Badgers point guard Kamari McGee providing spark off the bench

The Badgers backup point guard has been a spark plug.

When Kamari McGee transferred into the Wisconsin basketball program last offseason, there was no question what role he was coming in to play. 

With Chucky Hepburn entrenched as the starting point guard and in the same class as McGee, it was clear that Greg Gard needed him to fill in as the backup despite being the lead man at UW-Green Bay. 

His transition to a higher level of competition has taken some time. Last season, McGee appeared in 31 games and made a minimal impact off the bench. But McGee has found his footing in his second season with the Wisconsin Badgers and is leaning on his core pillars to make the most of his minutes whenever the opportunity knocks. 

Kamari McGee Has Been a Spark Plug Off the Bench

Although conventional counting stats don’t depict some significant jump for Kamari McGee in his second season with the Wisconsin basketball program, the eye test and a few key numbers help tell a different story.