Wisconsin Basketball: Is NCAA Tournament success overrated?

The headline is sure to cause angst among Wisconsin Badgers fans. But hear me out.

Wisconsin basketball’s 2023-24 season came to a crashing end with a 72-61 NCAA Tournament first-round loss to No. 12-seed James Madison. The loss ensured the program’s Sweet Sixteen drought would extend to seven years, and cast a dark cloud on an otherwise successful season.

Did the year have ups and big downs, and end in disappointment?…