Wisconsin Badgers

FOR NIL OPPORTUNITIES: HONORS
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024)

REDSHIRT (2023-24): Redshirt season.

FRESHMAN (2022-23): Joined the Badgers as a walk-on … Appeared in 5 games, earned first minutes and scored his first career points as a Badger, finishing with 4 points in a win vs. South Dakota (11/7). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain for Ponte Vedra High School averaged 14.2 points (48% 3FG), 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a senior, leading the team to a 27-4 record and securing a berth in the Class 6A state championship game for the first time in school history ... honors include All-Daytona Beach News Journal First Team, All-Jacksonville First Team, Florida Association of Basketball Coaches First Team (6A) and Northeast Florida All-Star Classic MVP … played for Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida for three years.

PERSONAL: Parents are Anthony and Jennifer Candelino ... Candelino’s father, Anthony, was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the fourth round of the 1985 MLB Draft, and following injury went on to play basketball at Marquette for two seasons (1987-89) before finishing his basketball career at St. Peter's College where he graduated in 1991 ... Ross has two siblings, Olivia and Jillian ... sister, Olivia, is a junior forward for the Auburn soccer team, where she earned All-SEC Tournament Team honors in 2021 ... Ross' favorite all-time NBA player is Kobe Bryant ... favorite sports team is the New York Yankees ... favorite Badger is Russell Wilson ... Ross intends to major in real estate.