​MADISON – Wisconsin men’s basketball still has one open roster spot ahead of the 2026-27 season, and the Badgers seem to have a good idea of how they want to fill it.“I think most likely it’s going to be somebody of large size,” Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said, noting the team’s need in the frontcourt.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs for how the Badgers go about filling that spot, a couple possible avenues have emerged.One route is to add another international player. UW assistant coach Lance Randall is in Europe to watch FIBA U20 EuroBasket games, Gard said, and associate head coach Joe Krabbenhoft will later travel there to see U20 and U18 games.Wisconsin – already with six international players on its 2026-27 roster – has obviously found success recruiting overseas, whether that be in Europe, Australia or New Zealand. But there are some potential hurdles to adding another international player.“There’s a lot of things that go to that,” Gard said. “It’s not just, ‘Oh, he plays well.’ Is he available? Who’s his agent? What’s his price tag? Can he get out of his country?”1 / 24Illinois guard Andrej Stojakovic (2) guards Wisconsin guard John Blackwell (25) during the second half of their quarterfinal game in the Big Ten tournament Friday, March 13, 2026 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Wisconsin beat Illinois 91-88.(Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)The other route depends on what happens in the legal system. The NCAA’s new five-in-five eligibility model has faced legal challenges from players who were in the 2022 recruiting class and exhausted their eligibility in 2025-26.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAn injunction in Ohio cleared the way, at least for now, for some of those athletes to play a fifth season. Time will tell whether that injunction stands and whether that precedes more successful legal challenges.The legal situation, Gard said, is “changing by the hour.” But if the door indeed opens for recently-graduated seniors to get one more year of eligibility, that could be another talent pool for the Badgers to pull from as they fill their final roster spot.“Does the injunction stay?” Gard said. “Does the NCAA push back on it immediately, or do they wait? I think there’s some unanswered questions there.”UW players who exhausted their eligibility in 2025-26 – but could get a fifth year if the courts force the NCAA to change course – include Andrew Rohde and Braeden Carrington. Both players had productive senior seasons at UW after playing elsewhere for their first three years of college basketball.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCarrington’s situation could be especially worth watching, as the 6-foot-4 guard has continued practicing with the current UW team. Gard indicated that Carrington’s intentions are “still up in the air.”“He hasn’t moved one way or the other on it,” Gard said. “I think he’s kind of taking a wait-and-see approa