Wisconsin lands All-CAA transfer guard
Wisconsin women's basketball landed Stony Brook transfer guard Breauna Ware on Saturday.
Ware joins the Badgers after an excellent 2024-25 season as one of Stony Brook's top contributors. She averaged 14.7 points, four rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals during the campaign, while shooting 43.6% from the field and 35.4% from 3. That output earned a place on the All-Coastal Athletic Association third team.
The 5-foot-7 guard originally began her career at St. Bonaventure in 2022-23. She appeared in 30 games during that freshman season, averaging six points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists on 45% shooting. Ware transferred to Stony Brook ahead of the 2023-24 campaign, though she did not see any game action during that sophomore campaign.
Ware is Wisconsin's fifth transfer commitment of the offseason, following Howard guard Destiny Howell, NC State guard Laci Steele and Southern Illinois forward Gift Uchenna and Missouri State guard Kyrah Daniels. That group projects as the core of the 2025-26 team, along with returning starter Ronnie Porter.
New coach Robin Pingeton continues to build the Badgers' roster after taking over in late March. The program experienced top-down turnover following the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, including the resignation of coach Marisa Moseley and nearly the entire roster departing via the transfer portal or graduation.
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