The Wisconsin Badgers landed a semi-surprise class of 2021 commitment yesterday from three-star power forward Markus Ilver, the No. 42-ranked power forward in the class and the No. 6 player from the state of Ohio.
Ilver, an Estonia native, plays his high school basketball at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio and now joins PG Chucky Hepburn and forwards Matthew Mors and Chris Hodges in Wisconsin basketball’s class of 2021.
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After his commitment moved the class to No. 32 in the nation and No. 4 in the Big Ten, former Wisconsin star forward Sam Dekker took to Twitter to congratulate Ilver and explain what kind of player Wisconsin is getting.
Let’s gooooo Markus!! Got a chance to spend some time in Latvia two summers ago at NBA Basketball Without Borders with him. Love his game. Huge get!!! Just a basketball player. @MarkusIlver https://t.co/mGwZ8FQl9M
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) January 14, 2021
Site editor Asher Low ran through a brief scouting report of the Badgers’ new member of the class of 2021 yesterday.
“Standing at 6-foot-8, he is known for his ability to stretch the floor with his shooting, but has the ability to attack the closeout with high-level athleticism. His lightning fast release will immediately translate at the next level.”
Here is a look at Ilver’s shooting from this past year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjOG84eOgTk&feature=emb_title