Former Badgers Kaminsky, Brust troll Arizona after loss
A pair of former Badgers took shots at Arizona and its head coach, Sean Miller, after the Wildcats fell to Xavier in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.
The schools have a history, after Wisconsin knocked Arizona out in the Elite Eight in both 2014 and '15. And while the Wildcats were likely relieved to be placed in a separate region this time around, they lost even earlier.
Miller took plenty of criticism after Thursday's 73-71 loss to the Musketeers, with many saying he underutilized his bigs in Dusan Ristic and Lauri Markkanen.
That caught the attention of former Badgers guard Ben Brust, who questioned Miller's game plan.
Starting to think it's not a coincidence for AZ... Sean Miller ran no offense and should have kept touching the big Serb
— Ben Brust (@BenBrust) March 24, 2017
The "big Serb" was in reference to Ristic, who scored 17 points but only took four shots in the second half, and just one in the final 17 minutes. Markkanen, meanwhile, didn't attempt a shot in the final 10 minutes.
After Brust's tweet, former teammate Frank Kaminsky of the Charlotte Hornets also chimed in.
Or they just keep running into random white guys from Suburban Chicago https://t.co/kFaAB8npcS
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) March 24, 2017
Kaminsky's reference to "random white guys from suburban Chicago" was a reference to himself and Xavier's Sean O'Mara, who scored the winning basket for the Musketeers over Arizona.
In his two Elite Eight games against Arizona, Kaminsky scored 28 and 29 points.
Huge congrats to @S3AN_54 ! #Glob Keep dancin!!
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) March 24, 2017