38 // VARSITY March 20, 2014
S
am Dekker, Nigel Hayes and Traevon Jack-
son were perched on the scorer's table.
Evan Anderson, Jordan Smith, Bronson
Koenig, Frank Kaminsky and Duje Dukan were
sitting in the chairs along the home sideline at
the Kohl Center. Aaron Moesch, Jordan Hill, Vitto
Brown, Zak Showalter and Riley Dearing were
standing on the floor with Zach Bohannon.
Class was in session Sunday.
Less than an hour after Wisconsin learned the
identity of its first opponent in the 2014 NCAA
Tournament, Bohannon was schooling the scout
team on the nuances of the Princeton offense, the
staple of the American University Eagles. The No.
2-seeded Badgers and the No. 15 Eagles will meet
Thursday in a second-round West Region game at
the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
"I'm just trying to get the scout team prepared
so they know how complex of a system it really
is," said Bohannon, a fifth-year senior and gradu-
ate student. "It's all about spacing and ball move-
ment and patience and making the defense relax.
So hopefully some of our same principles that
we've had throughout our season can carry on to
stopping the Princeton."
Bohannon, a 6-foot-6 forward, played two years
in the Princeton offense at the Air Force Academy
before transferring to Wisconsin. Although he
has since seen very little court time with the Bad-
gers ― appearing in just 12 games this season ―
he has been an integral component of the scout
team that simulates an opponent during practice
for the starters and top reserves in the rotation.
Shortly after Wisconsin's draw was announced
on the CBS Selection Show, Bohannon got a text
from a friend who gave Bohannon a heads-up on
American's use of the Princeton offense under
coach Mike Brennan. The Eagles' first-year head
coach was a four-year starter at Princeton under
the legendary Pete Carril, who has been credited
with defining and refining the offense.
"Once he told me of the Princeton connection, I
BOHANNON AIDS SCOUT OF AMERICAN
Leaning on experience with Princeton offense from Air Force, senior gives Badgers' prep a leg up
BY MIKE LUCAS • UWBADGERS,COM
