Wisconsin basketball offers rising in-state class of 2027 small forward
Wisconsin basketball extended an offer to rising class of 2027 small forward Deuce McDuffie following its advanced camp on Thursday.
McDuffie, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound forward, is one of three class of 2027 prospects to receive an offer from Greg Gard's program this week. After welcoming a batch of the most prestigious class of 2026, 2027 and 2028 high school prospects to its development camp, UW also extended offers to combo guard Jalen Brown and small forward Jack Kohnen.
While neither 247Sports nor Rivals has assigned a recruiting ranking to McDuffie, he does boast four offers at this stage of the process. In addition to Wisconsin, his offer sheet includes Grambling State, Green Bay and SIU-Edwardsville.
As a sophomore at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, McDuffie averaged 19.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per appearance. He scored 20 or more points on 15 occasions, including a 42-point, seven-rebound performance against Milwaukee Juneau on Feb. 3.
Arguably the most notable aspect of McDuffie's recruiting profile revolves around his familial ties to Wisconsin. His father, Otto, played 37 games with the Badgers from 1992-94 before transferring to Milwaukee for his junior and senior campaigns from 1995-97. While the elder McDuffie did not start a game for UW, he did play alongside future NBA star Michael Finley and appeared in the NCAA Tournament during the 1993-94 slate.
As of June 27, Wisconsin has extended offers to six members of the class of 2027: four-star shooting guard Dooney Johnson, four-star small forward Donovan Davis, three-star small forward Ty Schlagel, and Brown, Kohnen, and McDuffie. While the 2027 window is roughly one year away, McDuffie's in-state relationship and familial ties may play a role in where he ends up on the collegiate stage.
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