The Wisconsin Badgers have essentially set up their roster for the 2026 season after making a couple of additions in the transfer portal this offseason.
Once again, the Badgers did see a chunk of their core depart in the offseason, as Nick Boyd, Braeden Carrington, Andrew Rohde, and Isaac Gard were all out of eligibility. Additionally, John Blackwell, Aleksas Bieliauskas, Jack Robison, and Riccardo Greppi entered the transfer portal, which meant eight players would be leaving this offseason.
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Wisconsin was bringing in three players in its 2026 class, signing guard Jackson Ball, wing LaTrevion Fenderson, and forward Isaac Riddle, with Ball and Riddle coming from overseas. Then, they did some damage in the transfer portal. First, they added Owen Foxwell from the NBL to be their point guard. They followed that up by addressing the rest of their needs, landing guard Trey Autry, wing Eian Elmer, and center Victory Onuetu.
Those seven additions will round out the rest of Wisconsin’s rotation, joining the seven remaining players on the roster. But with only 14 players currently there for 2026, Wisconsin does have one more roster spot left. And an intriguing candidate for it just popped up.
Earlier this week, at Wisconsin’s first open practice of the summer, head coach Greg Gard noted that Braeden Carrington was at practice. But Gard did not reveal whether Carrington would seek an additional year of eligibility.
Well, on Friday, Carrington was listed among a group of 25 athletes filing an age-based eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA, seeking an injunction to play the 2026-27 college basketball season, per On3. That list includes UCLA guard Donovan Dent and Texas guard Jordan Pope, among others.
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Carrington was a valuable member of Wisconsin’s bench last year, averaging 8.3 rebounds and 2.4 rebounds in 18 minutes a game, while shooting 40.1 percent from three. Wisconsin has kept that 15th spot open, looking at overseas options, but Carrington could fit the bill as a senior with familiarity to the program.
We’ll see whether eligibility ultimately gets granted or not, but Wisconsin may have another option for its bench in 2026.
