Wisconsin reserve guard Aidan Konop entered the NCAA transfer portal on Friday.
The 6’2” true freshman played just four games with the Badgers after joining the program as a preferred walk-on ahead of the 2024-25 season.
“Thank you, Wisconsin,” Konop said in a statement via X. “Grateful for the relationships I’ve built with my coaches and teammates. I am entering the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility left.”
All four of Konop’s appearances with Wisconsin came in the closing minutes of decided contests. He played four combined minutes in wins over Holy Cross, Appalachian State, Detroit Mercy and Washington. The freshman guard did not attempt a shot over those four games.
A native of Sussex, Wisconsin, Konop enjoyed a successful high school tenure at Sussex Hamilton High School. As a senior, he averaged 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game, while shooting over 50% from the field and 40% from deep. He earned a first-team All-Greater Metro Conference nod and led Sussex Hamilton to an appearance in the WIAA regional final prior to joining the Badgers’ program.
Konop becomes the fourth Badger to enter the transfer portal this offseason, joining point guard Daniel Freitag, guard Camren Hunter and forward Chris Hodges. Star wing John Tonje, starting center Steven Crowl, starting guard Max Klesmit, bench guard Kamari McGee, bench forward Carter Gilmore and program veteran Markus Ilver also departed via graduation.
UW has already added former Virginia guard Andrew Rhode to its 2025-26 lineup. He projects to fill a guard void with the departures of both Klesmit and Tonje. Barring a jump to the NBA, rising junior John Blackwell will lace up alongside Rhode this coming season in the starting unit.
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