While Badger fans celebrated the men’s basketball NCAA overtime win Saturday across Madison, fans of the University of Arizona took to the streets for a different reason.
When future Badgers and roommates-to-be Abigail Miller and Megan Baker first made plans to meet on University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus Sunday, they did not anticipate joining a crowd of thousands in welcoming home the Wisconsin men’s basketball team.
With mere seconds left in the Badgers’ Elite Eight basketball game, anxious fans watched as the team beat No. 1 seed Arizona, opening the floodgates for a city-wide stampede of celebration.
There’s a good chance that the “Frank Kaminsky” game just happened. But for now, head coach Bo Ryan, the Badgers and their massive crowd formed on State Street will only be focused one thing in the coming week: the Final Four.
Despite the prestige and winning reputation of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan, he is yet to make it to the Final Four in his 12 seasons with the Badgers.
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Wisconsin Badgers had a mantra this season. With their eyes set on winning a national championship, they likened their quest to an ascent up a mountain.
The Wichita State Shockers had a season for the record books, going an incredible 32-0 in the regular season. This great run was topped with a Missouri Valley Conference win and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (29-7 overall, 12-6 Big Ten) is heading to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005.
In a unique way, the University of North Dakota owes Wisconsin a thank you. If the Badgers hadn’t won the Big Ten Championship game last weekend and secured a top-seed in the NCAA tournament, UND wouldn’t have made it in.
The first half of the English Premier League season was riddled with constant questions from fans and media alike regarding Arsenal’s status as an elite title contender.
Men’s swimming and diving head coach Whitney Hite has high expectations for his team coming into the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship in Austin, Texas, beginning Thursday. UW is coming off a strong showing at the Big Ten Championships in February, when the team broke four school records.
While the No. 2 seed Badgers (12-6 Big Ten, 28-7 overall) won’t be facing the opponent they might have expected in the Sweet 16, they will assuredly be preparing for a team unique both in its personnel and defense.
Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 15-12 overall) is preparing for their first Big Ten series at home when they will take on Iowa (2-1, 7-14) Friday.
As the conference season begins to heat up, the Badgers got their first Big Ten win of the season Sunday.
The Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) finished their Big Ten weekend with wins over Nebraska (0-3, 7-6), who has dropped four straight matches, and Iowa (1-2, 8-6), who is on a three-match losing streak.
Fact: The NCAA tournament is trying to kill you.
Thanks to their dramatic comeback win Saturday over Oregon, the Wisconsin Badgers are headed to Anaheim, Calif., to take on the Baylor Bears in the Sweet 16.
Very rarely do you get a matchup that comes with ready-made narratives like Sunday’s Kentucky-Wichita State game.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The ability to overcome adversity has boded well for the success of Wisconsin this season, and it proved true again Saturday night when its season was on the line.
This past weekend, Wisconsin headed to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., to compete in the inaugural Big Ten Hockey tournament.
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