WISCONSIN LOOKS FOR FOUR IN A ROW
Winners of three straight, Wisconsin will host Idaho State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT at the Kohl Center. The Badgers are 115-11 (.913) at home against non-conference teams since the 2001-02 season.

Up next, the Badgers travel to Milwaukee to take on Interstate-94 rival Marquette on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. on FS1.

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 13-2 (.867) as head coach at 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 12, Big East and SEC this season.
PRAISE FOR HAYES: This week's Big Ten Player of the Week, senior, Nigel Hayes has been the catalyst of UW's 3-game win streak. After a season-high 28 points vs. Oklahoma, Hayes is shooting 58.6% from the field, 2-for-2 on 3FGs and 18-for-24 at the line during the 3-game stretch.
HAYES CLIMBING: Hayes enters Wednesday night's game with Idaho State tied with Frank Kaminsky for 9th on UW's all-time scoring list with 1,458 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 87.3 ppg and shooting 52.5% over the last 3 outings.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Wisconsin has held 7 of their 9 opponents to season-low point totals. According to KenPom.com, the Badgers rank 13th in the NCAA in adjusted defensive efficiency.
OWNING THE GLASS: The Badgers are 4th in the nation with a +13.2 rebounding margin and rank 5th in the NCAA in defensive rebounding pct. (79.3%) and 10th in offensive (39.8%) rebounding pct.
MAKING IT HAPP-EN: Ethan Happ has scored in double figures in 6 straight and is near the top of several B1G categories: 2nd in rpg (9.8), 2nd in O-rpg (3.4), 3rd in FG% (.697) and 2nd in spg (1.9).
KOENIG KOUNTER: With 10 3-pointers in his last 2 games, UW's leading scorer Bronson Koenig is now 7th on UW's all-time list for made triples (191 3FGs). He is averaging 2.7 3FGs per game.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE: The Badgers have won 11 in a row at home. UW's .872 all-time win percentage (264-39) at the Kohl Center ranks 5th among all active arenas in the NCAA.

LAST TIME OUT
#17 Wisconsin 90, Oklahoma 70
Dec. 3, 2016  |  Madison, Wis.

- Trailing 40-37 at the half, the Badgers out-scored Oklahoma, 53-30, over the fi nal 20 minutes to pull out a 90-70 win last Saturday at the Kohl Center.
- UW's 53 points after intermission was its highest second-half output since scoring 55 in the second half vs. Prairie View A&M in 2010.
- The game featured 5 ties and 9 lead changes and the Sooners led 58-57 with 11:45 remaining. That's when the Badgers ripped off a 20-2 run over the next 5:06 to take a commanding, 77-60 lead.
- UW shot 63.3% from the fi eld in the second half, hitting 8-of-14 from behind the arc. Overall, the Badgers shot 52.4%, their 3rd game over 50% this season. After the Sooners made 5-of-8 3-pointers in the first half, OU went just 1-for-6 in the second half.
- UW committed a season-low 5 turnovers and forced OU into 16, resulting in a 24-4 edge in points off turnovers. Saturday was the Badgers' first game in single-digit turnovers this season.
- Senior Nigel Hayes scored a season-high 28 points, going 2-for-2 from 3-point range. He also went 10-for-13 at the free throw line, both season highs. Hayes added 6 assists with 0 turnovers in 37 minutes.
- Sophomore Ethan Happ reached double figures for the 6th straight game with 16 points (7-9 FGs), while adding 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals.
- Senior Bronson Koenig tallied 16 points (4-10 3FGs) while freshman D'Mitrik Trice posted a career-high 16 points (4-4 3FGs) as well. Trice's 16 points were the most by a UW freshman guard since George Marshall scored 20 points at Iowa (Jan. 19, 2013).

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.)