A sea of red anxiously waited outside the door of the Kohl Center Wednesday afternoon, staking out spots to ensure good seats at the men’s basketball send off celebration.
As they were filing in, the final minutes of the Badgers’ Elite Eight victory over Arizona played on the scoreboard above mid-court. This was the reaction when junior forward Sam Dekker’s three-pointer in the final minute hit nothing but net.
Crowd erupts after showing the final minutes of the Elite 8 victory #Badgers @BadgerHerald https://t.co/ntCXWTpjmY
— Chris Bumbaca (@BOOMbaca) April 1, 2015
The band started playing and everybody was having a grand ol’ time.
Tequila! #Badgers @BadgerHerald https://t.co/lTUeowo5Xo
— Chris Bumbaca (@BOOMbaca) April 1, 2015
Then Bucky joined in on the fun.
Oooooohhhhhhh kill 'em Bucky!! @BadgerHerald https://t.co/08ZgFOmYZl
— Chris Bumbaca (@BOOMbaca) April 1, 2015
Would the team rip-roar through a paper sign and come hooting and hollering out of the tunnel? Absolutely not. Swag walks only.
The winningest team in school history swag struts to the stage #Badgers @BadgerHerald https://t.co/6wvoIGN9oj
— Chris Bumbaca (@BOOMbaca) April 1, 2015
Dekker, fifth-year senior guard Josh Gasser, senior forward Frank Kaminsky and senior guard Traevon Jackson each had a turn at the microphone while on stage before it the microphone turned over to head coach Bo Ryan. And just as swaggy as they appeared, the Badgers disappeared back toward the locker room to pack their things and head to Indianapolis.
