Wisconsin Badgers incoming freshman Daniel Freitag is a name that Badgers fans should watch for in the upcoming 2024-2025 college basketball season. Freitag is not ranked in the ESPN Top 100 recruits in the class of 2024, but he is a four-star recruit coming to Madison, Wisconsin for next season.

Daniel Freitag was expected to be the backup point guard next season on the Badgers but when he found out that Chucky Hepburn entered the transfer portal, he is ready to take on the challenge of potentially being the starting point guard next season. Freitag told Evan Flood, a Wisconsin insider for 247sports:
“I’m not gonna say I wanted Chucky to leave, but I want the pressure and expectations.”
He is not the only person who was surprised by Chucky Hepburn transferring because a lot of other fans were surprised about this move as well. Freitag is the best recruit coming to the Badgers for next season. One of his accomplishments during his senior year of high school at Breck School was that he led them to a 2A state championship in Minnesota.

In the state title game, he dropped 33 points in a 76-72 win last month. Hopefully, he can bring that scoring to the Badgers for next season. It will be interesting to see what Daniel Freitag will do right away.
Wisconsin Badgers Fans Respond To Daniel Freitag Potentially Having a Big Freshman Season in 2024-2025

Even though the Badgers fanbase is down on head coach Greg Gard and upset about Chucky Hepburn leaving, the fans are going to support Freitag during his freshman season. A lot of people have hope with this kid and it feels like he could be a fan favorite if all goes well. This is what some of the fans said about him:
Sooooo Daniel Freitag is a lock for All Big Ten Freshman team.. congrats to the young man
— ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT (@itsAntWright) April 18, 2024
Daniel Freitag is going to break the Big Ten Freshman scoring record
— Scary Alvarez (@barryisthedon) April 18, 2024
Daniel Freitag will have a huge opportunity in Madison next year. https://t.co/Y7U9DEk2Tu
— Christian Borman (@christianborman) April 18, 2024
There is no question that Freitag is going to have a golden opportunity to make a name for himself in college basketball next season. With A.J. Storr and Chucky Hepburn both out the door, they will need to find scoring somewhere. Daniel Freitag is a player who looks ready to take on the challenge for the Badgers basketball program.