Wisconsin has landed its first commitment in the 2023 recruiting class.

Combo guard John Blackwell (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) announced his decision on Twitter on Friday afternoon.

Committed🤝 @BadgerMBB pic.twitter.com/z9FZeVVwjl

— John Blackwell (@_Johnblackwell1) April 15, 2022

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Blackwell is a three-star recruit and rated as the fourth-best player in the state of Michigan, according to 247Sports.

Wisconsin was Blackwell’s lone Power 5 offer, with the other schools offering him a scholarship including Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Oakland and Rhode Island.

Blackwell’s father, Glynn, played his college basketball at Illinois in the 1980s.