Daniel Freitag, the former Wisconsin basketball recruit who enjoyed a breakout season at Buffalo after his one year with the Badgers, is reportedly headed back to the transfer portal.
Freitag joined Wisconsin as a highly sought basketball and football player from Minnesota, but he averaged just 2.1 minutes in 14 games during the 2024-25 season, making a single basket.
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After entering the transfer portal, he had a very different experience at Buffalo, averaging 19.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in more than 33 minutes per game. It landed him an honorable-mention all-conference selection in the Mid-American Conference, a league that produced two NCAA Tournament teams in Miami (Ohio) and Akron.
Buffalo Bulls guard Daniel Freitag (5) rebounds the ball in the first half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Miami RedHawks and Buffalo Bulls, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Millett Hall in Oxford, Oh.
Wisconsin guard Daniel Freitag drives along the baseline during the second half of a preseason game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at the Kohl Center in Madison. Wisconsin beat UW-River Falls, 78-62.
Freitag’s season, however, ended Feb. 24 after he sustained a concussion. He didn’t play in the MAC Tournament, and Buffalo finished the year 17-15 overall and 7-11 in MAC play.
It’s worth noting that the Badgers will also need at least one backcourt option in 2026-27 with the graduation of Nick Boyd.
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Freitag was the 11th-ranked point guard in the nation coming out of high school, according to 247Sports.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ex-Badger Daniel Freitag headed back to transfer portal from Buffalo
