Former Badger returns home and rediscovers star form after Wisconsin stint

Camren Hunter was a hot acquisition for the Wisconsin Badgers out of the transfer portal before last season. He was riding high after two elite seasons at Central Arkansas, where he averaged 14.1 and 16.9 points, respectively. He came to Wisconsin but couldn't find the same form and couldn't get into the rotational depth. He played only in 11 games and averaged 2.1 minutes.

At the end of last season, he decided to transfer back to Central Arkansas, which turned out to be a monumental call for both Hunter and Central Arkansas. He's tearing it up this season, even more than before. He's averaging 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists on 50.3% shooting.

Camren Hunter went back to Central Arkansas and he's propelling them to an amazing season

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Since the start of January, Hunter has now had seven 20+ point games and three 30+ point games. He's single-handedly propelling Central Arkansas into the conversation for an ASUN championship and NCAA Tournament bid.

As you saw the social media post above, Central Arkansas has won seven straight games and is cruising through its conference play. It's mostly because Hunter has been phenomenal for them. If Central Arkansas can continue to get that level of play from Hunter, they have their sights set on the CSUN auto bid to the NCAA tournament.

Hunter came to Wisconsin and struggled and did what was smart, went back to where he found success, and knew he could get it again. Now he's part of a program elevating. It's similar to Daniel Frietag, who went to Buffalo after Wisconsin this season and is also part of a program that's doing amazing in their conference, and he's Buffalo's leading scorer by a large margin.

Good for both former Badgers.