The Associated Press’ Dave Skretta:

Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and Nigel Hayes had wrapped up their post-game press conference after leading top-seeded Wisconsin to a victory over Coastal Carolina on Friday night, exiting down the stairs from the stage. Then, with the interview room lights turned down and nearly deserted, the three came bouncing back through the curtains and posted up right behind the stenographer.

Like a trio of schoolchildren, they started peppering the woman responsible for transcribing their quotes with questions about how stenography works. Then, they started punching the keys on her machine to see what they would produce.

“Whoa!” yelled Hayes, when his name popped up on the screen. “You got me!”

Even coach Bo Ryan ducked back through the curtains to get the low-down on the stenography trade before ushering his boys back to the locker room.

ESPN provides the transcript of Saturday’s press conference, and how Nigel Hayes handled the previous night’s discovery:

Hayes later tweeted:

Want to give a job-well-done to@Saintsswimmomfor her expeditious and impeccable stenography today…#Sesquipedalian

— Nigel Hayes (@NIGEL_HAYES)March 22, 2015

Badger of Honor adds:

But perhaps this shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, given that Hayes has one of college basketball’s most unique and lighthearted personalities. Many Wisconsin fans will recall his “Hayes for Days” video series and Nigel Burgundy persona from last year’s NCAA Tournament, which were some of the most memorable highlights of Wisconsin’s run to the Final Four.

Hopefully, Badger fans are enjoying every second of Hayes’ time in a Wisconsin uniform.

Law professor and blogger Ann Althouse (who therefore would have experience with stenographers) observed that “Those with skills appreciate skills, and because they are Badgers, they appreciate them adorably.”

The Sporting News called this “the most nerdy, awesome team in the NCAA Tournament and it’s not even close.”