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).

With the early signing period underway for hoops, the two members of Bo Ryan's 2013 class are already in the fold.

Wisconsin wins a huge recruiting battle for 2013 when Toledo, Ohio forward Nigel Hayes committed to Wisconsin over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Big Ten's reputation as a basketball power has rebounded nicely over the past few seasons. Are conference teams recruiting better as a result?

Bo Ryan snagged his first big man in the 2013 class when Ohio's Vitto Brown gave UW his verbal.

Wisconsin has collected another quick verbal in the 2013 class and now appears set with guards for the foreseeable future. The latest basketball recruit, guard Jordan Hill, comes all the way from Cali.

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.

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.