Will Wisconsin become a hub for international talent after recent commits?

The Wisconsin Badgers put the finishing touches to their 2024 class on Friday, adding Italian center Riccardo Greppe to their freshmen group, joining four-star guard Daniel Freitag and three-star Jack Robison.

Greppe is the latest international recruit to commit to Wisconsin, following 2025 guard Hayden Jones, who is a New Zealand native.

Before that, Serbian center Andrija Vukovic was initially expected to join the Badgers, but issues arose, and that no longer seems to be the case this year.

This offseason, Wisconsin made an effort to bolster their international recruiting, keeping Kirk Penney, who was helpful in the Jones commitment, and adding assistant coach Lance Randall, who has connections in the area as well.

Now, with several recruits beginning to pick Wisconsin, can the Badgers maintain their efforts on the international end and perhaps even improve as a team in that category?

While an international hub was more wishful thinking, the relationships built by the coaching staff should only further the connection the school has to the overseas side.

From here on, it’s time to capitalize on them and find good fits, especially with the ever-changing landscape of college basketball, with teams focusing more on the transfer portal rather than putting a strenous amount of time into the high school side of recruiting.