It wasn’t until the Badgers traveled east for a matchup against in-state rival Marquette last year that the Badgers showed any serious weaknesses in 2018-19. In a 74–69 overtime loss, the Golden Eagles exploited the Badgers’ lack of depth at the point guard position.
With starting guard Brad Davison going scoreless and D’Mitrik Trice held to just 10 points, the Badgers severely missed redshirt sophomore guard Trevor Anderson. Anderson re-aggravated a knee injury during the Badgers win over Iowa only a week earlier.
Anderson, a walk-on who spent his first year of NCAA eligibility at UW-Green Bay, gave up his scholarship to carry out his childhood dream of playing for his home town Wisconsin Badgers.