# 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 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: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: 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: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
* 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

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| 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

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

## Player statistics

* As of March 23, 2012