Badger Basketball Exit Meetings: Braeden Carrington surpassed every expectation in 2025-26

Last offseason, when Greg Gard landed a commitment from a guard averaging just over seven points at Tulsa, few people thought much of it. Throughout the 2025-26 season, that guard proved why it was one of the more underrated additions of Gard’s strong history in the transfer portal.

Braeden Carrington, with his 3-point shooting and knack for defensive highlights off the bench, became much more than a role player for Wisconsin in his only season with the program. As a way to reflect on his season one last time, I assessed his year as a whole, both the highs and lows.

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2025-26 stats (18 minutes per game)

8.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.1 APG | 40.8% FG, 40.1% 3-pt, 77.2% FT

2025-26 High

The transfer guard had numerous big games and moments for the Badgers this season, and I feel inclined to highlight at least a couple of them, starting with the first game he played starter-level minutes. His 27 minutes at Michigan on Jan. 10 were nine more than he had played in any other game leading up to that point, and with good reason.

In the game, he didn’t shoot particularly well, just one-for-four, all four attempts coming from deep, but he got to the line 12 times, providing nine necessary points against the eventual national champions, who were especially sound defensively. He also added nine rebounds, helping Wisconsin stay about even on the glass despite a major size disadvantage.

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Days after the win of the season for any team in college basketball, Carrington had his homecoming, albeit not one that included a warm welcome. In his return to Minnesota, in front of a hostile crowd, the senior guard knocked down a then career-high seven triples to help the Badgers avoid the upset at The Barn. Seeing him take over a game with a crowd that had plenty to say to him was one of the most enjoyable watching experiences of the season.

Finally, on the final day of February, he topped his effort at Minnesota, making a program-record nine threes in a 90-73 win. The game itself obviously…

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Publish date : 2026-05-17 19:15:00

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