# 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team finished with a final record of 31–5 which set the school record for wins in a season.

## Season Notes

This was the second of back-to-back 30+ win season for Wisconsin. Brian Butch and Michael Flowers were seniors; Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft were juniors; Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon were sophomores. All contributed to the team's success.
Wisconsin won the Big Ten regular season title outright, won the Big Ten tournament championship, and were only awarded a #3 seed. It apparently was a down year for the Big Ten as only four teams made the NCAA tournament.
Wisconsin handled #14 seed Cal State Fullerton 71-56 in the first round. Then had to be on "upset alert" for #11 seed cinderella Kansas St, who boasted stud freshman Michael Beasley. However, Wisconsin prevailed 72-55. In the Sweet Sixteen they ran into the true cinderella, #10 seed Davidson with Steph Curry, and lost 56-73. Trevon Hughes was hobbled with a bum ankle and only played 11 minutes in that game.
This was the year all #1 seeds made the Final Four, and Kansas beat Memphis in the championship.

## Awards

All-Big Ten by Media
* Brian Butch - 1st team
* Michael Flowers - 2nd team
* Marcus Landry - 3rd team
* Trevon Hughes - Honorable mention
All-Big Ten by Coaches
* Brian Butch - 1st team
* Marcus Landry - 2nd team
* Michael Flowers - 3rd team & All-Defensive team
* Joe Krabbenhoft - All-Defensive team

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/High School |
| 12 | Jason Bohannon | G | 6–2 | 195 | SO | Marion, Iowa / Linn-Mar HS |
| 14 | Tanner Bronson | G | 5–11 | 160 | SR | Glendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS |
| 32 | Brian Butch | F | 6–11 | 240 | SR | Appleton, Wisconsin / West HS |
| 21 | Morris Cain | G | 6–5 | 185 | JR | Glendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet High School |
| 22 | Michael Flowers | G | 6–2 | 185 | SR | Madison, Wisconsin / La Follette High School |
| 44 | J.P. Gavinski | C | 6–11 | 250 | RS FR | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Dells HS |
| 43 | Kevin Gullikson | F | 6–7 | 210 | JR | Stillwater, Minnesota / Stillwater Sr. HS |
| 3 | Trevon Hughes | G | 6–1 | 180 | SO | Queens, New York / St. John's NW Academy |
| 24 | Tim Jarmusz | F/G | 6–6 | 200 | FR | Oshkosh, Wisconsin / West HS |
| 45 | Joe Krabbenhoft | F/G | 6–6 | 217 | JR | Sioux Falls, South Dakota / Roosevelt HS |
| 1 | Marcus Landry | F | 6–7 | 215 | JR | Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Vincent HS |
| 30 | Jon Leuer | F | 6–10 | 208 | FR | Orono, Minnesota / Orono HS |
| 52 | Keaton Nankivil | F | 6–9 | 245 | FR | Madison, Wisconsin / Memorial HS |
| 2 | Wquinton Smith | G | 5–11 | 200 | FR | Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Rufus King |
| 34 | Greg Stiemsma | C | 6–11 | 245 | SR | Randolph, Wisconsin / Randolph HS |
| 15 | Brett Valentyn | G | 6–4 | 175 | RS FR | Verona, Wisconsin / Verona HS |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| 11/11/2007* 6:00pm, BTN | | IPFW | W 83–55 | 1–0 | 24 – Butch (1) | 13 – Butch (1) | 5 – Hughes (1) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 11/15/2007* 9:00pm, BTN | | Savannah State America's Youth Classic | W 79–32 | 2–0 | 21 – Hughes (1) | 10 – Krabbenhoft (1), Butch (2) | 4 – Steimsma (1), Krabbenhoft (1) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 11/16/2007* 8:00pm, BTN | | vs. Florida A&M America's Youth Classic | W 88–40 | 3–0 | 17 – Landry (1), Bohannon (1) | 10 – Krabbenhoft (2) | 5 – Flowers (1) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 11/17/2007* 8:00pm, BTN | | Colorado America's Youth Classic | W 78–52 | 4–0 | 18 – Hughes (2) | 8 – Butch (3) | 5 – Landry (1) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 11/24/2007* 6:30pm, BTN | | Georgia | W 68–49 | 5–0 | 18 – Hughes (3) | 13 – Butch (4) | 5 – Krabbenhoft (2) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 11/27/2007* 9:00pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at No. 7 Duke ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 82–58 | 5–1 | 12 – Leuer (1), Hughes (4) | 6 – Landry (1) | 3 – Flowers (2), Hughes (2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 12/3/2007* 9:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | Wofford | W 70–43 | 6–1 | 14 – Bohannon (2) | 9 – Landry (2) | 4 – Krabbenhoft (3), Flowers (3) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 12/8/2007* 6:00pm, ESPN360 | No. 23 | No. 15 Marquette | L 81–76 | 6–2 | 17 – Butch (2) | 5 – Leuer (1), Krabbenhoft (3), Landry (3), Butch (5) | 4 – Landry (2), Hughes (3) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 12/12/2007* 8:00pm | | at Wisconsin–Milwaukee | W 61–39 | 7–2 | 16 – Landry (2) | 7 – Butch (6) | 3 – Hughes (4) | US Cellular Arena (10,017) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/15/2007* 6:00pm | | UW-Green Bay | W 70–52 | 8–2 | 12 – Krabbenhoft (1) | 10 – Krabbenhoft (4) | 5 – Krabbenhoft (4) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 12/22/2007* 8:30pm | | Valparaiso | W 68–58 | 9–2 | 14 – Hughes (5) | 11 – Krabbenhoft (5) | 7 – Krabbenhoft (5) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 12/29/2007* 12:00pm | | at No. 9 Texas | W 67–66 | 10–2 | 21 – Butch (3) | 11 – Butch (7) | 3 – Butch (1), Landry (3), Bohannon (1) | Frank Erwin Center (16,438) Austin, TX |
| 1/2/2008 7:00pm | No. 24 | at Michigan | W 70–54 | 11–2 (1–0) | 25 – Leuer (1) | 6 – Landry (4) | 4 – Krabbenhoft (6) | Crisler Arena (8,855) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/5/2008 12:00pm | No. 24 | Iowa | W 64–51 | 12–2 (2–0) | 22 – Butch (4) | 7 – Krabbenhoft (6), Butch (8) | 2 – Landry (4), Flowers (4), Hughes (5) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 1/10/2008 9:00pm | No. 21 | Illinois | W 70–60 | 13–2 (3–0) | 22 – Hughes (6) | 7 – Butch (9) | 5 – Hughes (6) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 1/15/2008 9:00pm | No. 17 | at Penn State | W 80–55 | 14–2 (4–0) | 23 – Flowers (1) | 12 – Butch (10) | 5 – Flowers (5) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,600) University Park, PA |
| 1/19/2008 9:00pm | No. 17 | Northwestern | W 62–50 | 15–2 (5–0) | 21 – Landry (3) | 9 – Krabbenhoft (7) | 2 – Bohannon (2), Flowers (6), Hughes (7) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 1/22/2008 7:00pm | No. 11 | Michigan | W 64–61 | 16–2 (6–0) | 14 – Flowers (2), Landry (4) | 5 – Flowers (5), Krabbenhoft (8) | 3 – Flowers (7), Hughes (8) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 1/26/2008 4:00pm | No. 11 | at Purdue | L 60–56 | 16–3 (6–1) | 20 – Butch (5) | 13 – Butch (11) | 3 – Flowers (8) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/31/2008 9:00pm | No. 13 | No. 11 Indiana | W 62–49 | 17–3 (7–1) | 16 – Hughes (7) | 12 – Krabbenhoft (9) | 5 – Krabbenhoft (7) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 2/3/2008 2:00pm | No. 13 | at Minnesota | W 63–47 | 18–3 (8–1) | 20 – Hughes (8) | 8 – Flowers (2) | 5 – Krabbenhoft (8) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/6/2008 9:05pm | No. 8 | at Iowa | W 60–54 | 19–3 (9–1) | 16 – Landry (5) | 8 – Krabbenhoft (10) | 2 – Krabbenhoft (9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,342) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/9/2008 9:00pm | No. 8 | Purdue | L 72–67 | 19–4 (9–2) | 14 – Bohannon (3), Flowers (3) | 9 – Landry (5), Krabbenhoft (11) | 3 – Flowers (9), Hughes (9) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 2/13/2008 7:00pm | No. 14 | at No. 12 Indiana | W 68–66 | 20–4 (10–2) | 18 – Bohannon (4) | 10 – Krabbenhoft (12) | 3 – Steimsma (2), Flowers (10) | Assembly Hall (17,320) Bloomington, IN |
| 2/16/2008 2:00pm | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 65–56 | 21–4 (11–2) | 12 – Landry (6) | 8 – Butch (12) | 3 – Landry (5) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 2/20/2008 9:00pm | No. 10 | at Illinois | W 71–57 | 22–4 (12–2) | 18 – Hughes (9) | 5 – Landry (6), Krabbenhoft (13), Butch (13) | 3 – Landry (6), Flowers (11) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| 2/24/2008 4:00pm, CBS | No. 10 | at Ohio State | W 58–53 | 23–4 (13–2) | 16 – Bohannon (5) | 9 – Landry (7) | 6 – Flowers (12) | Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH |
| 2/28/2008 9:00pm | No. 9 | No. 15 Michigan State | W 57–42 | 24–4 (14–2) | 16 – Butch (6) | 7 – Butch (14) | 4 – Hughes (10) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 3/5/2008 9:00pm | No. 8 | Penn State | W 77–41 | 25–4 (15–2) | 15 – Landry (7) | 8 – Flowers (3) | 9 – Flowers (13) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| 3/8/2008 3:00pm | No. 8 | at Northwestern | W 65–52 | 26–4 (16–2) | 20 – Butch (7) | 14 – Butch (15) | 4 – Krabbenhoft (10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| 3/14/2008 12:00pm | No. 6 | vs. Michigan Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals | W 51–34 | 27–4 | 12 – Krabbenhoft (2) | 7 – Stiemsma (1), Landry (8), Krabbenhoft (14) | 2 – Flowers (14) | Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 3/15/2008 1:40pm, CBS | No. 6 | vs. No. 19 Michigan State Big Ten tournament – Semifinals | W 65–63 | 28–4 | 19 – Butch (8) | 10 – Krabbenhoft (15) | 3 – Flowers (15) | Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 3/16/2008 3:30pm, CBS | No. 6 | vs. Illinois Big Ten tournament – Finals | W 61–48 | 29–4 | 12 – Butch (9) | 7 – Krabbenhoft (16) | 4 – Landry (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse (14,579) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 3/20/2008* 9:50pm, CBS | No. 3 (seed) | vs. No. 14 (seed) Cal St. Fullerton First Round | W 71–56 | 30–4 | 14 – Butch (10) | 12 – Landry (9) | 4 – Hughes (11), Flowers (16) | Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, NE |
| 3/22/2008* 4:20pm, CBS | No. 3 (seed) | vs. No. 11 (seed) Kansas State Second Round | W 72–55 | 31–4 | 25 – Hughes (10) | 7 – Stiemsma (2) | 4 – Flowers (17) | Qwest Center Omaha (N/A) Omaha, NE |
| 3/28/2008* 3:30pm, CBS | No. 3 (seed) | vs. No. 10 (seed) Davidson Sweet Sixteen | L 73–56 | 31–5 | 12 – Flowers (4) | 6 – Flowers (4), Landry (10) | 3 – Bohannon (3) | Ford Field (N/A) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||