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Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is focusing on improving his defense for the upcoming season.

Blackwell tested the NBA draft waters, which "showed him how good he can be."

He has adopted a new dairy-free diet and became leaner and stronger during the offseason.

ROSEMONT, Ill. — John Blackwell put his phone on the table as if he was a reporter recording an interview as his coach began a press conference at the Big Ten's basketball media days .

“Mr. Blackwell, you got the first question,” Greg Gard said.

He asked who the funniest player on the team was, and Gard agreed with him that it’s probably him. Gard (perhaps wisely) didn’t answer his teammate Nolan Winter’s question about the ugliest player on the team.

“Who on the team would you not let babysit your ch

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