Wisconsin basketball forward reveals decision for 2026-27 season
Wisconsin forward Austin Rapp took to social media on Sunday to announce that he'd be returning to the Badgers for the 2026-27 season. Rapp transferred to the program last offseason after a standout freshman campaign at Portland. The 6-foot-10 forward played a primary bench role for Greg Gard's team, starting 12 of 30 games and averaging 23.
2 minutes per contest. Rapp finished the year with per-game averages of 9. 7 points, four rebounds and 1.
6 assists, while shooting 42% from the field and an impressive 36. 3% from 3. Rapp's return is major news for a Wisconsin program that lost a significant portion of its starting lineup after the 2025-26 campaign.
John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas both entered the transfer portal , and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility. With Nolan Winter's status still up in the air, Rapp's return gives the program at least some continuity in the regular frontcourt rotation. Run it back ā¤ļø pic.
twitter. com/ptAsqZoCgU ā austin rapp (@austinrappp) April 13, 2026 All eyes will now turn to Winter's decision, and then to Wisconsin's upcoming transfer moves. Greg Gard and his staff have significant work to do to reload the roster.