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Wisconsin Badgers News / Bucky's 5th Quarter / April 19
3 big questions for the Badgers ahead of the 2025-26 season 
What’s left for the Badgers to answer ahead of next season? I loved this quote from Wisconsin Badgers star John Blackwell last week when 247Sports’ Evan Flood asked him about this offseason’s transfer portal additions.
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 18
Former Wisconsin Basketball Guard Has a New Home
Former four-star freshman guard Daniel Freitag entered the transfer portal at the end of March after spending one season with the Wisconsin basketball team. Freitag joined the Badgers with a large amount of hype and potential in the eyes of Wisconsin fans.
College Basketball News / WI Sports Heroics / April 9
ESPN Projects the Wisconsin Badgers Starting Lineup for 2025-26 Season
The Wisconsin Badgers had a strong 2024-25 season, and although it ended with a disappointing March loss to BYU, head coach Greg Gard is still fielding a strong team next year.
The 'Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award winner' quiz
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / April 3
Wisconsin G John Blackwell enters NBA draft
Wisconsin guard John Blackwell declared for the NBA draft on Thursday after enjoying a solid sophomore season. Blackwell said he would retain his college eligibility in case he decides to pull out of the draft.
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 3
Greg Gard Calls Major John Blackwell Announcement 'Win-Win'
Madison, WI - The Wisconsin basketball offseason is in full swing. With transfer portal exits, big swings, and potential misses already come and gone,
Wisconsin Badgers News / Bucky's 5th Quarter / April 3
Badgers star declares for NBA Draft, maintains college eligibility to return to Wisconsin
A Badgers guard is testing the draft waters this offseason. The Wisconsin Badgers are fully entrenched in the transfer portal currently, but got some major news regarding one of their players on Thursday, as star guard John Blackwell announced his intentions to enter the 2025 NBA Draft.
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 3
Wisconsin Basketball Star Guard Enters the NBA Draft
John Blackwell is a budding star for the Wisconsin basketball team. He started every game for the Badgers as a sophomore and was second on the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game behind John Tonje. Blackwell added on 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and almost one steal per game to his impressive 2024-25 season.
College Basketball News / Yardbarker / March 22
Why Wisconsin-BYU could be closest game of second round
After securing first-round victories in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, No. 3-seed Wisconsin and No. 6-seed BYU will face each other in the second round on Saturday.
College Basketball News / Bucky's 5th Quarter / March 21
3 things that stood out from Wisconsin’s 85-66 win over Montana
There was a lot that went well for the Badgers in their blowout win on Thursday. The Wisconsin Badgers advanced to the round of 32 with a solid 85-66 win over the Montana Grizzlies, with John Blackwell leading all Badger scorers for the second-straight game with 19 points.
College Basketball News / Yardbarker / March 15
No. 5 seed Wisconsin advances to Big Ten championship game
The Wisconsin Badgers will be in the Big 10 Championship Game for the second straight season.
College Basketball News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / March 15
Big Ten Tournament sees one of craziest play sequences ever
The action in the first semifinal at the Big Ten Conference Tournament has been intense through the opening half. But no play sums up all of that like the one we saw at just under the five-minute mark.
College Basketball News / Bucky's 5th Quarter / March 11
Did any Badgers get snubbed from the All-Big Ten awards?
John Blackwell wasn’t named to any of the All-Big Ten awards. The Big Ten announced their regular season awards on Tuesday, and the Wisconsin Badgers saw star John Tonje be named as a unanimous All-Big Ten first-team selection, voted by the both the coaches and the media.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 5
John Blackwell leads No. 12 Wisconsin past Minnesota
John Blackwell scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and No. 12 Wisconsin held on for a 74-67 victory over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference battle Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
College Basketball News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / March 2
Wisconsin unable to overcome Michigan State on road, 71-62
No. 8 Michigan State put together a strong second half to top 11th-ranked Wisconsin on Sunday in East Lansing, 71-62. John Blackwell scored 19 points to lead the Badgers (22-7, 12-6), who fell into a tie with Maryland and Purdue for third in the Big Ten Conference behind the Spartans (24-5, 15-3) and Michigan.
College Basketball News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / March 2
Spartans Must Stop Unpredictable Wisconsin Sophomore
The Michigan State Spartans face the Wisconsin Badgers in what is arguably the biggest game of the season for both programs up to this point. With a victory, MSU can officially eliminate Wisconsin from winning the Big Ten Title, but if the Spartans fall, the pressure is on for the final game of the season.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 25
John Blackwell, No. 11 Wisconsin hammer Washington
John Blackwell scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half, including 13 in about a six-minute span, to lead No. 11 Wisconsin to an 88-62 thumping of Washington in the Big Ten matchup in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday night.
College Basketball News / NBC Sports / February 8
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / February 2
John Blackwell Drops 2-Word Reaction to Carter Gilmore’s Breakout for Wisconsin
Carter Gilmore’s journey from walk-on to key contributor hit a new high Saturday as the Wisconsin Badgers secured a 75-69 road win over Northwestern. In
Wisconsin Badgers News / Big Ten Network / January 21
College Basketball News / NBA Draft on SI / January 7
NBA Draft: Wisconsin's John Blackwell Rises With Two Strong Performances
Having led Wisconsin in scoring during their two Big Ten victories so far, sophomore guard John Blackwell is emerging as a legitimate draft prospect. As a strong guard with an explosive first step, Blackwell excels at getting to the rim both on and off the ball.
College Basketball News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / January 6
Wisconsin keeps momentum going, takes out Rutgers on the road
John Blackwell scored 21 points and Steven Crowl had a double-double as the Wisconsin men took care of Rutgers on the road Monday night, 75-63. Blackwell
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 18
John Blackwell's career night helps No. 19 Wisconsin outlast UTRGV
John Blackwell scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and graduate transfer John Tonje added 19 as No. 19 Wisconsin rallied to hold off stubborn UT Rio Grande Valley 87-84 on Monday night in Madison, Wis.
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