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Wisconsin women’s basketball offers top-100 class of 2025 guard

Wisconsin women’s basketball offers top-100 class of 2025 guard

Wisconsin women’s basketball extended an offer to top-100 class of 2025 guard Camille Williams on Friday.

The 6-foot combo guard is currently ranked No. 98 in the ESPNW 100. The Boswell High School product is considered a four-star recruit and rated at a 91 on a scale of 1 to 100.

Williams has been active on Nike’s Girl’s Elite Youth Basketball League circuit this summer. The rising senior racked up multiple 20-point performances during the EYBL Nationals last week.

During her junior season, Williams averaged 19.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.5 steals per game in 41 appearances for Boswell.

Since the beginning of May, Williams has earned offers from North Texas, California, Wisconsin, Miami (Florida), Fairfield, Arkansas, Davidson, Tulsa, Fresno State, Omaha, Pacific and Southern Alabama. The list will surely expand as she continues her AAU activity this summer and beyond.

Wisconsin appears to be directing more of its focus on top-tier talent in the recruiting world since Marisa Moseley became the Badgers’ head coach.

UW will welcome Alie Bisballe, Reese Jaramillo and Gracie Grzesk for their first years in Madison this fall alongside international players Alba MartĂ­n Mesa and Jovana Spasovski.

WATCH: Wisconsin women’s basketball leaders gearing up for 2024-25 campaign

WATCH: Wisconsin women’s basketball upperclassmen gearing up for 2024-25 campaign

Wisconsin’s women’s basketball team showcased upperclassmen Serah Williams, Halle Douglass and Natalie Leuzinger in their first practice footage of the offseason on Tuesday.

Wisconsin kick-started its offseason practices weeks ago, but the Badgers had yet to display their three longest tenured players honing in on their skills this summer.

Williams, a junior from Brooklyn, New York, registered a team-best 17.4 points per appearance during her 2023-24 season. She also took home 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of Year honors and earned 2024 Big Ten First Team nods during her sophomore season.

Leuzinger, a graduate student, averaged 7.7 points and 9.5 minutes per game in 2023-24, while Douglass played in 25 games and posted 3.8 points per contest.

As a team, the Badgers will participate in the 2024 Cancun Challenge from Nov. 28-30 alongside Providence, San Diego State, VCU, BYU, Idaho State, Iowa, Rhode Island, Rice and Vermont.

Wisconsin will also host eight Big Ten opponents, including new conference foes UCLA and USC. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Minnesota and Rutgers round out that list.

Away games against Washington, Oregon, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue and Minnesota are also on UW’s horizon.

While Williams, Douglass and Leuzinger will serve as this crew’s veteran trio, UW will welcome four new players this fall. International guard Alba Martin Mesa, walk-on Reese Jaramillo, former Northern Kentucky center Carter McCray and former Duquesne guard Tess Myers will play their first games as Badgers during the 2024-25 slate.

Marisa Moseley’s group will look to build off its 15-17 mark and Great 8 appearance in the WNIT last season.

Wisconsin women’s basketball to participate in 2024 Cancun Challenge

Wisconsin women’s basketball to participate in 2024 Cancun Challenge

Wisconsin’s women’s basketball program will participate in the 2024 Cancun Challenge from Nov. 28-30, according to a release from the program.

The circuit will take place in Cancun’s Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, The Badgers are slated to compete against Providence, San Diego State, and VCU in the Mayan Division in a three-game round-robin format.

The gauntlet will also feature BYU, Idaho State, Iowa, Rhode Island, Rice, and Vermont in the event’s Riviera Division. This fall will mark the 19th edition of the event.

Marisa Moseley’s squad enters the 2024-25 season following a 15-17 overall output in its 2023-24 campaign. The Badgers also went 6-12 in conference play en route to a Great 8 appearance in the WNIT, UW’s first clinched postseason berth of the Moseley era.

The Badgers will welcome four new players this fall: international guard Alba Martin Mesa, walk-on Reese Jaramillo, former Northern Kentucky center Carter McCray and former Duquesne guard Tess Myers. All-conference forward Serah Williams will look to spearhead Wisconsin’s offensive and defensive attack this fall.