2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
2008 Big Ten Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 6
Record31–5 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin† 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 20 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Indiana 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 18 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 9   .750
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 24 – 13   .649
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Penn State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Iowa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Illinois 5 – 13   .278 16 – 19   .457
Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
Northwestern 1 – 17   .056 8 – 22   .267
† 2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll[1]

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[2]

  • Brian Butch - 1st team
  • Michael Flowers - 2nd team
  • Marcus Landry - 3rd team
  • Trevon Hughes - Honorable mention

All-Big Ten by Coaches

  • Brian Butch - 1st team
  • Marcus Landry - 2nd team
  • Michael Flowers - 3rd team & All-Defensive team
  • Joe Krabbenhoft - All-Defensive team

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School
12 Jason Bohannon G 6–2 195 SO Marion, Iowa / Linn-Mar HS
14 Tanner Bronson G 5–11 160 SR Glendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS
32 Brian Butch F 6–11 240 SR Appleton, Wisconsin / West HS
21 Morris Cain G 6–5 185 JR Glendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet High School
22 Michael Flowers G 6–2 185 SR Madison, Wisconsin / La Follette High School
44 J.P. Gavinski C 6–11 250 RS FR Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Dells HS
43 Kevin Gullikson F 6–7 210 JR Stillwater, Minnesota / Stillwater Sr. HS
3 Trevon Hughes G 6–1 180 SO Queens, New York / St. John's NW Academy
24 Tim Jarmusz F/G 6–6 200 FR Oshkosh, Wisconsin / West HS
45 Joe Krabbenhoft F/G 6–6 217 JR Sioux Falls, South Dakota / Roosevelt HS
1 Marcus Landry F 6–7 215 JR Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Vincent HS
30 Jon Leuer F 6–10 208 FR Orono, Minnesota / Orono HS
52 Keaton Nankivil F 6–9 245 FR Madison, Wisconsin / Memorial HS
2 Wquinton Smith G 5–11 200 FR Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Rufus King
34 Greg Stiemsma C 6–11 245 SR Randolph, Wisconsin / Randolph HS
15 Brett Valentyn G 6–4 175 RS FR Verona, Wisconsin / Verona HS

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/11/2007*
6:00pm, BTN 		IPFW W 83–55  1–0
  24 – Butch (1)   13 – Butch (1)   5 – Hughes (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/15/2007*
9:00pm, BTN 		Savannah State
America's Youth Classic 		W 79–32  2–0
  21 – Hughes (1)   10 – Krabbenhoft (1), Butch (2)   4 – Steimsma (1), Krabbenhoft (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/16/2007*
8:00pm, BTN 		vs. Florida A&M
America's Youth Classic 		W 88–40  3–0
  17 – Landry (1), Bohannon (1)   10 – Krabbenhoft (2)   5 – Flowers (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/17/2007*
8:00pm, BTN 		Colorado
America's Youth Classic 		W 78–52  4–0
  18 – Hughes (2)   8 – Butch (3)   5 – Landry (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/24/2007*
6:30pm, BTN 		Georgia W 68–49  5–0
  18 – Hughes (3)   13 – Butch (4)   5 – Krabbenhoft (2)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/27/2007*
9:00pm, ESPN 		No. 20 at No. 7 Duke
ACC-Big Ten Challenge 		L 82–58  5–1
  12 – Leuer (1), Hughes (4)   6 – Landry (1)   3 – Flowers (2), Hughes (2)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
12/3/2007*
9:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 Wofford W 70–43  6–1
  14 – Bohannon (2)   9 – Landry (2)   4 – Krabbenhoft (3), Flowers (3)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/8/2007*
6:00pm, ESPN360 		No. 23 No. 15 Marquette L 81–76  6–2
  17 – Butch (2)   5 – Leuer (1), Krabbenhoft (3), Landry (3), Butch (5)   4 – Landry (2), Hughes (3)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/12/2007*
8:00pm 		at Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 61–39  7–2
  16 – Landry (2)   7 – Butch (6)   3 – Hughes (4)  US Cellular Arena (10,017)
Milwaukee, WI
12/15/2007*
6:00pm 		UW-Green Bay W 70–52  8–2
  12 – Krabbenhoft (1)   10 – Krabbenhoft (4)   5 – Krabbenhoft (4)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/22/2007*
8:30pm 		Valparaiso W 68–58  9–2
  14 – Hughes (5)   11 – Krabbenhoft (5)   7 – Krabbenhoft (5)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/29/2007*
12:00pm 		at No. 9 Texas W 67–66  10–2
  21 – Butch (3)   11 – Butch (7)   3 – Butch (1), Landry (3), Bohannon (1)  Frank Erwin Center (16,438)
Austin, TX
1/2/2008
7:00pm 		No. 24 at Michigan W 70–54  11–2 (1–0)
  25 – Leuer (1)   6 – Landry (4)   4 – Krabbenhoft (6)  Crisler Arena (8,855)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/5/2008
12:00pm 		No. 24 Iowa W 64–51  12–2 (2–0)
  22 – Butch (4)   7 – Krabbenhoft (6), Butch (8)   2 – Landry (4), Flowers (4), Hughes (5)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/10/2008
9:00pm 		No. 21 Illinois W 70–60  13–2 (3–0)
  22 – Hughes (6)   7 – Butch (9)   5 – Hughes (6)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/15/2008
9:00pm 		No. 17 at Penn State W 80–55  14–2 (4–0)
  23 – Flowers (1)   12 – Butch (10)   5 – Flowers (5)  Bryce Jordan Center (8,600)
University Park, PA
1/19/2008
9:00pm 		No. 17 Northwestern W 62–50  15–2 (5–0)
  21 – Landry (3)   9 – Krabbenhoft (7)   2 – Bohannon (2), Flowers (6), Hughes (7)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/22/2008
7:00pm 		No. 11 Michigan W 64–61  16–2 (6–0)
  14 – Flowers (2), Landry (4)   5 – Flowers (5), Krabbenhoft (8)   3 – Flowers (7), Hughes (8)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/26/2008
4:00pm 		No. 11 at Purdue L 60–56  16–3 (6–1)
  20 – Butch (5)   13 – Butch (11)   3 – Flowers (8)  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/31/2008
9:00pm 		No. 13 No. 11 Indiana W 62–49  17–3 (7–1)
  16 – Hughes (7)   12 – Krabbenhoft (9)   5 – Krabbenhoft (7)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
2/3/2008
2:00pm 		No. 13 at Minnesota W 63–47  18–3 (8–1)
  20 – Hughes (8)   8 – Flowers (2)   5 – Krabbenhoft (8)  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/2008
9:05pm 		No. 8 at Iowa W 60–54  19–3 (9–1)
  16 – Landry (5)   8 – Krabbenhoft (10)   2 – Krabbenhoft (9)  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,342)
Iowa City, IA
2/9/2008
9:00pm 		No. 8 Purdue L 72–67  19–4 (9–2)
  14 – Bohannon (3), Flowers (3)   9 – Landry (5), Krabbenhoft (11)   3 – Flowers (9), Hughes (9)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
2/13/2008
7:00pm 		No. 14 at No. 12 Indiana W 68–66  20–4 (10–2)
  18 – Bohannon (4)   10 – Krabbenhoft (12)   3 – Steimsma (2), Flowers (10)  Assembly Hall (17,320)
Bloomington, IN
2/16/2008
2:00pm 		No. 14 Minnesota W 65–56  21–4 (11–2)
  12 – Landry (6)   8 – Butch (12)   3 – Landry (5)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
2/20/2008
9:00pm 		No. 10 at Illinois W 71–57  22–4 (12–2)
  18 – Hughes (9)   5 – Landry (6), Krabbenhoft (13), Butch (13)   3 – Landry (6), Flowers (11)  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/24/2008
4:00pm, CBS 		No. 10 at Ohio State W 58–53  23–4 (13–2)
  16 – Bohannon (5)   9 – Landry (7)   6 – Flowers (12)  Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, OH
2/28/2008
9:00pm 		No. 9 No. 15 Michigan State W 57–42  24–4 (14–2)
  16 – Butch (6)   7 – Butch (14)   4 – Hughes (10)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
3/5/2008
9:00pm 		No. 8 Penn State W 77–41  25–4 (15–2)
  15 – Landry (7)   8 – Flowers (3)   9 – Flowers (13)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
3/8/2008
3:00pm 		No. 8 at Northwestern W 65–52  26–4 (16–2)
  20 – Butch (7)   14 – Butch (15)   4 – Krabbenhoft (10)  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
3/14/2008
12:00pm 		No. 6 vs. Michigan
Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals 		W 51–34  27–4
  12 – Krabbenhoft (2)   7 – Stiemsma (1), Landry (8), Krabbenhoft (14)   2 – Flowers (14)  Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
3/15/2008
1:40pm, CBS 		No. 6 vs. No. 19 Michigan State
Big Ten tournament – Semifinals 		W 65–63  28–4
  19 – Butch (8)   10 – Krabbenhoft (15)   3 – Flowers (15)  Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
3/16/2008
3:30pm, CBS 		No. 6 vs. Illinois
Big Ten tournament – Finals 		W 61–48  29–4
  12 – Butch (9)   7 – Krabbenhoft (16)   4 – Landry (7)  Conseco Fieldhouse (14,579)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
3/20/2008*
9:50pm, CBS 		No. 3 (seed) vs. No. 14 (seed) Cal St. Fullerton
First Round 		W 71–56  30–4
  14 – Butch (10)   12 – Landry (9)   4 – Hughes (11), Flowers (16)  Qwest Center Omaha (17,162)
Omaha, NE
3/22/2008*
4:20pm, CBS 		No. 3 (seed) vs. No. 11 (seed) Kansas State
Second Round 		W 72–55  31–4
  25 – Hughes (10)   7 – Stiemsma (2)   4 – Flowers (17)  Qwest Center Omaha (N/A)
Omaha, NE
3/28/2008*
3:30pm, CBS 		No. 3 (seed) vs. No. 10 (seed) Davidson
Sweet Sixteen 		L 73–56  31–5
  12 – Flowers (4)   6 – Flowers (4), Landry (10)   3 – Bohannon (3)  Ford Field (N/A)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  2. ^ "Indiana's White Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches and Media". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Badgers 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.