An unfortunate reality of college basketball these days, especially for programs like the Wisconsin Badgers , is that high school recruiting has taken somewhat of a backseat in roster building. Greg Gard and the Badgers have turned their focus more to the transfer portal because you know more or less what you are getting in a player who has real experience at the Division 1 level.

Another unfortunate reality for Wisconsin is that T. J. Otzelberger and the Iowa State Cyclones are becoming a major problem for Gard and the Badgers for in-state players. Otzelberger did it again, going into Wisconsin and grabbing 4-star forward Donovan Davis , the No. 41 player in the country and the second-ranked player in the state.…