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One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s best players is looking to take his talents elsewhere.
Wisconsin guard John Blackwell will be entering the transfer portal while also going through the NBA draft process, he told ESPN on April 6.
Blackwell departs after a junior season in which he often played at an exceptional level. The 6-foot-4 guard scored 30-plus points in five games in 2025-26, including back-to-back Big Ten tournament games.
He averaged 19.1 points per game, which ranked second on the team behind Nick Boyd and eighth in the Big Ten. He earned third-team all-Big Ten honors after the season.
With Blackwell’s departure and several seniors exhausting eligibility, the Badgers have lost four (Blackwell, Nick Boyd, Braeden Carrington and Andrew Rohde) of their top six scorers from the 2025-26 season. UW guards who could return for 2025-26 include Jack Janicki, Hayden Jones and Zach Kinziger. Wisconsin has added high school recruit LaTrevion Fenderson and international recruits Jackson Ball and Owen Foxwell.
Blackwell is the third Badger to announce plans to enter the transfer portal, which will open April 7. Backup forward Jack Robison, who played sparingly in two seasons in Madison, was the first on March 24. Riccardo Greppi then announced his plans on March 28 after also rarely playing in two seasons.
Blackwell’s departure is not entirely a surprise. While some of his teammates made clear their intentions (or at least desire) to return to the Badgers, Blackwell said he did not know his plans in the immediate aftermath of UW’s season-ending loss to High Point.
Blackwell declared for the NBA draft after the 2024-25 season and received valuable feedback before withdrawing and returning to the Badgers for his junior season. ESPN projected Blackwell to be the 65th-best player in this year’s draft class.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin star guard John Blackwell entering transfer portal
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Wisconsin guard John Blackwell will be entering the transfer portal while also going through the NBA draft process, he told ESPN on April 6.
Blackwell departs after a junior season in which he often played at an exceptional level. The 6-foot-4 guard scored 30-plus points in five games in 2025-26, including back-to-back Big Ten tournament games.
He averaged 19.1 points per game, which ranked second on the team behind Nick Boyd and eighth in the Big Ten. He earned third-team all-Big Ten honors after the season.
With Blackwell’s departure and several seniors exhausting eligibility, the Badgers have lost four (Blackwell, Nick Boyd, Braeden Carrington and Andrew Rohde) of their top six scorers from the 2025-26 season. UW guards who could return for 2025-26 include Jack Janicki, Hayden Jones and Zach Kinziger. Wisconsin has added high school recruit LaTrevion Fenderson and international recruits Jackson Ball and Owen Foxwell.
Blackwell is the third Badger to announce plans to enter the transfer portal, which will open April 7. Backup forward Jack Robison, who played sparingly in two seasons in Madison, was the first on March 24. Riccardo Greppi then announced his plans on March 28 after also rarely playing in two seasons.
Blackwell’s departure is not entirely a surprise. While some of his teammates made clear their intentions (or at least desire) to return to the Badgers, Blackwell said he did not know his plans in the immediate aftermath of UW’s season-ending loss to High Point.
Blackwell declared for the NBA draft after the 2024-25 season and received valuable feedback before withdrawing and returning to the Badgers for his junior season. ESPN projected Blackwell to be the 65th-best player in this year’s draft class.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin star guard John Blackwell entering transfer portal
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