The Wisconsin Badgers hosted their first open practices of the summer over the last two weeks, giving reporters a glimpse of ...

MADISON – Steven Crowl and Nolan Winter will enter the new year in a good place. The bigs for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team closed 2024 with their most productive showings of the season.

Nolan Winter was a big reason why. The sophomore big man scored all of his career-high 15 points after the halftime break as the Badgers rallied.

Mar 14, 2024; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nolan Winter (31) celebrates his basket against the Maryland Terrapins during the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt ...

Winter, a freshman forward, is already making an impact for Wisconsin, but long before he was a Badger he grew up a Gopher. Nolan's dad, Trevor, was a basketball player at the University of Minnesota ...

Trevor Winter of Slayton, Minnesota was a huge part of the Gophers men's basketball team in the 1990's, now the 7-footer's son Nolan is getting ready to take his talents to another Big Ten university.

Breaking news: Nolan Winter is confirmed to be in the Badgers rotation for the upcoming basketball season. Get the latest scoop on the team's lineup here.

Nolan is the son of former Gopher basketball player Trevor Winter (from Slayton, Minnesota) and former Gopher volleyball player Heidi (Olahusen) who is from Worthington, Minnesota.