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Basketball: Men’s, women’s teams hold first practices with season just over month away

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The leaves start to fall off trees, winter clothing makes its way out of its summer hibernation and while the college football season is underway, the college basketball season begins to seep its way into conversations in college towns all over the country as it slowly approaches.

Wednesday marked the first day of practice for the University of Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball teams. On the women’s side, new faces and a vicious hunger will try to propel the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. Including four starters, the men return 75% of the minutes played from 2019-20 with the hopes of competing for a national championship as the No.