Teagan Mallegni Joining Badger Women's Backcourt
- Former Iowa guard Teagan Mallegni is transferring to Wisconsin, potentially strengthening the Badger women's backcourt. - Coaches highlight her shooting and experience, expecting immediate rotation minutes and perimeter scoring. - Her addition could influence Big Ten standings, roster depth, and future recruiting momentum (patch.com).
Teagan Mallegni, a former Iowa guard from McFarland, signed with Wisconsin on April 18 and will join the Badgers as a junior. (uwbadgers.com) Wisconsin said Mallegni is a 6-foot-1 guard who played in 15 games for Iowa in 2025-26 and has two seasons of eligibility left. The school also said she earned Academic All-Big Ten honors this past season. (uwbadgers.com) At Iowa, Mallegni averaged 1.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 2025-26. Her best game against Wisconsin came on March 1, when she scored 10 points and had four assists in 15 minutes. (espn.com) Wisconsin finished 16-18 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten in 2025-26, good for 14th place, before reaching the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals. Robin Pingeton will enter her second season as head coach with a roster that has turned heavily to the transfer portal this month. (sports-reference.com) The Badgers lost leading scorer Destiny Howell to graduation, and wing Kyrah Daniels entered the transfer portal on April 15. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Mallegni was Wisconsin’s fourth addition of the week and third portal pickup at that point. (jsonline.com) Pingeton said in Wisconsin’s announcement that Mallegni “brings size, versatility and a high basketball IQ to our backcourt.” Wisconsin also pointed to her freshman debut at Iowa, when she scored 14 points, the most by a Hawkeyes true freshman in an opener since Caitlin Clark. (uwbadgers.com) Mallegni entered the transfer portal on April 6, the first day it opened, and landed with a conference rival 12 days later. Hawk Central reported the move gives Wisconsin an in-state player who was a four-star recruit out of McFarland High School in the 2024 class. (hawkcentral.com) Wisconsin’s offseason has also included additions such as former Iowa transfer Addie Deal and Long Island transfer Kadidia Toure, according to roster reports published this week. Mallegni’s return home adds another perimeter option as the Badgers try to climb from the bottom tier of the Big Ten. (sports.yahoo.com)
