The Wisconsin Badgers will have a different roster for the 2024-2025 season. A.J. Storr, Chucky Hepburn, and Connor Essegian hit the transfer portal and found new homes for themselves. As for Tyler Wahl, he left the program because of graduation.
Wisconsin finished with a 22-14 record last season in college basketball before losing to the James Madison Dukes in the NCAA Tournament. Some people think that the Wisconsin Badgers may not be as good in 2024-2025, but you never know.
A lot of it is going to depend on how head coach Greg Gard uses his rotations. Gard also used the transfer portal to help try and improve the roster.
Incoming Freshman Daniel Freitag Looking To Make Name For Himself With the Wisconsin Badgers
When Chucky Hepburn shockingly left the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program through the transfer portal, there were a lot of people who thought that incoming freshman Daniel Freitag was going to be a starter in 2024-2025. With the Badgers landing Camren Hunter from Central Arkansas in the transfer portal, he is projected to be in the starting lineup next year for the program.
However, it doesn’t mean that Freitag won’t be in the rotation as a freshman. He will be the backup point guard for the program. Jed Katz of Fansided wrote about where Daniel Freitag fits into the Wisconsin Badgers rotation for the next college basketball season.
Katz said:
“Freitag has been hailed as the savior of Wisconsin basketball, but his starting role will likely have to wait. The 6’2″ point guard from Minnesota will see time behind Hunter, and that isn’t a surprise. With an established core and experienced transfers coming to Madison, it’s better to have Freitag work as a backup point guard rather than thrust him into action right away. The Badgers want to win, and unless Freitag turns most heads before the season starts, he will need to develop for his freshman season before taking the reigns.”
He is a four-star recruit. Freitag is 6’2″ and weighs 195 lbs. Some of the other schools that were interested in him were the Baylor Bears, the California Golden Bears, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Iowa State Cyclones.
It would not be a surprise to see the Wisconsin Badgers fanbase call for more minutes of in-game action next season for Daniel Freitag if he plays well right away. Freitag can be a freshman sensation for the basketball program depending on what happens.
