2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4 12 30–8 12–6 Bo Ryan Gary Close Lamont Paris Kohl Center Cancún Challenge Champions NCAA tournament Final Four Greg Gard The 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bo Ryan's 13th season as head coach at Wisconsin. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 30–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals in the Big Ten tournament to Michigan State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the West region, their 16th straight trip to the Tournament. They defeated American and Oregon to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Baylor and Arizona to advance to the Final Four. There, they were eliminated by Kentucky. Previous season The Badgers finished the 2012–13 season 23–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Michigan and Indiana before losing to Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the 15th consecutive year as a No. 5 seed. They were upset by No. 12-seeded Ole Miss in the Second Round. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ryan Evans 5 G/F 6'6" 208 RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated Dan Fahey 1 10 G 6'3" 195 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated J. D. Wise 1 22 G 6'0" 190 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated Mike Bruesewitz 1 31 F 6'6" 223 Senior St. Paul, MN Graduated Jared Berggren 40 F/C 6'10" 235 RS Senior Princeton, MN Graduated George Marshall 1 3 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred (midseason) 2013 Commitments no 2011 Nigel Hayes PF Toledo, OH Whitmer 6 7 215 11/11/2012 4 4 84 4 Bronson Koenig PG La Crosse, WI Aquinas 6 2 175 9/24/2011 4 4 78 3 Riley Dearring SG Minneapolis, MN Hopkins 6 5 175 7/19/2012 3 3 75 3 Jordan Hill SG Pasadena, CA Phillips Exeter Academy 6 2 165 8/7/2012 N/A N/A 68 2 Vitto Brown PF Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green 6 7 205 9/14/2012 3 3 67 2 2013 2013 Wisconsin Commitments Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting wisconsin 73 275 September 6, 2011 yes Awards All-Big Ten by Mediahttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2014-all-big-ten.pdf 2013-14 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team BigTen.org 2017-07-31 2014-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140311050857/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2014-all-big-ten.pdf dead Frank Kaminsky - 1st team Sam Dekker - 3rd team Josh Gasser - Honorable mention Traevon Jackson - Honorable mention All-Big Ten by Coaches Frank Kaminsky - 1st team Sam Dekker - 2nd team Ben Brust - Honorable mention Josh Gasser - All-Defensive team Nigel Hayes - Freshman of the Year & All-Freshman team Roster 2013 Wisconsin Badgers y Ben Brust 1 G 6 1 195 SR Hawthorn Woods, IL y Jordan Smith 2 G 6 1 175 JR yes Orono, MN n W George Marshall G 3 n y 5 11 182 SO Chicago, IL Aaron Moesch 5 F 6 8 200 FR yes Green Bay, WI n W Nigel Hayes 10 F 6 7 230 FR Toledo, OH y Jordan Hill 11 G 6 3 175 FR Pasadena, CA n Traevon Jackson 12 G 6 2 213 JR Westerville, OH y Duje Dukan 13 F 6 8 210 JR y Deerfield, IL y Sam Dekker 15 F 6 7 220 SO Sheboygan, WI y Josh Gasser 21 G 6 3 190 JR y Port Washington, WI y Bronson Koenig 24 G 6 3 180 FR La Crosse, WI y Vitto Brown 30 F 6 8 220 FR Bowling Green, OH y Evan Anderson 32 C 6 10 255 JR y Stanley, WI n Zak Showalter 33 G 6 2 195 SO yes Germantown, WI n W Zach Bohannon 34 F 6 6 210 SR y Marion, IA n W Riley Dearring 35 G 6 5 180 FR yes Minnetonka, MN n Frank Kaminsky 44 F 6 11 230 JR Lisle, IL y Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Gary Close (Arizona State) Lamont Paris (Wooster) http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wis-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2013-12-14 Schedule and results Sourcehttp://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wis-m-baskbl-sched.html 2013–14 Schedule UW Badgers September 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023053152/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wis-m-baskbl-sched.html 2010-10-23 dead yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Wisconsin Badgers| Canadian trip Aug 21 7:00 pm yes yes Carleton Keith Harris Gym Ottawa, ON Canadian Tour Dekker 28 Dekker 7 Jackson 4 82–95 N/A – Aug 22 7:00 pm yes yes Ottawa Montpetit Gym Ottawa, ON Canadian Tour Dekker 20 Dekker 8 Jackson 8 101–92 N/A – Aug 24 7:00 pm yes yes A-Game Hoops Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, ON Canadian Tour Brust, Kaminsky 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A 88–76 N/A – Aug 25 8:00 pm yes yes Ryerson Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, ON Canadian Tour Dekker 18 Dukan, Jackson 5 Koenig 5 84–61 N/A – Aug 26 8:00 pm yes yes A-Game Hoops St. Michael's College Toronto, ON Canadian Tour Kaminsky 26 Kaminsky 11 Jackson, Dekker 4 113–105 OT N/A – |- !colspan=12 style=Wisconsin Badgers| Exhibition Oct 30 7:00 pm yes 20 UW–Platteville Kohl Center Madison, WI Brust 20 Hayes 6 Jackson 7 81–50 16,439 – |- !colspan=12 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Non-conference regular season Nov 8 6:00 pm yes yes 20 St. John's Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD BTN Gasser (1) 19 Gasser (1) 8 Jackson (1) 4 86–75 3,523 1–0 Nov 12 8:00 pm yes 20 Florida 11 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 Dekker (1) 16 Brust (1) 9 Jackson (2) 4 59–53 17,249 2–0 Nov 16 7:00 pm yes yes 20 Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI ESPN3 Kaminsky (1) 16 Kaminsky (1) 8 Jackson (3) 3 69–66 9,906 3–0 Nov 19 7:00 pm yes 12 North Dakota Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Kaminsky (2) 43 Brust (2) 8 Jackson (4) 8 103–85 16,653 4–0 Nov 21 7:00 pm yes 12 Bowling Green Kohl Center Madison, WI Cancún Challenge ESPN3 Brust (1) 19 Brust (3), Gasser (2), Jackson (1) 6 Gasser (1) 3 88–64 16,807 5–0 Nov 23 7:30 pm yes 12 Oral Roberts Kohl Center Madison, WI Cancún Challenge BTN Kaminsky (3) 21 Brust (4) 8 Jackson (5) 7 76–67 16,710 6–0 Nov 26 7:30 pm yes yes 10 Saint Louis Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Semifinals CBSSN Jackson (1) 16 Kaminsky (2) 8 Jackson (6), Gasser (2) 2 63–57 934 7–0 Nov 27 8:30 pm yes yes 10 West Virginia Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Championship CBSSN Dekker (2) 21 Dekker (1) 12 Jackson (7) 7 70–63 934 8–0 Dec 4 6:00 pm yes yes 8 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 Gasser (2) 11 Kaminsky (3) 12 Jackson (8) 4 48–38 11,142 9–0 Dec 7 1:15 pm yes 8 Marquette Kohl Center Madison, WI Rivalry BTN Dekker (3) 20 Dekker (2) 10 Jackson (9) 7 70–64 17,249 10–0 Dec 11 7:00 pm yes 4 Milwaukee Kohl Center Madison, WI Brust (2) 18 Dekker (3) 8 Dekker (1) 6 78–52 16,987 11–0 Dec 14 12:00 pm yes 4 Eastern Kentucky Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN3 Brust (3) 20 Brust (5), Kaminsky (4) 6 Gasser (3), Kaminsky (1) 4 86–61 16,968 12–0 Dec 28 1:00 pm yes 4 Prairie View A&M Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPNU Dekker (4) 16 Dekker (4) 11 Jackson (10) 4 80–43 17,249 13–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Big Ten regular season Jan 2 6:00 pm yes 4 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 Hayes (1) 19 Dekker (5), Kaminsky (5) 8 Dekker (2) 4 76–49 8,117 14–0 (1–0) Jan 5 7:00 pm 4 Iowa 22 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Brust (4) 19 Dukan (1) 7 Jackson (11) 3 75–71 17,249 15–0 (2–0) Jan 8 8:00 pm 4 Illinois 23 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Brust (5) 18 Brust (6), Dekker (6), Kaminsky (6) 6 Jackson (12) 4 95–70 17,003 16–0 (3–0) Jan 14 6:00 pm yes 3 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN Jackson (2) 21 Kaminsky (7) 9 Gasser (4) 4 72–75 17,472 16–1 (3–1) Jan 18 5:00 pm 3 Michigan Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Gasser (3) 16 Dekker (7) 10 Jackson (13) 5 70–77 17,249 16–2 (3–2) Jan 22 8:00 pm yes 9 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN Dekker (5) 20 Dekker (8) 6 Jackson (14) 3 68–81 14,625 16–3 (3–3) Jan 25 4:00 pm yes 9 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN Kaminsky (4) 16 Dekker (9), Gasser (3) 7 Gasser (5) 3 72–58 14,845 17–3 (4–3) Jan 29 8:00 pm 14 Northwestern Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Brust (6) 21 Kaminsky (8) 10 Jackson (15) 4 56–65 17,155 17–4 (4–4) Feb 1 11:00 am 14 Ohio State 24 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Hayes (2) 17 Brust (7) 7 Kaminsky (2) 3 58–59 17,249 17–5 (4–5) Feb 4 8:00 pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN Brust (7), Dekker (6) 16 Gasser (4) 8 Dekker (3) 4 75–63 16,618 18–5 (5–5) Feb 9 12:00 pm Michigan State 9 Kohl Center Madison, WI CBS Hayes (3) 14 Kaminsky (9), Gasser (5) 6 Jackson (16) 8 60–58 17,249 19–5 (6–5) Feb 13 8:00 pm 21 Minnesota Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Brust (8) 20 Dekker (10) 7 Gasser (6) 3 78–70 17,249 20–5 (7–5) Feb 16 12:00 pm yes 21 Michigan 15 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS Kaminsky (5) 25 Kaminsky (10) 11 Jackson (17) 6 75–62 12,707 21–5 (8–5) Feb 22 11:00 am yes 16 Iowa 15 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN2 Kaminsky (6) 21 Dekker (11) 11 Jackson (18), Hayes (1) 3 79–74 15,400 22–5 (9–5) Feb 25 8:00 pm 14 Indiana Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Dekker (7) 16 Kaminsky (11) 9 Gasser (7), Dekker (4) 2 69–58 17,249 23–5 (10–5) Mar 2 11:00 am yes 14 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN Gasser (4) 15 Dekker (12) 8 Jackson (19) 5 71–66 7,807 24–5 (11–5) Mar 5 8:00 pm 9 Purdue Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN Kaminsky (7) 22 Hayes (1) 6 Jackson (20) 4 76–70 17,249 25–5 (12–5) Mar 9 6:30 pm yes 9 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN Kaminsky (8) 14 Gasser (6) 9 Gasser (8) 5 68–77 15,998 25–6 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers| Big Ten tournament Mar 14 5:30 pm yes 12 Minnesota Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals BTN Brust (9) 29 Kaminsky (12) 12 Jackson (21) 4 83–57 N/A 26–6 Mar 15 3:15 pm yes 12 Michigan State 22 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals CBS Kaminsky (9) 28 Dekker (13) 7 Jackson (22) 5 75–83 18,626 26–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|NCAA tournament Mar 20 11:40 am yes yes 12 (2 W) (15 W) American BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Second round TruTV Jackson (3) 18 Dekker (14) 6 Gasser (9) 4 75–35 17,749 27–7 Mar 22 6:45 pm yes yes 12 (2 W) (7 W) Oregon BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Third round CBS Kaminsky (10) 19 Dekker (15), Jackson (2) 8 Jackson (23) 5 85–77 18,206 28–7 Mar 27 6:47 pm yes yes 12 (2 W) Baylor 23 (6 W) Honda Center Anaheim, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS Kaminsky (11) 19 Gasser (7) 8 Jackson (24) 5 69–52 17,773 29–7 Mar 29 7:49 pm yes yes 12 (2 W) Arizona 4 (1 W) Honda Center Anaheim, CA Elite Eight TBS Kaminsky (12) 28 Kaminsky (13) 11 Jackson (25) 5 64–63 OT 17,814 30–7 Apr 5 7:49 pm yes yes 12 (2 W) (8 MW) Kentucky AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX Final Four TBS Brust (10), Dekker (8) 15 Kaminsky (14), Gasser (8), Dukan (2) 5 Jackson (26), Gasser (10) 3 73–74 79,444 30–8 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. APhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2014/poll/1/week/11/seasontype/2 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 13) January 13, 2013 January 13, 2013 20 20 12 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 3 9 14 RV 21 16 14 9 12 12 N/A Coacheshttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2014/poll/2/week/11/seasontype/2 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 11 (Jan. 13) January 13, 2013 January 13, 2013 21 19 15 11 9 6 6 6 5 4т 3 8 13 24 21 18 14 11 13 15 4 Player statistics As of April 6, 2014http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2013-2014/teamcume.html Wisconsin Season Statistics UW Badgers 2013-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227221443/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2013-2014/teamcume.html 2013-12-27 dead 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 44 Kaminsky, Frank 38 38 1032 27.2 196 371 .528 37 98 .378 101 132 .765 81 159 240 6.3 96 1 49 39 66 26 530 13.9 01 Brust, Ben 38 38 1318 34.8 156 372 .419 96 244 .393 80 89 .899 31 140 171 4.5 36 0 50 27 2 29 488 12.8 15 Dekker, Sam 38 38 1134 29.8 168 358 .469 42 129 .326 94 137 .686 65 166 231 6.1 52 0 52 41 22 29 472 12.4 12 Jackson, Traevon 38 38 1170 30.8 122 299 .408 34 89 .382 129 167 .772 20 124 144 3.8 88 0 151 82 4 26 407 10.7 21 Gasser, Josh 38 38 1270 33.4 84 194 .433 47 109 .431 118 136 .868 21 131 152 4.0 97 2 72 32 6 25 333 8.8 10 Hayes, Nigel 38 0 663 17.4 98 192 .510 0 0 .000 96 164 .585 34 72 106 2.8 99 1 36 45 20 32 292 7.7 24 Koenig, Bronson 37 0 572 15.5 51 115 .443 22 67 .328 6 8 .750 18 28 46 1.2 50 0 41 18 3 11 130 3.5 13 Dukan, Duje 38 0 309 8.1 41 82 .500 15 41 .366 10 14 .714 19 38 57 1.5 32 0 11 8 1 3 107 2.8 03 Marshall, George 2 0 25 12.5 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2.0 34 Bohannon, Zach 14 0 27 1.9 4 7 .571 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0.9 11 Hill, Jordan 11 0 25 2.3 1 7 .143 1 4 .250 4 7 .571 1 2 3 0.3 5 0 1 2 0 0 7 0.6 30 Brown, Vitto 14 0 44 3.1 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 0 12 12 0.9 5 0 3 2 0 0 6 0.4 32 Anderson, Evan 14 0 36 2.6 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 3 3 0.2 9 0 1 2 3 0 5 0.4 Team 45 51 96 2 8 Total.......... 38 7625 927 2018 .459 297 790 .376 642 861 .746 337 929 1266 33.3 574 4 468 307 127 183 2793 73.5 Opponents...... 38 7625 915 2134 .429 184 540 .341 418 579 .722 350 862 1212 31.9 763 6 364 370 105 161 2432 64.0 Records and milestones On November 19, 2013, Frank Kaminsky broke the Wisconsin's single-game record for most points, with 43 against North Dakota. On December 4, 2013, Bo Ryan won his 300th game at Wisconsin during a 48–38 victory over Virginia. Ryan became only the 9th Big Ten head coach to win 300 games. On January 8, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Illinois 95–70 giving the Badgers a 16–0 record, the best start in the school's history. On March 14, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 83–57 giving coach Bo Ryan his 700th career victory as a head coach. On March 22, 2014, Ben Brust broke the record for most career three-pointers with his 228th vs. the Oregon during an 85–77 victory in the third round of the 2014 NCAA tournament. The previous record was held by Tim Locom (1988–91). On March 29, 2014, Wisconsin defeated Arizona 64–63 to qualify for the NCAA Final Four for the third time in school history, its first since the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Badge Badge