2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12 14 26–10 12–6 Bo Ryan Gary Close Lamont Paris Kohl Center 2011 Chicago Invitational Challenge Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen Greg Gard 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 no 2011 Traevon Jackson SG Westerville, OH Westerville South High School 6 2 190 6/12/10 NA 3 88 2 Frank Kaminsky C Lisle, IL Benet Academy 6 10 220 6/12/10 NA 3 92 4 George Marshall PG Chicago, IL Brooks College Prep 6 0 180 1/19/10 NA 3 88 2 Jordan Smith SG Long Lake, MN Orono High School 6 2 180 12/12/10 NA NA 77 1 Jarrod Uthoff PF Cedar Rapids, IA Jefferson High School 6 8 190 7/19/10 NA 3 92 4 2011 2011 Wisconsin Commitments Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting 275 December 10, 2011 yes 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 Mediahttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GMBB12Awards.pdf 2011-12 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team BigTen.org 2017-06-30 2012-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324003753/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GMBB12Awards.pdf dead 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 Roster 2011 Wisconsin Badgers y Ben Brust 1 G 6 1 190 SO Hawthorn Woods, IL y Jordan Smith 2 G 6 1 175 FR Orono, MN n W George Marshall 3 G 5 11 180 FR Chicago, IL yes Ryan Evans 5 G/F 6 6 210 JR y Phoenix, AZ y Dan Fahey 10 G 6 3 195 JR Chicago, IL n W Jordan Taylor basketball 11 G 6 1 195 SR Bloomington, MN y Traevon Jackson 12 G 6 2 215 FR Westerville, OH y Duje Dukan 13 F 6 8 205 SO Deerfield, IL y Josh Gasser 21 G 6 3 190 SO Port Washington, WI y J. D. Wise 22 G 6 0 185 JR Milwaukee, WI n W Jarrod Uthoff 30 F 6 8 200 FR Cedar Rapids, IA y yes Mike Bruesewitz 31 F 6 6 222 JR St. Paul, MN n Evan Anderson 32 C 6 10 260 FR y Stanley, WI n Rob Wilson 33 G/F 6 4 200 SR Cleveland, OH n Zach Bohannon 34 F 6 6 210 JR Marion, IA W I yes Jared Berggren 40 F/C 6 10 235 JR y Princeton, MN y Frank Kaminsky 44 F 6 11 230 FR Lisle, IL y Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Gary Close (Arizona State) Lamont Paris (Wooster) http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ill-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-11-9 Schedule and results Source http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wis-m-baskbl-sched.html 2011–12 Schedule 2010-10-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023053152/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wis-m-baskbl-sched.html 2010-10-23 dead All times are Central yes yes |- !colspan=12| Exhibition 11/05/2011 7:00 pm yes 15 UW–Stevens Point Kohl Center Madison, WI Evans 16 Brust 6 Taylor 7 80–54 16,889 – |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 11/12/2011 12:00 pm yes 15 Kennesaw State Kohl Center Madison, WI Tied 14 Bruesewitz (1) 8 Taylor (1) 7 85–31 17,230 1–0 11/16/2011 7:00 pm yes 14 Colgate Kohl Center Madison, WI Brust (2) 17 Tied 7 Taylor (2) 4 68–41 17,230 2–0 11/19/2011 6:00 pm yes 14 Wofford Kohl Center Madison, WI Chicago Invitational Challenge Gasser (2) 16 Bruesewitz (2) 8 Evans (1) 5 69–33 17,230 3–0 11/22/2011 7:00 pm yes 11 UMKC Kohl Center Madison, WI Chicago Invitational Challenge BTN Berggren (1) 21 Tied 6 Taylor (3) 5 77–31 17,230 4–0 11/25/2011 7:30 pm yes yes 11 Bradley Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Invitational Challenge Semifinals BTN Evans (1) 15 Berggren (2) 10 Taylor (4) 6 66–43 3,424 5–0 11/26/2011 7:00 pm yes yes 11 BYU Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Invitational Challenge Championship Game BTN Brust (3) 21 Bruesewitz (3) 6 Taylor (5) 8 73–56 2,634 6–0 11/30/2011 8:30 pm yes yes 9 North Carolina 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN Taylor (1) 18 Evans (2) 7 Taylor (6) 4 57–60 21,750 6–1 12/03/2011 3:30 pm yes 9 Marquette 16 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Taylor (2) 13 Evans (3) 8 Gasser (1) 3 54–61 17,230 6–2 12/07/2011 7:00 pm yes 14 Green Bay Kohl Center Madison, WI Taylor (3) 15 Bruesewitz (4) 8 Taylor (7) 10 70–42 17,076 7–2 12/10/2011 1:00 pm yes 14 UNLV Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Brust (4) 25 Bruesewitz (5) 10 Taylor (8) 6 62–51 17,123 8–2 12/13/2011 7:00 pm yes yes 14 Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI Berggren (2) 17 Berggren (3) 9 Tied 3 60–54 10,143 9–2 12/15/2011 7:00 pm yes 14 Savannah State Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Berggren (3) 13 Tied 5 Taylor (10) 3 66–33 16,954 10–2 12/23/2011 4:30 pm yes 13 Mississippi Valley State Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Taylor (4) 17 Evans (5) 11 Tied 2 79–45 17,230 11–2 12/27/2011 8:00 pm yes 11 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN2 Evans (2) 22 Tied 6 Taylor (12) 5 64–40 11,422 12–2 (1–0) 12/31/2011 12:00 pm 11 Iowa Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Taylor (5) 17 Gasser (3) 8 Taylor (13) 4 65–72 17,230 12–3 (1–1) 01/03/2012 6:00 pm 18 Michigan State 10 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 Taylor (6) 28 Tied 6 Brust (2) 3 60–63 OT 17,230 12–4 (1–2) 01/08/2012 12:30 pm yes 18 Michigan 16 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS Taylor (7) 12 Evans (7) 10 Bruesewitz (2) 3 41–59 12,721 12–5 (1–3) 01/12/2012 6:00 pm yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN Brust (5) 13 Tied 5 Taylor (14) 5 67–62 14,620 13–5 (2–3) 01/15/2012 5:00 pm Nebraska Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Taylor (8) 19 Berggren (5) 13 Evans (3) 2 50–45 17,173 14–5 (3–3) 01/18/2012 8:00 pm Northwestern Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Evans (3) 17 Evans (9) 9 Taylor (15) 6 77–57 16,939 15–5 (4–3) 01/22/2012 1:00 pm yes Illinois 22 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN Taylor (9) 19 Taylor (4) 9 Taylor (16) 5 67–63 16,618 16–5 (5–3) 01/26/2012 8:00 pm 25 Indiana 16 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 Brust (6) 13 Evans (10) 9 Tied 2 57–50 17,230 17–5 (6–3) 01/31/2012 7:00 pm yes 19 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN Taylor (10) 18 Berggren (6) 10 Taylor (18) 5 52–46 8,752 18–5 (7–3) 02/04/2012 1:00 pm 19 Ohio State 3 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Evans (4) 14 Bruesewitz (6) 11 Taylor (19) 6 52–58 17,230 18–6 (7–4) 02/09/2012 6:30 pm yes 21 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Taylor (11) 27 Evans (11) 11 Tied 4 68–61 OT 14,625 19–6 (8–4) 02/16/2012 6:00 pm yes 15 Michigan State 7 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI ESPN Evans (5) 17 Evans (12) 7 Taylor (20) 5 55–69 14,797 19–7 (8–5) 02/19/2012 3:00 pm 15 Penn State Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Gasser (3) 15 Bruesewitz (7) 12 Bruesewitz (5) 5 65–55 17,230 20–7 (9–5) 02/23/2012 8:00 pm yes 16 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN2 Tied 14 Evans (13) 6 Taylor (21) 4 66–67 14,248 20–8 (9–6) 02/26/2012 3:00 pm yes 16 Ohio State 8 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS Taylor (12) 19 Evans (14) 10 Taylor (22) 4 63–60 18,809 21–8 (10–6) 02/28/2012 7:00 pm 14 Minnesota Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Taylor (13) 22 Evans (15) 8 Brust (3) 3 52–45 17,230 22–8 (11–6) 03/04/2012 12:00 pm 14 Illinois Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Tied 16 Gasser (5) 8 Tied 3 70–56 17,230 23–8 (12–6) |- !colspan=12| Big Ten tournament 03/09/2012 1:30 pm yes 14 Indiana 15 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals ESPN Wilson (1) 30 Berggren (7) 9 Tied 4 79–71 18,484 24–8 03/10/2012 12:40 pm yes 14 Michigan State 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals CBS Taylor (15) 19 Tied 5 Bruesewitz (7) 3 52–65 18,451 24–9 |- !colspan=12| NCAA Division I tournament 03/15/2012 1:10 pm yes yes 14 (4) (13) Montana University Arena Albuquerque, NM Second Round TNT Evans (7) 18 Tied 8 Taylor (25) 6 73–49 10,774 25–9 03/17/2012 5:10 pm yes yes 14 (4) (5) Vanderbilt 20 University Arena Albuquerque, NM Third round TNT Taylor (16) 14 Berggren (8) 6 Evans (5) 4 60–57 12,128 26–9 03/22/2012 6:15 pm yes yes 14 (4) (1) Syracuse 2 TD Garden Boston, MA Sweet Sixteen CBS Tied 17 Tied 4 Taylor (26) 6 63–64 – 26–10 National Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week1 Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Final AP 15 14 11 9 14 14 13 11 18 RV RV 25 19 21 15 16 14 14 14 14 Coaches 14 13 11 7 16 15 14 11 19 RV RV 25 20 22 17 15 15 12 13 12 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   No change (RV)   Received votes Player statistics As of March 23, 2012Wisconsin Season Statistics, UWBadgers.com, Retrieved 2011-11-27 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 11 Taylor, Jordan 36 36 1297 36.0 166 413 .402 65 176 .369 135 172 .785 31 106 137 3.8 73 0 147 56 1 37 532 14.8 05 Evans, Ryan 36 36 1098 30.5 151 343 .440 10 38 .263 85 117 .726 60 183 243 6.8 74 1 58 57 33 26 397 11.0 40 Berggren, Jared 36 36 1000 27.8 141 312 .452 45 121 .372 52 71 .732 51 125 176 4.9 86 2 27 51 60 32 379 10.5 21 Gasser, Josh 36 36 1227 34.1 84 181 .464 42 93 .452 65 83 .783 31 121 152 4.2 66 0 67 43 3 25 275 7.6 01 Brust, Ben 36 0 768 21.3 92 232 .397 58 149 .389 20 24 .833 16 63 79 2.2 33 0 26 26 0 24 262 7.3 31 Bruesewitz, Mike 36 36 918 25.5 71 180 .394 25 85 .294 36 51 .706 69 116 185 5.1 92 3 63 38 12 22 203 5.6 33 Wilson, Rob 36 0 467 13.0 49 118 .415 25 65 .385 22 32 .688 18 33 51 1.4 32 0 22 14 3 7 145 4.0 44 Kaminsky, Frank 35 0 271 7.7 23 56 .411 10 35 .286 7 14 .500 22 28 50 1.4 34 0 10 10 13 4 63 1.8 22 Wise, J.D. 6 0 10 1.7 3 3 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.2 12 Jackson, Traevon 17 0 92 5.4 7 19 .368 3 8 .375 2 3 .667 6 10 16 0.9 7 0 3 7 1 1 19 1.1 02 Smith, Jordan 7 0 12 1.7 2 3 .667 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.7 13 Dukan, Duje 13 0 41 3.2 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 1 4 .250 1 6 7 0.5 2 0 2 3 0 3 9 0.7 32 Anderson, Evan 14 0 35 2.5 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 4 3 7 0.5 10 0 3 1 0 0 6 0.4 10 Fahey, Dan 9 0 14 1.6 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 6 7 0.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.2 Team 39 56 95 2 12 Total.......... 36 7250 797 1875 .425 285 775 .368 425 575 .739 349 858 1207 33.5 512 6 428 320 126 181 2304 64.0 Opponents...... 36 7250 708 1819 .389 129 439 .294 370 542 .683 331 792 1123 31.2 604 7 286 388 84 154 1915 53.2 References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Badge Badge