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MADISON – In becoming the women’s basketball coach at Wisconsin, Robin Pingeton took over a team that has a lot of holes to fill before the upcoming season.
There were six players on the roster when she took over. Include the two players the Badgers signed in December and Pingeton started with seven spots to fill in order for the team to have a full 15-player roster for the 2025-26 season.
Here is a running look at the players who have left the program and those who have joined it.
The transfer from Northern Kentucky finished the season second on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 ppg). She posted five doubles-doubles and her .567 field goal percentage was the highest among any of the players in the rotation.
On April 13, she announced her commitment to West Virginia, a team that went 25-8 last season and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The sophomore spent the final five weeks of the season on leave from the team. She played in five games and a total of 12 minutes, 22 seconds last season. Grady was more impactful as a freshman. She appeared in 25 games, averaged 9.4 minutes and was a 34.3% (24 of 70) three-point shooter. She announced on April 4 her commitment to Coastal Carolina.
The former walk-on received all-Big Ten honorable-mention distinction as a sophomore and as a junior finished with career bests of 5.1 assists per game and a 2.5-to-1 assist-turnover ratio. She finished the season third on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) and rebounding (3.7 rpg), and the past two years averaged 33.9 minutes per game.
The former Green Bay Notre Dame standout played in 16 games for the Badgers as a freshman, averaging 4.4 minutes each appearance. She announced her commitment to the Phoenix on March 23.
The native of Cape Coral, Florida, averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.9 minutes of action last season. Her impact was greater as a freshman when she averaged 19.8 minutes and 6.9 points per game.
The two-time first-team all-Big Ten selection was also a member of the conference’s all-defensive team the past two seasons. She averaged 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in three seasons, averaging double-doubles as a sophomore and junior. Her 17 straight games with a double-double as a sophomore is a Big Ten record.
The North Carolina State transfer arrived on campus as a top-100 recruit, according to ESPN. She averaged 1.7 points and 6.9 minutes per game last season and posted two-year averages of 2.7 points and 9.7 minutes in 55 games. She is a 31.2% shooter from three-point range in college. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Halle Douglass, 6-2 guard: 4.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, .414 field goal percentage; .288 three-point percentage.
Natalie Leuzinger, 5-8 guard: 5.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, .405 field goal percentage; .422 three-point percentage.
Tess Myers, 5-9 guard: 7.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, .343 field goal percentage; .377 three-point percentage.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball transfer portal tracker
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There were six players on the roster when she took over. Include the two players the Badgers signed in December and Pingeton started with seven spots to fill in order for the team to have a full 15-player roster for the 2025-26 season.
Here is a running look at the players who have left the program and those who have joined it.
Wisconsin women’s basketball players who entered transfer portal
Carter McCray, 6-1 center (West Virginia)
The transfer from Northern Kentucky finished the season second on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 ppg). She posted five doubles-doubles and her .567 field goal percentage was the highest among any of the players in the rotation.
On April 13, she announced her commitment to West Virginia, a team that went 25-8 last season and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Tessa Grady, 6-2 forward (Coastal Carolina)
The sophomore spent the final five weeks of the season on leave from the team. She played in five games and a total of 12 minutes, 22 seconds last season. Grady was more impactful as a freshman. She appeared in 25 games, averaged 9.4 minutes and was a 34.3% (24 of 70) three-point shooter. She announced on April 4 her commitment to Coastal Carolina.
Ronnie Porter, 5-4 guard
The former walk-on received all-Big Ten honorable-mention distinction as a sophomore and as a junior finished with career bests of 5.1 assists per game and a 2.5-to-1 assist-turnover ratio. She finished the season third on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) and rebounding (3.7 rpg), and the past two years averaged 33.9 minutes per game.
Gracie Grzesk, 5-11 forward (UW-Green Bay)
The former Green Bay Notre Dame standout played in 16 games for the Badgers as a freshman, averaging 4.4 minutes each appearance. She announced her commitment to the Phoenix on March 23.
D’Yanis Jimenez, 5-8 guard
The native of Cape Coral, Florida, averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.9 minutes of action last season. Her impact was greater as a freshman when she averaged 19.8 minutes and 6.9 points per game.
Serah Williams, 6-4 forward
The two-time first-team all-Big Ten selection was also a member of the conference’s all-defensive team the past two seasons. She averaged 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in three seasons, averaging double-doubles as a sophomore and junior. Her 17 straight games with a double-double as a sophomore is a Big Ten record.
Players Wisconsin women’s basketball has added from transfer portal
Laci Steele, 5-11 guard
The North Carolina State transfer arrived on campus as a top-100 recruit, according to ESPN. She averaged 1.7 points and 6.9 minutes per game last season and posted two-year averages of 2.7 points and 9.7 minutes in 55 games. She is a 31.2% shooter from three-point range in college. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
More: Why Laci Steele signed with Wisconsin women's basketball, what she hopes to bring to the program
Wisconsin Badgers who completed their eligibility
Halle Douglass, 6-2 guard: 4.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, .414 field goal percentage; .288 three-point percentage.
Natalie Leuzinger, 5-8 guard: 5.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, .405 field goal percentage; .422 three-point percentage.
Tess Myers, 5-9 guard: 7.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, .343 field goal percentage; .377 three-point percentage.
More: New Wisconsin women's basketball coach Robin Pingeton considers Badgers a 'sleeping giant'
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball transfer portal tracker
Continue reading...
