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Mike Kelley on Wisconsin’s Final Four Run & Badger Basketball Legacy

Former Wisconsin Badger Mike Kelley joins Butchie in The Den for a conversation about Wisconsin basketball history, the foundation of the program, and the culture that still carries through today.

Mike looks back on playing for Dick Bennett, the five pillars, the 2000 Final Four run, the locker room bond that made that team special, and why wearing the Wisconsin jersey still means something.

Butchie and Mike also talk about Bo Ryan, Greg Gard, today’s Badgers, Wisconsin’s style of play, Final Four memories, favorite teammates, toughest matchups, Wisconsin golf, Culver’s, cheese curds, and…

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