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UNC Basketball: 2016 Maui Invitational Preview

By Alec Lasley

Nov 25, 2015; Lahaina, HI, USA; Kansas Jayhawks go up for the opening tip against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Championship Game at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2015; Lahaina, HI, USA; Kansas Jayhawks go up for the opening tip against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Championship Game at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 17, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes (10) dribbles the ball as Chicago State Cougars guard Trayvon Palmer (L) defends during the first half at the Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 17, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes (10) dribbles the ball as Chicago State Cougars guard Trayvon Palmer (L) defends during the first half at the Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports /

Wisconsin Badgers (2-1)

Coach: Greg Gard

Conference: Big Ten

Preseason Conference Rank: 2

First Round Matchup: Tennessee

Their lone loss coming to a tough Creighton team on the road, they returned to the win column beating Chicago St, their last tune up before Maui.

After taking over midway through last season for Bo Ryan, Greg Gard took the Badgers from a middle of the pack Big Ten team, all the way to the Elite Eight. Returning all five starters, as well as their top four contributors from the bench, Wisconsin looks primed for a year atop the Big Ten standings.

Struggling so far, Hayes is averaging 11 points per game and shooting only 38 percent from the field.

The Badgers will go as far as Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year Nigel Hayes and fellow starter Bronson Koenig take them.

Being the only two players averaging double figures through their first three games, Wisconsin will look to get help from forward Ethan Happ who is shooting 77 percent from the field, good enough for third in the conference.

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