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Wisconsin Basketball: Where will your favorite Badgers play in the 2017 NBA Summer League?

By Taylor Sturm

Mar 23, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes (10) warms up during practice the day before the East Regional semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes (10) warms up during practice the day before the East Regional semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Two undrafted Wisconsin Badgers will play in the 2017 NBA Summer League, but where and what teams will they play for?

Last season, the Wisconsin Badgers finished the season with an impressive 27-10 record and a second-place finish in a crowded and top-to-bottom talented Big Ten.

The Badgers would make it all the way to the Sweet 16 in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, defeating two very talented teams (the No. 9 seeded Virginia Tech Hokies and the No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats) before falling to the No. 4 seeded Florida Gators by just one point.

Primed for a solid 2017-18 campaign, Wisconsin will, however, be without several of their star players moving forward – none of whom were drafted in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Despite the lack of draftees, Bronson Koenig and Nigel Hayes will participate in the 2017 NBA Summer League on two separate teams.

Bronson Koenig – Milwaukee Bucks

Koenig led the Badgers in scoring last season and will hope to maintain that form with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Las Vegas Summer League. 14.5 points per game over 31.4 minutes per game on a defense-first team is no fluke. Koenig, while he has less of a chance then Hayes to make an opening day roster, does have the skills to alternate between the newly-crowned G-League and the NBA.

Nigel Hayes – New York Knicks

Hayes will play his Summer League ball with the New York Knicks in the Orlando Summer League. The 6’8, 240-pound forward out of Toledo, Ohio, averaged an impressive 14 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last season over 32.4 minutes per game and has averaged over five rebounds, 12 points, and 32 minutes per game over the last three seasons for Wisconsin. One of the most consistent players in college basketball, it’s time to see if that consistency translates to the NBA.

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