Wisconsin basketball: 2019-20 season review and 2020-2021 early preview

How did Wisconsin do this season?

In terms of pure performance, the 2019-2020 season has to be considered a success for the Badgers. Few expected Wisconsin to be a top contender in the Big Ten, but the Badgers still will get to raise a banner for a conference championship in the fall.

The thing that made this Wisconsin team so successful was a trait that most Badgers’ teams use to great success: a well-balanced unit. The Badgers didn’t really have a dominant player, but they instead relied on a deep rotation capable of working well together.

Seven different players scored at least eight points a game for Wisconsin, with six averaging at least four rebounds per game. That kind of balanced production played a huge role in Wisconsin’s strong finish to the regular season.

The cancellation of postseason play was certainly an incredibly disappointing turn of events for everyone, but it was especially frustrating for Wisconsin. Most experts pegged the Badgers as a no. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but a strong run in the Big Ten Tournament likely would have bumped them up a seed line.

The question of how far Wisconsin would have gone is quite an open-ended one. There is a steady floor for this team due to its experience, but the lack of truly elite talent probably caps Wisconsin’s tournament upside at a Sweet 16 appearance.