For the multitude of questions swirling around head coach Greg Gard’s squad, Wisconsin’s frontcourt heading into the 2026-27 campaign looks extremely promising.
The Badgers retained star forward Nolan Winter, a highly-skilled big man coming off his best season yet — he could very feasibly develop into one of the best bigs in the Big Ten and the entire nation, and that’s not hyperbole.
They also re-signed 6-foot-10 Australian sniper Austin Rapp, who was a walking bucket from downtown towards the end of the season. With another year in the Badgers’ system, he should take great strides as well…