Did the UW hoops revival start with the hiring of coach Bo Ryan in 2001? With the surprise trip to the Final Four under coach Dick Bennett in 2000? With the first NCAA tournament bid since 1947 under coach Stu Jackson in 1994? The answer: None of the above. The Badgers’ slow but steady rise to relevance actually had its roots in the 1988-89 season, when a UW team led by scoring stars Trent Jackson and Danny Jones reached the NIT, the school’s first posteason bid of any kind in 42 years.
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