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Pat Connaughton/Blake Wesley NBA Tracker: March 18-24

A couple of good games between the two this past week.

[autotag]Pat Connaughton[/autotag] had a couple of decent games this past week for the Milwaukee Bucks. It began March 20 when he scored seven points and five rebounds in a loss to the Boston Celtics, potentially an Eastern Conference finals preview. He was even better March 24 against the Oklahoma City Thunder with 11 points. It might have helped to have fellow Notre Dame legend and Milwaukee native [autotag]Arike Ogunbowale[/autotag] in attendance:

Whatever the case, Connaughton averaged 6.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game for the week.

[autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag] grabbed four rebounds in the San Antonio Spurs’ March 19 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. His March 23 game against the Phoenix Suns might have been the best of his career. He scored 12 points to go with three assists, two steals and a block. Over the week, he had averages of 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds a game.

Photographers were on hand to catch Notre Dame’s NBA representation. Here is some of what they captured:

Micah Shrewsberry speaks after Notre Dame loss to Marquette

Here from the coach after the Irish were blown out.

MILWAUKEE – [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] knew Notre Dame had its work cut out for it against Marquette. That doesn’t make the Irish’s 78-59 road loss to the eighth-ranked team in the country any easier to take. While he certainly acknowledges that the Eagles are far and away better than the Irish, there has to be a feeling in the back of his mind that things could and should have gone better.

The competition doesn’t get any easier with former Big East foe Georgetown coming to South Bend right after final exams at Notre Dame are over. A little bit further out is the beginning of ACC play, and that’s when things really could get dicey. This game might have served as a dreary preview of what’s to come.

Fighting Irish Wire was on site for this game, and Shrewsberry spoke to the assembled media, which included other folks who cover the team regularly that made the trip to Milwaukee. Here is Shrewsberry’s opening statement and his answers to the two questions we asked him:

Power, Lundqvist test leads IndyCar’s return to the Milwaukee Mile

The NTT IndyCar Series made its return to West Allis, Wisconsin on Wednesday for a two-car Firestone tire test led by Team Penske’s Will Power and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Linus Lundqvist ahead of the series’ doubleheader return to the Milwaukee Mile. …

The NTT IndyCar Series made its return to West Allis, Wisconsin on Wednesday for a two-car Firestone tire test led by Team Penske’s Will Power and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Linus Lundqvist ahead of the series’ doubleheader return to the Milwaukee Mile.

For Power, who won the 2014 edition of the race, it was a welcome visit to a beloved track where lap times were in the 23-second range. IndyCar’s last outing at Milwaukee in 2015 featured the high-downforce manufacturer aero kits which allowed most of the field to qualify in the mid-to-high 21s range.

“The track has not changed very much — felt very similar to the last race here almost 10 years ago,” Power said after climbing from his No. 12 Chevy. “It’s a really cool oval because it’s low banking, which is good for our cars — really good for racing. So excited to be coming back. We get to do a doubleheader and I think it’ll be a good race — always good racing around this place.”

For Lundqvist, who made his IndyCar oval debut on the 1.25-mile World Wide Technology Raceway “Gateway” oval, Milwaukee presented a more colorful trip around its track.

“It’s pretty bumpy, it’s pretty fast,” he said. “It is a really short oval; I did my rookie orientation program last week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a very different kind of oval, so it just very much highlighted the differences.

“I think the surface and the non-smoothness that this place has reminds me more of Iowa than Gateway. I raced at Iowa in Indy NXT, so the surface and the bumps are very similar to that. It’s just that this has less banking, which obviously puts a little bit more stress on the car and the driver, so we’ll see how it goes.”

The 2022 Indy NXT champion also welcomed his first chance to test tires for Firestone, which will help IndyCar’s official tire supplier decide on the best compound and construction to manufacture for next year’s race weekend.

“Tire testing is always important; I think more so for Firestone than that myself, if I’m gonna be honest,” Lundqvist added. “But especially I think it’s very good that they go to track that we haven’t raced at since 2015. A lot has changed: The weight of the cars, how they look, the downforce. So it’s good to make sure that everything works.”

Enfinger wins in Truck Series return to Milwaukee Mile

After Carson Hocevar crashed a two-driver party, pole winner Grant Enfinger rallied for victory in Sunday’s Clean Harbors 175 at the Milwaukee Mile and clinched a spot in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs. Enfinger, who …

After Carson Hocevar crashed a two-driver party, pole winner Grant Enfinger rallied for victory in Sunday’s Clean Harbors 175 at the Milwaukee Mile and clinched a spot in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs.

Enfinger, who led 95 of 175 laps, passed Hocevar for the top spot on lap 159 and pulled away to win his third race of the season by 1.553s. Hocevar was gambling on older tires and led the field to green for the final restart on lap 148.

The victory—the 10th of Enfinger’s career—was a point proven for the Alabama driver, whose GMS Racing truck team announced it would discontinue operations at the end of the season.

“I don’t think anybody’s going to ask if we’re going to lay down again,” Enfinger said after climbing from his No. 23 Chevrolet. “(Crew chief) Jeff Hensley’s been focused the whole year. There’s been distractions going on all year long. So if anything, this has clarity.

“None of these guys, including me, have a job next year, but I feel like we proved we deserve one.”

Fast from the outset of the first NASCAR national series race at Milwaukee since 2009, Enfinger won the first stage wire-to-wire, leading all 55 laps. After surrendering the top spot on pit road during the stage break, he passed Corey Heim for the lead on lap 95 and went on to capture Stage 2 by 2.149s.

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But Enfinger lost three positions on pit road during the second stage break and had to overcome the loss of track position as well as varying strategy from Hocevar and six other non-Playoff drivers who stayed out on older tires during caution for William Sawalich’s contact with the Turn 2 wall on lap 135.

Restarting 14th on lap 141, Enfinger fought his way back to the front, passing Derek Kraus for second on lap 153 and overtaking Hocevar six laps later.

“It’s kind of a bummer to run second,” said Hocevar, who has three victories to his credit this season and holds a 56-point cushion above the cut line with one race left in the Playoffs’ Round of 10. “I haven’t done this in quite a while.

“Luckily, I’ve been fortunate enough to win three races, so it’s close.”

Christian Eckes and Heim finished third and fourth, respectively, and both clinched berths in the Round of 8 on points. Matt Crafton came home fifth and moved nine points above the cutoff for the next round.

Chase Purdy ran sixth, followed by Ty Majeski, who won the Truck Series Playoff opener at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. But Majeski raced under the specter of possible NASCAR penalties this coming week.

NASCAR confiscated the right rear tire from Majeski’s No. 98 Ford and ejected crew chief Joe Shear Jr. Majeski started from the rear of the field and served a pass-through penalty after the opening lap but rallied to finish seventh. Any further penalties the team may accrue will be announced later in the week.

RESULTS

Packers rookie Quay Walker ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct vs. Bills

Packers rookie LB Quay Walker was ejected on Sunday night after he shoved a Bills assistant coach on the sideline at the end of a play.

The Green Bay Packers will be playing the final two quarters without the services of rookie linebacker Quay Walker.

Officials ejected Walker for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after he shoved an assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills in the sideline area following a play in the second quarter.

The result was a 15-yard penalty and a disqualification for Walker, a starter for the Packers at linebacker.

At the time of the ejection, Walker was the team’s leading tackler with five. He also forced a fumble.

After the penalty, the Bills finished the drive with a touchdown to go up 21-7.

The Packers replaced Walker with Isaiah McDuffie at linebacker. He will play next to De’Vondre Campbell.

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Patrick Baldwin Jr. announces decision regarding 2022 NBA draft

Baldwin, a former consensus five-star recruit, averaged 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists this season.

Milwaukee Panthers guard Patrick Baldwin Jr. on Friday announced that he will declare for the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility.

Baldwin, a former consensus five-star recruit, averaged 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 11 games. He was limited due to a previous ankle injury but produced a double-double in his debut on Nov. 9 with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

The freshman campaign by Baldwin was viewed largely as a disappointment after missing time with an ankle injury. He was the highest-ranked recruit to commit to a Horizon League program after opting to play for his father but ultimately failed to live up to those lofty expectations.

Before arriving at Milwaukee, Baldwin helped USA Basketball to the gold medal at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 7.7 points, five rebounds and two assists per game as the team posted a 7-0 record. He had his best game against Korea with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Baldwin, who was previously thought to be a lottery pick, slipped down most draft boards this season and is now projected to be a late first-round selection. Teams will be interested to see if he can return to the level of play that got him to be a highly-rated prospect in high school.

The NBA draft will take place on June 23.

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Report: Warriors scheduled to play Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day

On Christmas Day, the Golden State Warriors will travel to Milwaukee for a holiday tilt against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.

After eight months away from the court, Golden State Warriors basketball will soon make its return to primetime. With preseason training camp underway, the 2020-21 schedule is being pieced together.

Although Golden State’s NBA Finals and postseason streaks are over, the team is reportedly extending their run of playing on Christmas Day. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Golden State Warriors will be a featured team on the league’s Christmas Day slate.

While the schedule is still tentative, the Warriors will travel to Milwaukee for a holiday tilt against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks at 2:30 p.m. EST.

Joining the Bucks and Warriors, Christmas Day will feature five other games, including the New Orleans Pelicans at the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, the Brooklyn Nets versus the Boston Celtics, the Dallas Mavericks against the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. For the Christmas nightcap, the Denver Nuggets will host Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Via @wojespn on Twitter:

During a season filled with injuries and struggles, Golden State’s Christmas Day effort provided one of the highlights of the 2019-20 campaign. Damion Lee led the Warriors against the Houston Rockets with 22 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field with a career-high 15 rebounds. Draymond Green added a vintage performance with 20 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in Golden State’s 114-106 win over James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the Rockets.

Only three days into the season, Golden State’s Christmas Day contest will provide a chance to measure where they stand in the NBA’s hierarchy. With a healthy Stephen Curry back in the lineup with Green, Kelly Oubre Jr., James Wiseman and Andrew Wiggins, the matchup on Chritsmas Day against Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton will be a chance to test where the Warriors stand against a team with deep postseason aspirations.

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Former Longhorns’ pitcher Taylor Jungmann Invited To Minor League Camp

The Texas Rangers have added former Longhorns pitcher Taylor Jungmann to their minor league roster ahead of Spring Training.

The Texas Rangers have added former Longhorns hurler Taylor Jungmann on a minor league contract and will report to minor league camp according to Dallas Morning News writer Evan Grant. Jungmann last pitched for the Longhorns in 2011 when he was selected 12th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jungmann reached the Major Leagues by 2015. During his rookie year, he became the first Brewers’ pitcher to throw a complete game at Dodgers Stadium in their history. That year Jungman posted a 3.77 ERA in 21 starts. He struck out 107 batters in 119.1 innings for the brew crew. Over the next two seasons he would pitch in only nine games and would eventually head to Japan to continue his professional career.

Jungmann played the last two seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan where he posted a 4.86 ERA with 53 strikeouts. His record through the 2019 season ended at 6-5. He will be looking to revive his Major League Baseball career with the Texas Rangers and regain that rookie season magic. He will have to work his way back up through their farm system.

At Texas, Jungmann was quite the pitcher for the Longhorns. He posted a 32-9 win-loss record, 1.85 ERA with 356 strikeouts. In his final year in Austin, Jungmann won the Dick Howser Trophy which is awarded to the nation’s top collegiate baseball player. He was part of the 2009 College World Series runner-up team and part of the 2011 team that qualified for the CWS.

Top three takeaways from Wisconsin’s 83-64 win over Milwaukee

Here are the top three takeaways from Wisconsin’s 83-64 win over the Milwaukee Panthers at the Kohl Center on Saturday evening.

Wisconsin earned its sixth victory of the season on Saturday evening, taking down Milwaukee 83-64. Here are our top three takeaways from the game for the Badgers.

Wisconsin continues to be a completely different team at home than on the road.

Dec 21, 2019; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King (23) works the ball against Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers guard Deandre Abram (1) at the Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

If only the Badgers were able to play every game at the Kohl Center this season, we would be talking about them as one of the Big Ten’s best teams.

Wisconsin has yet to prove it can carry over its overall excellent play in Madison to a contest on the road, but last night’s performance reinforced the notion that this is a team that appears capable of beating anyone at home.

The Badgers shot 26-52 (50 percent) from the floor against Milwaukee, including 10-22 (45 percent) from three. They also were a sparkling 21-26 (80.8 percent) from the charity stripe, and only committed 9 turnovers, below their season average of 11.3. There were also some fantastic individual outings from players that Wisconsin desperately needs to step up more in order to make the NCAA Tournament.

It will be interesting to see if the Badgers can reverse the trend we have seen from them this season and carry over some of this success to Knoxville against No. 21 Tennessee next weekend.

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