Ethan Happ: The CBB Star with an NBA Future Even Though He Can't Shoot

Hours before Wisconsin tipped off at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City two weeks ago, an NBA scout was asked about Badgers star Ethan Happ and quickly responded: "I'd like to see him make a jump shot."

The conversation abruptly ended at that.

Until this season, that wasn't happening because Happ did not even try to shoot a jumper. He made just two baskets outside the paint his first two seasons in Madison, yet he was still a scorer (14.0 points per game as a redshirt sophomore) and even an All-American (Associated Press third team in 2016-17).

That makes him an oddity in the current era of stretch 4s and positionless basketball, where every team is trying to fill lineups with all…