The Wisconsin Badgers have watched another player from their roster jump into the portal to go along with Daniel Freitag, Camren Hunter, and Chris Hodges. This time, it is a local player from Sussex, Wisconsin, who was given a preferred walk-on status last season by Greg Gard. Aidan Konop was an impressive 6’2″ guard at the high school level and, similar to Jack Janicki, wanted to prove himself at Wisconsin. However, without much playing time, it became hard to do.

Aidan Konop is the fourth Badger to enter the transfer portal

Aidan Konop only appeared in four games for the Badgers and was really on mop-up duty. He saw action in only one Big Ten game (Washington), and every other time he played, he played against low-level nonconference opponents: Holy Cross, Appalachian, and Detroit Mercy. In each of the games he appeared in, he played only one minute and never recorded a stat.

As a high school player, he barely ever left the court during a game, so there had to be thoughts of wanting to find an opportunity to play more. According to his official bio on the Wisconsin basketball page, he was pretty impressive at Sussex Hamilton High School.

“As a senior at Sussex Hamilton High School, Konop averaged 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game … He shot over 50 percent from the field, including a 40 percent clip from 3-point range … A first-team all-Greater Metro Conference selection as a senior, Konop led Sussex Hamilton to a 20-6 record last season, culminating with an appearance in the WIAA regional final.”

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Konop will have suitors, but maybe at a different level of basketball than the Big Ten. However, that may be just the opportunity he needs to go make some noise and prove that he can be a factor at this level.