Winter Returns, Badgers Frontcourt Stacked

0:00On April 22nd, Wisconsin's star center Nolan Winter is officially locked in for his senior year in the 2026-27 season. Badger's fans have been waiting on this, and now it's signed and sealed after reports drop nearly two weeks back. Rising Junior Austin Rap is also coming back to Madison, so the Badgers keep their top two big men from last season. That's massive retention, especially after losing 40 points of game in the back court, with Nick Boy graduating and John Blackwell heading to Duke. Winter balled out with career highs of 13.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists, shooting 60% from the field. His size helped protect the room, even if he's not the top shot blocker, and his stretch shooting spaced the floor big time. He missed some March games with an ankle tweak, which hurt, but now he's eyeing improvements like packing on more muscle against Big 10 Bruisers and hunting shots more aggressively in the pain. With their whole starting 5, Owen Foxwell, Trey Otri, Ian Elmer, Rap and Winter all returning, Wisconsin's front court looks stacked and ready to.

1:06Build momentum heading into next year.