admin
Wisconsin basketball announced the promotion of former chief of staff Marc VandeWettering to general manager on Monday.
VandeWettering, who served as the program’s chief of staff since 2023-24 and director of basketball operations since 2017, will now inherit recruiting, roster management, player personnel and revenue sharing strategy responsibilities as the Badgers’ general manager.
“I’m extremely happy for Marc and our program,” head coach Greg Gard told UWBadgers.com. “He has worked tirelessly to make us better every day and has helped us navigate this new era of college basketball very successfully. Marc has been a central figure in our evolution as a program and has already been handling many of the personnel tasks for the last couple years. Looking to the future, I’m excited to have Marc officially elevated to this administrative role and know that he will help drive our sustained success.”
VandeWettering’s new opportunity arrives at an inflection point across the entirety of collegiate athletics, not just basketball. The introduction of NIL, coupled with transfer portal windows, has transformed a college general manager into a professional roster builder.
This offseason, the Badgers addressed departures of John Tonje, five-year veteran Steven Crowl, starting guard Max Klesmit and bench assets Kamari McGee, Carter Gilmore and Xavier Amos with a bevy of transfer portal additions. Transfers Nick Boyd (San Diego State), Andrew Rohde (Virginia), Austin Rapp (Portland), Braeden Carrington (Tulsa) and Elijah Gray (Tulane) will now suit up for UW during the 2025-26 slate.
While it has existed since 2018, the NCAA installed uniform transfer portal rules across several sports in 2021. The movement of players and the financial opportunities that come with them make recruiting and roster management all the more important.
VandeWettering’s long history alongside Gard is a promising sign for Badger enthusiasts invested in the future of the program. If the two share the same vision, player acquisitions and roster movement could flow all the more seamlessly.
UW opens the 2025-26 season with an exhibition against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Kohl Center.
Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
#Wisconsin #basketball #staffer #Marc #VandeWettering #named #general #manager
