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Report: Former Badger D’Mitrik Trice to play on the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA Summer League team

Fresh of an NBA Title and a remarkable run of basketball over the summer, the Milwaukee Bucks have made headlines in the state of Wisconsin

Fresh of an NBA Title and a remarkable run of basketball over the summer, the Milwaukee Bucks have made headlines in the state of Wisconsin yet again.

That is, according to Jon Chepkevich, former Wisconsin guard D’Mitrik Trice agreeing to join the Bucks’ NBA Summer League team.

Trice averaged 10 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3 assists during his five-year Wisconsin career. His best statistical season came as a senior in 2020-21 when he posted averages of 13.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists on 41% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 79% from the free-throw line.

After going undrafted, Trice now joins Milwaukee’s Summer League roster with the hope of making an NBA roster and joining Phoenix’s Frank Kaminsky as the only Wisconsin product currently in the NBA.

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Report: Former Badger D’Mitrik Trice to play on the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA Summer League team

Fresh of an NBA Title and a remarkable run of basketball over the summer, the Milwaukee Bucks have made headlines in the state of Wisconsin

Fresh of an NBA Title and a remarkable run of basketball over the summer, the Milwaukee Bucks have made headlines in the state of Wisconsin yet again.

That is, according to Jon Chepkevich, former Wisconsin guard D’Mitrik Trice agreeing to join the Bucks’ NBA Summer League team.

Trice averaged 10 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3 assists during his five-year Wisconsin career. His best statistical season came as a senior in 2020-21 when he posted averages of 13.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists on 41% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 79% from the free-throw line.

After going undrafted, Trice now joins Milwaukee’s Summer League roster with the hope of making an NBA roster and joining Phoenix’s Frank Kaminsky as the only Wisconsin product currently in the NBA.

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Former Badger D’Mitrik Trice worked out for a Western Conference powerhouse on Friday

The NBA Draft is just 11 days away. D’Mitrik Trice and other former Badgers are getting in workouts with the hope of joining Frank Kaminsky at the highest level of professional basketball

11 days separate us from the 2021 NBA Draft. While it is unlikely we hear a former Badger’s name called early on, a few of last year’s seniors are out trying to make a name for themselves in the pre-draft process.

One of those Wisconsin products is D’Mitrik Trice, an NBA hopeful who attended a workout on Friday for one of the Western Conference’s perennial contenders—the Los Angeles Lakers.

Trice averaged 10 points, 3 assists and 2.9 rebounds during his five-year Wisconsin career. Those numbers came on the back of 39 percent shooting from the floor and 38 percent from three.

Frank Kaminsky is currently the only former Badger in the NBA. We’ll see in just under two weeks whether Trice, Micah Potter or Nate Reuvers is able to join him.

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Former Badger D’Mitrik Trice lists the hardest places to play in the Big Ten

Big Ten basketball looked a lot different during the 2020-21 season with arenas empty and benches creating the only “crowd” noise heard on

Big Ten basketball looked a lot different during the 2020-21 season with arenas empty and benches creating the only “crowd” noise heard on television broadcasts.

The Big Ten has some of the best home-court environments in the country, and it will be a welcome sight when those arenas fill up again when the season tips off in November.

Related: Where Wisconsin basketball’s 2021 class falls in the Big Ten recruiting rankings per 247Sports

Former Wisconsin Badger D’Mitrik Trice took to Twitter last night and talked about the Big Ten’s home-court environments, ranking what he believes to be the five hardest places to play in the Big Ten.

His run-down is listed below, with an additional look at Trice’s record at each of the arenas.

Brad Davison’s career night propels Wisconsin past North Carolina in the round of 64

The Wisconsin Badgers beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 85-62 tonight thanks to a career night from Brad Davison and a stellar all-around

Wisconsin entered their NCAA Tournament first-round matchup with the North Carolina Tar Heels with the opposite of positive momentum.

The team had lost four of its last five, nine of its last 14 and were struggling due in large part to inefficient nights behind the arc. Plus, if any more of a reason for doubt was needed, the program’s record in Mackey Arena—Purdue’s home stadium and location for the game—stood at a whopping 4-42.

Tonight, all of the negatives suddenly became positives as the Badgers beat the Tar Heels 85-62 thanks to a 48-percent shooting performance from three, 51-percent shooting performance from the floor and a stellar all-around defensive effort.

North Carolina’s strengths entering the contest were exactly what the Badgers struggled with—a big, athletic team who makes their mark on the offensive glass. But Wisconsin stood tough, out-rebounding the Tar Heels 37-34, recording five steals and blocking eight Tar Heel shot attempts.

The specific positives were plentiful, with Greg Gard perfectly setting his team up for success thanks to new rotations that saw Micah Potter and Nate Reuvers play at the same time, D’Mitrik Trice continuing to lead the team on the offensive end, Tyler Wahl continuing his stellar defensive efforts, Jonathan Davis scoring at will and, obviously, Brad Davison putting up 29 points on 10/15 shooting and 5/7 from three.

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Davison, for the first time in a while, was shooting the ball with confidence, bailing out bad offensive possessions with deep threes and providing a spark plug to a Badger offense that struggled with inconsistency much of the season. His performance tonight, on the stage he did it on, should be put up there with the best of his Wisconsin career.

Wisconsin will now prepare for a round of 32 matchup with 1-seed Baylor, one of the nation’s top teams and another group that will present real challenges to the Badgers’ style of play.

But for now, it’s time to appreciate Wisconsin’s winning effort tonight. The win was the program’s first in the NCAA Tournament since 2017 and provided a glimpse of what Badger fans saw during the 2019-2020 run to the top of the Big Ten.

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WATCH: D’Mitrik Trice sets up a Micah Potter 3-pointer for career assist No. 400

D’Mitrik Trice hit another milestone tonight against Northwestern as his assist on a Micah Potter 3-pointer became No. 400 in his

Senior guard D’Mitrik Trice has been climbing up Wisconsin basketball’s all-time leaderboards this year, now his fifth with the program.

Though he already sat at No. 4 on the program’s all-time assist list, Trice hit another milestone tonight against Northwestern as his assist on a Micah Potter 3-pointer became No. 400 in his illustrious career.

Trice now sits 32 assists short of No. 3 Ethan Happ, 64 short of No. 2 Jordan Taylor and 101 away from No. 1 Tracy Webster.

Furthermore, his 93 assists during the 2020-21 season are good for No. 4 in the Big Ten conference, that after finishing No. 6 in the category last season.

Trice has the option to return next season thanks to the NCAA granting fall and winter athletes an extra year of eligibility. Maybe with that extra year, Trice could climb to No. 1 on Wisconsin’s all-time assist list. Still, even if the senior doesn’t return, he has a chance to continue his ascension as the 2020-21 season comes to a close.

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Five takeaways from Wisconsin’s 80-73 double overtime win over Indiana

The Badgers win a thriller over Indiana

Wisconsin basketball outlasted Indiana tonight at the Kohl Center. It was a marathon, but one that ended with the Badgers at the top of the podium.

The 80-73 double overtime win had everything you could possibly want from an elite college basketball game. Stars leading the way offensively, clutch moments, hard-nosed defense, and interesting coaching decisions to break down.

D’Mitrik Trice led Wisconsin with 21 points on 7-15 shooting, with four of those made field goals coming in the last two minutes of regulation and either overtime. Sophomore Tyler Wahl was the late hero, with a pair of made threes in the second overtime to give the Badgers a six point lead they would never let go of.

Here are five takeaways from an instant Big Ten classic:

D’Mitrik Trice’s late heroics lift Wisconsin over Indiana in double OT

The Badgers outlast Indiana at the Kohl Center

No. 8 Wisconsin got all they could handle and then some from Indiana on Thursday night at the Kohl Center. The Hoosiers brought energy from the opening tip, and erased a five-point halftime deficit to go up six with just under six minutes remaining.

The after hours D’Mitrik Trice show ultimately lifted the Badgers to an 80-73 double overtime win that was anything but routine.

Indiana brought early energy, both on the floor and on their bench. Similarly to Wisconsin’s loss against Maryland, it felt like the Hoosier bench was up and active, cheering, and the louder of the two sidelines at the Kohl Center. Without second-leading scorer Armaan Franklin, everybody knew the basketball would be in Trayce Jackson-Davis’s hands even more, and he brought his best.

16 second-half points for Jackson-Davis flipped the game on its head, as he walked all over Wisconsin bigs Micah Potter and Nate Reuvers on the interior. With the Badgers down six and under six minutes left, Wisconsin clamped down on defense and got themselves to the free throw line to get back in it. From then on, it was D’Mitrik Trice’s world, we were just living in it. Combining for 11 points on 4-5 shooting in the last two minutes of regulation and the overtimes, Wisconsin’s point guard looked like a superstar.

After Trice tied the game with a floater in regulation, Jackson-Davis had the chance to win it for Indiana. His left-handed layup rolled off the rim and the two Big Ten foes headed to overtime.

The first overtime was nearly a replay of regulation. With the Badgers down a deuce and just 21 seconds remaining, Trice tied the game with a jumper and the Hoosiers had the final chance. Hounding defense from Brad Davison and Wisconsin forced a second overtime.

After not playing the final 6:38 of regulation and overtime likely due to defensive struggles and an altercation on Wisconsin’s bench, Potter re-entered in the second overtime and the Badgers went on a 6-0 run to close the game out. Potter’s re-entry at that moment didn’t spark the run, but it was when the difference making plays came from Tyler Wahl. Wahl hit consecutive threes to give the Badgers a seven point lead that they would never let go of in the second extra session.

It wasn’t the smoothest of rides, but in the end the Badgers got to their destination. On Trice’s night, he lead Wisconsin with 21 points, a majority of which came late into the evening. The Badgers improved to 10-2 and 4-1 in the Big Ten, while the Hoosiers dropped to 7-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.

The KenPom preseason rankings have the Badgers in the nation’s top 10

Of all the college basketball rankings, polls and analysis, there is one that accurately predicts future production with advanced…

Of all the college basketball rankings, polls and analysis, there is one that accurately predicts future production with advanced statistics and metrice. It is Ken Pomeroy’s KenPom rankings.

Last night those rankings were released for the 2020-2021 college basketball season and coming in at No. 7 in the nation are the Wisconsin Badgers.

From KenPom.com, the ratings are “designed to be purely predictive” and use advanced metrics to predict each team’s offensive production, defensive production, strength of schedule and more.

Related: Here is how Wisconsin football can still make the Big Ten Championship game

The recently-released rankings have Greg Gard’s team as the best team in the Big Ten, with Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois and Purdue also making the Top 25.

The Badgers, coming off a shared regular-season Big Ten title, return their entire core from last season and, if national rankings and polls are any indication, are in for another successful season.

 

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Wisconsin PG D’Mitrik Trice named to the Bob Cousy Award watch list

The Badger PG earns preseason honors

After a championship season in the Big Ten conference, Wisconsin PG D’Mitrik Trice has been named to the 2020-2021 Bob Cousy Award watch list. Each year, the award goes to the best point guard in college basketball.

Trice is one of 20 players around the country that earned their way on to the initial list. The Badger guard is joined by Big Ten stars Geo Baker (Rutgers) and Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois).

Coming off of a season in which Trice elevated his game during an eight-game winning streak en route to a conference title, the senior guard is ready to lead an experienced Wisconsin unit. The Ohio native finished last season averaging 9.8 points, 4.2 assists, and over 4 rebounds per contest.

The award is named after Boston Celtics legend and six-time NBA champion Bob Cousy, who was an outstanding college PG at Holy Cross in the late 1940’s.

In January, this initial list of 20 will be narrowed down to ten players, with five finalists being announced in February. The award will be presented on April 9, 2021.