60–63  9–8
    (1–3)     		 17 – Hayes   11 – Happ   3 – Koenig  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 12
    6:00 pm, BTN     		at Northwestern L 65–70  9–9
    (1–4)     		 17 – Hayes   6 – Hayes   7 – Showalter  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,264)
    Evanston, IL
    Jan 17
    12:30 pm, CBS     		No. 4 Michigan State W 77–76  10–9
    (2–4)     		 27 – Koenig   8 – Happ   4 – Koenig  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 21
    7:00 pm, BTN     		at Penn State W 66–60  11–9
    (3–4)     		 20 – Happ   11 – Happ   5 – Hayes  Bryce Jordan Center (7,145)
    University Park, PA
    Jan 26
    6:00 pm, ESPN     		No. 19 Indiana W 82–79 OT 12–9
    (4–4)     		 31 – Hayes   8 – Happ   2 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 31
    6:30 pm, BTN     		at Illinois W 63–55  13–9
    (5–4)     		 17 – Hayes   9 – Happ   2 – Tied  State Farm Center (13,609)
    Champaign, IL
    Feb 4
    6:00 pm, ESPN     		Ohio State W 79–68  14–9
    (6–4)     		 21 – Hayes   7 – Hayes   4 – Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 10
    6:00 pm, BTN     		Nebraska W 72–61  15–9
    (7–4)     		 20 – Hayes   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 13
    5:30 pm, ESPN     		at No. 2 Maryland W 70–57  16–9
    (8–4)     		 21 – Brown   10 – Happ   5 – Koenig  Xfinity Center (17,950)
    College Park, MD
    Feb 18
    8:00 pm, ESPN     		at No. 8 Michigan State L 57–69  16–10
    (8–5)     		 18 – Happ   8 – Brown   2 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    Feb 21
    6:30 pm, BTN     		Illinois W 69–60  17–10
    (9–5)     		 20 – Happ   12 – Happ   5 – Showalter  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 24
    8:00 pm, BTN     		at No. 8 Iowa W 67–59  18–10
    (10–5)     		 15 – Koenig   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
    Iowa City, IA
    Feb 28
    5:00 pm, BTN     		Michigan W 68–57  19–10
    (11–5)     		 19 – Koenig   7 – Hayes   4 – Hayes  Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Mar 2
    8:00 pm, BTN     		at Minnesota W 62–49  20–10
    (12–5)     		 14 – Koenig   10 – Happ   6 – Koenig  Williams Arena (12,275)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Mar 6
    6:30 pm, BTN     		at No. 15 Purdue L 80–91  20–11
    (12–6)     		 30 – Hayes   8 – Hayes   4 – Koenig  Mackey Arena (14,846)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Big Ten tournament
    Mar 10
    8:00 pm, ESPN2     		(6) vs. (11) Nebraska
    Second Round     		L 58–70  20–12
    		  17 – Happ   8 – Brown   4 – Koenig  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,571)
    Indianapolis, IN
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18*
    5:50 pm, TNT     		(7 E) vs. (10 E) Pittsburgh
    First Round     		W 47–43  21–12
    		  15 – Happ   9 – Happ   3 – Happ  Scottrade Center (14,425)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 20*
    7:40 pm, TNT     		(7 E) vs. (2 E) No. 9 Xavier
    Second Round     		W 66–63  22–12
    		  20 – Koenig   8 – Hayes   3 – Tied  Scottrade Center (15,169)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 25*
    6:27 pm, TBS     		(7 E) vs. (6 E) Notre Dame
    Sweet Sixteen     		L 56–61  22–13
    		  14 – Happ   12 – Happ   3 – Tied  Wells Fargo Center (20,686)
    Philadelphia, PA

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East Region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

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    See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre2345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP17RV————————————RVRVRVRVRVN/A
    Coaches17RV————————————RVRVRV25RV23

    Player statistics

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    Individual player statistics[6]
    Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
    Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
    Bax, Jackson 3 0 2 0.7 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
    Brown, Vitto 35 35 888 25.4 340 9.7 130 292 .445 38 95 .400 42 55 .764 60 114 174 5.0 29 40 19 19
    Dearring, Riley 3 0 6 2.0 2 0.7 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 0 2 0 0
    Decorah, Will 4 0 3 0.8 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 1 0 0
    Happ, Ethan 35 35 982 28.1 434 12.4 163 303 .538 0 0 .000 108 168 .643 88 190 278 7.9 44 76 32 63
    Hayes, Nigel 35 35 1267 36.2 551 15.7 161 438 .368 39 133 .293 190 258 .736 69 135 205 5.8 104 79 14 39
    Hill, Jordan 30 1 467 15.6 87 2.9 33 87 .379 17 51 .333 4 6 .667 14 28 42 1.4 24 19 1 9
    Illikainen, Alex 33 0 324 9.8 71 2.2 26 63 .413 9 28 .321 10 15 .667 16 33 49 1.5 13 11 3 6
    Iverson, Khalil 34 0 443 13.0 87 2.6 33 70 .471 2 12 .167 19 36 .528 24 39 63 1.9 21 31 20 12
    Koenig, Bronson 35 35 1222 34.9 459 13.1 151 385 .392 83 213 .390 74 97 .763 13 84 97 2.8 84 52 6 14
    Moesch, Aaron 16 0 48 3.0 4 0.3 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 0.3 1 1 0 2
    Pritzl, Brevin 1 0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0
    Schlundt, T.J. 5 0 4 0.8 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
    Showalter, Zak 35 35 1099 31.4 262 7.5 90 198 .455 37 107 .346 45 56 .804 26 108 134 3.8 76 48 7 36
    Smith, Jordan 8 0 9 1.1 4 0.5 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 1 2 0.3 0 1 1 0
    Thomas, Charlie 31 0 282 9.1 72 2.3 27 73 .370 4 15 .267 14 30 .467 21 42 63 2.0 3 5 11 5
    Team 63 51 114 3.2 19
    Total 35 7050 2373 67.8 816 1917 .426 229 656 .349 512 728 .703 398 830 1228 35.1 400 386 114 205
    Opponents 35 7050 2233 63.8 794 1862 .426 201 539 .373 444 626 .709 318 803 1121 32.0 371 419 116 190
    Legend
      GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
      FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
     Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
     Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

    Season highs

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    Player Game Date
    Points 32 Nigel Hayes vs. Milwaukee December 9, 2015
    Rebounds 16 Vitto Brown vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi December 15, 2015
    Assists 7 Nigel Hayes vs. North Dakota November 17, 2015
    Nigel Hayes vs. Prairie View A&M November 25, 2015
    Zak Showalter at Northwestern January 12, 2016
    Steals 6 Ethan Happ vs. Illinois February 21, 2016
    Blocks 3 Khalil Iverson vs. Western Illinois November 13, 2015
    Ethan Happ at Syracuse December 2, 2015
    Ethan Happ vs. Milwaukee December 9, 2015
    Ethan Happ vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi December 15, 2015
    Vitto Brown vs. Green Bay December 23, 2015
    Khalil Iverson vs. Xavier March 20, 2016

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (March 7, 2016). "Wisconsin Hires Greg Gard, Gives Him Five-Year Contract". Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  • ^ Goodman, Jeff (June 29, 2015). "Bo Ryan to retire after next season". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  • ^ Katz, Andy (August 13, 2015). "Badgers' Bo Ryan leaves door open for return after 2015-16 season". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  • ^ "Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan retiring; Greg Gard named interim coach". ESPN. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  • ^ "2015–16 Schedule". UW Badgers. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.
  • ^ "Wisconsin Combined Team Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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