The Wisconsin Badgers are one of the hottest teams in college basketball heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Greg Gard’s squad has made the tournament five times in the past six years, as this year they enter as a No. 5 seed.
High Point awaits in the first round, a team that many have said could be incredibly dangerous. There is always a chance the Badgers are eliminated early, a trend that has often been the case under Gard.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi wrote, “The Badgers launch over half of their shots from 3-point land and struggle to get offensive rebounds (29.7%, 214th in the nation). It’s a combo that spelled doom in some losses.”
If the Badgers are to fall flat against the Panthers on Thursday afternoon, that combo could very well be the reason why. However, the return of center Nolan Winter could mitigate that factor.
Lunardi continued, “So it’ll take a team that defends the arc well to eliminate the Badgers. Arkansas (31.7% 3-point defense) certainly fits the bill in the second round.”
Defeating the 30-4 Panthers in round one will be no easy feat, but Lunardi doesn’t like the Badgers’ chances to make it out of the first weekend if a second-round meeting with John Calipari’s Razorbacks comes true.
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