Wisconsin transfer Aleksas Bieliauskas joins SEC team with ties to Badgers

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Wisconsin transfer Aleksas Bieliauskas joins SEC team with ties to Badgers

John Steppe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sat, Apr 18, 2026 ·

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MADISON – One of Wisconsin men's basketball 's departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers .

Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.

Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW's upset over eventual national champion Michigan.

Fans react to the Wisconsin Badgers loss in the first-round NCAA Tournament game against High Point at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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From left, Tim O., Quinn Anderson, Aaron Swartz and Jacob Schleicher watch the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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From left, Tim O., Quinn Anderson, Jacob Schleicher, and Aaron Swartz react to the Wisconsin Badgers loss in the first-round NCAA Tournament game against High Point at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Fans watch the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Tim Bultman shows off his Big Ten Conference hat while watching the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Tom and Rose Le Moine watch the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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From left, Joyce Lambert, Kate Lambert, and Jacob Kate Lambert watch the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Kate Lambert, left, and Joyce Lambert, right, wear Badger fan gear while watching the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Bartender Mitch McCanles, left, and Chuck Labiszak, right, watch the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at the Old German Beer Hall on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Quinn Anderson and Jacob Schleicher watch the Wisconsin Badgers play High Point in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Fans react in the final minutes of a first-round NCAA Tournament game between the Wisconsin Badgers and High Point at Milwaukee Brat House on Thursday March 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

He'll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard's staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.

Bieliauskas is the second of UW's four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.