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TWICE AS NICE Linus Weissbach ended the regular season in ecstasy with the Badgers’ second overtime-winning goal in as many nights against Michigan at the Kohl Center last Saturday. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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THANKS MIKE! Badger Band director Mike Leckrone dropped the ceremonial first puck last Saturday in recognition of his final regular-season game directing the band at men’s hockey after 50 years. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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SENIOR SEND-OFF Surrounded by friends and family, the 2018-19 women’s basketball senior class of Marsha Howard, Kelly Karlis and Lexy Richardson were honored before the Badgers’ last home game vs. Ohio State on Feb. 28. PHOTO BY DIANE NORDSTROM
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55 YEARS. ONLY ONE OTTO. Fifty-five seasons, 1,142 games, but only one Otto. Prior to last week’s game, the men’s basketball program recognized longtime official scorekeeper Otto Puls, presenting him with a commemorative basketball, a framed jersey and renaming the Kohl Center scorer’s table in his honor. PHOTOS BY DARREN LEE
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FUN IN THE SUN Beating ranked teams is fun! Infielder Stephanie Lombardo is all smiles for the Wisconsin softball team after taking down No. 9 Texas and No. 15 Arizona State on Saturday. PHOTO BY KELLI GRASHEL
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HEAR THE APPLAUSE! Senior Ryan Christensen worked his way back from a midseason injury in time for one last match at the UW Field House, leaving the mat to a standing ovation from the Badger faithful after a convincing win. PHOTO BY MADDY SCHACHTE
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MARCH 6, 2019 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 26
DARREN LEE
30 LIKE NO OTHER His basketball career’s been one for the record books and his final home game at the Kohl Center is here. But Ethan Happ and the Badgers are not even close to done with this season.
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18 LUCAS AT LARGE
Football’s captains are leading the way this winter for conditioning and building much more than strength.
21 BY THE NUMBERS 22 WHAT TO WATCH 25 BADGERING 27 BADGERS GIVE BACK
39 INSIDE BASKETBALL 43 INSIDE HOCKEY 47 INSIDE WRESTLING 49 INSIDE SOFTBALL 51 INSIDE TRACK & FIELD 54 INSIDE TENNIS
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29 VIRAL VIDEO
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Captains lead the way this winter
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utside linebacker Zack Baun had the first overall pick and drafted wide receiver A.J. Taylor. Center Tyler Biadasz went next and took his Amherst homie, running back Garrett Groshek. Tailback Jonathan Taylor selected wide receiver Jack Dunn. Linebacker Chris Orr picked safety Reggie Pearson. Four captains for Wisconsin football’s winter conditioning phase; four handpicked teams for the all-encompassing competition. Who’s smarter, tougher, more dependable? Who’s the fastest, strongest and most skilled? Who can pull their weight while pushing a Prowler sled many times their weight? “As the leader of one of the teams, you have to shoulder the load a little bit,” said Orr, who will be a fifth-year senior in the fall. “You’ve got 25 guys and you have to make sure you hold them accountable. It’s not only a reflection on them but a reflection on you because you chose them.
“Without a doubt, it has brought us closer together as an overall team.” Points are earned in the weight room (lifts), in the classroom (grade-point average) and in the field events (ranging from agility drills to the six-man Prowler sled races to relays and shuttle runs). Points are deducted for tardiness and/or missing training table and classes. Everything is competitive, everything is scored. “When I was picking my team, I wanted total-package guys,” said Baun, who started all 13 games last season after missing 2017 with an injury. “I just didn’t want quick, fast guys who weren’t as good off the field. I was trying to get the most well-rounded team that I could. “A.J. (Taylor) was a good pick not only because he’s efficient in all the areas, but he’s a senior and he deserves to be a leader on this team.” The last few offseasons, there have been 10 to 12 designated captains leading and herding
smaller groups. But after consultation with his staff, UW strength and conditioning coach Ross Kolodziej felt the necessity to account for the lack of returning experience and battled-test players. “Personally, I felt we wanted to focus on larger units and put more responsibility on a handful of guys versus spreading it out,” Kolodziej said. “We wanted to put it on them (the four captains) to see how they respond to the challenge of leadership and overseeing 25 guys per team.” Sizing up the results and what they’ve meant in molding the team, he continued, “It’s been a great winter in terms of production up to this point. You’re seeing guys who wouldn’t normally be in a leadership role — or looked at in that way — you’re seeing them take ownership, which is exciting. To me, that’s what separates this program from all others: the team concept. “So far, it has been productive. “But we’re six weeks into the 2019 season.
“A lot of growth is still yet to come.” Although the enthusiastic Orr might boast that Team Orr (aka Orr Boys, House of Orr, Land of Orr) dominated the Prowler sled — “Blew that out of the water; we killed it” — the full team standings will not be revealed until the end of the winter phase. And that was by design. “You don’t know where you stand, so you have to make sure you keep doing everything to the best of your ability in order to be at the top in the end,” Jonathan Taylor said. “That’s one of our jobs as captains to keep everyone motivated and working. It’s our job to make sure every guy stays focused.” Each of the appointed captains sounded empowered to be cast in the role. Especially Baun, who will be a fifth-year senior. “Looking back to my freshman year, I was always looking up to those guys that they had as captains,” he said. “It’s good to know that the younger guys are now looking up to me.” Among the returning players on defense, Baun had the most
snaps last season. Orr has the most overall, with 15 career starts. “Now I feel like I’m one of the leaders on this team,” Orr said. “And I try to show it every day by working my butt off for my teammates. It’s all out of love.” And what’s taking place now — months from the South Florida opener — is all about unity, he said.
“WE’VE SPLIT UP INTO FOUR TEAMS, BUT THERE’S DEFINITELY A ONE-TEAM FEEL TO ALL THE WORKOUTS,” ORR SAID. “IT’S NOT GUYS PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER. IT’S DEFINITELY A ‘NO MAN LEFT BEHIND’ MENTALITY THIS OFFSEASON.” “We’ve split up into four teams, but there’s definitely a one-team feel to all the workouts,” Orr said. “It’s not guys pitted against each other. You might see a guy falling behind a little bit and the other guys will slow down and run with him and push him through to make sure everyone makes the time.
“It’s definitely a ‘No Man Left Behind’ mentality this offseason.” There has been no shortage of motivation coming off an 8-5 season. “I’d be lying if I said it hasn’t had an effect,” Orr admitted. “Everybody has that in the back of their mind, and everybody knows that we don’t want to repeat that, and it has been driving us a little bit. “More so, we have a lot of guys who had a taste of playing time and they’re hungry for more.” That would apply to Orr’s first pick in the winter draft, Pearson, who started at Michigan as a true freshman but retained his year of eligibility because he didn’t exceed playing in four games. “Reggie handles his business off the field,” Orr said. “Plus, he’s fast and a freak in the weight room.” Meanwhile, there’s some longstanding chemistry between Biadasz and Groshek, who were high school co-captains. “He’s an accountable guy who will pick people up and he can lead with me,” said Biadasz. Click to read more »
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MEN’S BASKETBALL ▶ Wisconsin reached 20 wins for the 15th time in the last 17 seasons, tying Michigan State for the most in the Big Ten.
◀ SOFTBALL The Badgers upset No. 9 Texas, 3-1, in extra innings on Saturday. It marked the first time in program history beating a ninth-seeded team.
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MEN’S TRACK & FIELD ▶ Wisconsin enters this weekend’s NCAA indoor track and field championships as the No. 1 team in the country, according to FloTrack.
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◀ WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Senior Marsha Howard earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, the first Badger named second team since 2014. It was her second-straight All-Big Ten honor after being named honorable mention in 2018. 21
WHAT TO WATCH
THANK YOU SENIORS! MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. IOWA THURSDAY, MARCH 7 ▪ 6PM KOHL CENTER ▪ ESPN
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No. 21 Wisconsin hosts Iowa for the regular-season finale on Thursday at 6 p.m. Watch the game live on ESPN and celebrate the Badgers’ senior class of Ethan Happ, Khalil Iverson and Charles Thomas.
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WRESTLING AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY, MARCH 10 ▪ 3PM MINNEAPOLIS ▪ BTN Wisconsin travels to the Big Ten Championships this Saturday and Sunday in Minneapolis. Fans can watch the matches streamed live on BTN Plus ($) starting Saturday at 10 a.m. and catch Sunday’s finals live on Big Ten Network starting at 3 p.m.
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WHAT TO WATCH WEDNESDAY 3/6
THURSDAY 3/7
FRIDAY 3/8
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL at Big Ten Tournament vs. (12) Penn State Indianapolis 12:30 p.m. Watch: BTN Tournament info »
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (if win Wednesday) at Big Ten Tournament vs. (5) Ohio State Indianapolis 1:30 p.m. Watch: BTN Tournament info » MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Iowa Madison, Wis. 6 p.m. Watch: ESPN SOLD OUT
SUNDAY 3/10 SOFTBALL vs. Villanova Clearwater, Fla. 8 a.m. MEN’S TENNIS vs. #16 Minnesota Madison, Wis. Noon MEN’S BASKETBALL at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 3:30 p.m. Watch: CBS
SATURDAY 3/9
SOFTBALL vs. UMass Clearwater, Fla. 10:30 a.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Central Michigan Clearwater, Fla. 11 a.m.
SOFTBALL at South Florida Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER at Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 1 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS vs. Nebraska Madison, Wis. 5:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Furman Clearwater, Fla. 1:30 p.m.
MEN’S HOCKEY Big Ten First Round at #18 Penn State University Park, Pa. 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY WCHA Final FaceOff vs. #9 Ohio State Minneapolis 5 p.m. Event info »
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MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships Austin, Texas 11 a.m.
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ALICIA MONSON JUNIOR ▪ DISTANCE ▪ AMERY, WIS.
Last year, you were the No. 17 seed and qualified for the indoor 5000 meters. This year, you lead the NCAA in the 3000 meters and will also compete in the 5K. How does it feel to have had so much success this season? “I can definitely feel the new position I’m in coming into this round of NCAAs. I’m glad I was able to get the experience I had last year at NCAAs in both indoor and outdoor because I now have a better idea of what a championship atmosphere is like. I’m looking forward to using the success I’ve had this season as confidence going into the weekend.” Take us through the viral 1-2 finish by you and Amy Davis in the 5K at the Big Ten Championships a few weeks ago. “Honestly, the 5k at Big Tens last week is one of those races that I will remember for a long time. Going 1-2 is something Amy and I have always talked about, so I was happy to have the opportunity to help make that happen. At the end of the race, I knew we would have to kick hard to keep off (Indiana’s Katherine) Receveur. I was proud of the way Amy raced and it was great for us to get a Big Ten title together. It was also awesome to see all of the positive comments the video was getting, because I think it goes to show the importance of teamwork and women supporting other women.” What are your goals heading into NCAAs? “I’m going into NCAAs looking to win some national titles. It’s still something I have not accomplished. I’m going up against women who have done so and know what it takes to win NCAAs. But my goal is to use the confidence I’ve gained from recent races to show that I can be competitive in my races.” How would you describe the atmosphere in the locker room this week? “Excitement. I get a lot of people checking in on me and the other girls competing this weekend to see how we are doing and giving us words of encouragement.”
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Where is your favorite place to run? “Totally the Arb (UW Arboretum), especially in the summer and fall. I feel like 75 percent of the time if Amy (Davis) and I have at least an eight-mile run, we automatically go with the Arb. It’s pretty and also gives you the chance to get some trail running if there’s no snow!” Click to read more »
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Ethan and the Shoe Project
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lot can happen when you take a moment to put yourself in someone else’s shoes — perspective, reflection, growth. Ethan Happ, a senior forward on the men’s basketball team, has been doing just that this season through the continuation of The Shoe Project he created last year. After every home game, and even a few away games, Happ donated a pair of his size 15 basketball shoes to a deserving fan. As The Shoe Project developed, he noticed the impact he had on local kids who were in need of an uplifting experience. This season, there was one experience that was especially impactful for both Happ and the recipient, a fifth-grader named Jon Jon. “Jon Jon was so happy and joyful the whole time I was talking to him. He said he had so much fun at the game,” shared Happ. “I saw a picture of him smiling while wearing my size 15 shoes to school the next day and he was telling everyone about it.” For Jon Jon, receiving a pair of Happ’s shoes
was not only a remembrance of his first Badgers men’s basketball game, but it meant a new pair of shoes in good, working condition that could replace his old, worn-down shoes. While walking around in his size 15 shoes, it became apparent that Jon Jon needed a pair of his own but couldn’t afford due to financial restrictions. That’s when the Lussier Community Education Center stepped in and surprised him with a new pair of shoes his own size. Because many kids like Jon Jon have been touched with joy and a grateful heart after spending a night at the Kohl Center, there is hope that The Shoe Project will continue to thrive after Happ’s departure. Happ has been talking to UW staff about the status of The Shoe Project once he graduates. Happ expressed, “Our hope is that The Shoe Project at UW will continue for years to come and other players will carry on this special experience.” On, Wisconsin! ▪
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teve Lavin has seen Ethan Happ’s lowpost game — the spins, counter moves, pivots and reverse pivots — through the eyes of a former head coach at UCLA and St. Johns (Happ has parlayed his creativity in the paint and around the rim into 2,057 points, the third most in school history). “He has the nimble footwork,” Lavin said, “of a tap dancer.” Jim Jackson has seen Happ’s ballhandling, passing skills and court awareness — kicking the ball to open teammates when trapped — through the eyes of a former National College Player of the Year and NBA vet of 14 seasons (Happ is one of only three UW players with 400 or more career assists). “He’s a playmaker,” Jackson said, “when the double-team comes.” Micah Potter has seen Happ’s back-to-thebasket attack — the left- and right-handed hooks, and up-and-under flips — through the eyes of an Ohio State transfer and a scoutteam defender in practice (The 6-foot-9 Potter has scrimmaged daily against Happ in preparation for replacing him next season).
“He’s kind of like a snake,” Potter said, “he can slither and get into different angles.” Shon Morris has seen Happ’s impact — as one of six players in NCAA history with at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 400 assists — through the eyes of a Big Ten Network analyst and historian (Morris, a 1,000-point scorer at Northwestern, can readily attest to the rigors of this conference). “It’s so important,” Morris said, “that people appreciate what this guy has done.” Over the last four years, Happ has seen the post-game senior video through the eyes of an underclassman. On Thursday night, he will share the Kohl Center screen and stage with fellow seniors Khalil Iverson and Charles Thomas. All three will also be honored prior to the 6 p.m. tipoff against Iowa. “It’s going to be sad, but I won’t leave here with regrets,” said Happ, who will be making his 135th consecutive start (nine shy of Josh Gasser’s record). “That’s how I will try to think of it — how much fun and all the great times I had. I got as much out of these five years as I possibly could.”
As the senior tribute plays out on the scoreboard, as Happ soaks it all in with his family at his side, he anticipated, “I’m going to be thinking, ‘Man, I had a blast. I wish I could do it again.’” Maybe he will think about the Memorial Union Terrace in the summer. Or strolling State Street with Vitto Brown and Nigel Hayes who are still among his closest friends. Maybe he will think about celebrating his birthday by dining again at his favorite restaurant on the Capitol Square. He will be 23 in May. “If people ask, ‘How did you like Wisconsin?’ I would just say, ‘I would go to Madison even if I didn’t play basketball. If I was just going as a student, I would love to experience it all over again.’”
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▪▪▪▪ In high school, Happ’s intellectual curiosity was piqued by self-help books. “I enjoyed reading things that were intriguing and that I felt could be relevant to me in the future,” said Happ, a 2014 graduate of Rockridge High School in Taylor Ridge, Illinois. “Things like chemistry I didn’t enjoy and kind of bored me.” Getting his college degree was always a focal point hammered home by his dad, Randy. “Most kids are going to pick a school based on their basketball, facilities and coaching staff,” he said. “Wisconsin was a bonus for me because if you can get a degree in Madison, then that kind of sets you apart from a lot of students elsewhere.” As a UW freshman, Happ thought about majoring in business. “And then I took this math class and I didn’t do well,” he said. “That made me think, ‘Maybe this is not for me.’ But as I was looking around and feeling out the room, I realized it wasn’t just me feeling that way. “There was definitely a transition period through my first year-and-a-half. I did not do particularly well with the time management aspect of it and how attentive you had to be in class. Once I figured out how college works, I’ve been trending way up.” During his second year, he took a course on race and ethnic studies. It was a game-changer. “I came from a very small town where there was not a lot of diversity,” said Happ, a native of Milan, Ill. (Population: 5,000). “Until I took this course, there were so many things that I wasn’t aware of happening in the world. It kind of opened my eyes and I wanted to learn more.” Armed with an undergraduate degree in life science and communication, he has been pursuing his master’s in educational leadership and policy analysis with one thing in the back of his mind: life after basketball. “Maybe it’s as an athletic director,” he suggested. “Maybe it’s even as a coach.”
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▪▪▪▪ “He’s indicative of Wisconsin’s success the Lavin was 23 when he got his first coachlast couple of decades with players who stay ing assignment as a Gene Keady assistant at for four and five years,” he said, “and often have Purdue. Because of his Big Ten roots, he has a that redshirt year to develop like Brian Butch keen appreciation for what Happ has meant to and Mike Wilkinson. It’s such a contrast to the the Badgers since redshirting as a true freshcurrent trend of transfers and grad transfers man under the wing of Frank Kaminsky, a con“If you look at how they (the Badgers) build sensus All-American. the program, it’s with player development. “He’s a unique mix of a “Ethan Happ is the guard inside a big man’s poster boy.” “HE’S INDICATIVE OF WISCONSIN’S SUCCESS body,” said Lavin, a Fox Nobody knows the THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES... IF YOU LOOK Sports analyst. “A late Badgers model better AT HOW THEY (THE BADGERS) BUILD THE bloomer — in terms of than Jackson, whose son PROGRAM, IT’S WITH PLAYER DEVELOPMENT. the growth spurt that he Traevon Jackson was the ETHAN HAPP IS THE POSTER BOY.” had when he was a guard point guard on UW’s (at a young age) — he has back-to-back Final Four the ability to get the ball off the boards and teams. Speaking to Happ’s growth, Jackson push it himself as opposed to having to throw answered his own question, “Doesn’t that go an outlet pass. right in line with the development of players “His agility, his dexterity, his nimbleness is here at Wisconsin?” a big part of his arsenal when he feels a body Jackson, also a Fox analyst, was making a diand quickly spins.” rect reference to Happ’s footwork. Lavin has not been surprised by Happ’s over“Now, here’s the great thing about Ethan: he all productivity. positions himself early on the block to have
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enough room on the baseline to create an angle and not get buried behind the basket. Angles are so important especially on the post because you don’t have a lot of room to operate with a lot of bodies.” While at Ohio State, Potter remembered getting the scouting report on Happ. “When I’d play against the scout team there, they couldn’t emulate his game,” Potter said. “When you actually get to play against him every day in practice, you really get to see how talented he is finishing with both hands, the ball-handling skills and all that kind of stuff. He’s super-talented. “His footwork is crazy. He uses moves that are very untraditional. Drive people to the middle and you have an up-and-under. He’ll drive people to the middle and dropstep and then he will do a reverse dropstep. He’s got more of an old school game.” Jackson double-downed. “He’s more of a ’90s player,” he agreed, “because he does everything within the key and he’s not going to step out and pick-and-pop. He’s just so strong in the post, a tough cover inside.” Nobody is more old school than Morris, who played at Northwestern in the late ’80s. “He has been doing it so well for so long that people kind of take it for granted, ‘Yeah, he’s going to get 18 (points) and 10 (rebounds) every night,’” he said of Happ, who has 19 double-doubles this season and 50 for his career, breaking a UW record that had stood for over 50 years. “When you can score at the basket with either hand, and put it on the floor with either hand, you just become a really difficult guy to guard. And you throw in the fact, he’s an unselfish player: ‘If you take this away, I’ve got a counter and if you come with the double, I’m willing to give it up.’” In classic Morris understatement, he concluded, “The guy is really good.”
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▪▪▪▪ Lil Wayne. Young Thug. Drake. Big Sean. Happ thumbed through his playlist. “I listen to music when I do my ballhandling just to get more amped,” he said of his early pregame warmup which includes dribbling crosscourt from sideline to sideline. “I’ve always felt if I’m listening to loud music it makes me go even harder. A lot of dribble pounds.” There are a number of little things that Happ will do as part of his gameday routine. Like eating the same things for the pregame meal. Like lacing his shoes at a certain time. “I just like to think the more you can create things you can control before a game, then the actual game itself doesn’t feel any different,” he said. “So, if we’re playing Michigan, a ranked team, it’s going to be a lot different game than Coppin State. But if I do the same things all year long before the game against Coppin State and against whoever — against Michigan — it’s easier to make it feel like it’s just another game.” It’s easier to explain than his footwork. Or how he executes some of his post moves. “There are a lot of guys who will talk to me and ask, ‘How do you do it?’” Happ said. “I don’t mean to be oblique about it, but if you didn’t grow up doing it, it’s tough to learn this late in a career. I’ve told the story a thousand times, I kind of grew up as guard and had that type of footwork. “Once I grew a bunch (to 6-8 as a UW freshman), it just came naturally. My first year here, there was a conscious effort to become a post player. I decided that I was going to start working on balance and staying low. There were a lot of things that I learned from Frank (Kaminsky). “One thing I try to tell bigs is, ‘Balance is the biggest thing, so you have to stay low.’ If it’s not there on the first move, you can counter in a different way. But if you stand straight up, and someone is pushing you, the balance is gone.
“Right when I catch it, I see where my feet up a score, what gives him more satisfaction? are relative to where the baseline is and how “My dad was always big into passing,” said much room I have to move. Sometimes it’s Happ, who still views him as his best friend. tough because it’s bang, bang, bang (snapping “He really loved the art of passing and setting his fingers). up others. I would agree with that to a certain “Another thing I try to teach big guys is to extent. But I also like the feeling, ‘If our team not look at your defender. You should be able needs a bucket, give me the ball and I’m going to feel where he is and how much pressure he’s to score.’” applying to decide what move you’re going to Of course, there are persistent questions do. As I’ve gotten older, I stopped looking at about Happ scoring at the next level. my defender completeNot everyone, though, ly. I just look at what’s sees it that way. “DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT happening around me. “Don’t worry about LIE AHEAD FOR THE GUY,” MORRIS INSTRUCTED. “That’s how I can snap what may or may not “JUST APPRECIATE WHAT THE GUY HAS DONE a pass off really quick lie ahead for the guy,” ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS BECAUSE HE’S with teams that come Morris instructed. “Just GOTTEN BETTER EVERY SINGLE YEAR.” and double.” appreciate what the guy There aren’t many has done on a college bigs who can rebound and bring the ball up campus because he’s gotten better every sinthe floor like the 6-10 Happ. gle year.” “I read who on my team is coming with me Or just appreciate that the guy is on the and I read the defense on how many people brink of helping lead Wisconsin back into the are back,” said Happ, who will quickly do the NCAA tournament. Something which has fumath and factor it into his decision-making on eled him since the 19-year streak was snapped whether there’s a play to be made immediately last March. Something which may bring inner for himself or a teammate. contentment while looking up at the senior Given the choice between scoring or setting video. Something which shapes a legacy. DAVID STLUKA
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L, 80-84
Jan. 14 at Maryland
L, 60-64
Jan. 19 #2 Michigan
W, 64-54
Jan. 23 at Illinois
W, 72-60
Jan. 26 Northwestern W, 62-46 Jan. 29 at Nebraska
W, 62-51
Feb. 1
#21 Maryland W, 69-61
Feb. 6
at Minnesota W, 56-51
Feb. 9
at #7 Michigan L, 52-61
Feb. 12 #11 Michigan St. L, 59-67 Feb. 18 Illinois
W, 64-58
Feb. 23 at Northwestern W, 69-64
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THIS WEEK No. 21 Wisconsin (20-9, 12-6 B1G) hosts its regular-season finale against Iowa on Thursday. Tip is set for 6 p.m. at the Kohl Center and fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 5:30 p.m. for the Senior Night pregame ceremony. UW wraps up its regular season at Ohio State on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers suffered a 75-73 loss in double overtime at Indiana last Tuesday before bouncing back with a 61-57 victory over Penn State at home.
GOOD TO KNOW In Big Ten play, Brevin Pritzl is shooting a Big Ten-best 56.8% from 3-point range (21-37 3FG). That’s the NCAA’s top mark in league play among major conference players.
Mar. 2
Penn State
Mar. 7
Iowa
L, 73-75 2OT W, 61-57 6 p.m.
DARREN LEE
Feb. 26 at Indiana
Mar. 10 at Ohio State 3:30 p.m. Mar. 13-17 at Big Ten Tournament
United Center, Chicago
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NEED TO KNOW Thursday’s game can be seen on ESPN, while Sunday’s game can be seen on CBS. Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas will call the game on the Badger Sports Network and worldwide via iHeartRadio. Live stats are available via UWBadgers.com and the Badger Gameday app.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (14-17, 4-14) Home events in bold. All times CT. Dec. 31 Purdue
THIS WEEK Wisconsin will be the No. 13 seed in the 2019 Big Ten Tournament, taking on No. 12-seeded Penn State (12-17, 5-13) on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. CT. The winner advances to play fifth-seeded Ohio State (14-13, 10-8) on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. CT. All games will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. LAST WEEK Despite losing its last two Big Ten regular-season games, Wisconsin wraps the regular season with a 13-17 mark, its most regular-season wins in a season since 2010-11. The Badgers also won four Big Ten games for the first time since 2014-15. UW dropped its Senior Night matchup to Ohio State, 61-50, on Feb. 28 and fell at Michigan, 59-49, on Sunday.
GOOD TO KNOW Senior Marsha Howard earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, the first Badger named second team since 2014. She earns her second-straight All-Big Ten honor after being named honorable mention in 2018. Freshman Imani Lewis earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, the first Badger freshman to earn All-Big Ten honors since Jolene Anderson earned thirdteam honors in 2005. NEED TO KNOW All games in the Big Ten Tournament will be shown live on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also listen to the games in the Madison area on 100.9 FM or anywhere with the iHeartRadio app with Jon Arias on the call. Live updates will also be available on Twitter @BadgerWBB.
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Jan. 3
at Penn State
L, 64-71
Jan. 7
at #17 Iowa
L, 53-71
Jan. 13
#25 Indiana
L, 68-75
Jan. 17
#23 Minnesota L, 50-78
Jan. 20
at Northwestern L, 46-72
Jan. 24
Penn State
Jan. 27
Nebraska
Jan. 31
at #11 Maryland L, 57-75
Feb. 3
Michigan
L, 70-76
Feb. 10 at Illinois
L, 68-78
L, 59-65 W, 70-69
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W, 76-69
Feb. 14 #24 Michigan St. W, 79-62 Feb. 17 at Ohio State Feb. 20 Illinois
L, 68-70 W, 75-67
Feb. 25 at Rutgers
L, 53-73
Feb. 28 Ohio State
L, 50-61
March 3 at Michigan
L, 49-59
Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis:
March 6 vs. (12) Penn St. W, 65-57 March 7 vs. (5) Ohio St. 1:30 p.m. View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY Home events in bold. All times CT.
U.S. Under-18 Team Exhibition L, 3-6
Jan. 18
#12 Notre Dame L, 4-6
Jan. 20
vs. #12 Notre Dame T, 2-2 OT United Center, Chicago
Jan. 25
at Minnesota
L, 4-9
Jan. 26
at Minnesota
W, 4-3
Feb. 1
at Michigan St.
Feb. 2
at Michigan St. T, 2-2 OT
Feb. 8
#3 Ohio State
L, 1-2 OT
Feb. 9
#3 Ohio State
L, 1-4
Jan. 12
L, 1-4
Feb. 15 at #15 Notre Dame W, 2-1 Feb. 16 at #15 Notre Dame L, 2-5 Feb. 22 at #19 Penn State L, 2-8 Feb. 23 at #19 Penn State W, 7-3 ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Sweep Michigan with OT Win
THIS WEEK Wisconsin opens the postseason with a trip to No. 18 Penn State (19-13-2, 1112-1-1 B1G) for the Big Ten Tournament’s best-of-three, first-round playoff series. Friday’s game begins at 7 p.m. CT, while Saturday is at 5 p.m. If necessary, the teams will meet in a deciding game on Sunday at 5 p.m. LAST WEEK Wisconsin closed out the regular season with 5-4 and 4-3 overtime victories at the Kohl Center over Michigan.
GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers enter the postseason riding a three-game winning streak, which is equal to their season-long string. The current streak started at Penn State on Feb. 23 in a 7-3 road victory. NEED TO KNOW Friday and Saturday air on 1310 WIBA on the radio, while Sunday, if necessary, airs on 1070 WTSO, in addition to the Badger Radio Network, iHeartRadio and the iHeartRadio app. Streaming is expected via BTN Plus ($).
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March 1 Michigan
W, 5-4 OT
March 2 Michigan
W, 4-3 OT
Big Ten First Round Playoffs (Best of 3):
March 8 at #18 Penn State 7 p.m. March 9 at #18 Penn State 5 p.m. March 10 at #18 Penn State* 5 p.m.
*If necessary
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INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (30-4-2, 18-4-2) Home events in bold. All times CT. Jan. 12
at #7 Ohio State W, 5-2
Jan. 18
at #2 Minnesota W, 2-1
Jan. 19
at #2 Minnesota
L, 1-3
Jan. 25
St. Cloud State
W, 5-0
Jan. 26
St. Cloud State
W, 3-1
Feb. 1
at Bemidji State
L, 1-2
Feb. 2
at Bemidji State W, 4-0
Feb. 9
Minnesota State W, 7-2
Feb. 15 at Minn. Duluth W, 6-1 ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Johnson Weekly Presser: Badgers set for WCHA Final Faceoff
THIS WEEK Wisconsin travels to Minneapolis for the 2019 WCHA Final Faceoff this weekend. The Badgers will take on Ohio State (20-12-2, 12-10-2) on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Ridder Arena. The winner of UW/ OSU will meet the victor of Minnesota/Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA title game on Sunday at 2 p.m. LAST WEEK Annie Pankowski and freshman Britta Curl scored four goals apiece as No. 2 UW swept St. Cloud State, 5-0, on Friday and 8-0 on Saturday at LaBahn Arena. Pankowski, a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-three finalist, now has 21 goals this season and Curl has 20 goals this season.
GOOD TO KNOW UW notched its 30th win of the season, marking the fourth-straight year the Badgers have won at least 30 games and the longest such streak in school history. UW enters the 2019 WCHA Final Faceoff looking for its fourth WCHA Playoff title in the last five years. NEED TO KNOW Both games this weekend can be heard online on 100.9 FM, while Saturday’s game will be streamed for free on WCHA.com. Sunday’s title game will be shown on FOX Sports North, FOX Sports Wisconsin and the FOX Sports Go App. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerWHockey).
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Feb. 16 at Minn. Duluth W, 3-0
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Feb. 10 Minnesota State W, 4-1
Feb. 22 #10 Ohio State T, 1-1 OT Feb. 23 #10 Ohio State T, 2-2 OT WCHA Playoffs First Round (Best of 3):
March 1 St. Cloud State
W, 5-0
March 2 St. Cloud State
W, 8-0
WCHA Final Faceoff, Minneapolis:
March 9 vs. #9 Ohio State 5 p.m. March 10 Championship
2 p.m.
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INSIDE WRESTLING SCHEDULE (9-6, 3-6) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 18 Princeton Dec. 2
W, 22-18
#24 Utah Valley W, 22-17
at SIUE Tournament Results »
Edwardsville, Ill.
Dec. 9
at #2 Ohio State L, 13-23
Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill.
Jan. 11
at #24 Rutgers L, 16-17
Jan. 13
at #1 Penn St. L, 13-24
Jan. 18
Northwestern L, 18-25
Jan. 25
#7 Minnesota L, 13-27
Feb. 2
at Maryland
W, 30-13
Feb. 10 #22 Illinois
W, 17-16
Feb. 17 #3 Iowa ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Jump Around Monday with Coach Chris Bono
THIS WEEK The Badgers begin postseason competition this weekend, as they travel to Minneapolis for the Big Ten Tournament on March 9-10. LAST WEEK Wisconsin came out victorious in the team’s final dual, claiming seven of 10 matches to take a convincing 30-15 win over SIUE at the UW Field House. GOOD TO KNOW It was a great season for the Badgers at the Field House, as program records were set
for both highest single dual attendance (4,168 – Iowa) and average dual attendance (1,731). NEED TO KNOW The Big Ten Tournament will consist of four sessions. Session 1 will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, followed by Session 2 at 6 p.m. that evening. Session 3 will begin at 12 p.m. on Sunday and the tournament will conclude with Session 4 at 3 p.m. The first three sessions will be streamed on BTN Plus ($) and the final session will be televised live on Big Ten Network.
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Feb. 24 SIUE
L, 2-35 W, 30-15
Mar. 9-10 at Big Ten Championships Minneapolis Mar. 21-23 at NCAA Championships
Pittsburgh
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INSIDE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE (17-2, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. at Islander Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas:
Feb. 23 vs. Texas Southern W, 4-0
at TAMUCC
W, 9-1
Feb. 24 at TAMUCC
W, 9-0
at Sun Devil Classic, Tempe, Ariz.:
March 1 vs. Princeton
W, 11-2
vs. #9 Texas
L, 1-5
March 2 vs. #9 Texas
W, 3-1
at #15 Arizona St. W, 5-1
March 3 vs. Princeton
W, 4-1
at USF Tournament, Clearwater, Fla.:
March 8 vs. UMass
10:30 a.m.
at South Florida
1 p.m.
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Softball || New Season, New Digs
THIS WEEK No. 20 Wisconsin heads to Clearwater, Florida for its last pre-conference tournament. The Badgers will play UMass, USF, Central Michigan, Furman and Villanova at the USF-Clearwater Parks and Recreation Showcase Tournament Friday-Sunday. LAST WEEK The Badgers finished the Sun Devil Classic with a 4-1 record, including two ranked wins over No. 9 Texas and No. 15 Arizona State.
GOOD TO KNOW Junior Caroline Hedgcock led the Badgers at the Sun Devil Classic with six hits and nine RBI, including two home runs. The Downers Grove, Illinois, native has hit five homers the past two weekends.
vs. Furman
March 10 vs. Villanova
1:30 p.m. 8 a.m.
BRADY VERNON
March 9 vs. Central Mich. 11 a.m.
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ONE CALL... THAT’S ALL! PROUD PARTNER OF WISCONSIN ATHLETICS
INSIDE MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE Home events in bold. Feb. 8-9
Feb. 9
at Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa Results » at Millrose Games New York Results »
Feb. 15 Red and White Classic Results »
THIS WEEK No. 7 Wisconsin will have seven entries at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. Olli Hoare and Morgan McDonald will compete individually in distance events, as Hoare will compete in the mile and 3,000 meters and McDonald will race in the 3K and 5,000 meters. Trent Nytes and Zach Lorbeck will also compete in the heptathlon, while UW will race in the distance medley relay. LAST WEEK The Badgers are coming off of a third-place team finish at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Many Badgers also became Big Ten champions, including Hoare (mile), McDonald (5K) and the distance medley squad of Hoare, Ryan Dundun, Austin Rendon and Olin Hacker.
GOOD TO KNOW Hoare was recently recognized by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for his incredible season, as he was named the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year. This marks the first time since 2014 that a Wisconsin athlete has earned the honor.
at Alex Wilson Invitational Results »
South Bend, Ind.
Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Indoor Championships Ann Arbor, Mich. Results »
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▲ TAP TO WATCH - McDonald Wins 5000m, Claims Seventh Big Ten Title
Feb. 16
March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor Championships
Birmingham, Ala.
March 23
at Aztec Invitational
San Diego, Calif.
Mar. 29-30 at Stanford Invitational
Stanford, Calif.
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NEED TO KNOW The 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships will be held at the CrossPlex facility in Birmingham, Ala., this Friday and Saturday. The meet will be streamed live on WatchESPN and fans can also follow along on Instagram and Twitter (@ BadgerTrackXC). A recap will be on UWBadgers.com.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE Home events in bold. Feb. 1-2
Feb. 8-9
Feb. 9
at Power Five Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. Results » at Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa Results » at Millrose Games New York Results »
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Monson Wins and Davis Gets Second in 5000m
THIS WEEK The Badgers are set to compete at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. Junior Alicia Monson and senior Banke Oginni will each compete in a pair of events, while the Badgers will have a squad race the distance medley relay. LAST WEEK The Badgers took fourth at the Big Ten Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Alicia Monson won two Big Ten titles in the 3000 and 5000 meters and was named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships for her performance. Rayce Albino was runner-up in pole vault and Amy Davis took second in the 5000 meters. GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin’s NCAA-bound athletes have each been a
part of a school record-setting performance. Monson broke the UW record for the 3K after winning the Millrose Games in 8:45.97. Oginni threw for a school best in weight throw at the Red and White Classic with a 73 feet, 3 ¼ inch toss. The distance medley relay of Alissa Niggemann, Gabby DesRosiers, Bianca Stubler and Monson broke the long-standing school record thanks to a time of 10:59.72 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
Feb. 16
at Alex Wilson Invitational Results »
South Bend, Ind.
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Feb. 15 Red and White Classic Results »
Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Indoor Championships Ann Arbor, Mich. Results » March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor Championships
Birmingham, Ala.
March 23
at Aztec Invitational
San Diego
Mar. 29-30 at Stanford Invitational
Stanford, Calif.
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NEED TO KNOW The 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships will be held at the CrossPlex facility in Birmingham, Ala., this Friday and Saturday. The meet will be streamed live on WatchESPN and fans can also follow along on Instagram and Twitter (@ BadgerTrackXC). A recap will be on UWBadgers.com.
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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (6-3, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Jan. 25
DePaul
Jan. 27
Northern Illinois W, 6-1
Feb. 6
Chicago State
Feb. 9
Oklahoma State
W, 6-1 W, 7-0 L, 2-4
Feb. 10 Washington
W, 5-2
Feb. 14 Marquette
W, 5-2
Feb. 21 Green Bay
W, 7-0
Feb. 24 #15 Oregon
L, 3-4
Mar. 1
at Princeton
L, 1-6
Mar. 8
Nebraska
5:30 p.m.
Mar. 20 at Pepperdine
THIS WEEK It’s the moment the Badgers have been waiting for — the start of the Big Ten season. The Cardinal and White kick off the season at home on Friday night with a match against Nebraska at 5:30 p.m. CT. Wisconsin has a day off in-between Big Ten bouts, before hosting Minnesota on Sunday at noon. Admission for both matches is free. LAST WEEK Wisconsin hit the road for the first time in the 2019 season for a showdown against the No. 50-ranked Princeton Tigers. Now, all three of the Badgers’ losses have come against highly-touted oppo-
Mar. 24 at Iowa
Noon
nents, as the Cardinal and White fell to the Tigers, 6-1 on Friday night in Chatham, New Jersey.
Mar. 29 at #1 Ohio State
6 p.m.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin remains unbeaten at 9-0 on the year in doubles. UW seeks its 10th win of the season on Friday against the Cornhuskers.
April 13 at Michigan State Noon
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Mar. 31 at Penn State
11 a.m.
April 5
Indiana
April 7
Purdue Noon
3 p.m.
April 14 at #14 Michigan
Noon
April 19 Northwestern
3 p.m.
April 21 #15 Illinois
2 p.m.
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Mar. 10 #16 Minnesota Noon