3 Standouts at First Open Wisconsin Basketball Summer Practice

Mar 21, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard watches his team practice during team practice at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect

Madison, WI – With eight new players to mesh into its roster, the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team's summer workouts are underway. On Tuesday, UW held the first of its two practices that will be open to the media this July.

The session previewed a team that, especially without its previous ball-dominant guards Nick Boyd and John Blackwell, may end up looking much different than last year's Badgers.

"There's a lot of kinks we're working out," Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard said after the approximately 90 minute session. "Introductory things you saw today-some of the drills-it's the first time they've ever heard some of this maybe in their lives. But they're all eager to learn and try to get better."

Victory Onuetu showcases athleticism, physicality

Dec 13, 2025; Syracuse, New York, USA; Hofstra Pride forward Victory Onuetu (6) dunks over Syracuse Orange guard Nate Kingz (4) in the first half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Nobody in a Badgers uniform moves quite like Victory Onuetu. The 6-foot-11, 238-pound big man combines size and athleticism in a way that is simply different than any other Wisconsin player currently on the roster.

Onuetu flashed his vertical ability in a halfcourt drill when redshirt junior guard Jack Janicki threw a pass from beyond the three-point line toward the rim. The senior Onuetu grabbed the ball in midair before putting it through the hoop with both hands.

Early in practice, the Hofstra transfer put the ball on the floor and used both ball-handling skill and his size to best sophomore forward Will Garlock one-on-one for a layup. It was a moment in which the 21-year-old used what Badgers senior Nolan Winter called Onuetu's stand out trait: his physicality.

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