The Swing: A Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Podcast

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Wisconsin coach Greg Gard joins the show, Selection Sunday 34 days away, Purdue up next Feb 11, 2025

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The guys welcome Wisconsin coach Greg Gard to the show to discuss a ton of topics, including whether John Tonje has been the best transfer UW has ever brought in, his feelings on potentially playing in Milwaukee for the NCAA Tournament, the challenge of retaining players like Nolan Winter and John Blackwell and much more.

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Carter Gilmore joins the show, listener questions Feb 03, 2025

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Wisconsin split a pair of road games this past week. Zach and Jesse discuss the efforts against Maryland and Northwestern. Then, forward Carter Gilmore joins to talk about his huge day against the Wildcats, his career, what's changed for him this season, his future and more. The guys close with listener questions.

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Wisconsin hammers Nebraska, listener questions Jan 27, 2025

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Wisconsin bounced back from its loss at UCLA by hammering Nebraska. Zach an Jesse discuss the Badgers' offense and how dynamic and efficient it has been. They also get into an improved defensive effort, and the combo of John Tonje and John Blackwell. They close with a bunch of listener questions on Wisconsin's place in the Big Ten, Daniel Freitag's status and more.

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Wisconsin guard Kamari McGee joins the show Jan 15, 2025

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Wisconsin has won six straight games. Zach and Jesse are joined by guard Kamari McGee to discuss his journey to being an important piece for this year's team, why the offense works for him, the mood within the locker room and much more.

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Badgers with impressive wins vs Iowa and Rutgers, Listener questions Jan 07, 2025

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It was a good week for Wisconsin basketball. The Badgers put 116 on Iowa and then handed Rutgers its first home loss of the year. Zach and Jesse discuss the wins, including the performances of John Blackwell, Steven Crowl, Kamari McGee and Carter Gilmore. They also dive into a bunch of listener questions.

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Jordan Taylor joins the show, midseason thoughts, Overreaction, er No? Dec 31, 2024

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The Swing is back! Zach and Jesse discuss what they've seen from the Badgers so far this season. Then former Badgers great and current Big Ten analyst Jordan Taylor joins the show and hits on a ton of topics, including what he's seen from Wisconsin, the best teams in the Big Ten, the progress of Daniel Freitag and more.

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Badgers lose for the first time, Overreaction, er No?, Marquette awaits Dec 04, 2024

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Wisconsin lost for the first time on Tuesday night to Michigan. Zach and Jesse discuss the game and a big picture look at where the Badgers stand nine games into the season. Then they play a little Overreaction, er No?, take some listener questions and finish with a look ahead to the Marquette game.

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Wisconsin beats Arizona, John Tonje biggest transfer portal steal, Overreaction, er No? Nov 18, 2024

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Wisconsin hammered No. 9 Arizona at home over the weekend. Zach and Jesse get together to discuss the big win, John Tonje's 41-point performance, court storming, changing expectations and more.

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Looking at Wisconsin's start to the season, Josh Gasser joins the show Nov 13, 2024

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The #Badgers are off to a 3-0 start but the competition will pick up significantly this week with No. 9 Arizona coming to town. Zach and Jesse discuss what they've seen from Wisconsin so far. Then former captain Josh Gasser joins to talk about the 10th year anniversary of their run to the national title game, Bo Ryan getting a banner at the Kohl Center, and the 2014 and 2015 teams being honored on Friday.

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Wisconsin coach Greg Gard joins the show Oct 31, 2024

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The Swing is back! With the Badgers getting the season going next Monday, Zach and Jesse are joined by Wisconsin coach Greg Gard. They get into a ton of things, including his thoughts on where the team sits right now, the challenge of being a good defensive team with so many new faces, the play of the transfers, his rotation, the state of college athletics and a whole lot more.

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