INSIDE
MEN'S BASKETBALL
BY PATRICK HERB
@BADGERMBB
SCHEDULE (CANADA TRIP)
(ALL TIMES CT)
Aug. 21 vs. Carleton
6 p.m.
Aug. 22 vs. Ottawa*
6 p.m.
Aug. 24 vs. Jr. National Team 5 p.m.
Aug. 25 vs. Ryerson*
7 p.m.
Aug. 26 vs. A-Game Hoops
Noon
*Free web stream available
in that category in nine of the last 13 seasons. In fact, Wisconsin has finished first
or second in the Big Ten in home attendance for 10 straight years.
Seven Big Ten schools ranked among
the top 25 in average attendance, while
no other conference had more than three
top-25 programs. Indiana led the Big Ten
and ranked fifth nationally with an average of 17,412 fans per game.
Home run: UW extends
home attendance streak
Badgers ranked seventh in nation in 2012-13
or years, UW head coach
Bo Ryan has been singing
the praises of UW men's
basketball fans, proclaiming
them to be among the best fan
bases in the country.
That claim was strengthened on Tuesday as it was announced that the Badgers finished seventh in the country in
home attendance in 2012-13
with an average of 16,843 fans
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packing the Kohl Center. That
ranking continues a 13-year
streak of top-seven finishes
in national attendance and
trailed only Kentucky, Syracuse, Louisville, North Carolina, Indiana and Creighton.
UW was edged out by Indiana for the top spot in the Big
Ten in average attendance in
2012-13. The Badgers have
finished first in the conference
TWO UW GAMES TO BE STREAMED
● In less than a week, the Badgers will
begin preparations for the 2013-14
season with a journey north of the
border to take on Canada's finest in a
five-game, eight-day business trip.
Although seats on the team bus are
at a premium, fans can follow some of
the action from home for free via a live
stream. UW's game against the University of Ottawa on Aug. 22 (6 p.m.
CT), as well as the team's matchup
with Ryerson University on Aug. 25 (7
p.m. CT), will be streamed live by the
respective schools. UWBadgers.com
will provide live coverage of each of
the Badgers' five games.
UW's game against Ottawa is its
second contest of the trip after facing Carleton in the opener on Aug. 21.
UW then heads to Toronto for three
games, including the streamed contest against Ryerson.
