The University of Wisconsin is increasing its stock of courtside seating at the Kohl Center for men’s basketball games by 33 percent, with half of the 16 additions close enough to the Badgers’ bench that you might be able to hear coach Bo Ryan shout instructions during timeouts.
And make no mistake, these $10,000 per year investments — introduced via e-mail alert to fans just three days after the Badgers claimed the outright Big Ten Conference regular-season championship — were not built on spec.
“We’re confident that interest is high enough to put them in there next year,” UW associate athletic director Vince Sweeney said.