Isaac Gard is Wisconsin’s steady walk-on guard with a growing fan favorite spark
In the 2025-26 season, Isaac Gard has been a low-usage Wisconsin guard whose value shows up in energy, preparation, and team culture more than box-score volume. He joined the Badgers as a walk-on before the 2022-23 season, is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and has appeared in 38 career games; at 6-foot-3, he offers size for a guard and enough shooting touch to punish a lapse, including his first Badger bucket on a 3-pointer and a memorable senior-night triple that got the Kohl Center buzzing. If you want a reliable, coachable depth piece who elevates practice intensity and embodies program buy-in, he fits the bill.
