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Wisconsin Basketball: 5 things the Badgers need for Christmas in 2018

By Austin Walther

MADISON, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 13: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers dunks the ball in the second half against the Savannah State Tigers at the Kohl Center on December 13, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 13: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers dunks the ball in the second half against the Savannah State Tigers at the Kohl Center on December 13, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 08: D’Mitrik Trice #0 of the Wisconsin Badgers handles the ball while being guarded by Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles in the first half at the Fiserv Forum on December 08, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 08: D’Mitrik Trice #0 of the Wisconsin Badgers handles the ball while being guarded by Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles in the first half at the Fiserv Forum on December 08, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

2. Wisconsin needs a second reliable three-point shooter

D’Mitrik Trice is on pace to shoot over 100 three-pointers this season. That’s a major milestone for outside shooters. But Wisconsin was hoping he would be a great distributor as well. He’s averaging just under three assists per game as Ethan Happ is racking up a ton of assists. The redshirt sophomore is waiting for guys to come on for him.

Brad Davison knew he was going to be moved back to his shooting guard position in which was recruited to play. He did averaged 1.8 three-pointers per game last season, putting him at 60 for the season. Davison is right around that pace right now. His statistics look nice right now. Davison has made 16 for the season and shooting over 36 percent from distance, but a lot of that has to do with hitting six last week against Savannah State.

Davison struggled to shoot the three-ball in the Bahamas, during Big Ten play and against Marquette. Luckily Aleem Ford’s injury wasn’t bad and he’s back to being primarily just a three-point shooter. He shoots a solid 33 percent from behind-the-arc and averages just under one since coming back. But as it’s looking right now, he’s averaging under 20 minutes per game off the bench.

They’re hoping Nate Reuvers will be a threat to stretch the defense at some point in his career. He has made 10, which is looking like a major improvement, but he’s only attempted 23 this season. Brevin Pritzl was recruited to basically just hit three-pointers. He’s also at 10, shooting just over 30 percent, but his stroke has known to go ice cold at times. Kobe King is not much of an outside threat, as he likes to score more around the basket.

Freshman Tai Strickland saw a season high 17 minutes against Savannah State due to Khalil Iverson being out and Trevor Anderson being done for the season. He managed to knock down three triples and score 14 points. We will be talking more about the freshman later on so I’ll just leave it at that. The potential is there for many guys to take on the role as another threat to shoot from the outside to help the point guard out.

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