2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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:
Roster
2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Ben Brust
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Hawthorn Woods, IL
G
2
Wquinton Smith (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Milwaukee, WI
G/F
5
Ryan Evans
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS So
Phoenix, AZ
G
10
Dan Fahey (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Chicago, IL
G
11
Jordan Taylor
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Bloomington, MN
F
13
Duje Dukan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Deerfield, IL
G
15
Brett Valentyn (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Verona, WI
G
21
Josh Gasser
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Port Washington, WI
G
22
J.D. Wise (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Milwaukee, WI
G/F
24
Tim Jarmusz
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Oshkosh, WI
F
30
Jon Leuer
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Sr
Orono, MN
F
31
Mike Bruesewitz
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
St. Paul, MN
C
32
Evan Anderson
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Fr
Stanley, WI
G/F
33
Rob Wilson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Jr
Cleveland, OH
F/C
40
Jared Berggren
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
Princeton, MN
C
44
J.P. Gavinski
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
RS Sr
Wisconsin Dells, WI
F
52
Keaton Nankivil
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Madison, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2010-11-9
Schedule and results
Source[ 3]
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
Mavericks
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
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
20
18
17
19
13
10
12
10
13
16
Coaches
25
25
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
RV
21
17
15
18
14
10
12
10
13
16
15
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
Player statistics
MINUTES |--TOTAL--| |--3-PTS--| |-F-THROWS-| |---REBOUNDS---| |-SCORING-|
## Player GP GS Tot Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
30 Leuer, Jon 34 34 1139 33.5 227 483 .470 54 146 .370 113 134 .843 57 189 246 7.2 75 1 56 54 30 17 621 18.3
11 Taylor, Jordan 34 34 1241 36.5 194 448 .433 75 175 .429 154 185 .832 32 107 139 4.1 80 3 161 42 5 25 617 18.1
52 Nankivil, Keaton 34 34 949 27.9 120 242 .496 59 129 .457 31 37 .838 62 82 144 4.2 67 2 23 29 42 16 330 9.7
21 Gasser, Josh 34 30 957 28.1 68 144 .472 19 63 .302 47 55 .855 42 90 132 3.9 80 3 75 30 2 17 202 5.9
31 Bruesewitz, Mike 34 13 675 19.9 57 121 .471 20 62 .323 22 29 .759 45 60 105 3.1 63 0 34 28 4 10 156 4.6
24 Jarmusz, Tim 34 21 805 23.7 40 105 .381 32 89 .360 21 23 .913 29 46 75 2.2 35 1 43 12 1 23 133 3.9
05 Evans, Ryan 34 0 393 11.6 33 106 .311 0 3 .000 29 39 .744 20 59 79 2.3 39 0 16 23 11 6 95 2.8
40 Berggren, Jared 29 1 200 6.9 27 55 .491 7 22 .318 8 13 .615 10 21 31 1.1 37 1 9 14 10 1 69 2.4
33 Wilson, Rob 23 2 168 7.3 14 42 .333 1 17 .059 7 8 .875 7 16 23 1.0 14 0 8 6 0 2 36 1.6
15 Valentyn, Brett 24 0 123 5.1 8 23 .348 8 23 .348 1 2 .500 2 7 9 0.4 12 0 4 4 0 1 25 1.0
01 Brust, Ben 15 0 45 3.0 4 16 .250 2 10 .200 0 0 .000 2 5 7 0.5 5 0 1 2 0 1 10 0.7
02 Smith, Wquinton 26 1 128 4.9 5 16 .313 1 5 .200 2 6 .333 8 4 12 0.5 12 0 12 4 0 2 13 0.5
13 Dukan, Duje 8 0 15 1.9 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3
44 Gavinski, J.P. 6 0 9 1.5 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 0 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.2
22 Wise, J.D. 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 Fahey, Dan 3 0 2 0.7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Team 35 44 79 2.3 0 9
Total.......... 34 6850 798 1808 .441 278 744 .374 436 533 .818 355 733 1088 32.0 522 11 442 258 105 121 2310 67.9
Opponents...... 34 6850 705 1647 .428 179 484 .370 403 542 .744 273 695 968 28.5 570 8 325 329 61 133 1992 58.6
As of March 25, 2011[ 4]
Awards
All-Big Ten by Media[ 5]
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
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics