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I had a little time today and thought I would throw some information up just to get things started. This is hardly everything - in fact - it's barely anything. Do you know something about the state of Wisconsin and/or Wisconsin basketball that would make for good heckling? Add it.
2008-2009 Wisconsin basketball, briefly…
The month of January was incredibly unkind to the Badgers. After opening with a pair of wins against Penn State and Northwestern at home, Wisconsin went on to lose six straight contests. These were: 11 Jan at Purdue (52-65), 15 Jan vs. Minnesota (74-78 in OT), 21 Jan at Iowa (69-73 in OT), 24 Jan at Illinois (57-64), 27 Jan vs. Purdue (63-64), and 31 Jan at Northwestern (63-66)
The Badgers snapped this streak with five straight wins before a trip to the Breslin Center a week and a half ago. After building a lead of 12 points (41-29) with just over 12 minutes to play, the Badgers were outscored 32-9 over the last ¼ of the game, losing 61-50.
The Badger’s second half swoon shouldn’t look too foreign to Gopher fans. In the first match up between the two teams, Wisconsin lead by as many as 12 points in the final six minutes but a late surge by the Gophers forced overtime. In the extra session, the Badgers failed to score for until there was just over a minute to play, allowing the Gophers to steal an important victory at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Get to know the Wisconsin Badgers…
#1 Marcus Landry (Forward – Senior)
Landry attended Vincent High School in Milwaukee. Vincent reached the Division I state title game his senior year, but Landry and the Vikings lost. He is currently majoring in Life Sciences Communication at Wisconsin. Landry’s nickname on the team is “Old School,” his favorite food is Mac and Cheese, and his favorite class is listed as Theatre. When asked to pick a preference, Landry chose Barry Bonds (cheater) over Henry Aaron.
Landry is one of four Badgers averaging over 30 mins/game this season. After making strides to improve his foul shooting last year, Landry has regressed a bit, hitting 52-for-83 this season, 62.7%. Though he’s grabbing fewer rebounds this season, likely because he’s moved up the chain in terms of rebounding threats to be neutralized by the opponent, Landry is still second on the Badgers in rebounding (behind Krabbenhoft). Landry played as well as any Badger in the first game with Minnesota, hitting 6-for-9 from the floor, totaling 18 points, and grabbing 5 rebounds. For all this though, he also turned the ball over 4 times without registering an assist. He’s had turnover problems in some of the team’s other losses as well, including 4 turnovers against 1 assist in the loss to Connecticut. Landry has 19 games with 10+ points this season, including two 20+ point games, though 14 for Landry seems like a bit of a magic number. The Badgers are 9-1 when Landry posts 14+. The lone loss came against Minnesota. The team is 9-9 when Landry scores 13 or fewer points.
#3 Trevon Hughes (Guard – Junior)
Hughes is originally from Queens, but attending St. John’s Northwest Military Academy in Delafield, Wisc. during his later high school years, playing football and basketball for the Lancers. Hughes is majoring in Life Sciences Communication at UW. His nickname is “Pop,” his favorite class is Acting (helps with taking dives that are mistook for charges), and he claims his hidden talent is “video games,” which will be great when he goes on Star Search.
Hughes is playing over 30 mins/game for the second straight season. This year, he’s shown improvement at hitting free throws, though he’s shooting less than he did last year, and a slightly better stroke from outside. He’s had some rough games in terms of assist/turnovers, a critical statistic in gaging any point guard. In the blow out loss to Connecticut, Hughes has 5 turnovers without an assist. In game against Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Michigan State, Hughes has ended up with more turnovers than assists. He can fill it up though, having gone for 10+ points 18 times this season, and 20+ in three games. Hughes has been up-and-down shooting from the floor in the Badgers last seven games, having put up games where he shot 6-for-12, 7-for-14 and 7-for-11 against games where he’s shot 0-for-7, 1-for-9 and 1-for-10. Over the course of these seven games, his percentage has hovered around 33%. In the first match up against Minnesota, Hughes did score 14 points, but struggled with many parts of his game. He shot just 3-for-11 from the field, including 1-for-7 from outside the arc. His 5 assists were offset by 6 turnovers
# 11 Jordan Taylor (Guard – Freshman)
Taylor attended Benilde-St. Margret’s, growing up in Bloomington, Minn. He won Mr. Basketball in Minnesota last year.
Taylor has struggled to find the range when unloading the three-ball this year, hitting just 3-of-20, 15%. Even when he steps inside the arc, it’s still been an adventure. From the floor, he’s gone 16-for-62 this year, 25.8%. Taylor’s first look at his hometown team growing up (Minnesota) was a short one, as he played just 3 minutes, getting his name in the stat book for one foul and nothing else.
#12 Jason Bohannon (Guard – Junior)
Bohannon attended Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. Was named Mr. Basketball in Iowa his senior year. Originally from Iowa City and the son of former Hawkeye quarterback Gordy Bohannon, he represents the worst of both of the Gopher’s chief rivals. His nickname is “J-Bo” and his favorite pro athlete is Kirk Hinrich (really?). Bohannon is majoring in Business Marketing at UW.
Bohannan is among the Badgers averaging over 30 mins/game this season. As a shooter, Bohannon has pretty respectable percentages, but has struggled mightily in some games when the Badgers needed him this season. In the four-point loss to Iowa, Bohannon shot 2-for-9, including 1-for-6 from beyond the arc. The game triggered a three-game slump in which Bohannon shot a combined 4-for-21, including 2-for-11 for three. In the first match up against Minnesota, Bohannon hit the baskets near the end of overtime to keep it interesting and had an overall solid game, dropping in 5-for-13 from the floor and all 4 of his free throws, totaling 16 points.
#24 Tim Jarmusz (Forward – Sophomore)
Jarmusz attended West High School in Oshkosh, Wisc. Says his nicknames on the team are “Timmy J,” or “Jimbo.” It’s clear the guys put a lot of time into those. Jarmusz’s favorite music comes from Toby Keith, though he’ll put some T-Pain on his cell phone ringer.
Jarmusz has shown reasonable range this year, drilling 18-of-45 from outside, 40%. In the first game against Minnesota though, Jarmusz missed all three of his shots (all three were 3-point attempts) and basically did nothing else (1 offensive rebound, 1 turnover) in his 15 minutes. He’s turned the ball over nearly twice as many times as he’s earned an assist.
#30 Jon Leuer (Forward – Sophomore)
Leuer attended Orono High School in Orono, Minn. His nicknames include “J-Leu” and “Ron.” He’s from the infamous Leuer clan, which has populated third and fourth ring western suburbs around Minneapolis prolifically over the last 40-50 years.
Leuer has been given the green light to shoot the three this season, having popped 42 in 27 games. Only 12 of these have found nylon, however, leaving him shooting 28.6% from outside. This number has been even worse during Big 10 play, where Leuer has hit just 18.5% of his 3-point attempts. The free throw line has been a mixed bag for Leuer as well. He’s hit 37-of-63, or 58.7%. After fouling out in just 13 minutes early this season against Iona, Leuer has gotten better at avoiding fouls, committing 4+ in just one game since (fouled out against Iowa). Over the last few weeks, Leuer’s presence on the glass has dissipated, grabbing just 10 boards over his last 4 games. In the first game against Minnesota, Leuer attempted a season-high 13 shots from the field, hitting on 5, scoring 15 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in a solid performance.
#33 Rob Wilson (Guard – Freshman)
Wilson attended Garfield Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
Wilson saw decent playing time over the first four weeks of the season, but has not played 10 minutes in a game since 9 Dec against Idaho State. Averaging just under 4 mins/game in Big 10 play and just under 7 mins/game for the season, Wilson hasn’t done much. He has turned the ball over 4.25 times for every assists he’s registered (17 to 4). In the first match up with Minnesota, Wilson played a staggering 7 minutes, hitting his only shot for 2 points.
#43 Kevin Gullikson (Forward – Senior)
Gullikson attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Minn. He originally joined the Wisconsin program as a walk-on. His nickname according to the UW athletic department is “Captain America,” because of his (quote), “blue-collar mentality and willingness to do whatever it takes to help the team win.” He’s also dressed like Captain America for Halloween (apologies, but I don’t have an image of this). In his own words, his nickname is “KG.” Any comparison to the more famous holder of this nickname is laughable. It’s also probably not a coincidence that Garnett is Gullikson’s favorite pro athelete. He’s majoring in Business Finance and claims that his cell phone ring is “train noise.”
Gullikson hasn’t played a ton of minutes this year, or any year for that matter. He averaged a career-best 10.9 mins/game as a freshman in 2005-2006, but has seen less time in each of the last three years. Currently playing about 7 mins/game, Gullikson hasn’t had many chances to shine, or mess up for that matter. He shooting percentage is reasonable, at 38.1% on 8-for-21 shooting for the year, but his free throw shooting is a terrible 12.5%. To be fair, the kid’s only taken 8 all year, but just 1 of these found the basket. Rolling back to get anything close to a reasonable sample, he’s 6-for-22 at the line over the last three years, 27.3%. Gullikson hasn’t scored more than 4 points (Iowa, 1/21) or grabbed more than 3 rebounds (three times) in a game this season.
#45 Joe Krabbenhoft (Forward – Senior)
Krabbenhoft attended Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. Rumor has it that his father, former Concordia College basketball player Kelby Krabbenhoft, is a huge Minnesota Gopher fan and actually sung baby Joe the Rouser in his cradle. If true, it just goes to show where this program was at under Dan Monson that a kid with this background flew over Minnesota and attended Wisconsin. Krabbenhoft is majoring in History at UW. He calls mom and dad before every game, enjoys Alan Jackson music and claims to be the best Halo player on the team. Not surprisingly, his nickname is “Krabbs,” regardless of the confusion it may cause with his sexual health.
First off, everyone should be aware that Krabbenhoft was the goon in cardinal and white that laid out Purdue’s Lewis Jackson with a pick that would have drawn assault charges in most Big 10 arenas, but was met with silent whistles on top of a giant, goofy W at Kohl Center. His pick was the beginning of a rash of elbows to the face, and groin in the case of Indiana’s Dumes, in the Big 10. Krabbs, which I will happily call him, averages about 30 mins/game for the Badgers, his second straight season averaging 30+ mins/game. Contrary to many Bo Ryan players, Krabbs has shown an ability to get himself in foul trouble, fouling out of back-to-back games against Iowa and Illinois, along with being rung up for 4 fouls in six other contests. Despite a respectable stat line in the first game against Minnesota (7 points, 7 boards), Krabbs wasn’t there when the Badgers needed him in the overtime session. His struggles in the game against Texas also hamstringed the Badgers, as he grabbed only 2 rebounds and turned the ball over 4 separate times.
#52 Keaton Nankivil (Forward – Sophomore)
Nankivil attended Memorial High School in Madison. Was Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball his senior year. When asked what his cell phone ring was, he responded “Vibrate.” Seriously?
Averaging about 14 mins/game, Nankivil has shown a shooter’s touch, dropping in 51% of his shots, including 63.6% of his 3-point attempts (7-for-11). His 3-point shooting percentage is greatly buoyed by a 5-for-5 night at the Kohl Center in a loss to Purdue, in which he scored a career-high 21 points. Nankivil’s gone for 10+ points four times this year, and the Badgers are 1-3 in this games with the lone winning coming against San Diego. Nakivil’s scoring could have been used in some close games though, such as a five-point loss to Texas (23 Dec) in which he shot 1-for-6 from the floor or the four-point loss to Minnesota. In which he shot 0-for-3. Nankivil also effectively removed himself from the loss to Northwestern (31 Jan) by committing 4 fouls in 12 minutes.
2008-2009 Wisconsin basketball, briefly…
The month of January was incredibly unkind to the Badgers. After opening with a pair of wins against Penn State and Northwestern at home, Wisconsin went on to lose six straight contests. These were: 11 Jan at Purdue (52-65), 15 Jan vs. Minnesota (74-78 in OT), 21 Jan at Iowa (69-73 in OT), 24 Jan at Illinois (57-64), 27 Jan vs. Purdue (63-64), and 31 Jan at Northwestern (63-66)
The Badgers snapped this streak with five straight wins before a trip to the Breslin Center a week and a half ago. After building a lead of 12 points (41-29) with just over 12 minutes to play, the Badgers were outscored 32-9 over the last ¼ of the game, losing 61-50.
The Badger’s second half swoon shouldn’t look too foreign to Gopher fans. In the first match up between the two teams, Wisconsin lead by as many as 12 points in the final six minutes but a late surge by the Gophers forced overtime. In the extra session, the Badgers failed to score for until there was just over a minute to play, allowing the Gophers to steal an important victory at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Get to know the Wisconsin Badgers…
#1 Marcus Landry (Forward – Senior)
Landry attended Vincent High School in Milwaukee. Vincent reached the Division I state title game his senior year, but Landry and the Vikings lost. He is currently majoring in Life Sciences Communication at Wisconsin. Landry’s nickname on the team is “Old School,” his favorite food is Mac and Cheese, and his favorite class is listed as Theatre. When asked to pick a preference, Landry chose Barry Bonds (cheater) over Henry Aaron.
Landry is one of four Badgers averaging over 30 mins/game this season. After making strides to improve his foul shooting last year, Landry has regressed a bit, hitting 52-for-83 this season, 62.7%. Though he’s grabbing fewer rebounds this season, likely because he’s moved up the chain in terms of rebounding threats to be neutralized by the opponent, Landry is still second on the Badgers in rebounding (behind Krabbenhoft). Landry played as well as any Badger in the first game with Minnesota, hitting 6-for-9 from the floor, totaling 18 points, and grabbing 5 rebounds. For all this though, he also turned the ball over 4 times without registering an assist. He’s had turnover problems in some of the team’s other losses as well, including 4 turnovers against 1 assist in the loss to Connecticut. Landry has 19 games with 10+ points this season, including two 20+ point games, though 14 for Landry seems like a bit of a magic number. The Badgers are 9-1 when Landry posts 14+. The lone loss came against Minnesota. The team is 9-9 when Landry scores 13 or fewer points.
#3 Trevon Hughes (Guard – Junior)
Hughes is originally from Queens, but attending St. John’s Northwest Military Academy in Delafield, Wisc. during his later high school years, playing football and basketball for the Lancers. Hughes is majoring in Life Sciences Communication at UW. His nickname is “Pop,” his favorite class is Acting (helps with taking dives that are mistook for charges), and he claims his hidden talent is “video games,” which will be great when he goes on Star Search.
Hughes is playing over 30 mins/game for the second straight season. This year, he’s shown improvement at hitting free throws, though he’s shooting less than he did last year, and a slightly better stroke from outside. He’s had some rough games in terms of assist/turnovers, a critical statistic in gaging any point guard. In the blow out loss to Connecticut, Hughes has 5 turnovers without an assist. In game against Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Michigan State, Hughes has ended up with more turnovers than assists. He can fill it up though, having gone for 10+ points 18 times this season, and 20+ in three games. Hughes has been up-and-down shooting from the floor in the Badgers last seven games, having put up games where he shot 6-for-12, 7-for-14 and 7-for-11 against games where he’s shot 0-for-7, 1-for-9 and 1-for-10. Over the course of these seven games, his percentage has hovered around 33%. In the first match up against Minnesota, Hughes did score 14 points, but struggled with many parts of his game. He shot just 3-for-11 from the field, including 1-for-7 from outside the arc. His 5 assists were offset by 6 turnovers
# 11 Jordan Taylor (Guard – Freshman)
Taylor attended Benilde-St. Margret’s, growing up in Bloomington, Minn. He won Mr. Basketball in Minnesota last year.
Taylor has struggled to find the range when unloading the three-ball this year, hitting just 3-of-20, 15%. Even when he steps inside the arc, it’s still been an adventure. From the floor, he’s gone 16-for-62 this year, 25.8%. Taylor’s first look at his hometown team growing up (Minnesota) was a short one, as he played just 3 minutes, getting his name in the stat book for one foul and nothing else.
#12 Jason Bohannon (Guard – Junior)
Bohannon attended Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. Was named Mr. Basketball in Iowa his senior year. Originally from Iowa City and the son of former Hawkeye quarterback Gordy Bohannon, he represents the worst of both of the Gopher’s chief rivals. His nickname is “J-Bo” and his favorite pro athlete is Kirk Hinrich (really?). Bohannon is majoring in Business Marketing at UW.
Bohannan is among the Badgers averaging over 30 mins/game this season. As a shooter, Bohannon has pretty respectable percentages, but has struggled mightily in some games when the Badgers needed him this season. In the four-point loss to Iowa, Bohannon shot 2-for-9, including 1-for-6 from beyond the arc. The game triggered a three-game slump in which Bohannon shot a combined 4-for-21, including 2-for-11 for three. In the first match up against Minnesota, Bohannon hit the baskets near the end of overtime to keep it interesting and had an overall solid game, dropping in 5-for-13 from the floor and all 4 of his free throws, totaling 16 points.
#24 Tim Jarmusz (Forward – Sophomore)
Jarmusz attended West High School in Oshkosh, Wisc. Says his nicknames on the team are “Timmy J,” or “Jimbo.” It’s clear the guys put a lot of time into those. Jarmusz’s favorite music comes from Toby Keith, though he’ll put some T-Pain on his cell phone ringer.
Jarmusz has shown reasonable range this year, drilling 18-of-45 from outside, 40%. In the first game against Minnesota though, Jarmusz missed all three of his shots (all three were 3-point attempts) and basically did nothing else (1 offensive rebound, 1 turnover) in his 15 minutes. He’s turned the ball over nearly twice as many times as he’s earned an assist.
#30 Jon Leuer (Forward – Sophomore)
Leuer attended Orono High School in Orono, Minn. His nicknames include “J-Leu” and “Ron.” He’s from the infamous Leuer clan, which has populated third and fourth ring western suburbs around Minneapolis prolifically over the last 40-50 years.
Leuer has been given the green light to shoot the three this season, having popped 42 in 27 games. Only 12 of these have found nylon, however, leaving him shooting 28.6% from outside. This number has been even worse during Big 10 play, where Leuer has hit just 18.5% of his 3-point attempts. The free throw line has been a mixed bag for Leuer as well. He’s hit 37-of-63, or 58.7%. After fouling out in just 13 minutes early this season against Iona, Leuer has gotten better at avoiding fouls, committing 4+ in just one game since (fouled out against Iowa). Over the last few weeks, Leuer’s presence on the glass has dissipated, grabbing just 10 boards over his last 4 games. In the first game against Minnesota, Leuer attempted a season-high 13 shots from the field, hitting on 5, scoring 15 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in a solid performance.
#33 Rob Wilson (Guard – Freshman)
Wilson attended Garfield Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
Wilson saw decent playing time over the first four weeks of the season, but has not played 10 minutes in a game since 9 Dec against Idaho State. Averaging just under 4 mins/game in Big 10 play and just under 7 mins/game for the season, Wilson hasn’t done much. He has turned the ball over 4.25 times for every assists he’s registered (17 to 4). In the first match up with Minnesota, Wilson played a staggering 7 minutes, hitting his only shot for 2 points.
#43 Kevin Gullikson (Forward – Senior)
Gullikson attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Minn. He originally joined the Wisconsin program as a walk-on. His nickname according to the UW athletic department is “Captain America,” because of his (quote), “blue-collar mentality and willingness to do whatever it takes to help the team win.” He’s also dressed like Captain America for Halloween (apologies, but I don’t have an image of this). In his own words, his nickname is “KG.” Any comparison to the more famous holder of this nickname is laughable. It’s also probably not a coincidence that Garnett is Gullikson’s favorite pro athelete. He’s majoring in Business Finance and claims that his cell phone ring is “train noise.”
Gullikson hasn’t played a ton of minutes this year, or any year for that matter. He averaged a career-best 10.9 mins/game as a freshman in 2005-2006, but has seen less time in each of the last three years. Currently playing about 7 mins/game, Gullikson hasn’t had many chances to shine, or mess up for that matter. He shooting percentage is reasonable, at 38.1% on 8-for-21 shooting for the year, but his free throw shooting is a terrible 12.5%. To be fair, the kid’s only taken 8 all year, but just 1 of these found the basket. Rolling back to get anything close to a reasonable sample, he’s 6-for-22 at the line over the last three years, 27.3%. Gullikson hasn’t scored more than 4 points (Iowa, 1/21) or grabbed more than 3 rebounds (three times) in a game this season.
#45 Joe Krabbenhoft (Forward – Senior)
Krabbenhoft attended Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. Rumor has it that his father, former Concordia College basketball player Kelby Krabbenhoft, is a huge Minnesota Gopher fan and actually sung baby Joe the Rouser in his cradle. If true, it just goes to show where this program was at under Dan Monson that a kid with this background flew over Minnesota and attended Wisconsin. Krabbenhoft is majoring in History at UW. He calls mom and dad before every game, enjoys Alan Jackson music and claims to be the best Halo player on the team. Not surprisingly, his nickname is “Krabbs,” regardless of the confusion it may cause with his sexual health.
First off, everyone should be aware that Krabbenhoft was the goon in cardinal and white that laid out Purdue’s Lewis Jackson with a pick that would have drawn assault charges in most Big 10 arenas, but was met with silent whistles on top of a giant, goofy W at Kohl Center. His pick was the beginning of a rash of elbows to the face, and groin in the case of Indiana’s Dumes, in the Big 10. Krabbs, which I will happily call him, averages about 30 mins/game for the Badgers, his second straight season averaging 30+ mins/game. Contrary to many Bo Ryan players, Krabbs has shown an ability to get himself in foul trouble, fouling out of back-to-back games against Iowa and Illinois, along with being rung up for 4 fouls in six other contests. Despite a respectable stat line in the first game against Minnesota (7 points, 7 boards), Krabbs wasn’t there when the Badgers needed him in the overtime session. His struggles in the game against Texas also hamstringed the Badgers, as he grabbed only 2 rebounds and turned the ball over 4 separate times.
#52 Keaton Nankivil (Forward – Sophomore)
Nankivil attended Memorial High School in Madison. Was Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball his senior year. When asked what his cell phone ring was, he responded “Vibrate.” Seriously?
Averaging about 14 mins/game, Nankivil has shown a shooter’s touch, dropping in 51% of his shots, including 63.6% of his 3-point attempts (7-for-11). His 3-point shooting percentage is greatly buoyed by a 5-for-5 night at the Kohl Center in a loss to Purdue, in which he scored a career-high 21 points. Nankivil’s gone for 10+ points four times this year, and the Badgers are 1-3 in this games with the lone winning coming against San Diego. Nakivil’s scoring could have been used in some close games though, such as a five-point loss to Texas (23 Dec) in which he shot 1-for-6 from the floor or the four-point loss to Minnesota. In which he shot 0-for-3. Nankivil also effectively removed himself from the loss to Northwestern (31 Jan) by committing 4 fouls in 12 minutes.
