• Wisconsin basketball’s 2024-25 season ended with a loss to BYU in the NCAA Tournament round of 32.

• The Badgers are losing six seniors, including three starters, to graduation.

• Wisconsin will look to the transfer portal to fill the roster holes, particularly at guard and forward.

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While Wisconsin basketball’s season ended less than 48 hours ago with an NCAA Tournament loss to BYU, the page is already turning to the upcoming transfer portal season.

That timeline and dynamic represent the current age of college basketball. While the Badgers are a program built on development, they, and most others in the sport, enter every offseason with a somewhat clean slate, needing significant additions at several key positions.

Wisconsin’s semi-clean slate last offseason was due to the transfer departures of Chucky Hepburn and A.J. Storr.

This offseason, it’s due to a terrific senior class moving on: guard Max Klesmit, wing John Tonje, center Steven Crowl, forward Carter Gilmore, guard Kamari McGee and forward Markus Ilver. That group includes five major contributors and three starters.

More notably, it accounted for 62% of Wisconsin’s minutes, 67% of its points, 50% of its rebounds, 67.5% of its assists and 67.4% of its 3-point makes this season.

Wisconsin enters this transfer cycle needing to recreate much of that production.

At the least, it needs to rebuild key depth behind rising stars John Blackwell and Nolan Winter. For reference, here is our early look at the team’s 2025-26 starting lineup and rotation, which includes several impact transfers.

The portal cycle opened on Monday, March 24. It will remain open until April 22. Wisconsin already has several reported interests:

Milwaukee forward Jamichael Stillwell

Measurables: 6 feet, 8 inches, 225 pounds

2024-25 Stats: Junior season. 28 minutes, 13.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals per game. 46.8% shooting, 28.6% from three.

Other reported interests: Butler, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Dayton, DePaul, Florida State, George Washington, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas State, LMU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Penn State, Pitt, Seton Hall, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCF, VCU and Wichita State.

UMass Lowell forward Quinton Mincey

Measurables: 6 feet, 6 inches, 205 pounds

2024-25 Stats: Senior season. 35.9 minutes, 16.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists per game. 48.6% shooting, 39.4% from 3.

Other reported interests: Charlotte, George Mason and George Washington

Drexel guard Kobe Magee

Measurables: 6 feet, 6 inches, 180 pounds

2024-25 Stats: Junior season. 33.7 minutes, 14.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists per game. 47.2% shooting, 43.9% from 3.

Other reported interests: Maryland, Syracuse, Kansas, Texas, Xavier, Wake Forest, Seton Hall and Clemson