Former Wisconsin basketball star AJ Storr, who played last year at Kansas, is entering the transfer portal for the third time in his college career.
Wisconsin replaced their minutes and production with transfer wing John Tonje and an increased role for ascending guard John Blackwell. The two led the Badgers to a resurgent 2024-25 season -- a 27-10 overall record, NCAA Tournament No. 3-seed and No. 12 finish in KenPom.
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Former Wisconsin basketball star AJ Storr spent one year in Madison and enjoyed the best season of his career, averaging 16.8 points per game while adding 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He parlayed that season into a big payday, entering the portal and transferring to Kansas.
Despite having plenty of minutes coming open due to graduation, and not really breaking the bank to bring in transfers, the Wisconsin men have lost a third player to the portal. Chris Hodges joins Daniel Freitag and Camren Hunter in the transfer portal,
Following Chucky Hepburn's departure a year ago, the Wisconsin Badgers were without a true point guard this past season. Ultimately, there were enough playmakers on the roster to make such an arrangement work, but UW head coach Greg Gard needed to reload.
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Wisconsin has not qualified for the NCAA Tournament since 2010. In the ensuing 15 seasons, every other Big Ten team made it at least twice.
Pingeton, who was hired last week, comes to the Badgers after 15 seasons at Missouri. She is UW's ninth head coach.