Former Wisconsin basketball guard Kamari McGee signed a contract with Bosnia’s KK Jahorina on Tuesday.
McGee becomes the third former Badger to sign a professional contract overseas this offseason, following Carter Gilmore (Netherlands) and Markus Ilver (Estonia).
The 6-foot guard joined Wisconsin as a transfer during the 2022 offseason. He began his college career at UW-Green Bay, where he appeared in 30 games as a true freshman in 2021. Those appearances included per-game averages of 29 minutes, 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals, plus shooting totals of 39% from the field and 27.5% from 3.
McGee was an under-the-radar transfer addition by the Badgers entering the 2022-23 season. While he only averaged 7.1 and 8.2 minutes per game, respectively, during his first two seasons with the program (2022-24), the Racine, Wisconsin, native eventually emerged as a clear team leader and a key bench contributor. In 37 games as a senior in 2024-25, McGee averaged 21.9 minutes, 6.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 steals, with shooting totals of of 45.7% from the floor and 45.9% from 3. He and Gilmore led a bench unit that became critical to the Badgers’ success.
The former Badger joins a KK Jahorina franchise that is sixth in the Bosnian Division I basketball league with a 13-11 record. He will look to follow in the footsteps of Wisconsin great Nigel Hayes, who recently moved to the NBA after an incredibly successful overseas career.
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