Greg Gard pushing Austin Rapp to keep more aggressive mindset for Wisconsin Badgers

Madison, Wis. — It hasn’t been the season Austin Rapp envisioned when he committed to Wisconsin out of the transfer portal. The sophomore was fresh off earning West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year honors and was slated to start alongside Nolan Winter in the Badgers frontcourt. After seven starts, he was replaced by true freshman Aleksas Bieliauskas. The move came as a result of disappointing losses to BYU and TCU in a three-game span. In those two losses, Rapp totaled two points, five rebounds and five turnovers. He went 0-for-8 from the field. But against Central Michigan on Monday, Rapp showcased the massive boost he can give the Badgers when playing to form. Now, Greg Gard is pushing for the sharpshooting big man to maintain that level of play going forward. Gard wasn’t pleased with the way Rapp performed in Wisconsin’s overtime loss to Villanova last week. The 6-foot-10 forward attempted just two shots and failed to pull in a rebound. Those two statistics, Gard said, showed Rapp’s lack of aggressiRead More