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Nigel Hayes admits he convinced Tyler Herro to decommit from Wisconsin

Prior to Tyler Herro’s success in the NBA and the Miami Heat’s surprise run to the Finals, the former Kentucky Wildcat was seen as one of the biggest villains in the state of Wisconsin coming out of high school.

After establishing himself as a legitimate high-major Division I talent going into his sophomore year, Wisconsin became the second school to extend a scholarship offer back on Dec. 24, 2015 (Creighton offered five months earlier on July 27). Following the offer, Herro took four unofficial visits to Wisconsin over the course of the next year, with the Badger staff also visiting him on Sept.