[ad_1] A tough stretch gets even tougher for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team (3-5, 1-1 Big Ten) as they welcome No. 5 University of Minnesota (5-3, 2-0) to the Kohl Center this weekend. It is a rematch of the 2021 Big Ten Championship game, a game Minnesota won …
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Kayak Jack, deer crashes, Black Friday beer
[ad_1] Happy Friday, Wisconsin. This is the last Be Wisconsin newsletter from me. My colleague, Colby-native and avid Wisconsin outdoorsman, Keith Uhlig will take over. It’s been a fun ride, Wisconsin. Local personality What looked like trash became treasure for two kayakers. Paige Jackan and Liesl Sigourney of Wisconsin Rapids …
Read More »Where ESPN sees Wisconsin finishing in the 2021-22 Big Ten basketball standings
[ad_1] Less than a week away from the formal start of the college basketball season, ESPN put together a roundtable of college basketball writers to discuss the 2021-22 Big Ten campaign. Wisconsin’s 2021-22 squad is a young, fresh set of Badgers who represent a complete one-eighty from the narrative surrounding …
Read More »Brad Davison ready for sixth season · The Badger Herald
[ad_1] If this year’s Badgers Men’s Basketball team were a state, it would be South Dakota. Nationally, South Dakota is seen as a flyover team with few recognized names. The fact that the team has a freshman from the state of South Dakota also helps. Even with national media being …
Read More »Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball season preview: Iowa
[ad_1] Team: Iowa HawkeyesLocation: Iowa City, IowaConference: Big TenHead coach: Fran McCaffery (11 seasons, 216-152)2020-2021 record: 22-9 overall, 14-6 B1G Top returning players: 6-foot-1, G, Jordan Bohannon (10.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 asp); 6-foot-8, F, Keegan Murray (7.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 50.1 FG%); 6-foot-9, F, Patrick McCaffery (5.2 ppg, 2.7 …
Read More »Player profiles — Tyler Wahl · The Badger Herald
[ad_1] Before Becoming a Badger From Jon Leuer to Frank Kaminsky and Ethan Happ, it’s almost impossible to overlook signature big men at the University of Wisconsin. Dominance down low is a generational theme in Madison, and Tyler Wahl, a six-foot-nine forward in his third year, wearing red and white, …
Read More »Wisconsin sports traditions, ranked · The Badger Herald
[ad_1] The University of Wisconsin has one of the most dominant athletic programs in America. They have top-ranked teams scattered throughout their 23 men’s and women’s varsity programs. Wisconsin ranks 18th in the nation with 30 national championships, establishing itself as one of the most dominant programs in the NCAA. …
Read More »Wisconsin v. Iowa preview · The Badger Herald
[ad_1] The Wisconsin Badgers (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) will face off against the No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) in a pivotal matchup at Camp Randall Saturday. With both teams in control of their own destiny in the Big Ten West, this game is each team’s biggest test …
Read More »One stat that sums up the changes for Wisconsin basketball this season
[ad_1] Heading into the 2020-21 season, the chatter surrounding Wisconsin basketball all dealt with continuity. The Badgers returned more than 80% of their scoring from a team that had just pulled off a miraculous late winter run to a Big Ten regular season title. This season, Badger fans will be …
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