Caroline Hamilton
After failing to complete a double-digit, come-from-behind victory against the Michigan Wolverines, Greg Gard’s Wisconsin Badgers (16-13, 8-11) dropped another nail-biter to Matt Painter’s No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers (25-5, 14-5) 63-61 March 3 at the Kohl Center.
Only a handful of competitors in collegiate hoops history can stake claim to the “I-was-once-the-best-player-alive” status. Whether it be Patrick Ewing commanding the interior at Georgetown during the early 1980s, David Thompson gliding through the air at North Carolina State or Lew Alcindor reinventing how centers operated at UCLA, the most revered college basketball players can alter defensive schemes and wreak havoc against even the most formidable opponents.