# 2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Bo Ryan in his 10th season as coach of the Badgers. They played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Southeast Region. There they defeated Belmont in the Second Round before beating Kansas State in the Third Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they were defeated by eventual National Runner-up Butler.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2009–10 season 24–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East region. There they defeated 13th-seeded Wofford in the First Round before being upset by 12th-seeded Cornell in the Second Round.

## 2010 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Evan Anderson C | Stanley, WI | Eau Claire North | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 4, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ben Brust PG | Hawthorn Woods, IL | Mundelein High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 7, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Duje Dukan SF | Deerfield, IL | Deerfield High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Josh Gasser PG | Port Washington, WI | Port Washington High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "Wisconsin Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 06, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | W 84–59 | — | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Nov 10, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota State | W 93–59 | — | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2010* 5:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 99–55 | 1–0 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Nov 16, 2010* 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 85–53 | 2–0 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Nov 20, 2010* 6:00 pm, Versus | | at UNLV | L 65–68 | 2–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,736) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 25, 2010* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Manhattan Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals | W 50–35 | 3–1 | HP Field House (3,035) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 26, 2010* 11:00 am, ESPN | | vs. Boston College Old Spice Classic Semifinals | W 65–55 | 4–1 | HP Field House (3,229) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 28, 2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Notre Dame Old Spice Classic Championship | L 51–58 | 4–2 | HP Field House (3,428) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 1, 2010* 6:15 pm, ESPN2 | | NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 87–48 | 5–2 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Dec 4, 2010* 1:00 pm | | South Dakota | W 76–61 | 6–2 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Dec 8, 2011* 7:30 pm, BTN | | Milwaukee | W 61–40 | 7–2 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Dec 11, 2010* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Marquette | W 69–64 | 8–2 | Bradley Center (19,074) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 13, 2010* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Green Bay | W 70–56 | 9–2 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Dec 23, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 80–56 | 10–2 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2010 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 14 Minnesota | W 68–60 | 11–2 (1–0) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Jan 2, 2011 5:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 23 Illinois | L 61–69 | 11–3 (1–1) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 5, 2011 7:30 pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 66–50 | 12–3 (2–1) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Jan 11, 2011 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at Michigan State | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (2–2) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 15, 2011 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 20 | No. 16 Illinois | W 76–66 | 13–4 (3–2) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Jan 20, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | Indiana | W 69–60 | 14–4 (4–2) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Jan 23, 2011 11:30 am, BTN | No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 78–46 | 15–4 (5–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,102) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 29, 2011 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 17 | at Penn State | L 52–56 | 15–5 (5–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (14,292) University Park, PA |
| Feb 1, 2011 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | No. 11 Purdue | W 66–59 | 16–5 (6–3) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Feb 6, 2011 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 19 | Michigan State | W 82–56 | 17–5 (7–3) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Feb 9, 2011 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 13 | at Iowa | W 62–59 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (8–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,093) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 12, 2011 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | No. 1 Ohio State | W 71–67 | 19–5 (9–3) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Feb 16, 2011 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 11 Purdue | L 62–70 | 19–6 (9–4) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 20, 2011 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Penn State | W 76–66 | 20–6 (10–4) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Feb 23, 2011 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 12 | at Michigan | W 53–52 | 21–6 (11–4) | Crisler Arena (11,023) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 27, 2011 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | Northwestern | W 78–63 | 22–6 (12–4) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Mar 3, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at Indiana | W 77–67 | 23–6 (13–4) | Assembly Hall (16,700) Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 6, 2011 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 65–93 | 23–7 (13–5) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2011 8:00 pm, BTN | (3) No. 13 | vs. (6) Penn State Big Ten Quarterfinals | L 33–36 | 23–8 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,381) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2011* 6:27 pm, truTV | (4 SE) No. 16 | vs. (13 SE) Belmont NCAA Second Round | W 72–58 | 24–8 | McKale Center (10,293) Tucson, AZ |
| Mar 19, 2011* 7:40 pm, TNT | (4 SE) No. 16 | vs. (5 SE) No. 21 Kansas State NCAA Third Round | W 70–65 | 25–8 | McKale Center (11,267) Tucson, AZ |
| Mar 24, 2011* 8:57 pm, TBS | (4 SE) No. 16 | vs. (8 SE) Butler NCAA Sweet Sixteen | L 54–61 | 25–9 | New Orleans Arena (12,320) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=NCAA Southeast Regional. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Player statistics

As of March 25, 2011

## Awards

All-Big Ten by Media
* Jordan Taylor - 1st team (unanimous)
* Jon Leuer - 2nd team
* Keaton Nankivil - Honorable mention
All-Big Ten by Coaches
* Jordan Taylor - 1st team & All-Defensive team
* Jon Leuer - 1st team
* Keaton Nankivil - Honorable mention