The Utah Jazz have quite the haul of Badgers heading into the summer.
The big news of Thursday night for the Wisconsin Badgers was guard John Tonje getting selected with the No. 53 pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Tonje was expected to go somewhere in the second round, and his slide finally came to a close when the Jazz continued to bolster their shooting along the wings. However, he wasn’t the only former Badger to join the Jazz on Thursday.
Steven Crowl also signed a deal with Utah, joining them on an Exhibit-10 contract, according to KSTP’s Darren Wolfson.
Crowl will now participate in training camp and likely the summer league, as the Jazz evaluate whether to hand him a two-way contract. He had worked out with several teams before the draft, and now has a one-year, nonguaranteed minimum salary with the Exhibit-10 contract.
Crowl’s shooting and passing ability at the center position will be his top cards, as the center was a career 36.3 percent shooter from three, including 41 percent as a senior.
If Tonje and Crowl both remain on the team in some form come the start of the season, they could be joined by another former Badger, Micah Potter, who was on a two-way deal with the Jazz this past season.