Gameday Guide: Wisconsin men’s basketball Battle 4 Atlantis preview

The Wisconsin Badgers males’s basketball workforce remains to be an ideal 3-0 after an 11-point win towards UW-Inexperienced Bay final Tuesday evening. 

This week the competitors degree ramps up in an enormous method, because the Badgers head to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis school basketball event. 

Set to play in three video games over the subsequent three days, Wisconsin will start by enjoying the Dayton Flyers on Wednesday afternoon.

With that in thoughts, here’s a preview of Wisconsin versus Dayton, with a glance towards the whole week of basketball.

Recreation particulars and tv info

• Wisconsin Badgers (3-0 total) vs. Dayton Flyers (3-1 total)
• Tip time is about for 1:30 p.m. CST at Imperial Area in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
• The sport can be aired on ESPN2
• Radio protection
• Stay stats

Betting information

• The Dayton enters the sport as 1.5-point favorites per SI Sportsbook
• The over/below is about at 122

Collection historical past

The Badgers and Flyers final met all the way in which again in 1961. Wisconsin received that matchup 105-93 inside Madison Sq. Backyard as a part of the New York Vacation Competition. That’s the solely time the 2 groups have performed in males’s basketball. 

When it comes to the remainder of the sphere, right here is how the Badgers have fared towards the opposite groups taking part within the Battle 4 Atlantis:

• Butler: 8-8 sequence document total
• BYU: 1-0 sequence document total
• Kansas: the 2 groups have by no means performed each other
• NC State: 3-1 sequence document total
• Tennessee: 3-2 sequence document total
• USC: 0-1 sequence document total

*Based mostly on the sport’s consequence versus Dayton, Wisconsin will face both Kansas or NC State in Recreation 2.  

Dayton season overview

The Dayton Flyers are 3-1 total this 12 months, with wins over Lindenwood (73-46), SMU (74-62), and Robert Morris (60-51). The workforce’s lone loss got here on November 15 towards UNLV, falling by eight to the Runnin’ Rebels. 

Dayton is led by First Workforce Preseason All-Atlantic 10 choice Daron Holmes II. The 6-foot-10 ahead is a superb rim protector on protection and is a gifted sophomore to observe. Holmes is averaging almost three blocks per sport and had 20 factors towards SMU. Sophomore guard Kobe Elvis has additionally had a robust season to date. Elvis beforehand performed at Depaul and is averaging double-figures this season with over 4 rebounds and three assists per sport. One space the place the Flyers excel is on the glass. Beginning ahead Toumani Camara is averaging over 12 rebounds per sport. 

The Flyers are the preseason favorites to win the Atlantic 10 this 12 months and return all 5 starters from a 12 months in the past. They completed second within the A-10 a 12 months in the past, with a 24-11 document. 

High scorers

Wisconsin

• Tyler Wahl: 14.7 factors, eight rebounds, and 1.67 steals per sport
• Chucky Hepburn: 11 factors, 4 rebounds, and three.67 assists per sport
• Steven Crowl: 10 factors, 7.7 rebounds, and two blocks per sport

Dayton

• Daron Holmes II: 13.3 factors, six rebounds, and a couple of.8 blocks per sport
• Kobe Elvis: 11.3 factors, 4.5 rebounds, and three.3 assists per sport
• Toumani Camara: 7.3 factors, 12.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per sport

The largest query for Wisconsin

Defensively the Badgers have been sturdy this 12 months, holding opponents to solely 51.3 factors per sport. Nevertheless, with three harder video games upcoming, the most important query for this workforce is, can they generate sufficient offense to win a number of video games within the Bahamas?

Wisconsin received the 2021 Maui Invitational a 12 months in the past, enjoying nicely on each ends of the court docket. Heading into the Battle 4 Atlantis, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see if this workforce could make an identical run this season. 

The Badgers have proven promise this 12 months from behind the three-point arc, however there have additionally been stretches of inconsistency across the rim and a few spotty shot choice at occasions. 

Coming off a summer time journey to France and a sport at American Household Subject versus Stanford, Wisconsin needs to be accustomed to enjoying in varied arenas, which may assist them on Paradise Island, however the competitors degree is far greater this week. 

The 2 gamers that the Badgers have to step up large are Tyler Wahl and Chucky Hepburn, each of whom are coming off powerful video games within the paint towards UW-Inexperienced Bay. 

Match Notes

• No matter how Wisconsin performs, they’re assured to play in three video games all through the event. You may see the whole bracket above. 
• Based mostly on the end result towards Dayton, the Badgers will both face Kansas or NC State on Thursday. In the event that they win the sport will happen at 10 a.m. CST, whereas in the event that they lose it’s later within the afternoon at 3 p.m. CST. 
• The Badgers final received the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2014. Frank Kaminsky was the event MVP that 12 months, guiding Wisconsin to a 69-56 win over Oklahoma. 
• Wisconsin additionally made the championship sport of the event in 2018, although they misplaced to Virginia 53-46. 

• All eight groups have a profitable document to date this season. The Kansas Jayhawks, NC State Wolfpack, and Wisconsin Badgers are all at the moment undefeated, whereas the remainder of the sphere has one loss.  
• Faculties make $2 million for taking part within the event, with Dangerous Boy Mowers because the official sponsor of the occasion. 

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