Author: Ben Spiering

Once again the Badgers have grabbed another commit for their 2023 recruiting class. Chicago native and three star defensive lineman Jamel Howard announced his commitment to the Badgers. Howard ranks as the 22nd player out of Illinois in the class of 2023 and the 100th ranked defensive lineman in the country. The Marist High School native is the fourth commit out of the state of Illinois for Wisconsin. He is also the sixth commit in the last two weeks for the Badgers. With this Wisconsin now has 12 players in their 2023 class. The Badgers are likely to move…

After completion of Wisconsin’s June Official Visit weekends, the Badgers sit comfortably with their 2023 recruiting class. With their most recent commitment, the Badgers have 11 total commits and currently on pace for a top 30 class overall. Not all things have gone their way though. Wisconsin is still missing a few different pieces, some more important than others. Will Wisconsin carry the momentum that they have? Or will they have to do some work heading into the season? Let’s breakdown Wisconsin’s 2023 recruiting class and questions regarding where they stand. Will Wisconsin Land a Quarterback? Like most recruiting…

Although Wisconsin is into the summer break, the Badgers first Official Visit weekend is upon us. Official Visit weekends are for potential commits to take in the full campus experience. Some attending may already be committed but many are taking the trip before potentially committing. The Badgers are set to host 11 recruits in the 2023 class. Of those coming, Wisconsin has hard commitments from Batavia, IL native Tyler Jansey and Chandler, AZ native James Durand. With some big names set to make an appearance, all eyes turn to Paul Chryst and his staff to make a final good…

After receiving their first commit of the 2023 class just over a month ago, the Badgers have now added another. This time in four star and former Appleton native Gus Yalden. Yalden, who currently plays for Asheville School in North Carolina, announced his commitment early Tuesday afternoon. The 6’9 center is the 126th ranked player in the 24/7 composite rankings and the classes 16th ranked center. Yalden had numerous Power Five offers and was down to Charleston, Nebraska, and Rutgers before announcing his commitment to Wisconsin. After his most recent official visit back on May 3rd, it was all…

Following the end of Wisconsin’s season, questions surfaced on what the Badgers would look like heading into next season. Between transfer portal additions and coaching changes, Wisconsin had some searching to do heading into spring. What would the defense look like? How would the offense adjust to new coaches? Would With the completion of spring practices last week, we finally saw what the roster could look like. However this also has brought up more questions than actual answers. In this article, I give my questions on where the roster currently stands heading into summer recess and how things could…

After just a few weeks of Wisconsin’s season ending, the Badgers have officially landed their first transfer. Former University of Wisconsin Green-Bay guard Kamari McGee has announced his commitment to Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/KamariMcGee/status/1513943134828437515?s=20&t=JgsdLkJl7yvGY_x5JYEppg The Racine, WI native had quite the freshman season for the Phoenix. Playing in 30 games as a freshman, he finished the season averaging 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. The talented guard also knocked 25 three pointers on the year. Along with good scoring totals, McGee was also recognized on the All Freshman team in the Horizon League. With McGee’s commitment,…

Battling from start to finish, Wisconsin knew this game would be close. Sure enough the Badgers finished another tight battle. Three seed Wisconsin defeated 14 seed Colgate 67-60 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday evening. The Badgers were led by sophomore guard Johnny Davis with 25 points and and eight rebounds. The Wisconsin native went 4-10 from three point range and went 5-5 from the free throw line. Davis finished off the game for the Badgers, scoring their last 14 points. Wisconsin also got 15 points from junior forward Tyler Wahl along with nine rebounds and two…

Post season play is here and Wisconsin heads into Friday knowing the task at hand. After finishing tied for first in the Big Ten regular season standings, the Badgers claimed the number two seed in the conference tournament. With two consecutive byes, Wisconsin is now set to face off against the seventh seeded Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans defeated ten seed Maryland 76-72 Thursday evening. Michigan State was led by freshman guard Max Christie with 16 points and six rebounds. Christie made all three of his three point attempts and knocked down five of six free throws. Senior forward Gabe…

One win separates Wisconsin and an outright Big Ten title. After defeating Purdue Tuesday evening, the Badgers look to wrap up the season on Sunday with a win. Wisconsin defeated the Boilermakers 70-67 with a late game winner from Chucky Hepburn with 1.5 seconds remaining.  The Badgers were led by junior forward Tyler Wahl with 19 points and a season high five steals. Freshman point guard Chucky Hepburn also provided 17 points, 11 of which came in the first half. With the win the Badgers now sit 24-5 on the year and 15-4 in conference play. The Cornhuskers look to…

Wisconsin looks to put their previous loss to Rutgers behind them as they head to New Jersey Saturday evening. After their 73-65 to the Scarlet Knights, the Badgers have been on a roll. Winners of three straight, Wisconsin heads to Jersey Mikes Arena much like Rutgers did in Madison nearly two weeks ago. The Badgers are coming off their latest victory over Minnesota Wednesday evening. Although it came down to the end, Wisconsin left Williams Arena victorious defeating the Golden Gophers 68-67. The Badgers were led by sophomore center Steven Crowl with a career high 20 points also grabbing seven…