Wisconsin coach Greg Gard told reporters on Thursday that freshman center Riccardo Greppi will be out for some time after suffering an injury during practice.
Greppi is in his first year with the program after signing late during the class of 2024 recruiting cycle. He has played in four games, totaling four points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 11 minutes of action.
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The Lecco, Italy, native plays a depth role for the Badgers. He’s behind starters Steven Crowl and Nolan Winter, plus primary backups Xavier Amos and Carter Gilmore on the team’s frontcourt depth chart.
Here’s Gard’s full explanation of Greppi’s injury:
“(Riccardo Greppi) got banged up in a four-on-four transition drill, got caught up, or got hit on a rebound,” Gard explained. “Fortunately, it’s not as serious as what we initially thought when it happened. He’s going to be out for some time but it’s not going to require any type of surgery or anything like that.”
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Wisconsin returns to the court on Friday against the Iowa Hawkeyes. It will be the team’s first game since its Dec. 22 win over Detroit Mercy and only its second game since Dec. 14. The contest begins an 18-game stretch of conference games to close the season.
The Badgers enter that full conference schedule at 10-3 (0-2 Big Ten), No. 31 in KenPom and No. 35 in ESPN BPI. Forward Chris Hodges will likely step up as a down-the-bench frontcourt depth option in Greppi’s absence.
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