Category Archives: College Basketball

Hoopcap: Badgers Come Alive In Second Half

Wisconsin was in a rut. No other way to put it. Badgers trailed by six at halftime and stared down the possibility of losing three straight as well as losing the Big Ten conference led. Then as we’ve seen at different points of the season,

Hoopcap: Wolverines Late Game Run Revenge

Wisconsin Badgers knew their trip to Ann Arbor would be an uphill climb. They had to do without Bronson Koenig who missed last night’s game with a calf injury. Wisconsin tried to do it without him and hung tough for most of the game. Until,

Hoopcap: Northwestern Continues to Haunt Wisconsin

Wisconsin fans made have felt a shade of disrespect on Saturday morning when the College Basketball Tournament committee came out with their top 16, and Badgers were nowhere to be found. Truth be told, Wisconsin has a weak resume at this point due to Big

Hoopcap: Wisconsin Outlasts Indiana For Seventh Straight Win

Wisconsin found themselves as one of the things to watch before Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon. They had a chance to sweep Indiana at Kohl Center. Wisconsin did just that in a 40-minute fight with Tom Crean’s boys holding them off by the margin of

Hoopcap: Badgers Bring The D to Illinois

Wisconsin Badgers faced an Illinois Fighting Illini team on Tuesday night that they’ve owned in the past few years. A once great rivalry is not that anymore. And to make matters worst for Illinois, they’ve watched natives Frank Kaminsky and Ethan Happ head north to

Sam Dekker Joined Barstool Radio This Afternoon

Houston Rockets forward and former Wisconsin Badger Sam Dekker joined the Barstool Radio program on Sirius XM radio show this afternoon. A little known fact about Dekker is he’s probably my favorite Badger player as a non-Badger guy. Reason? I love his college game and

Hoopcap: Happ’s Heroics Prevent NYC Disaster

Wisconsin Badgers played a part in the Super Saturday event with Big Ten in NYC. It started with Wisconsin basketball for the morning and hockey in the evening. It seemed like the start would be smooth sailing for Badgers as they played lowly Rutgers, but

PODCAST Ep. 222: Packers Exit Interview

Tapping The Keg podcast features an exit interview of sorts debriefing on Packers as they exit from our lives for awhile. We look at the game on Sunday then talk about which free agents hold the most value on this team. We head into basketball

Hoopcap: Badgers’ Second Half Explosion

Wisconsin Badgers welcomed Penn State to Kohl Center, a place that hadn’t been friendly to Nittany Lions since joining the Big 10. Penn State is a stunning 0-17 in Madison and 0-14 at Badgers home gym. It’s not a place that Penn State succeeds at.

Hoopcap: Clutch Koenig Comes Through Again

Wisconsin Badgers are attempting to be the shining light in what has been an otherwise bad Big Ten. The road was clear for the team after their game with Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. Most of their remaining tough games are at home, but an obvious