# 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bo Ryan's 13th season as head coach at Wisconsin. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 30–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals in the Big Ten tournament to Michigan State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the West region, their 16th straight trip to the Tournament. They defeated American and Oregon to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Baylor and Arizona to advance to the Final Four. There, they were eliminated by Kentucky.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2012–13 season 23–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Michigan and Indiana before losing to Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the 15th consecutive year as a No. 5 seed. They were upset by No. 12-seeded Ole Miss in the Second Round.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ryan Evans | 5 | G/F | 6'6" | 208 | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Dan Fahey | 10 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| J. D. Wise | 22 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduated |
| Mike Bruesewitz | 31 | F | 6'6" | 223 | Senior | St. Paul, MN | Graduated |
| Jared Berggren | 40 | F/C | 6'10" | 235 | RS Senior | Princeton, MN | Graduated |
| George Marshall | 3 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred (midseason) |

## 2013 Commitments

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nigel Hayes PF | Toledo, OH | Whitmer | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 11, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Bronson Koenig PG | La Crosse, WI | Aquinas | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 24, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Riley Dearring SG | Minneapolis, MN | Hopkins | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Jordan Hill SG | Pasadena, CA | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Vitto Brown PF | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. ||||||

## Awards

All-Big Ten by Media
* Frank Kaminsky - 1st team
* Sam Dekker - 3rd team
* Josh Gasser - Honorable mention
* Traevon Jackson - Honorable mention
All-Big Ten by Coaches
* Frank Kaminsky - 1st team
* Sam Dekker - 2nd team
* Ben Brust - Honorable mention
* Josh Gasser - All-Defensive team
* Nigel Hayes - Freshman of the Year & All-Freshman team

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Canadian trip |||||||||
| Aug 21* 7:00 pm | | at Carleton Canadian Tour | L 82–95 | – | 28 – Dekker | 7 – Dekker | 4 – Jackson | Keith Harris Gym (N/A) Ottawa, ON |
| Aug 22* 7:00 pm | | at Ottawa Canadian Tour | W 101–92 | – | 20 – Dekker | 8 – Dekker | 8 – Jackson | Montpetit Gym (N/A) Ottawa, ON |
| Aug 24* 7:00 pm | | vs. A-Game Hoops Canadian Tour | W 88–76 | – | 17 – Brust, Kaminsky | N/A – N/A | N/A – N/A | Mattamy Athletic Centre (N/A) Toronto, ON |
| Aug 25* 8:00 pm | | at Ryerson Canadian Tour | W 84–61 | – | 18 – Dekker | 5 – Dukan, Jackson | 5 – Koenig | Mattamy Athletic Centre (N/A) Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26* 8:00 pm | | vs. A-Game Hoops Canadian Tour | W 113–105 $^{OT}$ | – | 26 – Kaminsky | 11 – Kaminsky | 4 – Jackson, Dekker | St. Michael's College (N/A) Toronto, ON |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 30* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | UW–Platteville | W 81–50 | – | 20 – Brust | 6 – Hayes | 7 – Jackson | Kohl Center (16,439) Madison, WI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 8* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 20 | vs. St. John's | W 86–75 | 1–0 | 19 – Gasser (1) | 8 – Gasser (1) | 4 – Jackson (1) | Sanford Pentagon (3,523) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Nov 12* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | No. 11 Florida | W 59–53 | 2–0 | 16 – Dekker (1) | 9 – Brust (1) | 4 – Jackson (2) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Nov 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 20 | at Green Bay | W 69–66 | 3–0 | 16 – Kaminsky (1) | 8 – Kaminsky (1) | 3 – Jackson (3) | Resch Center (9,906) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 19* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | North Dakota | W 103–85 | 4–0 | 43 – Kaminsky (2) | 8 – Brust (2) | 8 – Jackson (4) | Kohl Center (16,653) Madison, WI |
| Nov 21* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 12 | Bowling Green Cancún Challenge | W 88–64 | 5–0 | 19 – Brust (1) | 6 – Brust (3), Gasser (2), Jackson (1) | 3 – Gasser (1) | Kohl Center (16,807) Madison, WI |
| Nov 23* 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 12 | Oral Roberts Cancún Challenge | W 76–67 | 6–0 | 21 – Kaminsky (3) | 8 – Brust (4) | 7 – Jackson (5) | Kohl Center (16,710) Madison, WI |
| Nov 26* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 | vs. Saint Louis Cancún Challenge Semifinals | W 63–57 | 7–0 | 16 – Jackson (1) | 8 – Kaminsky (2) | 2 – Jackson (6), Gasser (2) | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934) Cancún, MX |
| Nov 27* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 | vs. West Virginia Cancún Challenge Championship | W 70–63 | 8–0 | 21 – Dekker (2) | 12 – Dekker (1) | 7 – Jackson (7) | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934) Cancún, MX |
| Dec 4* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Virginia ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 48–38 | 9–0 | 11 – Gasser (2) | 12 – Kaminsky (3) | 4 – Jackson (8) | John Paul Jones Arena (11,142) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec 7* 1:15 pm, BTN | No. 8 | Marquette Rivalry | W 70–64 | 10–0 | 20 – Dekker (3) | 10 – Dekker (2) | 7 – Jackson (9) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Dec 11* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Milwaukee | W 78–52 | 11–0 | 18 – Brust (2) | 8 – Dekker (3) | 6 – Dekker (1) | Kohl Center (16,987) Madison, WI |
| Dec 14* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | Eastern Kentucky | W 86–61 | 12–0 | 20 – Brust (3) | 6 – Brust (5), Kaminsky (4) | 4 – Gasser (3), Kaminsky (1) | Kohl Center (16,968) Madison, WI |
| Dec 28* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | Prairie View A&M | W 80–43 | 13–0 | 16 – Dekker (4) | 11 – Dekker (4) | 4 – Jackson (10) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Big Ten regular season |||||||||
| Jan 2 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at Northwestern | W 76–49 | 14–0 (1–0) | 19 – Hayes (1) | 8 – Dekker (5), Kaminsky (5) | 4 – Dekker (2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 5 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | No. 22 Iowa | W 75–71 | 15–0 (2–0) | 19 – Brust (4) | 7 – Dukan (1) | 3 – Jackson (11) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Jan 8 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | No. 23 Illinois | W 95–70 | 16–0 (3–0) | 18 – Brust (5) | 6 – Brust (6), Dekker (6), Kaminsky (6) | 4 – Jackson (12) | Kohl Center (17,003) Madison, WI |
| Jan 14 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at Indiana | L 72–75 | 16–1 (3–1) | 21 – Jackson (2) | 9 – Kaminsky (7) | 4 – Gasser (4) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 18 5:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Michigan | L 70–77 | 16–2 (3–2) | 16 – Gasser (3) | 10 – Dekker (7) | 5 – Jackson (13) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Jan 22 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | at Minnesota | L 68–81 | 16–3 (3–3) | 20 – Dekker (5) | 6 – Dekker (8) | 3 – Jackson (14) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 25 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | at Purdue | W 72–58 | 17–3 (4–3) | 16 – Kaminsky (4) | 7 – Dekker (9), Gasser (3) | 3 – Gasser (5) | Mackey Arena (14,845) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 29 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Northwestern | L 56–65 | 17–4 (4–4) | 21 – Brust (6) | 10 – Kaminsky (8) | 4 – Jackson (15) | Kohl Center (17,155) Madison, WI |
| Feb 1 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 24 Ohio State | L 58–59 | 17–5 (4–5) | 17 – Hayes (2) | 7 – Brust (7) | 3 – Kaminsky (2) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Feb 4 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | W 75–63 | 18–5 (5–5) | 16 – Brust (7), Dekker (6) | 8 – Gasser (4) | 4 – Dekker (3) | State Farm Center (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| Feb 9 12:00 pm, CBS | | No. 9 Michigan State | W 60–58 | 19–5 (6–5) | 14 – Hayes (3) | 6 – Kaminsky (9), Gasser (5) | 8 – Jackson (16) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Feb 13 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | Minnesota | W 78–70 | 20–5 (7–5) | 20 – Brust (8) | 7 – Dekker (10) | 3 – Gasser (6) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Feb 16 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 21 | at No. 15 Michigan | W 75–62 | 21–5 (8–5) | 25 – Kaminsky (5) | 11 – Kaminsky (10) | 6 – Jackson (17) | Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 22 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at No. 15 Iowa | W 79–74 | 22–5 (9–5) | 21 – Kaminsky (6) | 11 – Dekker (11) | 3 – Jackson (18), Hayes (1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 25 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | Indiana | W 69–58 | 23–5 (10–5) | 16 – Dekker (7) | 9 – Kaminsky (11) | 2 – Gasser (7), Dekker (4) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Mar 2 11:00 am, BTN | No. 14 | at Penn State | W 71–66 | 24–5 (11–5) | 15 – Gasser (4) | 8 – Dekker (12) | 5 – Jackson (19) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,807) University Park, PA |
| Mar 5 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | Purdue | W 76–70 | 25–5 (12–5) | 22 – Kaminsky (7) | 6 – Hayes (1) | 4 – Jackson (20) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Mar 9 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 9 | at Nebraska | L 68–77 | 25–6 (12–6) | 14 – Kaminsky (8) | 9 – Gasser (6) | 5 – Gasser (8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,998) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar 14 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 12 | vs. Minnesota Quarterfinals | W 83–57 | 26–6 | 29 – Brust (9) | 12 – Kaminsky (12) | 4 – Jackson (21) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 15 3:15 pm, CBS | No. 12 | vs. No. 22 Michigan State Semifinals | L 75–83 | 26–7 | 28 – Kaminsky (9) | 7 – Dekker (13) | 5 – Jackson (22) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,626) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 20* 11:40 am, TruTV | No. 12 (2 W) | vs. (15 W) American Second round | W 75–35 | 27–7 | 18 – Jackson (3) | 6 – Dekker (14) | 4 – Gasser (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,749) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 22* 6:45 pm, CBS | No. 12 (2 W) | vs. (7 W) Oregon Third round | W 85–77 | 28–7 | 19 – Kaminsky (10) | 8 – Dekker (15), Jackson (2) | 5 – Jackson (23) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,206) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 27* 6:47 pm, TBS | No. 12 (2 W) | vs. No. 23 (6 W) Baylor Sweet Sixteen | W 69–52 | 29–7 | 19 – Kaminsky (11) | 8 – Gasser (7) | 5 – Jackson (24) | Honda Center (17,773) Anaheim, CA |
| Mar 29* 7:49 pm, TBS | No. 12 (2 W) | vs. No. 4 (1 W) Arizona Elite Eight | W 64–63 $^{OT}$ | 30–7 | 28 – Kaminsky (12) | 11 – Kaminsky (13) | 5 – Jackson (25) | Honda Center (17,814) Anaheim, CA |
| Apr 5* 7:49 pm, TBS | No. 12 (2 W) | vs. (8 MW) Kentucky Final Four | L 73–74 | 30–8 | 15 – Brust (10), Dekker (8) | 5 – Kaminsky (14), Gasser (8), Dukan (2) | 3 – Jackson (26), Gasser (10) | AT&T Stadium (79,444) Arlington, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| 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 | Wk 20 | Final |

## Player statistics

* As of April 6, 2014

## Records and milestones

* On November 19, 2013, Frank Kaminsky broke the Wisconsin's single-game record for most points, with 43 against North Dakota.
* On December 4, 2013, Bo Ryan won his 300th game at Wisconsin during a 48–38 victory over Virginia. Ryan became only the 9th Big Ten head coach to win 300 games.
* On January 8, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Illinois 95–70 giving the Badgers a 16–0 record, the best start in the school's history.
* On March 14, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 83–57 giving coach Bo Ryan his 700th career victory as a head coach.
* On March 22, 2014, Ben Brust broke the record for most career three-pointers with his 228th vs. the Oregon during an 85–77 victory in the third round of the 2014 NCAA tournament. The previous record was held by Tim Locom (1988–91).
* On March 29, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Arizona 64–63 to qualify for the NCAA Final Four for the third time in school history, its first since the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament