Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan held his season-opening press conference on Monday
A transfer from Air Force, Zach Bohannon will sit out the 2011-12 season and make his UW debut next season as a redshirt junior. The younger brother of former Badger 1,000-point scorer Jason Bohannon, Zach appeared in 39 games (1 start) in two seasons at Air Force.
Career • Appeared in 39 career games with one start in two seasons at Air Force • Made first-career start at UTEP (12/29/10) • Owns three career games in double figures
2010-11 Season (at Air Force) Missed the first 10 games after right thumb surgery during the preseason, but returned to play 13.5 minutes per game and average 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds ... shot .492 from the field and .367 from 3-point range ... posted career-highs of 12 points, eight boards and five assists in a win at Utah
2009-10 Season (at Air Force) Appeared in 17 games ... season-highs of eight points and five rebounds at home against BYU ... also played season-high 18 minutes vs. the Cougars ... made first career three-pointer against Prairie View A&M ... career-high three steals vs. UNLV ... played double-figure minutes in five of the team's last eight games
High School Three-year letterwinner in basketball at Linn-Mar HS ... led team to a 24-3 record and runner-up finish in Class 4A as a senior ... named to all-tournament team at state tournament ... first-team all-state selection and conference player of the year as a senior ... second-team all-state and first-team all-conference selection as a junior ... averaged a double-double (15 pts., 10 reb.) as a junior ... helped team to the 4A state championship as a sophomore ... academic all-state selection ... member of National Honor Society ... high school basketball coach was Chris Robertson
Personal Parents are Gordy and Brenda Bohannon ... has three brothers, Jason, Matt and Jordan ... older brother, Jason, was a four-year letterwinner in men's basketball at Wisconsin ... father, Gordy, played quarterback at the University of Iowa, starting in the 1982 Rose Bowl
