2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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25 John Blackwell

  • Class Junior
  • Position G
  • Hometown Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
  • High School Brother Rice
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 203
  • Major General Course – BA Degree
  • Instagram thejohnblackwell
  • Twitter _Johnblackwell1

Biography

OVERVIEW
John Blackwell averaged 15.8 points per game during the 2024-25 season en route to earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors his sophomore season ... collected Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors in 2025 after leading UW to the Big Ten title game  ... was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree averaged 8.0 points per game (45.1% FG, 45.% 3FG, 82.1% FT) in his debut season at Wisconsin ... became the first Badger to earn four Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors since Nigel Hayes (2013-14).

CAREER HONORS
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2025)
• 2024 Greenbrier Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2024)
• 4x Big Ten Freshman of the Week

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)
Started all 37 games in a tremendous sophomore season … was an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and a member of the Big Ten All-Tournament team … Wisconsin’s second leading scorer at 15.8 points per game … led the team in points 11 times during the season, with four 25+ point performances. … scored a career-high 32 points in the Badger’s 116-85 win over Iowa (Jan. 3) … recorded first two-career double-doubles in a span of three games finishing with 24 points and 10 rebounds against Washington (Feb. 25) and 25 points and 11 rebounds at Minnesota (March 5) … Led the Badgers with 18 points against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game (March 16)
 
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, becoming the ninth player in program history to earn the distinction ... Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors four times (Nov. 27, Dec. 11, Jan. 23, Mar. 11), becoming the first Badger since Nigel Hayes in 2013-14 to win the award four times ... Scored a career-high 18 points in 18 minutes off the bench against Robert Morris (Nov. 17) ... Averaged 10.0 points and 6.5 rebound per game while helping lead the Badgers to the title at the 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off ... Dropped a team-high 17 points while grabbing a team-high 7 rebounds in win against No. 1 Arizona (Dec. 9) ... Scored 17 points while grabbing 11 rebounds in a win against Rutgers (March 7) ... Provided a team-high 18 points against No, 3 Purdue (March 10) ... Scored a team-high 18 points against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament (March 14), shooting 4-for-6 from 3. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star combo guard from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan ranked as the 26th-best combo guard in the nation and the third-best prospect in the state of Michigan ... as a junior at Brother Rice High School, averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game while shooting 49 percent from beyond the arc – the highest 3-point shooting percentage in Michigan that season.

PERSONAL
John's father, Glynn Blackwell, played four seasons at Illinois (1984-88) at shooting guard, playing in 106 games (57 starts) for the Illini where he averaged 12.1 points per game as a senior.

Statistics

Season:
2025-26

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 194 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 203 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 203 lbs
    25