Stanford forward Brandon Angel entered the transfer portal Friday afternoon.
The four-year veteran enters after the most productive season of his career. He closed the 2023-24 season averaging 13 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks on 56% shooting and 44% from 3.
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Wisconsin needs a productive forward from the portal this offseason, and he has a connection to the Badgers.
Angel was one of Greg Gard’s top recruiting targets during the 2020 cycle. He was close to becoming a Badger before Ben Carlson signed late, taking the program’s final scholarship.
Carlson played two seasons for the Badgers and transferred to Utah after the 2021-22 season. Angel, on the other hand, has turned into a productive collegiate player and could be one of the more heavily pursued forwards in the portal.
NEWS: Stanford forward Brandon Angel is entering the transfer portal, a source tells me.
Angel just wrapped up his fourth season at Stanford and had his best season yet. Started 29 of 30 games played this season.
He averaged 13.0PPG, 4.7RPG and 1.7APG in 23-24. Shot 44.7% from… pic.twitter.com/MC92qggtfA
— 24/7 High School Hoops (@247HSHoops) March 29, 2024
BadgerExtra’s Jim Polzin added color to the situation with Wisconsin’s recruitment of Angel during the 2020 recruiting cycle:
Greg Gard and two assistants were on a plane about to take off from Madison for O'Hare to start a trip to California to visit Angel when Ben Carlson called and committed for the last scholarship in 2020 class. Gard and Co. arrived in Chicago, rented vehicle, returned to Madison. https://t.co/w0kfsyaq7h
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) March 29, 2024
Gard and his staff are active in the transfer portal as both A.J. Storr and Tyler Wahl’s production must be accounted for entering a pivotal 2024-25. Angel could be a name that pops up on Wisconsin’s radar as the days go by.
For more on Wisconsin’s roster and transfer portal activity, check out Badgers Wire’s ongoing 2024 transfer portal tracker.
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