Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard is putting together one of the finest recruiting classes for the program in the 247sports composite era.

On Tuesday, St. Paul (Minn.) Eastview 2020 center Steven Crowl verbally committed to the Badgers, becoming their fourth scholarship player on board for the 2020-21 season.

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The four-star center chose UW over Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Northern Iowa, and others. Crowl, a late riser in the 2020 class, was offered by Gard and assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft in June. He took his official visit to Madison the weekend of Sept. 7.

"It was cool," Crowl told Badger247. "It was cool to see most of the seats were filled. Just how loud it was, it was really cool to see. I really liked the campus. All the people seem to really care about the Badgers. There's red everywhere you go. I really liked hanging out with the players.

"I had a good time."

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Crowl had official visits set with Colorado, Iowa, and Northern Iowa. He was also mulling a trip to Minnesota as well, but canceled those visits.

Just outside the top 100 of the 247sports player rankings, Crowl stands at No. 102 overall in the 2020 class, including the nation's No. 17 ranked center.

Crowl joins Johnny Davis (La Crosse, Wis.), Lorne Bowman (Detroit, Mich.), and Jordan Davis (La Crosse, Wis.) in Wisconsin's 2020 recruiting class. The Badgers also have a commitment from preferred walk-on Carter Gilmore (Hartland, Wis.).

With the addition of Crowl, UW's 2020 class now ranks No. 11 nationally in the 247sports composite team recruiting rankings. The highest finish ever for the Badgers came in 2006 under former head coach Bo Ryan, who signed the nation's No. 20 ranked recruiting class.

Gard and company still have a few targets left on the board and will attempt to sign one more player. UW currently has offers out to Ben Carlson (St. Paul, Minn.), who visited officially in September, Zed Key (Glen Head, N.Y.), Reece Brown (Clifton Park, N.Y.), and Brandon Angel (Encinitas, Calif.), who is scheduled to visit at the end of the month.

Crowl played travel basketball with D1 Minnesota, the same program that produced Tyler Wahl and Nate Reuvers. Crowl is the 12th Minnesota native to play for the Badgers on scholarship in the 247sports composite era (since 2003).

Stay tuned to Badger247 for more on Crowl's commitment to Wisconsin.