Men's Basketball: Badgers take Cancun Challenge with two wins in Mexico
By Jack Baer | Nov. 29, 2013Even the uglier wins look better when they take place on the Mexican coastline.
Even the uglier wins look better when they take place on the Mexican coastline.
The No. 12 Badgers (6-0 overall) continued their Cancun Challenge run with a 76-67 win over Oral Roberts at the Kohl Center Saturday.
After Tuesday’s performance, junior forward Frank Kaminsky knew he had to stay focused and not dwell on the past to win in the Badgers’ first game of the Cancun Challenge Thursday.
It is officially basketball season, and the NBA and college basketball are in full swing. It’s the time of year when basketball momentarily allows you to forget about the frigid weather outside.
Following a school-record 43-point performance from junior forward Frank Kaminsky Tuesday, Wisconsin (4-0) will play the second of their three-game homestand Thursday night against Bowling Green University (1-1).
History was made Tuesday night. The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (4-0 overall) continued their undefeated season start at the Kohl Center last night, as they defeated North Dakota (1-1) 103-85.
After a span of three challenging opponents, all of whom could realistically make the NCAA tournament in March, the Badgers (3-0 overall) will play one of the weakest opponents on their schedule tonight.
Despite facing a threat more challenging than either of their previous “power six” conference opponents, the Badgers held strong in the final minute to pull out a 69-66 win against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Saturday.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (2-0 overall) will head to face Green Bay (1-0) Saturday.
The sport of basketball, some say, is a lot like music—it’s all about finding a rhythm.
Last year, a hobbled Badger team walked into Florida’s O’Connell Center and were promptly run out of the gym. This year, the tables could be turned.
With a much faster-paced offense on display, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (1-0 overall) opened its season last Friday with an impressive 86-75 win over the St. John’s Red Storm at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Wisconsin Women's basketball took to the court for the first time this season in an exhibition matchup against Winona State Sunday, beating the Warriors 80-49 in the two teams' first meeting since the 2010-'11 season.
Under head coach Bo Ryan, less is more. Written off year after year, the Badgers have never finished lower than fourth in the Big Ten under his leadership. This season looks promising yet again as 2013’s highly touted recruiting class joins a veteran group. The Daily Cardinal has you covered, outlining everything you need to know before Wisconsin opens preseason play tonight against UW-Platteville at home.
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan signed a check for $66,130 to be donated toward Coaches vs. Cancer at his Shooting Down Cancer event Thursday.
After watching the Bucks preseason opener, I couldn’t help but be amazed by rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo.
University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan will donate money to cancer research for every shot made at his Shooting Down Cancer event at the Kohl Center Thursday.
It has been 17 months since Chicago Bulls’ guard Derrick Rose last took to the court after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during a 2012 playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Possibly my favorite weekend of the year is the opening rounds of March Madness. This particular weekend happened to coincide with my birthday this year, so when my dad suggested spending this weekend in Las Vegas, I seized the opportunity. While I did not spend my days there dazed, confused and incoherent, a la Hunter Thompson, I did take advantage of my “of ageness,” which complemented (or caused) my rowdiness when yelling at the television screen quite nicely.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Wisconsin (23-12 overall) found itself unable to score down the stretch and watched as Mississippi (27-8) finished on a 27-10 run over the final 11:35 to pull off a 57-46 upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.