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Greg Gard | Men's Basketball Coach

A coaching veteran of more than 30 years, Greg Gard enters his eighth season leading the Wisconsin men’s basketball program in 2022-23 and has proven himself to be one of the best head coaches in the Big Ten. A finalist for Naismith National Coach of the Year, Gard guided the Badgers to the 2022 Big Ten regular season championship, marking the team's second title in the last three seasons, earning Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in both 2020 and 2022.

Wisconsin’s incredible postseason success hasn’t wavered on Gard’s watch either, participating in the NCAA tournament in six of his first seven seasons (Big Ten automatic qualifier status in canceled 2020 Big Dance, due to COVID pandemic). Most recently in 2021-22, Gard led the Badgers to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and a first-round win over Colgate, advancing UW to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in its last seven trips to The Big Dance.

Gard’s postseason ledger includes a pair of Sweet 16 appearances in each of his first two seasons at the helm. In fact, Gard is just the third coach in the last 20 years to pilot his team to the Sweet 16 in each of his first two seasons, joining UCLA's Steve Lavin (1996-97) and Gonzaga's Mark Few (2000-01).

 

The Gard File
Hometown
Cobb, Wis.
Family
Wife, Michelle
Daughters, Mackenzie and Peyton; Son, Isaac
Education
B.S., Physical & Health Education, UW-Platteville, 1995
M. S.E. Counselor Education, UW-Platteville, 2007
Coaching Experience
Head Coach, Wisconsin (2015-present)
Associate Head Coach, Wisconsin (2001-2015)
Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee (1999-2001)
Assistant Coach, UW-Platteville (1993-99)
Assistant Coach, Platteville [Wis.] H.S. (1993-94)
Assistant Coach, Southwestern [Wis.] H.S. (1990-93)

In his first seven seasons as head coach, Gard posted a record of 144-78 (.649), becoming the second-fastest (157 games) Wisconsin coach to 100 overall wins in the NCAA tournament era. He has guided the Badgers to a conference record of 84-50, and his .627 conference win percentage is tied for sixth best among Big Ten coaches of the last 40 years (since 1980).

After initially taking over on an interim basis midway through the 2015-16 season, Gard would go on to win the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award that season and was officially named head coach of the Badgers on March 7, 2016. Through seven seasons, Gard has already risen to fourth on the school’s all-time wins list and owns the third-best win percentage in Wisconsin program history.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to be named the head coach at the University of Wisconsin,” Gard said in March of 2016. “I’m extremely thankful to Coach (Barry) Alvarez, the Athletic Board and the Board of Regents for this incredible opportunity to lead my home-state program into the future. It’s a role and a responsibility that I cherish and take extremely seriously.

“I’m looking forward to building on the great tradition at Wisconsin and representing my home state in a manner that can make Badgers fans proud.”

In 21 total seasons on the Badgers’ bench, Gard has seen the Badgers finish lower than fourth in the Big Ten standings just twice while amassing a combined mark of 256-118 (. 684) in league play.

During his tenure as head coach, Gard has helped a trio of players reach first-team All-Big Ten status: Nigel Hayes earned the nod in 2016, third-team All-American Ethan Happ received the distinction in both 2017, 2018 and 2019, while consensus All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Johnny Davis earned first-team honors in 2022.

Gard is coming off of arguably his most impressive coaching job during the 2021-22 season. Picked to finish preseason 10th in the Big Ten, the Badgers finished 25-8 overall and 15-5 in league play, capturing a share of the Big Ten regular season title for the second time in the past three seasons. UW earned a No. 3 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, claiming a 69-64 win over Colgate in the first round. Gard was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. Sophomore guard Johnny Davis developed into one of the best players in the country, garnering consensus first-team All-America honors and winning Lute Olson National Player of the Year, Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year, and Big Ten Player of the Year. Brad Davison claimed second-team All-Big Ten honors, Chucky Hepburn was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, while Tyler Wahl earned an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten nod.

The 2020-21 season brought unprecedented challenges due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but the leadership of Gard and his staff helped navigate the Badgers to an NCAA tournament appearance. The Badgers finished the season 18-13 overall (10-10 Big Ten), highlighted with an 85-62 win over North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Gard's leadership during the 2019-20 season might have been his best. After opening the season 5-5 overall and then 5-5 in the Big Ten, Wisconsin won nine of its last 10 games, including its final eight games of the season to win a share of the 2020 conference championship and claim the No. 1 seed for the later canceled Big Ten tournament. During that run, UW knocked off No. 14 Michigan State, won at No. 19 Michigan and closed the season with a win at Indiana to clinch the title.

In 2018-19, Gard piloted the Badgers back to the Big Dance, posting a 23-11 overall record. Wisconsin also boasted a mark of 14-6 in Big Ten play, winning 14 conference games for just the 3rd time in school history, joining 16-win seasons in 2008 and 2015.

Gard’s Badgers posted a 12-6 conference campaign in 2017, finishing second in both the regular season and the Big Ten tournament. Wisconsin would cap off its 27-win season with a signature win in the NCAA tournament, knocking off the nation’s No. 1 team Villanova, 65-62, to advance to the Sweet 16.

In his inaugural season as head coach, Gard led the Badgers to the 2016 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, becoming just the second-ever first-year coach to win the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award. He followed that up by leading UW to the fifth-highest single-season win total in school history (27-10) and making a second-consecutive visit to the Sweet 16.

The transition to Gard’s leadership began with a 1-4 start to the Big Ten Conference season, leaving UW at 9-9 overall, but it didn’t take long for the Badgers to adjust. Wisconsin proceeded on a run that saw them become one of the nation’s hottest teams down the stretch of the regular season, winning 11 of its final 13 games.

A 77-76 victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State at the Kohl Center on Jan. 17 was the beginning of a seven-game win streak that also featured a home win over No. 19 Indiana and an impressive road triumph at No. 2 Maryland. The Badgers later added another road win over No. 8 Iowa on Feb. 24.

UW finished the regular season in a tie for third place in the Big Ten standings — extending its streak of top-four finishes to a league-record 16th-consecutive season — with a 12-6 conference record. Gard led the Badgers to the most Big Ten wins by a first-year coach since 2004 (Bruce Weber, Illinois).

Long considered one of the top assistant coaches in the game, Gard served as an assistant at Wisconsin for 14-plus seasons, including the final seven as the associate head coach. During that time, Gard served as the Badgers' recruiting coordinator in addition to on-floor coaching duties, opponent scouting and game preparation, and the constructing of future game schedules. He was also the director of the Badger Boys Basketball Summer Camps.

In 2015, Gard was ranked as the fourth-best "X&O" assistant coach in college basketball by coachstat.net. In 2012, Gard was named No. 3 on the list of top assistant coaches in college basketball according to Bleacher Report. FOX Sports also listed Gard No. 10 on its list of the nation's top 25 assistant coaches.

"Greg knows why we do drills the way we do them," Hall of Fame coach Bo Ryan said in 2014. "Why we do things in a game the way we do them. He understands the personalities and the interactions of the players. Greg's a guy that knows the teams in the league, works extremely hard at scheduling, which is a very difficult job. Scouting reports. He just does it all."

Gard's 13th and 14th seasons in Madison were some of the program's most memorable. He helped guide the Badgers to back-to-back Final Four appearances in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 UW reached its first national championship game since 1941. Wisconsin shattered the school's single-season wins record (36) in 2015 and became one of just 10 teams with at least 36 wins in Division I history. In 2014, UW finished 30-8 and won at least 30 games for just the third time in school history.

In fact, Gard has been on the bench for each of the top 13 winningest seasons at Wisconsin.

Gard helped pilot the Badgers to four Big Ten regular season titles and three Big Ten tournament championships, most recently winning both crowns in 2015. UW has made the NCAA tournament in each of Gard's first 14 seasons, advancing to seven Sweet 16s, three Elite Eights and two Final Fours.

Gard’s first six seasons as head coach at Wisconsin continued a trend of lofty academic success, placing 40 players on the Academic All-Big Ten list. Over his 20 years in Madison, UW has boasted a total of 88 Academic All-Big Ten honors, trailing only Purdue and Northwestern over that span.

Prior to coming to Wisconsin in 2001, Gard spent the previous two seasons as Ryan’s assistant at UW-Milwaukee, where he had responsibilities in scouting, summer basketball camp operations and on-floor coaching, as well as involvement with recruiting.

Previously, Gard served as an assistant coach to Ryan at UW-Platteville from 1993-99. During Gard's years on the Pioneer staff, UW-Platteville compiled a 161-13 (.925) record and won three NCAA Division III titles, five straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championships and appeared in six consecutive NCAA tournaments. In his final year at UW-Platteville, Gard served as Ryan's top assistant in charge of recruiting, camp operations and scouting. He also worked as an advisor in the university's admissions office.

Prior to joining Ryan's staff in Platteville, Gard spent three seasons at Southwestern High School and one at Platteville High School, where he served in junior high and assistant varsity coaching capacities.

In 2016, Gard and his wife, Michelle, partnered with the University of the Wisconsin and Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, to launch Garding Against Cancer. This fundraising initiative raises funds and awareness for cancer research and care within the state of Wisconsin. In its first two years of hosting fundraising events across the state, GAC raised more than $3 million dollars in the fight against cancer.

Gard is a 1995 graduate of UW-Platteville with a degree in physical and health education. He received a master's degree in counselor education from Platteville in 2007. Gard and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Mackenzie and Peyton, and a son, Isaac.

Greg Gard  |  Career Head Coaching Record
Year University Record Pct. Conference Record Finish Postseason
2015-16 Wisconsin 15-8 .652 Big Ten 12-6 T3rd NCAA Sweet 16
2016-17 Wisconsin 27-10 . 730 Big Ten 12-6 T2nd NCAA Sweet 16
2017-18 Wisconsin 15-18 .455 Big Ten 7-11 9th
2018-19 Wisconsin 23-11 .676 Big Ten 14-6 4th NCAA Tournament
2019-20 Wisconsin 21-10 .677 Big Ten 14-6 T1st NCAA Tournament* (auto bid - tourn. canceled)
2020-21 Wisconsin 18-13 .581 Big Ten 10-10 T-6th NCAA Tournament (Second Round)
2021-22 Wisconsin 25-8 . 758 Big Ten 15-5 T-1st NCAA Tournament (Second Round)
7-Year Career Record 144-78 .649 84-50

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Bo Ryan Announces Immediate Retirement as Wisconsin Men's Basketball Coach | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

Wisconsin men's basketball head coach Bo Ryan announced his retirement Tuesday evening, effective immediately, according to the program's Twitter account.  

Ryan addressed the decision in an official statement released by the school:

After months of conversation with [athletic director] Barry Alvarez and his administrative staff, as well as my wife, Kelly, I have decided that now is the right time to step down from the head coaching position here at Wisconsin.

This was a decision months in the making. I brought this up to Barry back in April. He advised me to take some time to think it over and I appreciated that. But in recent weeks, I have come to the conclusion that now is the right time for me to retire and for Greg Gard to have the opportunity to coach the team for the remainder of the season. I discussed this with Barry and I appreciate him giving me the space to make this decision.

Alvarez said in the statement:

I want to thank Bo Ryan for everything he has done for our athletic department, the state of Wisconsin and certainly the Badgers basketball program. He oversaw an incredible run of sustained success and helped elevate Wisconsin among the nation's elite programs. He is truly a Hall of Fame coach and led our program to the most successful era in school history. He will be missed.

According to the Wisconsin State Journal's Jim Polzin, Ryan and Alvarez agreed this semester would be the best time for Ryan to announce his retirement to give interim head coach Greg Gard an opportunity "to take a run at the job." 

Over the summer, Ryan, 67, announced the 2015-16 season would be his last. However, the midseason announcement came as a surprise. 

"I'm sure I'll have more to say later, but it's extremely difficult," Ryan said Tuesday night, according to the program's official Twitter account. "I'll see you down the road."

With the door shut on an illustrious coaching career, Ryan leaves the Badgers as the winningest coach in school history with 364 victories to his name. He also captured seven Big Ten titles and led the Badgers to two Final Fours—including a run to the 2015 national championship game against Duke after slaying previously undefeated Kentucky.  

"His record speaks for itself," Alvarez said, per Wisconsin's Twitter account. "He's a legend. He's a Hall of Famer. He's won his way at every level."

ESPN Stats & Info provided a staggering statistic regarding Ryan's pristine track record: 

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Bo Ryan went 9-17 in his first season at UW-Platteville, in 1984-85. He never had a losing season as a head coach again

"He's put our basketball program on the map," Alvarez added, according to Wisconsin's Twitter account. "He's done it in a class way."

Several of Ryan's former players—including Dallas Mavericks point guard Devin Harris and Houston Rockets swingman Sam Dekker—chimed in with their thoughts on Tuesday's announcement: 

Devin Harris @Dev34Harris

Exceptional coach but even a better man. Thanks for everything over the years Coach Ryan. Enjoy retirement you deserve it.

Turning an eye to the future, Wisconsin will try to maintain its aggressive, hard-nosed mentality and do Ryan proud under Gard's guidance.

"We have to do our job in terms of helping these young men have the best experience here that can be had," Gard said, according to the program's Twitter account.   

Alvarez reiterated Gard will see Wisconsin through until the end of the season, at which point the school will make a determination regarding his future as head coach. 

But as ESPN.com's Jeff Borzello noted, Wisconsin is in a tight spot when it comes to building for the future sans Ryan: 

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From a recruiting perspective, Wisconsin has zero commitments in the 2016 class and one (Kobe King) in the 2017 class.

Playing in arguably the nation's toughest conference, Wisconsin is now facing an uphill battle as it seeks to attract top-tier high school talent to Madison without the man who built the program into a national power.  

It will take some time for Wisconsin to adjust as Ryan transitions into retirement, but the Badgers will look to carry on his legacy and maintain a winning culture in the years to come.

Bo Ryan Biography, Age, Wife, Career, Romance & Net Worth.

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Bo Ryan is an American former basketball coach and college player. He was the head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. He also served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. from 1999 to 2001. He retired December 15, 2015.

Bo Ryan Age

Bo Ryan, born William Francis "Bo" Ryan, Jr. in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA on December 20, 1947. As of 2018, he is 71 years old.



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He tied the knot with his wife Kelly in 1974. They have five children: Megan, Will, Matt, Brenna and Mairin. They also have six grandchildren: Aoife, Imogen, Maeve, Owen, Liam and Cullen.



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Beau Ryan Career

He started playing basketball when he was young. His father, Butch Ryan, coached youth sports, including basketball, for underprivileged children in Chester, Pennsylvania. His father taught him the skills of a successful point guard, usually the position of team leader on the court. He became a star basketball player, leading his high school team to a 25–1 record in his senior year.

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He was also a high school quarterback. After high school, he played point guard at Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His love for the game made him continue to play sports, choosing the profession of a coach.



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His coaching career began in 1972 at Brook Haven High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania as a history teacher and head basketball coach. After graduating from Wilkes University, he began working at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. At 1973, he began his collegiate coaching career at Racine Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin. He received the Coach of the Year award as head baseball coach in the Dominican Republic.

In 1974, after the closure of Dominican College, he became head coach at Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania, where he was named Conference Coach of the Year in 1976. His success at Dominican College and Sun Valley led him to work as a coach. assistant head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under head coaches Bill Cofield and Steve Yoder since 1976 to 1984.

After UW-Platteville took over as head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, he became the top 1990s NCAA men's basketball team (all divisions) with a 266-26 (. 908) record. On January 27, 2007, UW-Platteville officially celebrated its 15-year tenure by naming the playing field at the Williams Field home "Beau Ryan Court". Ryan, along with the 2007 Wisconsin Badgers, attended the event.



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Beau Ryan Case | Bo Ryan's girlfriend

A woman who had an affair with Bo Ryan filed a libel suit against Wisconsin authorities

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Robin Van Ert, a woman who had an extramarital affair with former Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan, is now sues University of Wisconsin school officials.

Van Ert filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Madison for libel and other rights violations, including her right to privacy when revealing her identity.


Van Ert initially told the school that the affair, which was reported to have started in 2009, took place in February 2015. A few months later, Ryan announced that he was stepping down as head coach after the 2015-16 season; however, he abruptly retired in December of that year and later stated that the decision had nothing to do with the case.

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The University of Wisconsin conducted an investigation, which determined that Ryan had not misused the university's resources, and the investigation was closed.


"As a direct and immediate result of the defendants' actions, Van Ert suffered severe emotional and physical suffering and illness, lost privacy, damaged her reputation, lost business and suffered significant damages and incurred legal costs," the complaint states.

The complaint alleges that the initial investigation was ultimately "a sham" and was not carried out extensively enough, and that Ryan was "unfit" to mentor student athletes, thus violating his contract with the school in his moral article.

She is seeking compensation and punitive damages, as well as attorney's fees.

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The lawsuit includes Chancellor Rebecca Blank, athletic director Barry Alvarez and university spokesman John Lucas.

Sourced from: www.cbssports.com

Wisconsin coach hit by Juwan Howard after game - Basketball

University of Michigan head coach Juwan Howard provoked a brawl between the teams after the match with Wisconsin. He did not like that his colleague Greb Gard took a time-out in the last seconds of the meeting, although his team won with a big score. Instead of a handshake, Howard made claims to Gard, and then rewarded his assistant Joe Krabbenhoft with a swing from the right.

“I told him I would remember it. He started to touch me with his hands, and it was superfluous, because we were just talking. That’s how it all started, I felt like I had to stand up for myself,” said Howard.

Gard explained his actions by the fact that in the last seconds he had reservists on the floor and "he didn't want them to get into an unfortunate situation. "

Wisconsin won 77:63.

At the post-match press conference, Howard did not apologize for his actions, but admitted that he did not want his players to get into a fight and swing their fists.

Horvard faces a 2-match suspension and a $10,000 fine.

Howard started with Michigan in 2019. Last season, he was named AP Coach of the Year in the NCAA. Last November, he signed a 5-year agreement with the university.

Howard had a 19-year NBA career and won two league titles with the Heat.

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