Wisconsin basketball top-ranked class of 2025 target shooting guard Amari Allen announced his decision to transfer to Ashwaubenon High School on Sunday.
Allen previously attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, before making the transition back to his home state. The 6-foot-7, 180-pound guard played high school hoops at Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin before his stint in Florida.
The move is certainly significant in the recruiting realm. Allen grew up in Kaukauna and scheduled an official visit with the Badgers the weekend of Sept. 14. His new proximity to the program will be a help to the Badgers recruiting efforts.
Allen will also take trips to Minnesota, Alabama, Nevada, Mississippi State and UCF — his final schools — this fall.
Given Allen’s stature as one of Wisconsin’s most important prospects for its class of 2025, Greg Gard’s staff will surely position his in-state ties near the top of his recruiting pitch. The rising senior currently ranks as 247Sports’ No. 98 player in the class of 2025, No. 18 small forward and No. 14 recruit from the state of Florida. Those will shift given the move to Wisconsin this fall.
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— Amari allen (@2amariii) August 18, 2024
While Wisconsin may not offer what a program like Duke, North Carolina or Kentucky can on the hardwood, it can compete with every other suitor in this recruiting battle. Alabama, which finished No. 3 in the final AP poll of 2024, and UCF, which holds a connection to Allen’s time in Florida, present the most obstacles for UW.
Wisconsin’s class of 2025 currently ranks within the top 10 in the nation with commitments from two in-state prospects: four-star SG Zach Kinziger and three-star C Will Garlock.