Tag: Maty Wilke

Class of 2023 Badger WBB Freshman move in

As the 2023-2024 season is around the corner, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team had their incoming freshman from the 2023 recruiting class move in this week.

As the 2023-2024 season is around the corner, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team had their incoming freshman from the 2023 recruiting class move in this week.

Guard D’Yanis Jimenez, guard Leena Patibandla, forward Imbie Jones and forward Tessa Grady have officially moved in. One more freshman, Ana Guillen will move in at a later date.

The Badgers are coming off of a 11-20 (6-12 in the Big Ten) campaign in 2022-2023, but they lost leading scorer Julie Pospisilova as well as guards Avery LaBarbera (graduated) and Maty Wilke (transferred to Utah) and will be looking to replace their production.

Head coach Marisa Moseley is entering her third season at the helm and this is her second recruiting class in Madison.

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Wisconsin WBB makes program history

The Wisconsin Badgers’ WBB team made program history this past week, earning the commitment of Ana Guillen, a 6-foot forward from Spain.

The Wisconsin Badgers’ women’s basketball team made program history this past week, earning the commitment of Ana Guillen, a 6-foot forward from Spain. Guillen will be the first player from Spain to play for the Badgers’ women’s team, joining Wisconsin for the 2023-2024 campaign.

The Badalona, Spain native has won three Catalonia Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2022 as well as additional championships across separate European leagues. With sophomore guard Maty Wilke leaving the program following the 2022-2023 season, Guillen could be an impactful addition for Marisa Moseley and her Badgers.

She will join D’Yanis Jimenez, Imbie Jones, Leena Patibandla and Tessa Grady as the fifth member of the class of 2023 recruiting class.

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Former Badger Wilke commits to Pac-12 school

Former Wisconsin women’s basketball guard Maty Wilke announced Tuesday that she has committed to transfer to the University of Utah.

Former Wisconsin women’s basketball guard Maty Wilke announced Tuesday that she has committed to the University of Utah out of the transfer portal. Wilke will leave Wisconsin after two seasons, with 2022 being her first one as an active member following an ACL injury in high school.

The 5-foot-10 guard averaged 11.8 points per game this season while producing a team-high 61 made three-pointers over 29 contests. After being a highly sought after recruit from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Wilke proved to be a rising star with the Badgers, who went 11-20 this year.

She will now transition over to a Utah program that went 27-5 in the regular season and was a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament, losing in the Sweet 16 to the eventual champion LSU Tigers 66-63.

If Wilke is in search of more team success on the court, the move to Utah will certainly fulfill that. Her contributions to the women’s program in Madison will not be forgotten as she came in with head coach Marisa Moseley in 2021, helping bring more attention to the women’s team this past season.

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Wisconsin transfer Wilke narrows down list of suitors to five

Maty Wilke, who entered the transfer portal late last month, has narrowed down her potential destinations to five programs.

Maty Wilke, who entered the transfer portal late last month, has narrowed down her potential destinations to five programs. After a stellar first active season with the Badgers (11.8 PPG, team-high 61 3Pt), the Beaver Dam native will play elsewhere in 2023-2024.

Her final list includes Minnesota, Marquette, Stanford, Utah and Michigan. Of those programs, all of them made the NCAA tournament, with Stanford and Utah operating as 1 and 2 seeds respectively.

Considering the level of success of the programs Wilke is choosing between, it’s clear that she wants to win now and not wait for the developing Wisconsin roster to click down the road.

Her departure is a tough blow for Marisa Moseley and the Wisconsin team and staff, but considering the strides that players like freshman forward Serah Williams (12.7 PPG) and junior wing Brooke Schramek (10.4 PPG) made down the stretch, all hope is not lost in Madison.

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Maty Wilke posts goodbye message to Wisconsin as she enters transfer portal

Maty Wilke posts goodbye message to Wisconsin as she enters transfer portal

The Badgers women’s basketball program received tough news last week when Maty Wilke entered the transfer portal.

Wilke averaged 11.8 points per game during her lone season in Madison, and she shot 35% from distance.

“My decision to leave Wisconsin was a difficult one,” wrote the Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, native on Twitter. “I appreciated the support of the Badger athletic community over the years.”

Wilke took a redshirt season in 2021-22 to fully heal and came back strong in 2022-23 for the Badgers. We wish her the best at her next stop. Once a Badger, always a Badger. Here is a look at Wilke’s goodbye post on Twitter:

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Rising star for women’s team enters transfer program

Maty Wilke, announced Wednesday that she is entering the transfer portal following her redshirt freshman season with the Badgers.

Maty Wilke, announced Wednesday that she is entering the transfer portal following her redshirt freshman season with the Badgers. The guard averaged 11.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season and will be a significant loss for Wisconsin.

Coming into her career at Wisconsin as a highly-touted in state recruit from Beaver Dam, Wilke was forced to sit out her true freshman season with a torn ACL, but she came back strong in 2022-2023. In her first season with head coach Marisa Moseley and the team on the court, the guard made 61 three-pointers, leading the Badgers in that category.

Recognizing some of the connections she’s had to other programs in the Big Ten in the past such as Michigan, it’s very possible that her next opportunity comes relatively close to her home state of Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Women’s team takes down 12th ranked Michigan 78-70

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team took down 12th ranked Michigan 78-70 on Sunday, beating the Wolverines for the first time since 2014.

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team took down 12th ranked Michigan 78-70 at home on Sunday. The victory over the Wolverines was the team’s first against their Big Ten rival since 2014 and their fourth win in their last five contests.

It was senior day at the Kohl Center and three Badger athletes were honored before the contest, forward Sara Stapleton, guard Avery LaBarbera and star wing Julie Pospisilova.

Playing in front of her family for only the second time since her freshman year, Pospisilova put on a show, scoring 25 points while also adding six rebounds, five assists and two blocks in her final contest at the Kohl Center. She has now scored at least 20 points in four of the last six games to end the regular season.

Joining Pospisilova in double-digits Sunday were teammates Maty Wilke (15), Serah Williams (14) and fellow senior Avery LaBarbera (12) while Brooke Schramek (9) was particularly aggressive on the defensive end, recording three steals and three blocks.

The Badgers (11-19) won three straight Big Ten contests for the first time since the 2010-2011 season and they will now enter the Big Ten Tournament as the 10th seed and face Purdue in the first round on March 2 at 5:30 PM.

The culture appears to be changing in Madison under dynamic head coach Marisa Moseley, now in her second season at the helm.

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