Wisconsin transfer Aleksas Bieliauskas joins SEC team with ties to Badgers
Wisconsin transfer forward Aleksas Bieliauskas is headed to an SEC program with a few connections to the Badgers.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men's basketball ’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers . Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17. Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts.
He averaged 4. 9 points and 4. 4 points in 20.
2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan. He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs.
South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni. Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15.