On an evening with all the makings for a classic trap game, the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team did just enough to sneak by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 87-84 at the Kohl Center Monday night. No. 19 Wisconsin improves to 5-0, finishing its opening five-game homestand undefeated.
It was a banner night in more ways than one for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team on Friday at the Kohl Center.
As the Wisconsin Badgers prepare to host the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in primetime at Camp Randall Stadium, much of the outlook on their season has already been determined. The 5-4 Badgers have disappointed in head coach Luke Fickell’s second year at the realm.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team dominated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 87-56 Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center, improving to 3-0 on the season.
The Badgers men’s basketball team played well enough to defeat the Montana State Bobcats 79-67 at the Kohl Center Thursday night, behind a steady offensive output led by senior guard Max Klesmit. Wisconsin improves to 2-0 on the season.
Beginning with a scare and ending with a decisive victory, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team opened the season with an 85-61 win against the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday night at the Kohl Center.
In the first year and a half of Luke Fickell’s reign, the Wisconsin Badgers football head coach has overseen a lot. Fickell’s experienced the hope of taking over a historical college football program, the bittersweetness of changing an iconic system, continuous recruiting successes and most importantly, the frustration that building progress at Wisconsin has not been easy. But in the last three weeks, Fickell has experienced something completely new.
In the latest breakthrough in one of the most important cases in college sports history, a federal judge granted preliminary approval on a settlement that proposes a system in which schools can pay athletes directly through revenue sharing.
For the first time in a while, the Wisconsin Badgers football team looks good. Not in the way that last season’s wins helped build the foundation for a new era of Badger football, or in the way the continuing recruiting success sets the program up for the future. You don’t have to reach for any metaphorical coach-talk to describe how the Badgers have played the last two weeks – they’ve just been objectively, flat-out good.
After five decades, Tony Casteñeda continues to play the genre he jumpstarted in Madison.
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