Micah Potter proved his value from the moment he joined the Badgers active roster last season. Now, the senior forward appears poised to make the most of his first full season with the Badgers. The Ohio State transfer from Mentor, Ohio has appeared in 80 career games, including 20 starts. Emerging as one of the most valuable reserves during Big Ten play last season, Potter averaged 10.9 points (54.2% FG, 46.9% 3FG) and 6.9 rebounds in just 18.9 minutes per game. The 6-foot-10 forward broke out on the road at #20 Penn State, scoring a career high 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in UW’s win. Named a preseason candidate for the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, Potter is also a standout in the classroom as a two-time Academic All-Big Ten student.
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Honors
• 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2018, '20)
Career
• Has appeared in 80 career games, making 20 starts (16 with Ohio State)
• Career highs
    24p at Penn State (1/11/20)
    15r at Minnesota (2/5/20)
    2a (3x) MR: vs. Citadel (12/19/17)
    3b (3x) MR vs. Minnesota (3/1/20)
    3s (2x) MR: vs. Citadel (12/19/17)
2019-20
644 days after he played his last game at Ohio State, junior transfer Micah Potter made his debut for Wisconsin this December in a 83-64 win over Milwaukee (12/21/19), finishing with 12 points, 5 rebounds and a block in just 13 minutes off the bench... Potter would go on to play in all of UW's remaining 21 games, making four starts... averaging 10.3 points and 6.3 assists per game with 19 blocks... scored a career-high 24 points (9-14 FGs) at #20 Penn State (1/11/20), 13 rebounds and a career-high four 3-pointers (4-6 3FG) for his first double-double for the Badgers... during Big Ten play, Potter averaged 10.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg while shooting 54.2% FG and 46.9% from 3FG... finished with 18 points and 7 rebounds on 7-12 shooting in just 24 minutes off the bench in Wisconsin's victory at No. 19 Michigan (2/27/20)... scored 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for his fourth-career double-double in UW’s Big Ten Title victory at Indiana (3/7/20)... tallied 5 or more rebounds in 15 games this season... went 23-for-49 (46.9%) from long range during conference play, the 2nd-best mark in the Big Ten.
2018-19
Redshirt season after transferring from Ohio State
2017-18 (Ohio State)
Appeared in 29 games (4 starts) for the Buckeyes ... averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... scored career-high 17 points (9-10 FTs) with 4 rebounds in a career-high 31 minutes against Texas Southern (11/16) ... posted a team-high 13 points at Northwestern (1/17) ... went for 10 points and 5 boards vs. Iowa (2/10)
2016-17 (Ohio State)
Played in 30 games (12 starts) ... averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... was the first true freshman to start a season opener for Ohio State since Jared Sullinger in 2010, playing 21 minutes against Navy (11/11) ... scored 13 points against North Carolina Central (11/14) ... tallied first double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 boards vs. Marshall (11/25) ... went for nine points and five boards vs. Wisconsin (2/23)
High School
Played his senior season at Montverde Academy where he was named Team MVP and Beachball Classic MVP ... averaged 10.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 2016 at Montverde ... named first team All-State and All-Conference as a junior at Mentor High School, where he averaged 20.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest
Personal
Parents are Tim and Ronda ... has three siblings, Caleb, Noah and Emma ... younger brother Noah is a defensive lineman on the Ohio State football team ... graduate student studying Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis after earning his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Business Management
