Wisconsin's top basketball recruiting target is in-state 4-star Donovan Davis. He's one of the best players in the country, and he's determined to take four visits this winter: Nebraska, Iowa State, Wisconsin, and Marquette. The Wisconsin visit on paper looks like a huge potential statement in his recruiting as the Badgers will be taking on the Purdue Boilermakers, but it's actually not at an ideal time at all.
When that game was scheduled, fans and students moaned that it was scheduled for Christmas break. Many of the students won't be back on campus for that game, and it could end up swaying momentum towards Purdue even though it's a home game for Wisconsin.