Grind it Out: Badgers scrape by Pitt to win NCAA opener

After every University of Wisconsin men's basketball game, the State Journal will look at where the Badgers are in the NCAA tournament projections and the results of fellow bubble teams around the country. Selection Sunday is finally here. Only a few

I thank him and his staff for their contributions," UW-Milwaukee Director of Athletics Amanda Braun said in a release. "After a thorough review, I have decided that a change in leadership of our men's basketball program is needed to help us achieve our

Updates and observations as UW starts the NCAA tournament with a game against 10-seed Pittsburgh. Join us on Twitter: @badgerbeat. Tags. Sweeps · Nigel Hayes · Ethan Happ · Bronson Koenig · Pittsburgh Basketball · Big Ten · Zak Showalter · Alex 

The Sweet 16, on the other hand, is a phrase synonymous with college basketball. Recruits know it, fans know it, and if you reach that milestone, it just carries a lot more weight. An exception can be made for scoring a massive upset in the first game

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nigel Hayes has been to back-to-back Final Fours with Wisconsin, so he was the obvious choice when freshman forward Ethan Happ asked for some advice before his own NCAA tournament debut. "I said, 'It's probably going to be the