If you thought the bench for the basketball Badgers was unproductive last season, give yourself a gold star. The numbers confirm the feeling.
There are 358 Division One men’s college basketball teams and Wisconsin ranked 315th in the number of minutes played by non-starters.
In the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan, the Wisconsin bench played 40 minutes and scored one point.
The season wasn’t a total loss.
Chris Vogt came off the bench more than once to change the game with his energetic play.
When teams play close games coaches tend to keep their starters in because they are the best players.
Wisconsin averaged a scoring margin over its opponents of four points a game.
That could be a factor.
