MADISON – The waiting will be the hardest part – particularly for fans of the Wisconsin men’s basketball program.

Sam Hauser and younger brother Joey, who announced last month they were transferring from Marquette, have completed their subsequent college visits.

The Hauser brothers visited UW, Virginia and Michigan State. They are planning to announce their decisions soon, likely no later than next week, sources said.

Less than 24 hours after the Hauser brothers announced they were transferring, sources told the Journal Sentinel that UW was the favored and likely landing spot. Those sources have reiterated throughout the recruiting process they believe the brothers will choose UW.

Sam played three seasons at Marquette and has one season of eligibility remaining. Joey made his debut last season after redshirting in 2017-’18 while recovering from an ankle injury. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining, though he could decide to appeal to regain the season he lost because of injury.

Barring appeals, both players are expected to sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules before becoming eligible for the 2020-’21 season.

Sam, 6-foot-8 and 225 pounds, averaged 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season and was a second-team all-Big East pick. He shot 40.2% from three-point range and hit 92.4% of his free throws. In three seasons with the Golden Eagles he shot 44.5% from three-point range and had more than double the number of assists (224) than turnovers (110).

Joey, 6-9 and 230, averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game last season. He shot 42.5% from three-point range and hit 79.1% of his free throws. He was named to the Big East all-freshman team after receiving the league’s freshman of the week honor five times.

The duo combined for 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting in Marquette’s 74-69 overtime victory over UW last season.