Wisconsin Boots Two Freshmen

In a surprise to nobody familiar with their situation, freshmen guards Diamond Taylor and Jeremy Glover had their Wisconsin careers end before they started. Both players had been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for burglary, among other crimes, a couple of weeks ago. While certainly disappointing, this won't have a big effect on the 2009-10 season for Wisconsin. Glover was actually a walk-on, and was likely going to redshirt. Taylor might have redshirted as well, and even if he played he'd have been something like the third guard off the bench.

This will be felt by Wisconsin in 2010-11, however, when their starting backcourt of Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon will graduate. That will make the backcourt very thin indeed, and makes the Vander Blue situation even more important. If you recall, Blue (one of the best players to come out of Madison in a long time) decommitted a couple of months back over his academics and the way that they were being discussed and disparaged on internet message boards. Still, Wisconsin is a serious contender for his services, and he's still uncommitted for 2010. If Wisconsin can't re-close the deal with Blue, then they will really have to scramble for some more guards.

The loss of Glover and Taylor won't have a serious effect on this coming season, but the only way Wisconsin is a Tournament team in 2011 will be if they can grab a highly rated guard or two for their 2010 class. Even Vander Blue might not be enough.