By no surprise, Wisconsin basketball's offseason transfer additions largely defined the team's 2024-25 season.
Greg Gard and his staff added wing John Tonje, guard Camren Hunter and forward Xavier Amos following the 2023-24 campaign. Those additions followed the high-profile departures of Chucky Hepburn and A.J. Storr to Louisville and Kansas, respectively.
The Badgers got an All-American season from Tonje (31.1 minutes, 19.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game on 46.5% shooting, 39% from 3 and 91% from the free-throw line), one that entered the record books as one of the best in program history. His performance, along with Gard revolutionizing the team's approach, steady play from several veterans and breakout years from John Blackwell and Nolan Winter, helped the Badgers to a resurgent campaign.