"For him to only be a sophomore right now is unbelievable," Wisconsin assistant coach Sharif Chambliss said. "He's been a joy to coach."
The 6-foot-4 sophomore went from averaging 8.1 points against the Big Ten last season to ranking sixth in the league with an 19.2 points per game.
Wisconsin basketball's unsung hero leads the Big Ten in three-point percentage. His play has been key to the Badgers' strong season to date.
Wisconsin looks to avoid a third consecutive Big Ten road loss when the 17th-ranked Badgers face Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill. Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4) lost at Maryland 76-68 on Wednesday.
Wisconsin basketball star guard John Blackwell dropped 28 points in the Badgers’ 84-69 win over USC on Friday. After mustering 15 points in Wisconsin’s Jan. 14 victory over Ohio State, Blackwell dropped 16 first-half tallies to set the tone against the Trojans.
Heading into Wednesday night’s road matchup with the Maryland Terrapins, the No. 17 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team was coming off perhaps their most complete game of the season. But Wisconsin couldn’t replicate its success, running out of gas and falling to Maryland 76-68 at a sold-out XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland.
The graduate guard scored 27 points and the Badgers hit 17 three-pointers in an 83-55 victory over the Cornhuskers Sunday at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin basketball (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) stretched its win streak to seven games with an 84-69 victory against the USC Trojans (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) on Saturday.
John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 to extend its winning streak to seven games.
Northwestern takes on the No. 17 Wisconsin Badgers after Jalen Leach scored 23 points in Northwestern's 79-72 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
MADISON – Wisconsin’s John Blackwell rocked the rim for the first time last weekend and Max Klesmit and Kamari McGee weren’t about to let the moment pass without a word from the star of the ...
MADISON – Wisconsin’s response Sunday was emphatic ... and was 5 for 11 from three-point range. Sophomore guard John Blackwell posted 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting and senior guard Kamari ...