Preview: UW vs. Savannah State
About the Badgers
Probable starters
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
5 F Ryan Evans 6-6 Jr. 10.2 ppg
31 F Mike Bruesewitz 6-6 Jr. 5.9 ppg
40 C Jared Berggren 6-10 Jr. 12.3 ppg
11 G Jordan Taylor 6-1 Sr. 11.8 ppg
21 G Josh Gasser 6-3 So. 7.4 ppg
Key reserves
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
1 G Ben Brust 6-1 So. 11.9 ppg
44 F Frank Kaminsky 6-11 Fr. 3.5 ppg
33 G Rob Wilson 6-4 Sr. 2.5 ppg
Coach: Bo Ryan, 251-93 in his 11th season at UW.
Player to watch: Junior forward Ryan Evans looked like he was headed for a huge night against UW-Milwaukee on Tuesday when he converted a three-point play to give him 16 points with 15 minutes, 18 seconds left in the game. He didn't score again but still finished with a career high and added eight rebounds, giving him a team-high 75 on the season.
You should know: UW beat Savannah State 79-32 on Nov. 15, 2007, in the only other meeting between the programs. The Badgers jumped out to a 17-0 lead in that game, which was part of the America's Youth Classic. ... Gasser made both of his shot attempts vs. UW-Milwaukee. He had been 5-of-22 in the last five games. ... Five players ? Evans, Berggren, Taylor, Gasser and Brust ? played at least 30 minutes against UW-Milwaukee.
About the Tigers
Probable starters
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
22 F Rashad Hassan 6-7 Jr. 13.0 ppg
44 F Jyles Smith 6-8 So. 4.5 ppg
1 G Preston Blackmon 6-0 Jr. 7.5 ppg
3 G Deric Rudolph 5-11 Jr. 9.1 ppg
23 G Cedric Smith 6-3 Jr. 4.6 ppg
Key reserves
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
12 F Joshua Montgomery 6-4 Jr. 6.8 ppg
34 F Arnold Louis 6-3 So. 0.7 ppg
11 G Stephen Wilson 6-1 So. 2.9 ppg
Coach: Horace Broadnax, 69-118 in his seventh season at Savannah State.
Player to watch: A junior college transfer, Deric Rudolph hit seven 3-pointers in the Tigers' victory over Coastal Georgia on Monday. The junior guard has a team-high 27 3-pointers on the season.
You should know: The Tigers are in their first year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference after competing as an independent. ... Savannah State was 0-28 in 2004-05, the season before Broadnax arrived. ... Broadnax was a point guard on the 1984 Georgetown team that won the 1984 NCAA title. ... Savannah State has lost to Georgetown, Indiana, Butler and Georgia Tech by an average of 23.3 points this season. ... The Tigers don't have any seniors on their roster.