Wisconsin Basketball: Nate Reuvers & Trevor Anderson Enter Transfer Portal

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019-2020 college basketball season being shortened because of it, the NCAA has granted players an additional year of eligibility. For the senior-laden Wisconsin basketball team, that means decisions have to be made on whether to continue playing or deciding that it’s time to move on.

At this point, we don’t know exactly what the future holds for Brad Davison, but Aleem Ford, Micah Potter, and D’Mitrik Trice have said what appears to be their goodbyes. However, Trevor Anderson and Nate Reuvers will take advantage of that additional year of eligibility; it just won’t be with the Badgers.

In recent days it has been announced that both players have decided to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal instead of returning to Wisconsin.

Reuvers’ final season in Madison didn’t go as hoped. He had appeared in 124 games during his four years at Wisconsin, including 104 starts. His best season was as a junior, where he shot 44.8 percent from the floor and averaged 4.5 rebounds per game and 13.1 points. Reuvers was named third-team All Big Ten that year, and he is the leading shot blocker in school history.

Unfortunately, his play would regress this year, with his overall shooting percentage dropping to 42 percent and his points per game plummeting to 8.3. His playing time took a hit as well—which perhaps could be playing into his decision to transfer. Or maybe Reuvers just wants a fresh start for his final season.

Anderson will also be entering the transfer portal after playing for the Badgers for three seasons after transferring to Madison from UW-Green Bay. Off the bench, Anderson saw his role increase each season, and it culminated with him averaging 3.1 points per game this season with 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.2 minutes per game—all of which are career highs.

Where Reuvers and Anderson will end up, we do not know at this time, but for a Wisconsin basketball program that was filled with experienced players this past season, in 2021, they will be quite young.

In other Wisconsin basketball news, Wisconsin native Isaac Lindsey is transferring from UNLV to Madison as a preferred walk-on.

Lindsey was a standout high school player from Mineral Point and a 3-star recruit, according to 247Sports, who spent his freshman season at UNLV. Lindsey didn’t see any action as a true freshman and will hope to earn some playing time here in Madison.

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A shooting guard, Lindsey averaged 20.5 points per game as a high school junior with 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists. He played in only five games as a senior due to an injury.

All stats via College Basketball Reference and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel