The Badgers got quite the haul in the transfer portal this offseason.
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The Wisconsin Badgers have had quite the offseason, as they hit the transfer portal hard to offset the losses of six scholarship seniors and four other transfers.
That led to early commitments from San Diego State guard Nick Boyd, Virginia wing Andrew Rohde, and Portland forward Austin Rapp.
Then, Wisconsin ended up also landing Tulsa guard Braeden Carrington and 19-year-old Lithuanian forward Aleksas Bieliauskas, getting them to 13 scholarships and 14 total players for the 2025-26 season.
Heading into next year, the Badgers will need their transfers to make quite the impact, as the only returning starters are Nolan Winter and John Blackwell, who are both expected to take another jump in their respective junior years.
So, which transfer will make the biggest impact in 2025?
Boyd comes in as the expected starting point guard, having averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game, while shooting 41.1 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from three for the Aztecs in 2024-25.
He should take off some of the load from Blackwell in the backcourt, providing Wisconsin with a primarily ball-handler and facilitator who meshes well in the Badgers’ pick-and-roll offense.
Rohde is a shooting wing who averaged 9.3 points per game last season, while hitting over 41 percent of his threes. He was a sneaky facilitator as well, averaging 4.3 assists per game, and presents a solid frame at 6’6, 200 pounds.
The Virginia transfer took a big jump up from his sophomore campaign, where he shot just 29.3 percent from the field and 25.7 percent from three, and should have a big role with the Badgers in 2025.
Rapp was the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while hitting 35.2 percent of his threes. He should slot in well with Winter in the frontcourt as another shooting big that works well in the pick-and-pop.
As a freshman in 2024, Rapp has high potential, and should continue to develop as he gets stronger and more efficient from the field.
The last two new additions are Carrington, a senior guard from Tulsa, and Bieliauskas, a 6’9 forward who should provide frontcourt depth.
Carrington’s biggest asset is his experience, having played several years at Minnesota before spending last season at Tulsa. He’s never been efficient as a scorer, but he has some upside as a three-point shooter (33.2 percent in 2024), and he can play defense off the bench at the wing spot.
Bieliauskas is more of an unknown, as I haven’t gotten to see much of his overseas film, but the stats indicate a stretch big who can shoot the three and rebound at a good level. Those two assets will be needed off the bench for Wisconsin in 2025.
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