Top Wisconsin Badgers assistant coach rumored to leave for MVC school

Top Wisconsin Badgers MBB assistant coach rumored to MVC school

Wisconsin basketball top assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft is rumored to be leaving the Badgers for the head coach opening at Southern Illinois.

The Salukis moved on from head coach Bryan Mullins on March 8 after five seasons and the spot remains vacant.

Krabbenhoft has an incredible reputation in Madison, not only as a coach but also as a recruiter. He has been the Badgers’ lead recruiter on nearly all of their top commits, including Daniel Freitag, Chucky Hepburn, Brad Davison, Nolan Winter, Ben Carlson and Johnny Davis.

The 37-year-old played for the Badgers from 2005-2009 before returning to join Bo Ryan’s staff as the team’s video coordinator in 2012-2013, later returning to Greg Gard’s staff as an assistant coach in 2016 before being promoted to associate head coach in 2022.

Nothing about the Krabbenhoft–Southern Illinois connection is confirmed. But this situation is worth monitoring as the offseason continues.

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