Wisconsin announces numbers for incoming freshmen

It started innocently enough, with one tweet from @BadgerMBB:

Number assignments are in for the #Badgers freshmen. Bronson Koenig (@nativeflash_24) sticks with his HS number, will wear #24.

— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) June 11, 2013

From there, pure chaos eclipsed only by today's Tebowmania II. Comparisons to former Badger greats? Heresy! Jordan Taylor Hill gets No. 11, and now he's the next Jordan Taylor? Vitto Brown's No. 30, and now he's Jon Leuer? Nothing is sacred anymore.

You'll notice a twinge of sarcasm (perhaps of the poorly executed kind) here, but in all seriousness, we have a little more hoops news to talk about, and that's always nice. Last week, it was the announcement of five preseason exhibition games in Canada. Today, we know what numbers the Badgers' incoming freshmen will wear this season, and the Badgers used their Twitter feed to at least add some color to the announcement.

G Bronson Koenig, La Crosse (Aquinas), Wis.: No. 24

G Riley Dearring, Minnetonka (Minnetonka Senior), Minn.: No. 35

G Jordan Hill, Exeter, N.H.: No. 11

F Vitto Brown, Bowling Green, Ohio: No. 30

F Nigel Hayes, Toledo (Whitmet), Ohio: No. 10

F Aaron Moesch, Green Bay (Southwest), Wis.: No. 5

@BadgerMBB threw out a few fun comparisons (as one follower noted, they're giving away Tim Jarmusz' No. 24 so soon?), and they also had a couple of nifty facts on hand:

Last 3 #24s at UW: Finley, @jarmoose24 and @freddieowensRT @thebrianevenson @badgermbb @nativeflash_24 Michael Finley's number!

— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) June 11, 2013

Can you believe Dearring will be the first #Badgers player to wear #35 since Claude Gregory (1978-81)? @matthewdoyle33

— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) June 11, 2013