The recent job posting for Wisconsin's coaching vacancy bodes well for Greg Gard's future in Madison. It's also good news to recruits like La Crosse Central guard Kobe King, the top in-state player in 2017, who pledged to Wisconsin last fall.
As Wisconsin wraps up the regular season on a hot streak looking to extend its streak of top 4 conference finishes, future Badger hoopers are completing their regular seasons at he high school level. It's been a relatively quiet year on the recruiting trail for UW compared to the drama immediately surrounding the program, to the point that the Badgers don't even know which new faces will be joining the program next season.