Wisconsin Badgers are on a heater with their basketball recruiting. On Tuesday, Wisconsin added big man Steven Crowl, and on Wednesday, they added his teammate Ben Carlson. Carlson like Growl is a four-star recruit and a versatile wing player at 6’8. He adds to an impressive Badgers recruiting class that has been known as a top-10 class thus far for the 2020 class. Future is bright for Wisconsin, and Badgers fans who took issues with Greg Gard in the last few years should take note of what’s been doing in the recruiting world in the last year.

I’m excited, honored and humbled to announce that I will be continuing my academic and basketball career at the University of Wisconsin. I want to thank everyone involved in this process, especially my family for all the support they’ve given me. #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/WEPdWxoVRy

— Ben Carlson (@bencarlson23) September 18, 2019

Carlson fits the mold of what the Badgers have tried to do on the wing position. He can shoot, he can rebound and get to the hole. There is a great deal to like about his game. For the first time in recent memory, Badgers are bringing in two guys that have played together in the AAU circuit. This is significant because these two will already have a feel for each other in the first day of training camp next season. Carlson said to the media yesterday that he wants to play in his first year at Wisconsin. You admire the confidence from him, and he’s a talented player so it doesn’t surprise me.

While Minnesota Golden Gophers fans are fired up about their 3-0 football team, this has to hurt a little bit. Two four-star recruits snuck out of their backyard and are joining the Badgers. How Richard Pitino wasn’t able to get either of them is puzzling. Now, the Gophers are in the final seven for five-star recruit Dawson Garcia who could ease the pain of now getting Crowl or Carlson. But Minnesota is going up against top-tier teams in the country plus another Wisconsin school could steal him (Marquette).

Any thoughts on putting Gard on the hot seat should stop immediately with this impressive 2020 class.

Charlie.