BADGERS GO FOR SIXTH WIN IN A ROW
On the heels of a victory over I-94 rival Marquette, Wisconsin hosts another in-state rival when Green Bay comes to the Kohl Center on Wednesday. Tip off is at 8 p.m. (CT) on the Big Ten Network.

Up next, the Badgers will take a nine-day break for final exams on campus before hosting Florida A&M on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. on BTN.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN
GARD IN CHARGE: Since the Dec. 15, 2015 retirement of Bo Ryan, Greg Gard and Wisconsin haven't missed a step. The 2016 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, Gard is 14-2 (.875) as head coach at the Kohl Center.
GANG'S ALL HERE: UW returns each of the top 9 scorers from last season, bringing back all but 20 minutes (99.8%) and 6 points (99.7%).
BIG WINS: Wisconsin already owns wins over 2 of the 2016 Final Four participants (Syracuse and Oklahoma) and has beaten teams from the ACC, Big East (2x), Big 12 and SEC this season.
PRAISE FOR HAYES: Last week's Big Ten Player of the Week, senior Nigel Hayes has been the catalyst for UW's 5-game win streak. Including a season-high 28 points vs. Oklahoma (12/3), Hayes is shooting 58.7% from the field, 3-for-4 on 3FGs and averaging 8.0 FTAs during the 5-game stretch.
HAYES CLIMBING: Enters Saturday's game at Marquette, Hayes ranks 9th on UW's all-time scoring list with 1,486 career points. The versatile forward is also the nation's only active player with at least 1,400 points, 600 rebounds and 200 assists.
LOOKING TO SCORE: Sporting one of the most efficient offenses in the nation (10th according to KenPom.com), the Badgers are averaging 86.6 ppg and shooting 53.4% over the last 5 outings.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Wisconsin has held 8 of its 11 opponents to season-low point totals. According to KenPom.com, the Badgers rank 20th in the NCAA in adjusted defensive efficiency.
OWNING THE GLASS: The Badgers are 3rd in the nation with a +13.7 rebounding margin. UW also leads the NCAA in defensive rebounding pct. (80.3%) and is 12th in off. (39.8%) rebounding pct.
MAKING IT HAPP-EN: Ethan Happ has scored in double figures in 8 straight and is near the top of several B1G categories: 2nd in rpg (9.5), 3rd in O-rpg (3.3), 2nd in FG% (.700) and 4th in spg (1.5).
KOENIG HEATING UP: Wisconsin's leading scorer (16.0 ppg), Bronson Koenig is 18-for-32 (.563) from 3-point range over the last 4 games. He ranks 3rd in the Big Ten with 2.9 3FGs per game.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE: The Badgers have won 12 in a row at home. UW's .872 all-time win percentage (265-39) at the Kohl Center ranks 5th among all active arenas in the NCAA.

ALL-TIME VS. GREEN BAY
- Wisconsin and Green Bay have played every year since 1999 and Wednesday's contest will mark the 23rd mee?? ng all-?? me. The Badgers own a 21-1 record against Green Bay, going 18-0 in Madison.
- Greg Gard's first game as head coach was against Green Bay (Dec. 23, 2015), an 84-79 win, nearly one year ago.
- Wisconsin has won each of the last 6 meetings with Green Bay by an average of 14.2 points per game.
- Since the regular meetings began in 1999, Green Bay is averaging 56.7 ppg against UW and has scored more than 62 points just 3 times (2009, 2013 and 2015).

LAST TIME OUT
#17 Wisconsin 93, Marquette 84
Dec. 10, 2016  |  (Bradley Center) Milwaukee, Wis.

- Wisconsin grabbed bragging rights for the year with a 93-84 win over I-94 rival Marquette last Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Badgers trailed 40-35 at intermission, but erupted for 58 second-half points, as six players scored in double fi gures.
- UW used a 16-0 run midway through the second half to turn a 46-47 defi cit into a 62-47 lead. Six diff erent Badgers scored during that stretch and Wisconsin held the Golden Eagles scoreless for a span of 5:39 to take control.
- The Badgers shot a season-high 58.2% and 44.4% (8-18) from 3-point range. UW assisted on 20 of its 32 baskets.
- UW's 93 points are the school's most-ever scored in the series with Marquette. The Badgers also equaled their highest scoring output in a road game over the last 20 years (also scored 93 in a win at Milwaukee in 2013).
- The 93 points are UW's most in road game vs. a major conference team since a 104-98 loss at Minnesota in 1971.
- The Badgers tallied their most points in a half since scoring 58 in the second half of a 99-55 win over Prairie View A&M in the 2010-11 opener.
- Bronson Koenig led UW with 18 points (4-6 3FGs) and a season-high 6 assists. Nigel Hayes filled out his stat line with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 3 steals.
- Khalil Iverson scored a career-high 16 points (5-6 FGs), including 12 in the second half. He also added 5 boards.
- Ethan Happ picked up 2 fouls in fi rst 101 seconds and sat the rest of the half. Happ scored all 11 points and grabbed all 5 of his rebounds in 15 minutes of action in the second half.
- Vitto Brown (15) and Zak Showalter (11) rounded out UW's 6 double-digit scorers.

THEY'RE ALL WATCHING
Wisconsin's roster features a trio of players on the Preseason All-Big Ten list with Nigel Hayes (Preseason Player of the Year), Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ all earning distinction. That trio is also featured on numerous national award watch lists:

Hayes
- Naismith Player of the Year Award
- Wooden Player of the Year Award
- Lute Olsen National Player of the Year
- Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year

Koenig
- Naismith Player of the Year Award
- Wooden Player of the Year Award
- Lute Olsen National Player of the Year
- Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year

Happ
- Naismith Player of the Year Award
- Wooden Player of the Year Award
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year

2016-17 TEAM INFO
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/4

RETURNING FRONTCOURT STARTERS
- The Badgers welcome back 2016 first-team All-Big Ten selection Nigel Hayes, who averaged 15.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg while leading UW with 104 assists. The 2016-17 Blue Ribbon Magazine preseason National Player of the Year and preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, Hayes joins Michael Finley as the only Badgers to tally at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists by their junior season. If he just matches his junior year totals he would finish 3rd in school history in points (1,340 entering 2016-17), 7th in rebounds (557 entering 2016-17) and 7th in career assists (219 entering 2016-17).
- Sophomore Ethan Happ looks to build off his 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year campaign during which he averaged 12.4 ppg, ranked 6th in the Big Ten with 7.9 rpg and became the first freshman to lead the Big Ten in steals (63 steals) since OSU's Aaron Craft (2010). Happ became just the third NCAA freshman over the last 15 seasons to score 400 points, while recording 60 steals and 30 blocks (also Kevin Durant and DuJuan Blair).
- Senior Vitto Brown finished 4th on the team in scoring, averaing 9.7 ppg with 5.0 rpg. He enjoyed the third-largest scoring increase in the Big Ten a year ago, going from 1.8 ppg to 9.7 ppg in 2015-16. Brown did not attempt a 3-pointer in his first two seasons at UW, but led the team last year, shooting 40% (38-95) from deep.

RETURNING BACKCOURT STARTERS
- Third-team All-Big Ten junior Bronson Koenig returns as the team's lead guard after averaging 13.1 ppg and shooting 39.0% (83-213) from 3-point range. The moniker "Klutch Koenig" was born in 2015-16 after his game-winning shots against VCU and Xavier. In fact, over the final 5:00 and overtime of games last season, Koenig shot 54.8% (17-for-31) from 3-point range. Koenig needs just 71 points and 27 assists to become the 14th player in UW history with at least 1,000 points and 250 assists.
- Senior guard Zak Showalter made just four 3-pointers in his first two seasons, but knocked down 35 percent (37-107) from long range as a junior. Showalter averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg while ranking third on UW with 36 steals.
- The Badgers also return key reserves Jordan Hill (junior guard - 15.6 mpg), Khalil Iverson (soph. guard - 13.0 mpg), Alex Illikainen (soph. forward - 9.8 mpg) and Charles Thomas, IV (soph. forward - 9.1 mpg). Wisconsin will also regain the services of redshirt freshman guard Brevin Pritzl, who missed all but one game of his freshman year with a foot injury and sophomore forward Andy Van Vliet, who was forced to sit out the 2015-16 season after the NCAA ruled him ineligible for not enrolling in college within a year of high school graduation. 
- Wisconsin will also welcome a three-man freshman class that features guard D'Mitrik Trice (6-0, Huber Heights, Ohio), forward Aleem Ford (6-8, Lawrenceville, Ga.) and walk-on guard Michael Ballard (6-4, Oak Park, Ill.)