Badgers land former Wisconsin-Green Bay point guard Kamari McGee

Wisconsin added some needed backcourt help on Tuesday with a commitment from Kamari McGee.

A 6-foot, 180-pound freshman point guard, McGee averaged 11.6 points per game last season at Wisconsin-Green Bay. The former Racine St. Catherine’s standout was a Horizon League all-freshman pick and was the conference’s freshman of the week three times in 2021-22.

“The coaches made me feel welcomed to the program,” McGee told BadgerBlitz.com. “They showed love from Day 1 of me entering the portal and my visit just added on to that.

“The facilities and the campus, everything was so nice.”

McGee, who started 20 games for the Phoenix and shot 27.5% from 3-point range, is expected to back up Wisconsin starter Chucky Hepburn. He will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Badgers.

“They said they’re looking for me to come in and make an impact right away and be a leader,” McGee said.

As a senior in high school, McGee helped the Angels to a WIAA Division 3 State Championship. He chose Green Bay over offers from Colgate, St. Thomas, South Dakota State, Western Illinois and Grambling State, among others.

“I’ve heard from BYU, Bradley, UC-Davis, Minnesota and a few more,” McGee said. “Definitely was a difficult decision because of the amount of respect I had for the coaching staff at Green Bay and the program as a whole. My bond with my teammates was good as well so that definitely made it hard.”

UW still has three available scholarships to use for the 2022-23 season.

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