After returning to the NCAA tournament last year, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team returns a lot of potential. While practices recently started back up, Greg Gard’s squad played in their annual Red/White scrimmage game for thousands of fans in the Kohl Center.

Here are the takeaways from today’s action:

The standouts

• Aleem Ford —> The junior forward looks much stronger than a year ago, and he had a solid scrimmage. While he struggled from the field, shooting 1-for-9, he was able to get 11 total points. The lone bucket he scored outside of the free throw line was a pretty spin towards the rim with his back to the basket.