WISCONSIN MEN'S BASKETBALL Open Jim: Can Wisconsin men's basketball keep its young standouts? JIM POLZIN Feb 13, 2025 Feb 13, 2025 Updated Feb 22, 2025 × Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You’d think people could sit back and enjoy what’s been a fun University of Wisconsin men’s basketball season until the final buzzer sounds.kAm}@E 6G6CJ@?6] x 925 E9C66 ~A6? y:> >2:=328 BF6DE:@?D 7C@> 72?D 2=C625J =@@<:?8 29625 E@ E96 a_ad\ae D62D@?]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^ef53ed_e\6g53\``67\hhh`\bf3g``a5hhd7Qmr2CE6C v:=>@C6VD ;@FC?6J 7C@> F?46CE2:?EJ E@ V;@JV H:E9 (:D4@?D:? >6?VD 32D<6E32==k^2mk^AmkAm%96C6 H2D E9:D @?6 7C@> o3C:2?9:AAi k6>mw@H :D s2?:6= uC6:E28 AC@8C6DD:?8n x 6IA64E65 9:> E@ 36 2 3:8 A2CE @7 E9:D J62CVD E62>] d @7 f E@A A=2J6CD 2C6 8@?6 ?6IE J62C] w@H :D (:D4@?D:? 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Open Jim: Are Greg Gard and Wisconsin men’s basketball getting overlooked? BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers mailbag questions from readers.
Sophomore experiencing growing pains, and triumphs, of Wisconsin men's basketball stardom John Blackwell has looked elite at times this season, but before Saturday's win over Iowa, encountered a difficult stretch. The sophomore has …
Open Jim: Who's the X-factor for Wisconsin men's basketball? BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers a question from a reader in his Open Jim mailbag.
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