After seven games, including four against high-quality opponents, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is 5-2. Now they enter perhaps their toughest stretch of the season, in which they play #2 Marquette at home on Saturday, at East Lansing to face Michigan State on Tuesday, and at #3 Arizona on Saturday, Dec. 9. Here are […]
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Budding star Connor Essegian to the bench is the right move – for now
When Wisconsin tipped off their first exhibition game last week against UW-Stevens Point, phenom Connor Essegian was in an unusual spot: the bench. It was an eyebrow-raising decision, especially for those of us expecting a big jump from the 6’4″ shooting guard in his sophomore season, when many players take a big jump. It’s the […]
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The top high school baller in the country will graduate early. Could that help UW get the best basketball player in the state?
The best high school basketball player in the country, Cooper Flagg, is a rising junior. He holds an offer from Duke. The best high school basketball player in Wisconsin, Kon Knueppel II, is a rising senior. He also holds an offer from Duke. Earlier this month, Flagg, a 6’8” phenom from Maine projected by many […]
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New Badger AJ Storr flashes athleticism, plays key role for Bahamas National Team against Kansas Jayhawks
This story first ran on Badger Stripes. The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team seems to have found a good one in transfer sophomore AJ Storr after he averaged 15 points and 5 rebounds for the Bahamian national team in two exhibition matches against Kansas … and former Michigan forward Hunter Dickinson. Storr shot 5-12 from the […]