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Varsity - October 24, 2013

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INSIDE MEN'S BASKETBALL BY PATRICK HERB @BADGERMBB SCHEDULE THIS WEEK Saturday R/W Scrimmage 5 p.m. COMING UP Oct. 30UW-Platteville p.m. 7 Nov. 8 vs. St. John's 6 p.m. Nov. 12 #7 Florida 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Green Bay 7 p.m. Nov. 19 North Dakota 7 p.m. Sneak peek: Intra-squad affair set for Saturday Free scrimmage tips at 5 p.m. at the Kohl Center s Bo Ryan enters his 13th season at the helm of Wisconsin basketball, he does so with a roster as young as any in his UW tenure. Opportunity knocks in 2013-14 for a team that also might be as deep as any Ryan has seen. "There are a lot of question marks this year," Ryan said last week. "Will youth be served, or will the youth get served? A 52 // VARSITY October 24, 2013 I don't know, but I like this group. They're working hard and they want to be great. We'll have to wait and see." You don't have to wait much longer. Fans' first chance to see the 2013-14 Badgers is this Saturday, Oct. 26, for the free annual Red/White Scrimmage, which is sponsored by the University Book Store. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and must-see player introductions will begin at 5 p.m." In addition to watching the on-court action, fans will have the opportunity to meet the Badgers players and coaches during a postgame team autograph session. The 2013-14 team poster, courtesy of UW Credit Union, will also be available free of charge. Saturday's Red/White Scrimmage will mark the return of junior guard Josh Gasser, who missed all of the 2012-13 season with a knee injury. The Badgers' highly-touted six-man freshman class will also make its Kohl Center debut, including Wisconsin native Bronson Koenig and big men Nigel Hayes and Vitto Brown. UW also returns a host of players, including Sam Dekker, Ben Brust, Frank Kaminsky, Traevon Jackson and George Marshall, who are all poised to step into the spotlight vacated by last year's senior class. BADGERS PICK 'EM ● For the first time ever, Bo Ryan is letting the fans pick the teams for the Red/White Scrimmage. Log on to the UW Men's Basketball Facebook page and place your vote.

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