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Wisconsin basketball: 3 starting lineup options for 2020-21 season

By Cody Williams

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 24: Head coach Greg Gard of the Wisconsin Badgers is seen during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 24, 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 24: Head coach Greg Gard of the Wisconsin Badgers is seen during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 24, 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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The Wisconsin basketball starting lineup in 2020 will mostly resemble the unit that ended the previous season but there could be a few new wrinkles.

Coming off of winning a share of the Big Ten title, Wisconsin basketball should be able to bank on continuity in the 2020-21 season with their starting lineup.

Even before the turmoil of the 2019-20 season culminated in the NCAA Tournament being canceled, it was a tumultuous rollercoaster ride for Wisconsin basketball. But despite all of the ups and downs that the Badgers went through, head coach Greg Gard’s club was able to capture a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship for the first time since 2015 after going 14-6 in the conference.

Despite the inconsistency that the Badgers suffered through and the overall lack of a star, the upside as they move forward to the 2020-21 season is undeniable. And the simplest reason is that not much should change for them.

Only one player who was regularly in the rotation for Wisconsin last season, Bevin Pritzl, was a senior last season. And though they lost Kobe King to transfer — he’s since committed to Nebraska — he only played in 19 games last season, even if he was productive. Subsequently, the continuity should be strong for Wisconsin basketball.

The hope for the Badgers is that the experience both as individuals and as a team should help Wisconsin take a step forward and, hopefully, iron out some of the kinks from last season. And joining the experienced group will be a recruiting class that ranks No. 24 in the country according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. That should give Gard some upgraded depth with which to work.

Despite the continuity and a large number of returning contributors, though, there are some variations of the starting five that Gard could deploy. Let’s take a look at three options for the Wisconsin basketball starting lineup in the 2020-21 season, the best, middle-of-the-road and worst-case scenarios.