2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round vs. Xavier, L, 60-49
Conference Big Ten Conference
2008–09 record 20-13 (10-8 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo Ryan
Assistant coach Greg Gard
Assistant coach Gary Close
Assistant coach Howard Moore
Home arena Kohl Center
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Michigan State 15   3   .833     31   7   .816
#17 Purdue 11   7   .611     27   10   .730
Illinois 11   7   .611     24   10   .706
Ohio State 10   8   .556     22   11   .667
Penn State 10   8   .556     27   11   .711
Wisconsin 10   8   .556     20   13   .606
Minnesota 9   9   .500     22   11   .667
Michigan 9   9   .500     21   14   .600
Northwestern 8   10   .444     17   14   .548
Iowa 5   13   .278     15   17   .469
Indiana 1   17   .056     6   25   .194
2009 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his eighth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2008–09 Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School
40 Jared Berggren F/C 6–10 240 FR Princeton, Minnesota / Princeton HS
12 Jason Bohannon G 6–2 195 JR Marion, Iowa / Linn-Mar HS
21 Morris Cain G 6–5 185 SR Glendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS
5 Ryan Evans G/F 6–6 210 FR Phoenix, Arizona / Hamilton HS
44 J.P. Gavinski C 6–11 250 RS SO Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Dells HS
3 Trevon Hughes G 6–0 195 JR Queens, New York / St. John's NW Academy
24 Tim Jarmusz F/G 6–6 208 SO Oshkosh, Wisconsin / West HS
45 Joe Krabbenhoft F/G 6–6 217 SR Sioux Falls, South Dakota / Roosevelt HS
1 Marcus Landry F 6–7 215 SR Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Vincent HS
30 Jon Leuer F 6–10 230 SO Orono, Minnesota / Orono HS
50 Ian Markolf C 7–0 255 FR San Antonio, Texas / Churchill HS
52 Keaton Nankivil F 6–8 245 SO Madison, Wisconsin / Memorial HS
2 Wquinton Smith G 5–11 205 SO Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Rufus King HS
11 Jordan Taylor G 6–1 195 FR Bloomington, Minnesota / Benilde-St. Margaret's
15 Brett Valentyn G 6–4 192 RS SO Verona, Wisconsin / Verona HS
33 Rob Wilson G/F 6–3 200 FR Cleveland, Ohio / Garfield HS

2008-09 Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Pts Ldr Reb Ldr Ast Ldr Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
11/16/2008* 3:00pm Long Beach State #21 Kohl CenterMadison, WI  23 - Landry (1)   6 - Krabbenhoft (1)   3 - Krabbenhoft (1), Hughes (1)  W 68–61  17,230 1–0
11/18/2008* 7:30pm SIU-Edwardsville #22 Kohl Center • Madison, WI  19 - Leuer (1)   6 - Jarmusz (1)   5 - Krabbenhoft (2)  W 88–58  17,230 2–0
11/21/2008* 7:30pm vs. Iona #22 Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness CenterSaint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
(Paradise Jam Tournament)
 21 - Hughes (1)   8 - Nankivil (1)   2 - Hughes (2)  W 60–58  3,095 3–0
11/23/2008* 7:30pm vs. San Diego #22 Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
(Paradise Jam Tournament)
 22 - Hughes (2)   7 - Landry (1)   6 - Landry (1)  W 64–49  3,271 4–0
11/24/2008* 7:30pm vs. #2 Connecticut #19 Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
(Paradise Jam Tournament)
 11 - Nankivil (1)   6 - Krabbenhoft (2)   3 - Krabbenhoft (3)  L 76–57  3,691 4–1
11/29/2008* 11:00am UW-Milwaukee #19 Kohl Center • Madison, WI  16 - Hughes (3)   10 - Krabbenhoft (3)   3 - Krabbenhoft (4)  W 67–46  17,230 5–1
12/1/2008* 6:00pm at Virginia Tech #22 Cassell ColiseumBlacksburg, VA
(Big Ten - ACC Challenge)
 18 - Landry (2)   6 - Leuer (1)   4 - Landry (2), Krabbenhoft (5)  W 74–72  9,847 6–1
12/6/2008* 8:30pm at Marquette #22 Bradley CenterMilwaukee, WI  14 - Hughes (4)   7 - Krabbenhoft (4)   3 - Bohannon (1), Hughes (3)  L 61–58  18,895 6–2
12/9/2008* 7:30pm Idaho State Kohl Center • Madison, WI  18 - Bohannon (1)   9 - Krabbenhoft (5)   4 - Hughes (4)  W 60–58  17,230 7–2
12/13/2008* 7:00pm UW-Green Bay Kohl Center • Madison, WI  15 - Krabbenhoft (1)   11 - Nankivil (2)   4 - Hughes (5)  W 77–57  17,230 8–2
12/20/2008* 5:00pm Coppin State Kohl Center • Madison, WI  16 - Leuer (2)   8 - Krabbenhoft (6)   4 - Landry (3), Hughes (6)  W 57–46  17,230 9–2
12/23/2008* 8:30pm #8 Texas Kohl Center • Madison, WI  18 - Hughes (5)   4 - Bohannon (1), Hughes (1), Nankivil (3)   3 - Hughes (7)  L 74–69  17,230 9–3
12/31/2008 1:00pm at #24 Michigan Crisler ArenaAnn Arbor, MI  16 - Landry (3), Hughes (6)   8 - Krabbenhoft (7)   3 - Jarmusz (1), Bohannon (2), Hughes (8)  W 73–61  11,046 10–3 (1–0)
1/3/2009 1:00pm Penn State Kohl Center • Madison, WI  23 - Landry (4)   10 - Krabbenhoft (8)   5 - Krabbenhoft (6)  W 65–61  17,230 11–3 (2–0)
1/7/2009 7:30 pm Northwestern Kohl Center • Madison, WI  20 - Bohannon (2)   8 - Leuer (2), Nankivil (4)   5 - Bohannon (3)  W 74–45  17,230 12–3 (3–0)
1/11/2009 12:30pm at #14 Purdue Mackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IN  13 - Krabbenhoft (2)   7 - Krabbenhoft (9)   3 - Bohannon (4), Hughes (9)  L 65–52  14,123 12–4 (3–1)
1/15/2009 8:00pm #17 Minnesota Kohl Center • Madison, WI  18 - Landry (5)   8 - Leuer (3)   5 - Hughes (10)  L 78–74  17,230 12–5 (3–2)
1/21/2009 7:35pm at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IA  13 - Landry (6)   8 - Landry (2)   3 - Taylor (1)  L 73–69  10,239 12–6 (3–3)
1/24/2009 3:00pm at #24 Illinois Assembly HallChampaign, IL  16 - Krabbenhoft (3)   12 - Krabbenhoft (10)   3 - Taylor (2), Landry (4), Krabbenhoft (7)  L 64–57  16,618 12–7 (3–4)
1/27/2009 8:00pm #17 Purdue Kohl Center • Madison, WI  21 - Nankivil (2)   6 - Krabbenhoft (11)   5 - Hughes (11)  L 64–63  17,230 12–8 (3–5)
1/31/2009 7:00pm at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan ArenaEvanston, IL  15 - Hughes (7)   6 - Landry (3)   4 - Krabbenhoft (8)  L 66–63  8,117 12–9 (3–6)
2/5/2009 8:00pm #21 Illinois Kohl Center • Madison, WI  20 - Bohannon (3)   6 - Leuer (4), Landry (4)   5 - Krabbenhoft (9)  W 63–50  17,230 13–9 (4–6)
2/8/2009 2:00pm at Penn State Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park, PA  13 - Landry (7)   7 - Krabbenhoft (12)   4 - Hughes (12)  W 54–44  14,686 14–9 (5–6)
2/11/2009 7:30pm Iowa Kohl Center • Madison, WI  16 - Krabbenhoft (4)   8 - Leuer (5)   6 - Hughes (13)  W 69–52  17,230 15–9 (6–6)
2/14/2009 8:00pm Ohio State Kohl Center • Madison, WI  17 - Landry (8)   8 - Krabbenhoft (13)   5 - Krabbenhoft (10)  W 55–50  17,230 16–9 (7–6)
2/19/2009 8:00pm at Indiana Assembly HallBloomington, IN  21 - Hughes (8)   5 - Hughes (2), Krabbenhoft (14)   4 - Hughes (14)  W 68–51  14,669 17–9 (8–6)
2/22/2009 2:00pm at #5 Michigan State Jack Breslin Student Events CenterEast Lansing, MI  12 - Hughes (9)   5 - Nankivil (5)   3 - Hughes (15)  L 61–50  14,759 17–10 (8–7)
3/1/2009 1:00pm Michigan Kohl Center • Madison, WI  19 - Hughes (10)   11 - Krabbenhoft (15)   5 - Landry (5)  W 60–55  17,230 18–10 (9–7)
3/4/2009 7:30pm at Minnesota Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MN  18 - Landry (9)   9 - Krabbenhoft (16)   4 - Hughes (16)  L 51–46  14,625 18–11 (9–8)
3/8/2009 6:00pm Indiana Kohl Center • Madison, WI  19 - Krabbenhoft (5)   9 - Krabbenhoft (16)   6 - Landry (6)  W 85–61  17,230 19–11 (10–8)
Big Ten Tournament
3/13/2009 1:30pm vs. Ohio State Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN  15 - Hughes (11)   10 - Krabbenhoft (17)   4 - Leuer (1)  L 61–57  13,023 19–12
NCAA Tournament
3/20/2009* 8:55pm vs. #5 (seed) Florida State #12 (seed) Taco Bell ArenaBoise, ID  16 - Bohannon (4)   6 - Krabbenhoft (18)   4 - Hughes (17)  W 61–59 OT 12,194 20–12
3/22/2009* 1:20pm vs. #4 (seed) Xavier #12 (seed) Taco Bell Arena • Boise, ID  18 - Landry (10)   10 - Landry (5)   2 - Taylor (3)  L 60–49  N/A 20–13
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.