The Swing: A Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Podcast

Nov 18 2024 81 ep. 45 mins 109

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A podcast focused solely on the Wisconsin basketball team with hosts Zach Heilprin of the Wisconsin Sports Zone Network and Jesse Temple of The Athletic.

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Wisconsin beats Arizona, John Tonje biggest transfer portal steal, Overreaction, er No?

Nov 18 2024 35 mins

Wisconsin hammered No. 9 Arizona at home over the weekend. Zach and Jesse get together to discuss the big win, John Tonje's 41-point performance, court storming, changing expectations and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking at Wisconsin's start to the season, Josh Gasser joins the show

Nov 13 2024 61 mins

The #Badgers are off to a 3-0 start but the competition will pick up significantly this week with No. 9 Arizona coming to town. Zach and Jesse discuss what they've seen from Wisconsin so far. Then former captain Josh Gasser joins to talk about the 10th year anniversary of their run to the national title game, Bo Ryan getting a banner at the Kohl Center, and the 2014 and 2015 teams

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard joins the show

Oct 31 2024 62 mins

The Swing is back! With the Badgers getting the season going next Monday, Zach and Jesse are joined by Wisconsin coach Greg Gard. They get into a ton of things, including his thoughts on where the team sits right now, the challenge of being a good defensive team with so many new faces, the play of the transfers, his rotation, the state of college athletics and a whole lot more.See

Chucky Hepburn in the portal, where Greg Gard and the Badgers go from here

Apr 18 2024 34 mins

Chucky Hepburn is in the transfer portal. Zach and Jesse talk about the decision, what it means for Wisconsin now and how the Badgers go about potentially replacing their starting point guard in the portal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Connor Essegian is in the transfer portal, looking back at the loss to JMU, looking ahead to next season

Mar 24 2024 70 mins

Connor Essegian is in the transfer portal. Zach and Jesse discuss that news, while also diving into what went wrong against JMU, the uncertainty around AJ Storr, the transfer portal, what success should look like under Greg Gard and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin gets its NCAA Tourney assignment, looking back at a great week in Minneapolis

Mar 18 2024 37 mins

The Badgers know their opening round opponent in the NCAAs. Zach and Jesse talk about the game against James Madison, but also look back at a great performance by the team in Minneapolis and what it means for them in the Big Dance. They close by answering some of your Twitter questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was Wisconsin's regular season a success, looking ahead to the B1G Tourney

Mar 11 2024 38 mins

Wisconsin closed out its conference schedule with a loss at Purdue to finish 19-12. Zach and Jesse discuss whether the regular season was a success, takeaways from the Rutgers and Purdue game, the Badgers chances at the Big Ten Tournament and the guys answer some Twitter questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Gasser joins the show, NCAA tourney seeding, Howard Moore returns to the Kohl Center

Mar 06 2024 56 mins

Former Badgers great Josh Gasser joins the show to talk about his career at Wisconsin, the two runs to the Final Four, his take on this year's team and Greg Gard's job status. Zach and Jesse also talk about where Wisconsin sits in NCAA tourney projections, the importance of a win over Rutgers and Howard Moore's emotional return to the Kohl Center.See omnystudio.com/listener for pri

A bad month of February, expectations for March, Bo Ryan (HOF?)

Feb 28 2024 37 mins

Wisconsin closed the month of February with a loss at Indiana. Zach and Jesse talk about whether it was the worst month for the team, the fire alarm that led to a 25-minute delay in Bloomington, whether the Badgers are in for a short March, Greg Gard's performance and discussion on Bo Ryan's Hall of Fame candidacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan Taylor joins the show, Badgers beat Maryland

Feb 21 2024 38 mins

Wisconsin won for just a second time in its last seven games. Zach and Jesse talk about the win over Maryland, some lingering concerns and a change in the rotation. Then the guys are joined by former Badgers All-American Jordan Taylor to talk about his time at Wisconsin, in the professional ranks, a fun recruiting story and what he sees from this year's team. See omnystudio.com/lis