Men's Basketball

University of Wisconsin-Madison

601 West Dayton - Madison, WI - 53706
Team Office: Tel: (608) 262-4597 Fax: (608) 265-3036
Team website: www.uwbadgers.com/

Founded in 1848, the University of Wisconsin is the oldest and largest of the 13 institutions that make up the UW system. It is just one of two UW schools that offers doctorates. UW Wisconsin offers over 100 BA, MA and PhD programs. Majors offered include African-American Studies, Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Meterology, Cartography, Corrections, Fashion Design, Journalism, Real Estate, Scandinavian Studies, Wildlife and Wildlands Management, Physical Education and Coaching, and Women's Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Wisconsin #38 among national institutions.

The 993 acre campus is located in Madison (pop. 216k) about 100 miles west of Milwaukee. The campus is located along the shores of Lake Mendota and is considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the U.S. Madison, the state capital, is often chosen among the nation's most livable cities.

School website
www.wisc.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Coed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

41,000

Getting In:

Very Difficult. ACT 25/75: 26-30

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$14,000
Out-of-State: ~$28,000

Most Popular Majors

Politcal Science/Gov't - English- Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Bo Ryan completed his 7th season at Wisconsin in 2007-08. Ryan's .775 career winning percentage ranks him third among D1 coaches with 5 or more years head coaching experience. In seven seasons at Wisconsin he has led the Badgers to 173 wins against just 58 losses. Ryan came to Madison from UW-Milwaukee where he spent two seasons coaching the Panthers to their first back-to-back winning seasons in eight years. It was during his 15 year tenure at UW-Platteville (D3), however, that Ryan established himself as one of the country's top coaches. He guided Platteville to a 353-76 (.822) record picking up four national championships and averaging 23 wins in a season. Ryan's first coaching job was at Philadelphia's Sun Valley High School. In 2007-08, the Badgers went 31-5 and advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to Davidson.

Team Name	Badgers
Colors	Cardinal and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1345-1095 (.551)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	31-5	30-6	19-12	111-48 (.698)
Conference	16-2	13-3	9-7	55-25 (.687)
Conf. Finish	1	2	3	3, 2, 1, 1, 5
Post Appear.	Swt 16	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	#10	#6	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Bo Ryan
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Wisconsin-Madison	2000-01
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	556-181 (.775)
Record at Wisconsin-Madison	173-58 (.748)
Coaching Awards	Big Ten COTY 2x, WIAC COTY 6x

Asst. Coaches	Gary Close, Greg Gard, Howard Moore

Recruiting Coordinator

Gary Close, (608) 262-4597, gec@athletics.wisc.edu

Conference and Schedule

Wisconsin plays in the Big Ten (www.bigten.org) which is comprised of 11 schools from eight states. The Big 10 is ranked among the top 3 D1 conferences in the nation. Conference play starts in January with most games played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Wisconsin plays a 16 game schedule, playing six teams twice, and four once. The season concludes with the Big Ten tourney which . . .(tbp, info on seeding)

Conference Opponents

Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa, Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan State, Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State, and Purdue.

Facilities

Kohl Center
Capacity 17,000, Average attendance :

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Wisconsin was ranked 10th in scoring defense, holding opponents to 57.9 ppg.