Wisconsin basketball: 5 reasons to be thankful for 2018-19

2. Good guard play

One of the strengths of this Wisconsin team is their guard play. They are extremely deep and support a plethora of players who bring diverse skill sets to the roster. And It all begins with the starting duo of D’Mitrik Trice and Brad Davison.

Trice, who was injured for basically all of last season, really showed Wisconsin what they were missing in 2017-18. He’s been a great floor-spacer and shot-creator for the Badgers and has raised their potential on the season. Trice can’t be left open from behind the arc, as he’ll surely knock it down. He’s also showing an ability to get his own shot off the bounce, something that was a question mark coming into the season.

As incredible as Trice has been, Davison has the higher ceiling of the two. Davison isn’t as quick as Trice, but he’s a little bit bigger and savvier. Davison has a nice step-back jumper he goes to whenever he needs to create some separation from the defender. He’s also a scrapper and provides the Badgers with some swagger when he’s on the floor.

This duo, as well as players like Kobe King, Khalil Iverson and Brevin Pritzl, provide Wisconsin with great depth and abilities in their backcourt. A necessary component of a deep NCAA tournament run.