Former Badger is back in the transfer portal after jump starting his career at Lipscomb

A sharpshooter that starter his career at Wisconsin is planning to enter the portal again. Ross Candelino only averaged one minute per game in his freshman season at Wisconsin. This prompted him to transfer out and head to Lipscomb for a better opportunity. However, that first year for the Bisons didn't give him quite the minute output he probably thought at only 5.2.

However, the performance improvement plan seemed to be in effect, as he came out this last season playing in 28 games, starting 13, and averaging 24.9 minutes per game. He was one of Lipscomb's best players, averaging 11.2 points and 5.2 rebounds. He was also deadly behind the arc, shooting a whopping 66-for-155 from three. That's almost 50% from deep.

Ross Candelino is back in the portal looking for the next step on his basketball journey

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You would assume that Candelino has considered his career jump-started, and now he can begin exploring high-major opportunities again. The ability to shoot from three can translate to every level, and there is an opportunity there for some program.

It's hard to know exactly what schools will be calling or interested in, but after a rough start to his basketball career that mostly featured the bench, he's now going to be one of the best shooters in the portal.

Would Wisconsin be interested again? It's hard to rule it out entirely, but Greg Gard would have to see on tape that his game could fully convert to the Big Ten again. Though Gard never really had a great shot with Candelino. Gard rarely plays true freshmen for many minutes, and it's really in the second and third years that a player often finds more rotational minutes. So maybe.

If he can play defense and continue to shoot the three as he did at Lipscomb, it's hard to rule out that he wouldn't have a role for the Badgers if Gard did want to pursue him again.