Bucky's 5th Quarter, a Wisconsin Badgers community

Our high school championship recaps return for a third week. From painful endings to championships to the start of the Minnesota state playoffs, B5Q has the future Badgers' steps covered.

With February Madness gripping prep basketball, all six committed Badger recruits are still alive in their respective brackets. We check in on Vitto Brown's big night, but also recap recent events for Jordan Hill, Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ.

It's tourney time at the prep level, which means checking in on Badger basketball recruits. We begin our look with Friday night games in Wisconsin (Bronson Koenig) and Illinois (Ethan Happ).

Illinois forward Ethan Happ ended a long drought of verbal commitments by pledging to Bo Ryan's Badgers on Tuesday. Wisconsin fans hope this under-the-radar forward follows the same career trajectory as incoming freshman Sam Dekker.

Prospect Profile for 2014 Wisconsin basketball recruit Ethan Happ

Wisconsin recruits in a fashion unlike most other big-time programs. That's why following Badger recruiting is often an exercise in dealing with bad news.

A month-by-month look at recruiting events throughout Bo Ryan's tenure as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program. Includes verbal commitments, transfers (in & out), dismissals, etc.