Jason Bohannon News

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 12:15 a.m. Vote 0 Votes Bo Ryan has done it again. For the past eight years at Wisconsin, we have seen the same old story repeated with the men's basketball team more often than a pass interference flag at a Packers game.

Just when you think the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team has turned the corner to become one of the elite college teams in the country, it reminds you how much work must still be done.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay did the impossible Wednesday night at the Resch Center.

After the high that followed one of Wisconsin's biggest wins in recent memory, the crash that would inevitably follow hit Badger fans on Wednesday nighta 'hard. Wisconsin's win over Duke last week put them in the national spotlight, earned them a spot in the polls, and seemed to indicate to fans that this team may not be so bad after all.

ASHWAUBENON - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay had two chances to beat Wisconsin in the final 8.7 seconds Wednesday night.

Senior guard Jason Bohannon is one of three Badgers to average double-digit points per game with 11 points.

Trevon Hughes ' big week helped propel Wisconsin into the national spotlight. Now he'll look to lead the team against a pair of in-state rivals.

Monday, December 7, 2009 12:00 a.m. Vote 0 Votes Coming off an emotionally exhausting win against Duke last Wednesday, the biggest obstacle the Wisconsin basketball team had to overcome was the chance of complacency in a Saturday afternoon contest with Grambling State.

Trevon Hughes had 13 of his 20 points in the second half and added seven rebounds and four assists to lead Wisconsin to a 79-46 victory over Grambling State on Saturday.

Jason Bohannon had already hit two critical 3-pointers to give Wisconsin tight leads late against Florida State in a classic 12 vs.

Optimism. After Wisconsin's win over Duke Wednesday night, maybe one of the biggest victories in program history, optimism is the word of the day in Mad-town. In terms of actual significance for the Badgers' season, this win isn't as important as say winning the Big Ten title...but it's pretty close.

Duke made up for its worst shooting performances in a victory in nearly 60 years with another exemplary night on defense.

Badgers coach Bo Ryan said the Maui Invitational can tell you a lot about a team and during the 74-61 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs the Badgers' coaches, players and fans learned a lot.

Freshmen find themselves in the playing rotation for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team by doing more than scoring points.

Derek Mitchell had 20 points, 18 rebounds and set Ferrum's career rebound record but the Panthers fell to Eastern Mennonite University 81-66 on Wednesday.

Jason Bohannon scored 20 points and Jon Leuer added 16 to lead Wisconsin to a 78-69 win over No.

When, where: 11 p.m. today, Maui Invitational. * TV: ESPN2. * Radio: 1310 AM, 101.5 FM.

Trevon Hughes scored 24 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 65-61 victory over the Arizona Wildcats in the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Monday, November 16, 2009 12:48 a.m. Vote 0 Votes We've seen Trevon Hughes make game-winning shots, unthinkable passes and remarkable defensive plays.

Senior guard Jason Bohannon struggled shooting Wednesday. Wisconsin finally kicks off its regular season Sunday against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at home.