Walt McGrory returns for his fourth season with Wisconsin in 2020-21. The Minneapolis native has appeared in 36 career games for the Badgers. McGrory saw action in 14 games last season, averaging 4.2 minutes per game off the bench. He had a career day against McNeese State, playing a career high 24 minutes and finishing with 9 points, two assists and two rebounds in the win. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten student, McGrory finish his prep career as Edina High School’s all-time leading scorer with 2,126 career points, averaging 26.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game as a senior.
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Honors
• 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2019, '20)
Career
• Has appeared in 36 career games
• Career Highs:
    9p vs. McNeese State (11/13/19)
      6r vs. Green Bay (12/23/17)
      2a vs. McNeese State (11/13/19)
    3s vs. UMass Lowell (12/30)
2019-20
Appeared in 14 games for the Badgers... averaged 1.1 points per game and 0.6 rebounds per game with 5 assists... had a career day against McNesese State (11/13/19) with 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting from the field, two assists and two rebounds.
2018-19
Saw action in 12 games, including 6 Big Ten contests and 1 Big Ten tournament appearance ... scored only 3 points of the season in a season-high 9 minutes vs. Savannah State (12/13)
2017-18
Appeared in 9 games as a true freshman ... considered redshirting and sat out the initial 11 games ... made debut vs. Western Kentucky (12/13) ... set career highs with 4 points (4-4 FT) and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Green Bay (12/23) ... also played 21 minutes vs. UMass Lowell (12/30) posting 3 steals
High School
Edina High School’s all-time leading scorer with 2,126 career points … put together a big senior season, averaging 26.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game … four-time All-Lake Conference honoree … team captain as both junior and senior … five-year varsity letterman, beginning as an eighth grader … Edina Scholar Athletic Award winner … turned down scholarship offers from five NCAA Division I programs including Brown, Drake, Furman, Maine and South Dakota State
Personal
Born in Des Moines, Iowa ... parents are Matthew and Jean McGrory ... has one older sister, Mary Claire, who played basketball at Creighton (2013-17) ... high school teammates with Minnesota’s Reggie Lynch and Drake’s Graham Woodward ... majoring in Economics
