2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Year:2007–08
Team:Wisconsin Badgers
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Coachrank:10
Aprank:6
Record:31–5
Conf Record:16–2
Champion:2008 Big Ten Season & Tournament Champions
Bowl Result:Sweet Sixteen

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[1]

All-Big Ten by Coaches

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/High School
12Jason BohannonG6 - 2195SOMarion, Iowa / Linn-Mar HS
14Tanner BronsonG5 - 11160SRGlendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS
32Brian ButchF6 - 11240SRAppleton, Wisconsin / West HS
21Morris CainG6 - 5185JRGlendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet High School
22Michael FlowersG6 - 2185SRMadison, Wisconsin / La Follette High School
44J.P. GavinskiC6 - 11250RS FRWisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Dells HS
43Kevin GulliksonF6 - 7210JRStillwater, Minnesota / Stillwater Sr. HS
3Trevon HughesG6 - 1180SOQueens, New York / St. John's NW Academy
24Tim JarmuszF/G6 - 6200FROshkosh, Wisconsin / West HS
45Joe KrabbenhoftF/G6 - 6217JRSioux Falls, South Dakota / Roosevelt HS
1Marcus LandryF6 - 7215JRMilwaukee, Wisconsin / Vincent HS
30Jon LeuerF6 - 10208FROrono, Minnesota / Orono HS
52Keaton NankivilF6 - 9245FRMadison, Wisconsin / Memorial HS
2Wquinton SmithG5 - 11200FRMilwaukee, Wisconsin / Rufus King
34Greg StiemsmaC6 - 11245SRRandolph, Wisconsin / Randolph HS
15Brett ValentynG6 - 4175RS FRVerona, Wisconsin / Verona HS

Schedule

|-!colspan=12| Regular Season|-!colspan=12| Big Ten tournament

|-!colspan=12| NCAA tournament

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana's White Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches and Media . BigTen.org . 2017-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212082939/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aag.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: Badgers 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule . 2014-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130414060104/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/wis-m-baskbl-2007-08-sched.html . 2013-04-14 . dead .