Wisconsin women's basketball star enters the transfer portal
Star forward Serah Williams has entered the transfer portal after three standout seasons at Wisconsin, leaving a massive void to fill for the Badgers.
One of the brightest stars in the history of the Wisconsin women’s basketball program is officially on the move.
Junior forward Serah Williams, a two-time unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection, announced on social media that she is entering the transfer portal after three seasons with the Badgers.
“Thank you Coach Mo and coaching staff for the past 3 years. Thank you Wisconsin and the Badger community for all of your support. I’m super blessed and grateful.
“With that being said, l’ve decided to enter the transfer portal,” Williams wrote.
Her decision comes just days after head coach Marisa Moseley "resigned" from her positition, signaling yet another significant shift for a program struggling to find and build stability. Williams becomes the third Wisconsin player to hit the portal, joining sophomore center Carter McCray and in-state product Gracie Grzesk.
A decorated career at Wisconsin
Williams leaves behind an undeniable legacy in Madison, becoming the first Badgers player to earn back-to-back unanimous first-team All-Big Ten honors since Jolene Anderson in 2007-08.
Across 91 career games (89 starts), the 6-foot-4 forward averaged 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game, cementing herself as one of the most dominant post players in program history.
During the 2023–24 season, Williams helped lead Wisconsin to its first postseason appearance since 2011, securing a spot in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). Behind her dominant play, the Badgers made a run to the Great 8 round—one of the few bright spots in an otherwise challenging stretch.
This past season, Williams put up a career-best 19.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game while tallying 13 double-doubles—nine of which included 20+ point performances.
She reached the 1,000-point mark in just 66 career games, tying for the third-fastest in program history, and ultimately finished 11th on Wisconsin’s all-time scoring list with 1,494 points. Williams also ranks second in career blocked shots (211) and third in double-doubles (35).
Williams’ departure is a devastating blow for a Wisconsin women’s basketball team that was struggling to gain traction in the Big Ten. With a coaching change and a roster that’s in flux, the lady Badgers are staring down a full-scale rebuild.
The Badgers finished 13-17 overall this season, with a 4-14 mark in conference play, regressing from last year’s 15-17 record. Williams did everything she could to keep Wisconsin competitive, but the program never quite turned the corner despite her individual brilliance.
What’s next?
With Wisconsin facing yet another rebuild, the loss of Williams is a crushing blow.
She was the face of the program, a player capable of taking over games and keeping the Badgers competitive even in matchups where they had a significant talent deficit to overcome. That’s tough to replace.
Now, her next destination has become one of the biggest questions in the women’s basketball transfer portal. There have been rumblings that Williams' next stop could be another Big Ten program, but there will be no shortage of suitors for her services.
For Wisconsin, the focus shifts to a coaching search and roster overhaul. Losing a player of Williams’ caliber is a tough pill to swallow, but with the state of the program, it’s not exactly a surprise.
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