Winter's Progress Boosts Badgers in NCAA Tournament

0:00On March 17th, Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gart shared good news on forward Nolan Winter's ankle injury as the team heads into the 20. 26 NCAA Tournament Winter sprained his ankle back on March 4th against Maryland and sat out the entire Big 10 Tournament. The Badgers earned a number five seed in the West region with a solid 24 wins and 10 losses overall. In practice this week, Winter ran full court and joined team drills for the first time since getting hurt. Gart said everyone came through feeling strong and they're planning to ramp things up even more tomorrow. This progress has the squad optimistic about having their key big man back soon. Winter's been a force all season, putting up 13.3 points and 8.6 rebounds for a game across 30 outings. His inside scoring and rebounding make him vital for any deep tournament push, especially against tougher matchups. The Badgers wrapped a Big 10 play in fifth place with a 14 and 6 record. They got a buy to the third round, beat Washington and Illinois, but fell

1:03in the semifinals to Michigan on a last second shot. Now they face the 12 seed high point panthers on March 19th at 1.50 p.m. Eastern time. With Winter trending up, Wisconsin looks prime for a strong start in March madness. Made in AI.