Wisconsin basketball has continued its work on the international recruiting trail.
The program announced the signing of freshman center Riccardo Greppi on Friday. Greppi will join the program from Italy, signing on for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
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The 6’10” center has recently played for Verona (NextGen League) and Cantu (Italy Serie A2) in his home country. He recently averaged 9.1 points and 8.6 rebounds with Verona in Italy’s U20 showcase league.
The 18-year-old freshman has also played for the Italian national team in the 2022 and 2023 U18 European Championships. He averaged 2.3 points and 3.6 rebounds on 43.8% from the floor in 2023 after marks of 2.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 50% shooting during the 2022 event.
Help us welcome Riccardo Greppi to Wisconsin! The 6-foot-10 freshman joins us from Italy.
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Greppi is Wisconsin’s second international signing of the offseason, joining Serbian center Andrija Vukovic. The two signings have been the result of a clear initiative by Greg Gard and his staff to expand their recruiting footprint overseas. The two have also both addressed the same need: depth in the frontcourt.
Evan Flood of 247Sports is reporting, however, that Greppi ‘will likely take the place of Vukovic’ on Wisconsin’s roster. Flood notes that Vukovic has yet to make the trip over to the United States and is unlikely to join the program this season.
Wisconsin begins its season in nearly three months with a challenging nonconference slate that includes Arizona, Butler, Marquette and the Greenbrier Tip-Off. Steven Crowl and Nolan Winter are the team’s two leading big men, with Greppi now set to join that group.
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