Wisconsin Basketball: Analyzing the 2020-21 projected rotation
By Cody Larson
Point Guard
D’Mitrik Trice (R-Sr): 30 minutes
With all of the talent on the roster this season, D’Mitrik Trice might be the most important player for the Badgers. He saw a slight dip in his scoring production last season (dropping from 11.6 PPG to 9.8 PPG) but embraced his role as Wisconsin’s main distributor and almost doubled his assist count (from 2.6 APG to 4.2 APG). Trice continuing to develop as a passer will be key next season and luckily all signs point to that happening.
Per Synergy Sports, 42.4 percent of Trice’s offense comes out of the pick and roll (with him acting as the ball handler, of course). He was actually one of college basketball’s most efficient passers from that action last season (averaging 1.114 PPP on pick and roll passes; 83rd percentile). He’s a very trustworthy decision-maker and defender, and he’s the perfect senior guard to run the helm of what will be a deep Badger rotation next year.
Trevor Anderson (R-Sr): 10 minutes
Wisconsin won’t have to go too long with Trice off the floor next season, but when he does sub out they’ll want to somehow keep that same veteran passing pedigree he showed last season. Luckily they have Trevor Anderson, another reliable senior distributor at the point guard spot.
Again per Synergy, Anderson was even more productive than Trice out of the pick and roll. He averaged 1.484 PPP on pick and roll passes last year which ranked him in the top 2 percent of all college players. When he’s not creating offense for others, he can act as a solid spot-up threat which allows him to also play the off-guard spot (he’s a career 36.1 percent 3-point shooter).
He might have to battle for more minutes with the incoming freshmen, but nevertheless his consistent impact will be more than welcomed in Wisconsin’s rotation next season.