[ad_1]
Iowa State secured a commitment from top in-state target Xzavion Mitchell from Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon.
Mitchell is Wisconsin’s No. 3 player heading into the 2025 season and the No. 120 player in the class. The departure of the state’s top recruit is a huge loss for the Badgers and continues a troubling trend of in-state players leaving to play elsewhere.
Every recruiting situation is different, so that’s not to say the Badgers should sign every top player. But schools around the state have been having success in recruiting lately, with Iowa State University being a great example.
related: If Wisconsin decides to resign Greg Gard, who will it choose as its next head coach?
Mitchell will become the eighth in-state player since 2020 to choose the Cyclones. Head coach TJ Otzelberger joined the program in 2021 and made it a point to continue that pipeline.
Past WI HS Boys🏀Players who have played for Iowa St. MBB since 2020:
Tyrese Haliburton – Oshkosh N
Tyrese Hunter – Racine Holy Cat
Nate Jenkins as Kettle Moraine
Terrence Lewis – Milf.riverside
Milan Momchilovic – Pewaukee
Jackson Pavelecki – Kimberly
Nate Schuster – Menomonee Falls pic.twitter.com/L6F6vBuk0O— Jordan Loppnow (@JordanLoppnow) March 23, 2024
Wisconsin’s 2024 class is ranked No. 56 nationally with two players committed. Its 2025 graduate class currently ranks No. 12 nationally, although it has only one player committed.
Greg Gard has a lot of work to do on the recruiting trail in order to keep his job after another early exit from the NCAA tournament.
Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page Facebook Follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinions. Follow Ben Kenney on X.
Story originally appeared on Badgers Wire
[ad_2]
Source link