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A look at the complete 2023 NIT bracket: Wisconsin set to host Bradley

A look at the complete 2023 NIT bracket: Wisconsin set to host Bradley

Wisconsin has officially accepted a bid to play in the 2023 NIT. While it wasn’t the result Badger fans were hoping for down the stretch, Wisconsin will still be playing basketball and still have a chance to win a postseason tournament.

The Badgers get things started on Tuesday night as they host Bradley at the Kohl Center.

There are a number of usual NCAA tournament regulars in this year’s edition, including Michigan and Oklahoma State. A Michigan-Wisconsin matchup in the championship game? Yes, we are rooting for that too.

Here is a look at all of the NIT round-one matchups and the bracket:

(all times are in CT)

Five insane stats from Wisconsin’s low-scoring win over Dayton

Some wild stats from a strange win in The Bahamas

Wisconsin’s 43-42 win over Dayton provided some statistical shocks, but it all ended in a Badger victory.

This was low-scoring Wisconsin basketball on steroids, as neither team could find anything on offense, both struggled from three, and there were long stretches without any scoring.

There are final numbers from this game you simply don’t see in a win, but you might see in a lopsided loss. We will dig into some of those numbers in just a second.

With the win, Wisconsin improved to 4-0 and will meet Kansas tomorrow morning in The Bahamas. Here is a look at five wild stats from the win:

Here is how long it took for Wisconsin basketball student tickets to sell out

The Badgers sold out their student season tickets in record time

For the 17th time in the last 20 seasons, Wisconsin basketball student section tickets are sold out. Area Red will once again be full this season as the Badgers look to defend their 2021 Big Ten title.

Although the Badgers don’t play until October 30 when UW-Eau Claire visits the Kohl Center, excitement for Wisconsin basketball season is already here. How long did it take for student tickets to sell out? Just ten minutes. For those students that moved quick, they secured their seats on Wednesday morning. Overall, the Badgers sold 2,100 student tickets on the day of release and will once again be playing in front of sellout crowds:

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WATCH: Jordan Davis speaks on the final win of Wisconsin’s foreign trip

The Badger guard speaks on the final win of the trip

The Badgers finished their trip to France a perfect 4-0 with the final game coming on Monday evening. Wisconsin took down Azurea Club in Nice, France to end a successful foreign tour.

Jordan Davis and freshman guard Connor Essegian lead the Badger scoring effort with 14 points each in the final win of the trip. The La Crosse native will be expected to step into a much larger role in 2022-23 with his brother now a member of the Washington Wizards.

After the game, Davis was asked by Wisconsin basketball about the trip and the win. Here is what the rising junior had to say:

A former Badger to play on Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Summer League roster

The former Badger forward will head back to Summer League

With the conclusion of the 2022 NBA draft on Thursday night, Summer League roster news has started to trickle out.

A former Badger and someone who has been at Las Vegas NBA Summer League in the past will once again join a roster. Vitto Brown, who spent 2013-17 at Wisconsin, will join the Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League squad. The news was first reported by Michael Sotto of HoopsHype.

Brown spent the past season with Real Betis in Spain’s ACB League, one of the top leagues in overseas basketball. The former Badger averaged 11 points and just over 4 rebounds per game. He participated in the 2021 NBA Summer League, joining the Phoenix Suns.

Wisconsin basketball looking to ‘stripe out’ the Kohl Center on Saturday

Wisconsin basketball will look to “stripe out” the Kohl Center on Saturday

With new alternate jerseys on the way, Wisconsin basketball is looking for a Kohl Center “stripe out” on Saturday.

The Badgers unleashed their player-designed alternate uniforms on Monday, and they were met with serious fan approval on Twitter. Wisconsin will debut the uniforms on Saturday when the Badgers take on Marquette in a rivalry matchup.

In honor of the premier of Wisconsin’s clean new alternates, the Badgers want fans to wear red or white depending on their section. Here is a look at the seating chart posted on Twitter that will let fans know what color they should wear based on their section.

 

WATCH: Johnny Davis talks Wisconsin’s win over Houston

The Badgers star talks with Andy Katz after the win

After a career-high 30 points in Wisconsin’s 65-63 win over Houston, Johnny Davis spoke with the Big Ten Network’s Andy Katz about the win, the Badger team, and his experience playing in Latvia over the summer.

Davis went 10-18 from the field, connecting on 4 threes and going a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line in the win over Houston. The sophomore star also finished with a game-high 4 steals and came up with numerous deflections early to help give Wisconsin a first-half advantage.

The Badgers will match up with WCC foe Saint Mary’s in the Maui Invitational championship game on Wednesday. Here is a look at Davis’ interview with Katz courtesy of Wisconsin on BTN’s Twitter page:

WATCH: Wisconsin basketball assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft mic’d up at practice

Wisconsin basketball assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft was mic’d up at practice

As the Badgers get ready to begin their season, Wisconsin basketball has given us an inside look at practice through social media.

The Wisconsin basketball Twitter account released another one of those looks earlier today when they mic’d up assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft at a recent Badger practice. A former Badger player, Krabbenhoft returned to Madison in April of 2016 to serve as an assistant coach on Greg Gard’s staff.

He spent 2005-09 as a player at Wisconsin before beginning his coaching career on Bo Ryan’s staff as the video coordinator in the 2012-13 season. Here is a look at Krabbenhoft during Badger practice as Wisconsin gets ready to open their season on Friday with an exhibition matchup against UW-Whitewater at the Kohl Center:

WATCH: Sam Dekker catches fire in final Toronto Raptors preseason game

Sam Dekker impresses in his final preseason audition with the Toronto Raptors

For Sam Dekker, Tuesday night was not only a final audition for the Toronto Raptors but one for the league as a whole as the former Badger tries to resolidify his place in the NBA.

The Wisconsin native showed out late in the Raptors’ 113-108 win over the Wizards. Dekker finished with 18 points in only 16 minutes, going 7-10 from the field and catching fire in the second half. His improved shooting showed, as the 2015 first-round pick went 4-5 from beyond the arc and converted on a four-point play.

The one-year deal Dekker signed with Toronto this offseason is partially guaranteed, but would become fully guaranteed if he makes the final regular season roster. It was about as good of a final showing as the Badger legend could have hoped for, and now it’s a waiting game to see if the Raptors, or any of the NBA’s other 29 teams take a chance on the 6-foot-9 forward.

Wisconsin basketball picked to finish in the bottom half of the Big Ten by media

A look at where Big Ten media expects Wisconsin basketball to finish in 2021-22

While the Big Ten doesn’t release an official preseason media poll anymore, writers throughout the conference got together to create one. Those results became public today, and as expected Wisconsin basketball was further down the list than Badger fans are used to.

The poll took two writers from each of the 14 Big Ten schools and had them vote on the final conference standings. Wisconsin was picked to finish 10th in the conference, and votes for the Badgers ranged from 7th to 12th place. Michigan barely edged Purdue for who was picked to in the Big Ten.

Here is a look at the complete Big Ten preseason media poll:

1. Michigan, 373 (13)

2. Purdue, 373 (12)

3. Illinois, 320 (3)

4. Ohio State, 316

5. Maryland, 269

6. Michigan State, 262

7. Indiana, 219

8. Rutgers, 208

9. Iowa, 150

10. Wisconsin, 149

11. Nebraska, 105

T-12. Northwestern, 81

T-12. Penn State, 81

14. Minnesota, 34