Kirk Penney will remain in his role as Special Assistant to the Head Coach 👏 Penney returned to the Badger bench this past season, making an immediate impact through his focus as an offensive analyst on staff. Wisconsin averaged 74.7 points per game, the program’s highest scoring average in 30 years. In fact, the Badgers finished the year ranked 17th in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency, rising as high as No. 4 during the season (per KenPom.com). Penney was an All-Big Ten standout as a player at Wisconsin from 1999-2003, winning a pair of Big Ten titles with the Badgers and part of a Final Four run.