March Madness is another way to describe John Tonje’s rare rise from bench warmer to All-American

DENVER (AP) — A late-bloomer in both high school and college, Wisconsin guard John Tonje never envisioned his rise to college basketball stardom.

He never thought he’d still be hitting the hardwood two years after graduating and there’s no way he counted upon becoming an All-American while leading the Badgers into March Madness a month shy of his 24th birthday.

“No, but I wouldn’t trade my journey for anyone else’s,” Tonje said Wednesday as the third-seeded Badgers (26-9) prepared to face 14th-seeded Montana (24-9) on Thursday in Denver.

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