Quite possibly the most talked about Wisconsin Badger of all-time at The Sports Bank has received yet another honor. Starting point guard Jordan Taylor was named UW's Male Athlete of the Year for his breakout junior season with the basketball team. He helped lead the Badgers to a perfect record at the Kohl Center and was a big reason behind UW's NCAA record for fewest … [Read more...] about Jordan Taylor Wins Wisconsin Male Athlete of the Year (Video)
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Wisconsin Running Back Zach Brown leaving Badger Program
Senior running back Zach Brown will not return to the Wisconsin football team in 2011 Badgers coach Bret Bielema announced on Tuesday. It is not certain where Brown will play his final year of college football at this time. “We would like to thank Zach for all his contributions over the last four years,” Bielema said. “He decided it was in his best interests to explore … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Running Back Zach Brown leaving Badger Program
Badgers’ Jordan Taylor Up For the Eddie Sutton Award
On Friday, Wisconsin Badgers starting point guard Jordan Taylor was named a finalist for the new Eddie Sutton Tustenugee Award, given to the player who best shows tenacity and unselfishness on the court. Taylor joins California's Jorge Gutierrez, Butler's Matt Howard, Duke's Kyle Singler and Arizona's Derrick Williams as the five finalists for the inaugural national player … [Read more...] about Badgers’ Jordan Taylor Up For the Eddie Sutton Award
Butler Overpowers Wisconsin 61-54: Sweet 16 Rapid Reaction
Wisconsin's dynamic duo of Jordan Taylor and Jon Leuer appeared to run out of gas as they combined for an ugly 7-of-31 (.226) from the field in a 61-54 loss to the #8-seeded Butler Bulldogs. For the fifth straight year, the Badgers have been knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by a mid-major team (UNLV, Davidson, Xavier, Cornell and Butler). "We just needed to put a few … [Read more...] about Butler Overpowers Wisconsin 61-54: Sweet 16 Rapid Reaction
Sweet 16 Preview: This Wisconsin Team Is Not Your Typical Badgers Team
Here we go again as the embarrassment of riches gets even richer for the state of Wisconsin. As if it wasn't enough for fans to see the Badgers in the Rose Bowl and the Packers in the Super Bowl, we now have the Badgers basketball team in the Sweet 16. A match-up with the #8-seeded Butler Bulldogs awaits the Badgers who are playing in their fifth Sweet 16 since … [Read more...] about Sweet 16 Preview: This Wisconsin Team Is Not Your Typical Badgers Team
Wisconsin Nips the Wildcats 70-65: NCAA 3rd Round Rapid Reaction
Jordan Taylor didn't have his best game shooting (2-of-16), but came through in the end with the biggest block of his life as the #4 Wisconsin Badgers defeated the #5 Kansas State Wildcats 70-65 in another March Madness thriller. The Wildcats Jacob Pullen scored a crazy game-high 38 points and became Kansas State's all-time scoring leader, but it wasn't enough because … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Nips the Wildcats 70-65: NCAA 3rd Round Rapid Reaction
Wisconsin Badgers Leuer and Taylor Among Top 20 For John R. Wooden Award
On Monday, Wisconsin learned that their dynamic duo of Jon Leuer and Jordan Taylor are among the top 20 candidates on the national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award. The Wooden Award is given out to the nation's best player and is considered the most prestigious individual honor in all of college basketball. Wisconsin joins Duke (Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith) and Purdue … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Badgers Leuer and Taylor Among Top 20 For John R. Wooden Award
Wisconsin Badgers Land a #4 Seed and a Giant-Killer in Belmont
After finishing the year with two horrific losses, the Wisconsin Badgers enter the NCAA Tournament as one of the nation's top 16 teams. As a #4 seed in the Southeast Regional, the Badgers will take on the #13 seed Belmont Bruins (30-4), champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Badgers and Bruins will match-up on Thursday, March 17th in Tuscon, Arizona. Tip-off is set … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Badgers Land a #4 Seed and a Giant-Killer in Belmont
Big 10 Tournament Preview and Predictions
As mediocre as the Big Ten has looked this season (and a major reason why it looks so mediocre is because expectations were sky-high in October) that big muddled middle mush should make for an exciting conference tournament. There really is very little difference between seeds 4-7. And the league is indicative of college basketball at large this season. When the brackets are … [Read more...] about Big 10 Tournament Preview and Predictions
Jordan Taylor Explodes for 39 in Wisconsin’s Win Over Indiana
Wisconsin Badgers stand-out point guard and Cousy finalist Jordan Taylor was feeling it on Thursday night as he went off for a career-high 39 points in a 77-66 win over the Indiana Hoosiers. If you had any doubts about Taylor being First-Team All-Big Ten, they should be gone now because Taylor's performance showed why he's the best guard in the Big Ten. "Jordan just did … [Read more...] about Jordan Taylor Explodes for 39 in Wisconsin’s Win Over Indiana