Wisconsin basketball forward Xavier Amos impressed with 10 points in the Badgers’ 87-56 win over Appalachian State on Sunday.
Head coach Greg Gard elected to sub Amos into the game with 14:08 left and the Badgers took a nearly 20-point lead.
In 12 minutes of play, Amos made two three-pointers and four free throw attempts. He also had six rebounds and a steal in his abbreviated action coming off the bench.
Amos had appeared in each of Wisconsin’s previous games this season, but today’s contribution was the most impressive on the 2024-25 slate. The Chicago, Illinois native scored his first basket as a Badger in the season opener against Holy Cross, but he failed to get off the scoresheet in Wisconsin’s second game of the 2024-25 campaign against Montana State.
Before transferring to Wisconsin this spring, Amos had a breakout season at Northern Illinois in 2023-24. As a sophomore, he started all 25 games and averaged nearly 14 points and six rebounds per game.
As a forward, Amos also shot 49.6 percent from the floor, including 38.5 percent from 3-point range (40 for 104 3FG) a season ago. It’s safe to say he showed that type of efficiency on Sunday.
Amos’ minutes will be something to watch as the season progresses. Given his versatility, he could see extended play when UW faces a smaller team and opts to use centers Steven Crowl and Nolan Winter in a more limited capacity.
UW returns to action Nov. 15 against No. 10 Arizona at the Kohl Center.
