Wisconsin basketball: news and notes from the past week

With the soccer group within the midst of an enormous week on the recruiting entrance, there was rather less time devoted to the Wisconsin Badgers basketball group this week. 

Whereas Greg Gard and the Badgers made some recruiting strikes of their very own this week by providing 2023 small ahead Gehrig Normand out of Texas, the majority of the information surrounding the basketball program befell off the courtroom.

Let’s rapidly run down the information and notes from the week.

Johnny Davis Pre-draft interview and exercise information

Johnny Davis is a projected lottery decide within the 2022 NBA Draft, which can happen on June 23. 

As a part of the pre-Draft course of, Davis is busy conducting interviews and exercises with a number of groups throughout the NBA. 

Davis lately had in-person interviews with the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, and on Thursday, he had his first exercise with the Washington Wizards.

In accordance with Davis, prolonged exercise with the Wizards was notably intense, however many across the NBA proceed to hyperlink the 2 events in lots of projections main as much as the draft. Simply this week, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony had the Wizards choosing Davis with decide No. 10 in his newest mock draft. 

Mutual curiosity from the Pacers can also be notable, contemplating they maintain the No. 6 decide within the draft, whereas the Knicks have the No. 11 decide if Davis will get by Washington. 

He’ll undoubtedly have additional interviews and exercises within the coming weeks, however Davis continues to pattern in direction of being one of many high picks within the draft. 

Jersey numbers + heights launched on roster

This week the basketball group dropped the 2022-2023 roster, and with that got here up to date jersey numbers and heights for the most recent members of the group.

• First-year guard Connor Essegian will put on No. 3 with the Badgers, and he’s notably on the roster as 6-foot-4. Assuming he can carry over his three-point taking pictures prowess from highschool, Essegian may doubtlessly push for enjoying time as a freshman.
• UW-Inexperienced Bay switch Kamari McGee got here in at 6-feet tall, and he’ll put on jersey No. 4 subsequent season with the Badgers. We may have extra on McGee beneath.
• Wofford switch Max Klesmit will probably be carrying No. 11 for Wisconsin and is 6-foot-3 within the up to date roster. He and McGee needs to be instantly impactful subsequent season, assuming they’ll keep wholesome.
• Stroll-on Luke Haertle out of Hartland (Wis.) will put on No. 12 and can also be 6-foot-3 tall. 

Kamari McGee exercise video

Racine (Wis.) native Kamari McGee is among the latest faces to hitch the Badgers for the 2022-2023 season. The 6-foot guard is prone to see enjoying time immediately because the backup level guard to Chucky Hepburn, and his talents on each ends of the courtroom may permit him to play alongside Hepburn at instances as nicely.

This week a brand new exercise video got here out that includes the sophomore switch from UW-Inexperienced Bay, and it seems as if he’s placing within the work this summer time to enhance. 

You may get a fast glimpse of McGee’s recreation beneath…

Brad Davison set to work out for the Timberwolves

Former Wisconsin guard Brad Davison continues to work out with numerous groups throughout the NBA in hopes of discovering a task within the league.

After conducting exercises with the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets final month, Davison is now scheduled to take part in a exercise for the Minnesota Timberwolves subsequent week, in line with Darren Wolfson.

Davison is unlikely to be drafted later this month, however his inclusion within the pre-draft course of will increase his probabilities of touchdown a summer time league spot and a possibility to make an NBA roster as an undrafted participant. Aleem Ford and Micah Potter took related routes following their time with the Badgers and have discovered success within the NBA G-League. 

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