Madison, Wis. – On Wednesday, Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard sat down for his first preseason press conference of the 2022-23 season.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Wisconsin men’s basketball program is in the middle of a transition year following the departures of Big Ten Player of the Year, Johnny Davis, and long-time contributor Brad Davison. You can also add several offseason transfers and reserve big man Chris Vogt to that group – leaving plenty of questions heading into the new campaign.
However, the program addressed a few of the roster’s immediate needs through the transfer portal, adding Wofford shooting guard Max Klesmit and UW-Green Bay point guard Kamari McGee.
With the returning trio of Chucky Hepburn and Tyler Wahl, who are preseason All-Big Ten picks, and Steven Crowl, Wisconsin has a strong nucleus they can build around for the upcoming season.
In no specific order, here are three takeaways from coach Gard’s preseason press conference.