Article: BADGERS LAND OVERSEAS RECRUIT AFTER SEEING AUSTRIAN ANDREAS HELMIGK ON TAPE, DICK BENNETT OFFERS HIM A SCHOLARSHIP.(Sports)

It's not unusual for college basketball teams to reach in recruiting, but rarely does that mean reaching across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. The University of Wisconsin men's team did just that Wednesday when it signed a member of the Austrian national team based on videotapes and the recommendation of a European coach.

The Badgers signed Andreas Helmigk, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward playing professional basketball in Austria, as the third member of their 2001 recruiting class.

Helmigk (pronounced HEL-mik) came highly recommended by Mauricio Parra, a long-time European coach who has developed a close connection with UW coaches. Parra acted as the liaison two ...

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