Former Wisconsin basketball forward signs professional contract to play overseas
The program confirmed via social media on Monday that the five-year Badger inked a deal with the Den Helder Suns of the Netherlands' BNXT League.
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The Suns have been playing at the top level of Netherlands basketball since their founding in 2016. The team most recently went 12-24 in 2024-25, finishing 15th (of 19 teams) in the league standings and failing to qualify for the playoffs. While the Suns were far from the league's best, the 12-win output tied a franchise-best.
Gilmore is set to start his professional basketball career after somewhat of a breakthrough campaign with the Badgers in 2024-25. He averaged 19.1 minutes, 3.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest, operating as one of the team's key bench contributors. His best showings were a 10-point, five-rebound, five-assist game against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, a 10-point, three-rebound effort in a win over Indiana and, most notably, a career-best 15-point, seven-rebound game against Northwestern.
Gilmore originally joined the Badgers as a preferred walk-on ahead of the 2020-21 season. He was awarded a scholarship before the 2021-22 campaign, then went on to emerge as one of the program's key contributors.
Wisconsin will have to fill the void left by Gilmore's departure next season, especially after top backup forward Xavier Amos entered the transfer portal. The Badgers may still have a final move to make to bolster their depth at the position.
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Gilmore joins notable former Badgers playing overseas, including Brad Davison, Ethan Happ, Nate Reuvers and Sam Dekker.
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