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Wisconsin basketball officially announced the signing of Tulsa transfer guard Braeden Carrington on Wednesday.
Carrington, who began his career at Big Ten rival Minnesota, joins the Badgers for his final year of eligibility. The veteran averaged 26.8 minutes, 7.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game last season at Tulsa. He previously appeared in 51 games over two years with the Gophers (2022-24), averaging 20.5 minutes, 5.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, one assist and 0.6 steals per appearance.
The 6-foot-4 guard projects to fill a major role on the Badgers' bench next season, assuming John Blackwell withdraws from the NBA draft. He and Jack Janicki slot in as the top two bench options, following a projected starting backcourt of Blackwell, Virginia transfer Andrew Rohde and San Diego State transfer Nick Boyd.
Gard notes that Carrington's experience was a major selling point during the transfer process, specifically at the Big Ten level.
"Braeden brings 3 years of college basketball experience to our program along with a level of maturity and understanding of the Big Ten that is crucial in today's landscape of roster composition," Gard said in a release. "We've followed his career since he was in high school, where he won a state championship in Minnesota. He knows our program and several of our current and former players very well which made for an easy and comfortable transition for him to come back to the Big Ten. We're excited to have Braeden on campus starting in June as we prepare our team for the 2025-26 season."
Carrington originally joined the Gophers as a three-star recruit in the class of 2022, ranked as the No. 226 player in the country, No. 32 shooting guard and No. 8 recruit from Minnesota. One of the best performances of his freshman season came against the Badgers in the regular-season finale (a 71-67 Wisconsin win): 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 3-of-4 shooting and 1-of-2 from 3 in 21 minutes of action.
Badger fans hope for more of that production from Carrington this season, ideally replacing Kamari McGee (graduation) as Wisconsin's sixth man. A repeat of his junior-year production at Tulsa (7.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 35% shooting and 33% from 3) would be a major boost for a bench unit that should play a pivotal role in the team's success next season.
Gard and his staff are likely to rely on Carrington's experience in a room full of several promising young guards, including sophomore Jack Janicki and incoming freshmen Zach Kinziger and Hayden Jones. While delayed until the end of the cycle, his addition could be just as impactful as any the Badgers have made this offseason.
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Carrington, who began his career at Big Ten rival Minnesota, joins the Badgers for his final year of eligibility. The veteran averaged 26.8 minutes, 7.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game last season at Tulsa. He previously appeared in 51 games over two years with the Gophers (2022-24), averaging 20.5 minutes, 5.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, one assist and 0.6 steals per appearance.
The 6-foot-4 guard projects to fill a major role on the Badgers' bench next season, assuming John Blackwell withdraws from the NBA draft. He and Jack Janicki slot in as the top two bench options, following a projected starting backcourt of Blackwell, Virginia transfer Andrew Rohde and San Diego State transfer Nick Boyd.
Gard notes that Carrington's experience was a major selling point during the transfer process, specifically at the Big Ten level.
"Braeden brings 3 years of college basketball experience to our program along with a level of maturity and understanding of the Big Ten that is crucial in today's landscape of roster composition," Gard said in a release. "We've followed his career since he was in high school, where he won a state championship in Minnesota. He knows our program and several of our current and former players very well which made for an easy and comfortable transition for him to come back to the Big Ten. We're excited to have Braeden on campus starting in June as we prepare our team for the 2025-26 season."
Carrington originally joined the Gophers as a three-star recruit in the class of 2022, ranked as the No. 226 player in the country, No. 32 shooting guard and No. 8 recruit from Minnesota. One of the best performances of his freshman season came against the Badgers in the regular-season finale (a 71-67 Wisconsin win): 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 3-of-4 shooting and 1-of-2 from 3 in 21 minutes of action.
Badger fans hope for more of that production from Carrington this season, ideally replacing Kamari McGee (graduation) as Wisconsin's sixth man. A repeat of his junior-year production at Tulsa (7.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 35% shooting and 33% from 3) would be a major boost for a bench unit that should play a pivotal role in the team's success next season.
Gard and his staff are likely to rely on Carrington's experience in a room full of several promising young guards, including sophomore Jack Janicki and incoming freshmen Zach Kinziger and Hayden Jones. While delayed until the end of the cycle, his addition could be just as impactful as any the Badgers have made this offseason.
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