Wisconsin basketball: Isaac Gard added to the 2022-2023 roster as a walk-on

The Wisconsin Badgers males’s basketball group will look very totally different than it did a 12 months in the past after shedding three gamers through commencement, Johnny Davis to the NBA, and a trio of reserves to the switch portal. 

In an try to offset the numerous turnover from final 12 months’s roster, Greg Gard and the Wisconsin teaching workers made some significant additions of their very own this low season. 

By way of scholarship expertise, the Badgers added level guard Kamari McGee from UW-Inexperienced Bay, and taking pictures guard Max Klesmit from Wofford by means of the switch portal, in addition to taking pictures guard Connor Essegian as a part of the 2022 recruiting class. 

Wisconsin didn’t cease there, because the group added a number of walk-ons to assist fill out the 2022-2023 roster. Combo-guard Luke Haertle signed with the Badgers as a part of nationwide signing day again in April, whereas Florida wing Ross Candelino introduced his intentions to stroll on in mid-Might.

With remaining roster flexibility, Wisconsin formally welcomed one other walk-on Thursday, with Greg Gard’s son, Isaac Gard, showing for the primary time on the Badgers’ official 2022-2023 males’s basketball roster.

Isaac joins the Badgers after enjoying for close by Oregon Excessive College (Wis.), the place he averaged 9.6 factors and shot simply shy of 40% from three-point vary as a senior.

At 6-foot-2, Isaac will probably be a guard for the Badgers and supply the group with an additional participant for apply. He doesn’t come to UW with the identical stage of fanfare as the opposite walk-ons with the group, however his understanding of Wisconsin’s system ought to permit him to assist the group. 

It isn’t unusual for coaches so as to add their sons to the roster, although will probably be new for Wisconsin below Greg Gard. Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery can have each of his sons on the roster subsequent season, whereas Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim did one thing comparable along with his sons as properly.

The Badgers nonetheless have some wiggle room to doubtlessly add a scholarship massive man for subsequent 12 months, and will probably be fascinating to see if any new names pop up this summer time as viable choices. With the group heading abroad to play 4 video games in France subsequent month, the Badgers are working out of time to have anybody are available in from the switch portal earlier than the journey, however there’s nonetheless hope that Wisconsin will add one other scholarship participant earlier than the season begins within the fall. 

With Gard’s addition, the Badgers roster now stands as follows:

• Jahcobi Neath (senior guard, No. 0) 
• Jordan Davis (junior guard, No. 2)
• Connor Essegian (freshman guard, No. 3)
• Kamari McGee (sophomore guard, No. 4)
• Tyler Wahl (senior ahead, No. 5)
• Isaac Lindsey (sophomore guard, No. 10)
• Max Klesmit (junior guard, No. 11)
• Luke Haertle (freshman guard, No. 12)
• Justin Taphorn (junior guard, No. 13)
• Carter Gilmore (junior ahead, No. 14)
• Isaac Gard (freshman guard, No. 15)
• Chris Hodges (RS freshman ahead, No. 21)
• Steven Crowl (junior ahead, No. 22)
• Chucky Hepburn (sophomore guard, No. 23)
• Ross Candelino (freshman guard, No. 30)
• Markus Ilver (sophomore ahead, No. 35)

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