SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Even though their minutes might be minute, the NCAA tournament experience is gigantic for the University of Wisconsin’s young players.
“They get all this extra practice time and just going through the warm-ups in an NCAA tournament is something, whether they get in (the game) or not,” Badgers assistant Gary Close said. “The preparation, the travel, seeing everything. Next time they go through it … it will help, no question about it.”