After a disappointing finish to the season, Wisconsin basketball head coach Greg Gard is tasked with improving his roster in the transfer portal. The Badgers lacked depth this season, particularly in the frontcourt. One of the latest players to enter the portal may be a great fit for UW.

Wisconsin Native Marcus Domask Enters Transfer Portal

Marcus Domask announced via Twitter that he is entering the transfer portal. The Waupun native spent four seasons at Southern Illinois and consistently performed as a top forward in the Missouri Valley Conference. The former three-star recruit earned All-MVC Second Team honors in 2020 and 2022 and was named to the First Team this season. Domask started the first ten games of the 2021 season before suffering a season-ending foot injury.

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— Marcus Domask (@marcusdomask1) March 29, 2023

Wisconsin’s 2019 Mr. Basketball averaged 16.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 0.4 steals per game this season for the Salukis – leading his team in each category. The six-foot-six-inch, 215-pound forward can score from all three levels. He is able to score from the inside and get to the foul line. Domask shot 87.6% from the charity stripe this season – Connor Essegian and Markus Ilver were the only players on the Wisconsin basketball roster with a better FT% than Domask’s mark this season. Ilver, however, only had two attempts. The MVC star can shoot from long range too. Domask has a 35.9% three-point percentage on 4.3 attempts per game.

In Normal, IL for an afternoon tilt between Illinois State and Southern Illinois.

Marcus Domask is in the midst of a monster season with 17 PPG-6 RPG-4 APG. The senior forward has consistently produced inside and out to help push the Salukis to the top of the MVC standings. pic.twitter.com/9Pn0cXnBDo

— Austin Nelson (@austinnelson333) January 29, 2023

Wisconsin basketball did not offer Domask a scholarship out of high school, but will likely inquire about his interest in returning closer to home now. The former WIAA State Champion for Waupun High School will have one year of eligibility remaining. He is also pursuing the NBA Draft, but will retain his collegiate eligibility.

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Madison, Wis. —  Greg Gard and the Wisconsin basketball coaching staff recently expressed interest in a transfer guard from within the Big Ten conference. 

On Wednesday, Andrew Slate of Cerebro sports reported that Wisconsin was one of the teams that touched base with Illinois guard Jayden Epps, who recently entered the transfer portal. 

Along with UW, Virginia, Georgetown, NC State, Minnesota, DePaul, Georgia, Pitt, Texas A&M, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, and several other schools contacted Epps. 

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound combo guard averaged 9.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists this past season on 41.4% shooting from the field in just over 24 minutes per game for Brad Underwood. 

Epps started 11 of the 31 games he appeared in for the Illini during his freshman season and will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Why Jayden Epps Makes Sense for Wisconsin Basketball 

Greg Gard and the Wisconsin basketball program have made no secret they intend to add another plug-and-play guard to their rotation for 2023-24, preferably one that can score the damn ball.

Jayden Epps enjoyed an excellent freshman season for the Illini, finishing with 102.8 ORTG and a 1.6 PRPG, per Barttorvik, which would have been tied for fifth on the Badgers this past season.

He’s a well-built combo guard with excellent strength and finishing ability around the rim. Epps is also a threat to score from all three levels.

Someone with his skillset will assuredly be in high demand, but he makes a ton of sense for Wisconsin. Epps is going to be a polished player for whatever program he lands at when his career is all said and done.

Not kicking the tires on one of the Big Ten’s best and brightest underclassmen would have been malpractice by Greg Gard and his staff had they opted not to reach out.

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Madison, Wis. —  Greg Gard and the Wisconsin men’s basketball program recently expressed interest in a transfer center out of the Atlantic Coast Conference that the Badgers offered back in 2018. 

On Tuesday, National Recruiting expert Joe Tipton from On3Sports reported that Wisconsin was one of the teams that inquired about Virginia center Kadin Shedrick. 

Along with UW, Kansas, Georgetown, Butler, Rugters, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Indiana, Cincinnati, Xavier, FSU, Texas, Iowa, Kansas State, Nebraska, and several other schools contacted Shedrick. 

The 6-foot-11, 216-pound center averaged 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks this past season on an efficient 64% shooting from the field in just over 17 minutes per game. 

Shedrick started 34 of the 76 games he appeared in for the Cavaliers during his three seasons at Virginia and will have up to two years of eligibility remaining.

Why Kadin Shedrick Makes Sense for Wisconsin Men’s Basketball 

Greg Gard knows Wisconsin is thin in the frontcourt behind Steven Crowl and Tyler Wahl. That’s why the Badgers coaching staff is casting a wide net this offseason, hoping to land an impact big man UW can immediately slot into its rotation.

A center like Kadin Shedrick is a hot commodity because he is an accomplished defensive player with more than a 7-foot wingspan, and he’s known as one of the premier shot-blockers in the ACC.

Shedrick can run the floor, block shots, rebound well, and overall set the tone defensively for any team, which checks all of the boxes for the Wisconsin men’s basketball program.

Greg Gard and his coaching staff will have an uphill climb competing with the schools mentioned above. However, the preexisting relationship is a solid place to start, and it’s no secret that UW desperately needs to add an established big man.

Reaching out to Kadin Shedrick was a no-brainer.

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