Robin Pingeton finds high-scoring Gift Uchenna replacement in the portal

Robin Pingeton lands her first transfer portal pick up, Kadidia Toure, a 6'3 forward who's played at three other schools, with her latest being at LIU. She was incredibly impressive at Long Island, where she averaged 19.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game. She is exactly what Wisconsin needs after losing Gift Uchenna to graduation. Toure may even have a higher upside and fits the system perfectly.

Kadidia Toure is the first portal player to commit to Wisconsin

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Toure started her career at James Madison. As a freshman, she averaged around 7.9 minutes per game but transferred to Arizona State, where her career took off; as a sophomore, she played 17.6 minutes per game, averaging 5.7 points and 3.7 rebounds.

Her junior year ended up being derailed by an injury, limiting her to just a few games and giving her a medical redshirt. She transferred to Long Island with the coaching change at Arizona State and revived her career. She's now pivoting back to a high-major school, ready to prove that she can impact the game at Wisconsin similar to how she did at LIU.

This is a big addition for Robin Pingeton as the Badgers lost their 6'3 forward that clogged the lane and made huge baskets last season, Gift Uchenna. It wouldn't be shocking if Pingeton showed Toure highlights of Uchenna on Wisconsin last season to reveal what Toure will be doing in Wisconsin. Uchenna averaged 9.1 points and 6.9 rebounds last season, and Toure may have a higher ceiling.

This could end up being an incredible portal find, and if the other rumors around the program are true about who Pingeton is targeting, next season will only take the whole program up another notch.

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