Two years ago, Nolan Winter was the one getting bullied in practice.
Every day, the freshman forward from Lakeville North High School found himself battling a fellow Minnesota native in Steven Crowl, who was stronger and far more experienced. Those lessons, while tough at the time, are among the reasons why Winter walked into Big Ten Media Days as one of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s player representatives.
No longer just a student of the game, Winter is now the teacher, ready to pass down the same lessons that once shaped him.
That sense of loyalty runs deep with Winter.