In two days, Wisconsin basketball acquired former Northern Illinois transfer big Xavier Amos and former Central Arkansas transfer guard Camren Hunter. A key component to the team’s hopes this season, the two are the first members of the program’s transfer class this offseason.
In 2023–24, Amos was a rising star for the Huskies, averaging 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds on 38% three-point shooting and 57% shooting. He will be immediately added to Greg Gard’s starting lineup because he is regarded as one of the best players on the transfer portal.
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Hunter, however, had a leg injury that kept him out of the 2023–24 season. However, in his first two seasons at Central Arkansas, he did start 30 games each. In 2022-2023 he averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists on 42% shooting and 31% from three-point range during his sophomore year.
To replace the whole departed production of Tyler Wahl (graduate), A.J. Storr (portal), and Chucky Hepburn (portal), Greg Gard and his team still have work to do. Amos and Hunter are two important components of that strategy, and there will undoubtedly be a few more transfers soon.
Here is the current 2024–25 roster with the signing of Hunter and Amos, as the transfer portal cycle continues as Gard strives to make the team better:
Max Klesmit, a senior guard in his fifth year
Max Klesmit (11) of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrates the team’s victory over the Purdue Boilermakers during overtime at Target Center on March 16, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Required Credit: USA TODAY Sports 2023/Matt Krohn-28.6 minutes, 9.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals, 44% shooting, and 39% from three are the averages for 24.
Before the 2022-2023 season, Klesmit was a little-known transfer acquisition, but he has since developed into one of Wisconsin’s main starters. Next season, he will return to play a significant part.
Xavier Amos, a junior transfer forward
December 29, 2023; Iowa City, Iowa, USA: At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Northern Illinois Huskies forward Xavier Amos (13) makes a basket while Iowa Hawkeyes forward Owen Freeman (32) defends in the first half. Required Credit: USA TODAY Sports/Jeff Becker, 2023-2024 Stats: 13.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.3 blocks, and 30.9 minutes on 57% shooting and 38% from three-point range.
In 2024–2025, Amos may be one of the most significant players for the Badgers. Tyler Wahl claimed to have played in over 150 Big Ten games. Although the transfer forward lacks that, he has a high ceiling that can be useful to Wisconsin’s squad in the upcoming campaign.
Camren Hunter, a junior transfer guard
Dec. 1, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA: In the first half of the Bud Walton Arena game, Camren Hunter, 23, of the Central Arkansas Bears, drives past Davonte Davis, 4, of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Required Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports 2023–24 Central Arkansas averages: Didn’t play due to injury
Hunter is the first offseason transfer added by Wisconsin. Despite missing 2023–24 due to an injury, he averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 2022–2023 as a sophomore.
After A.J. Storr and Chucky Hepburn leave, the transfer guard will join Wisconsin’s guard rotation to help cover the gaps.
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