This morning, the Wisconsin Badgers officially announced the signing of Wake Forest transfer Jahcobi Neath.
The Badgers are landing a 6-foot-3 guard who averaged 5.3 points and 2.2 assists per game his first season in the ACC, while shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, including 48 percent from 3-point range.
The Toronto, Ontario native and Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard had this to say about the move courtesy of the UW press release:
“I’m extremely excited to join Wisconsin,” Neath said. “I want to thank the coaches for giving me this opportunity. I can’t wait to start my journey as a Badger and compete with my new teammates at a high level!”
“We were looking to add another guard to our roster and Jahcobi checked a lot of the boxes for what we were looking for,” Gard said. “Jahcobi brings experience to our backcourt, as he has played two years in the ACC with some impressive games already in his young career. He has good size and athleticism that we need on both ends of the floor. I think Jahcobi is coming in with a little bit of chip on his shoulder and will be ready to compete.
“We have seen that the college game is moving more and more towards using more versatile lineups. Having backcourt depth is essential in today’s game, and Jahcobi can give us not only more depth at the point guard position, but he is also versatile enough to play off of the ball and allow us to play multiple guards.
“Jahcobi has a strong academic profile as well, and everyone we talked with raved about his character and the type of person that he is. We are looking forward to welcoming Jahcobi and his family to Madison in June.”