Wisconsin Badgers

OVERVIEW
Austin Rapp averaged 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game en route to earning West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year with Portland in 2024-25 ... Played in 18 games as an 18-year-old with the Australian NBL's South East Melbourne Phoenix, winning the 2024 National Championship to boot ... Represented Australia at the Under-17 level at the FIBA World Cup ... Father, brother, sister and aunt all played NCAA college basketball ... One of UW's four international players rostered for the 2025-26 campaign

2024-25 (FRESHMAN AT PORTLAND)
Started 30 of 31 games as a freshman … Averaged 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game … Earned West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year … Shot 35.2% (83-of-236) from 3-point range and 81.5% at the free throw line … His 83 3-pointers led all WCC players and ranked second among NCAA freshmen … Averaged 2.7 3FGs per game, the nation's highest average among players 6-foot-9 or taller … Registered 45 blocks and 201 defensive rebounds, both ranked second in the WCC … Collected four double-doubles and scored 20 or more points four times

2023-24 (NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE)
Signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia’s National Basketball League … Appeared in 18 games as an 18-year-old … Played for the Knox Raiders in the NBL1 … Put up 16 points and 12 rebounds in a 2024 National Championship Victory

INTERNATIONAL
Played for Australia at the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship and the FIBA U-17 World Cup … Led Victoria to a victory in Basketball Australia's U-20 National Championship, scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds while hitting the game-winning fadeaway at the buzzer.

PERSONAL
Son of Julia and Tim Rapp ... Father, Tim, played four years of basketball at UC San Diego, being inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2017 ... Brother, Johnny, played at Washington State and Hawaii before turning pro in Australia ... Sister, Hannah, played at St. Mary's and Santa Clara, where she graduated in 2025 ... Aunt, Jessica, played at Duke ... Played Australian Rules Football and Volleyball in high school ... Picked UW over Clemson, Iowa, Michigan and Oregon