{"id":672637,"date":"2026-05-15T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672637\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:30:09","slug":"mailbag-wisconsin-basketball-concerns-a-potential-catalyst-and-the-final-roster-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672637\/","title":{"rendered":"Mailbag: Wisconsin basketball concerns, a potential catalyst, and the final roster spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!XbS_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc68e05fc-0128-4561-a6ef-00a1763f233c_2412x1409.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/c68e05fc-0128-4561-a6ef-00a1763f233c_2412.jpeg\" width=\"2412\" height=\"1409\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/c68e05fc-0128-4561-a6ef-00a1763f233c_2412x1409.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1409,&quot;width&quot;:2412,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:669639,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin Badgers forwards Austin Rapp and Nolan Winter on the floor with guard Jack Janicki.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.badgernotes.com\/i\/197098210?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba0b92ec-b588-4cbf-ab84-9dd19a25d1ac_2412x1618.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"Wisconsin Badgers forwards Austin Rapp and Nolan Winter on the floor with guard Jack Janicki.\" title=\"Wisconsin Badgers forwards Austin Rapp and Nolan Winter on the floor with guard Jack Janicki.\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>Wisconsin Badgers forwards Austin Rapp and Nolan Winter on the floor with guard Jack Janicki. Photo credit: UW Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.badgernotes.com\/s\/basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin men\u2019s basketball<\/a> team\u2019s roster now largely in place, the offseason conversation shifts from who\u2019s coming in to what this group can actually become once they begin preparation for next season.<\/p>\n<p>So, I\u2019ve got a new set of mailbag questions to dig into, and this one leans into how the Badgers roster is built heading into the 2026\u201327 season.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll get into whether or not the Badgers have enough top-end talent to compete at the top of the Big Ten, how important Owen Foxwell is to making this whole thing work, and where the biggest remaining need sits with one roster spot still open. We\u2019ll also touch on the bigger-picture question of how Wisconsin is navigating the current NIL landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Now that Wisconsin\u2019s roster is mostly in place, what\u2019s your biggest question mark or concern about how this team is built heading into 2026-27?<\/p>\n<p>-Dave in Janesville<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Badgers forwards Austin Rapp and Nolan Winter on the floor with guard Jack Janicki. 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