The first domino of Wisconsin basketball’s class of 2025 officially fell on Wednesday morning.
Over 15 months removed from his commitment to Wisconsin, top-ranked class of 2025 shooting guard Zach Kinziger officially signed with Greg Gard’s program on Nov. 13, NCAA Division I basketball’s initial signing date.
In early September, Kinziger moved to No. 68 in the coveted ESPN100 ranking for the class of 2025 during his time representing De Pere High School and Team Herro in the AAU circuit.
A native of De Pere, Wisconsin, Kinziger is considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports, On3 and ESPN. 247Sports ranks the 6’3,” 175-pound shooting guard as the No. 113 overall player in the class of 2025, the No. 21 shooting guard and the No. 3 prospect from Wisconsin.
Welcome to Wisconsin ✍️@zach_kinziger is a Badger!
6-3 guard | De Pere, Wisconsin• 4-star recruit ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• No. 68 in the ESPN Top 100
• Averaged 19.9 pts (49.9% FG, 42.5% 3FG) as a junior at De Pere High School
• Division 1 state champion in 2023#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/Nr13VDboTk— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) November 13, 2024
Kinziger is one of three commits in Wisconsin’s 2025 class alongside New Zealand prospect Hayden Jones and three-star Middleton, Wisconsin, native Will Garlock. Jones, the who debuted for the New Zealand national team at just 17 years old this summer, also signed with the Badgers on Wednesday.
When Kinziger arrives in Madison, he will slide in to a rotation with 2024 true freshman Daniel Freitag and 2023-24 Big Ten All-Freshman Team member John Blackwell. With respectable range and athleticism, he could immediately contribute if awarded the opportunity.