Greg Gard has an obvious but expensive Andrew Rohde replacement in the portal

Greg Gard will be looking to replace at least two starters pending the decisions of John Blackwell and Nolan Winter. Starting point guard Nick Boyd and wing Andrew Rohde are both graduating and no longer have any eligibility left. So, to the portal, Gard will go, and just the other day, a name dropped in that will be a perfect replacement for Rohde, but it may come at a high price.

San Francisco guard Tyrone Riley IV is planning to enter his name in the portal. He's an elite wing with both defense and offense, and he knocked down shots at a 37% rate from behind the arc. He also has the ability to play off the dribble and get to the basket.

Put Tyrone Riley IV on the dream list for Greg Gard even if it feels unlikely

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It may be an unrealistic stretch for Wisconsin to go after Riley. For a few major reasons, he's going to demand a pretty strong asking price from the portal, and Gard would rather spend heavily on retaining Blackwell, Winter, and grabbing another top-tier point guard. However, he would be a huge grab in the portal.

The other reason is that he doesn't really have any ties to Madison or Wisconsin. He's a California kid who chose to stay close to home after high school. It may be a big ask to get him to come to Madison when he will have other offers that may be more enticing.

According to Sam Kayser, Wisconsin wasn't one of the first batch of schools to contact him either. He's heard from Indiana, Texas Tech, Florida, USC, UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and more. This doesn't mean Wisconsin won't jump in; a lot hinges on what Blackwell ends up doing. However, it seems that a "D and 3" wing, like Rohde, may be what Gard wants most and not overspending in that department.

Hang on and buckle up because the college basketball portal opens in about a week.