Wisconsin Badgers

Entering his senior season at Wisconsin, Alex Illikainen brings depth and experience to the Badgers’ frontcourt. The 6-foot-9 forward has appeared in 85 games at UW, averaging 8.4 minutes per game. Illikainen balances a low post presence with an outside game, hitting multiple triples in five different games. A native of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Illikainen spent his final prep season in New Hampshire and led Brewster Academy to the 2015 National Prep School Championship. 

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CAREER
• Has played in 85 career games
• Career Highs:
        10p vs. Purdue (12/29/15)
        7r at Penn State (1/21/16)
        4a vs. UMass Lowell (12/30/17)
        2b vs. Rutgers (12/27/16)
        1s many times

2017-18
Played in 25 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per contest...played a season-high 22 minutes vs. Illinois, finishing with 3 points and 1 assist...scored a season-high 5 points and grabbed 3 rebounds at #3 Purdue (1/16)...played 15 minutes at Illinois (2/8), recording 3 points and 1 rebound

2016-17
Played in 27 games, including three in the Big Ten tournament and two in the NCAA tournament ... averaged 1.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 8.3 minutes per game ... went 2-for-2 from 3-point range in 12 minutes in a win over Ohio State (1/12) ... registered season-highs with 8 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Chicago State (11/17) ... played season-high 21 minutes at Creighton (11/15), finishing with 6 points (2-6 3FGs) and 4 rebounds

2015-16
Played in 33 games as a true freshman, including all three NCAA tournament games ... averaged 12.0 minutes, 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game under head coach Greg Gard, becoming a regular reserve player for the Badgers as a true freshman ... made a career-high two 3-pointers and also dished out a career-high two assists at No. 8 Michigan State (2/18) ... tied for a team-high five rebounds and added three points and one assist in 14 minutes off the bench vs. Nebraska (2/10) ... had six points, six rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes vs. Ohio State (2/4) ... played a career-high 26 minutes at Penn State (1/21) and finished with nine points and a career-high seven rebounds ... scored a career-high 10 points and added one rebound and one assist in 11 minutes vs. Purdue (12/29)

HIGH SCHOOL
Spent his senior year playing for Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, helping lead Brewster to a 34-1 record and the 2015 National Prep School Championship ... was a two-time all-state selection at Grand Rapids High School ... averaged 26.5 points and 15.2 rebounds per game as a junior at Grand Rapids HS ... averaged 26.2 points and 12.0 rebounds as a sophomore ... is the Grand Rapids High School all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 2,185 points and 1,402 boards ... ranked as the No. 95 player in the country by ESPN.com ... attended the NBAPA Top 100 Camp in the summer of 2014

PERSONAL
Born in Grand Rapids, Minn. ... parents are Darin and Mary ... has two older sisters, Morgan and Molly, and one younger sister, Madison ... Alex comes from a family with a long line of athletes, as his father, Darin, played college hockey at Minnesota Duluth, his mother, Mary, played college basketball at Minnesota Duluth, his sister, Morgan, played college hockey at Dartmouth College and his sister, Molly, plays hockey at St. Cloud State ... Alex's cousin, Nikki, also currently attends the University of Wisconsin ... majoring in personal finance