by Bill Scott | Jul 9, 2020
Former Badger Freddie Owens is expected to be added to the coaching staff of the Green Bay Phoenix under new head coach Will Ryan. Owens will be joined by De Pere native and Hillsdale (Mich.) College assistant coach Brandon Pritzl and Northern State University...
by Bill Scott | Jun 7, 2020
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix is negotiating with Will Ryan to become the schools next men’s head basketball coach. The Wheeling University coach would replace Linc Darner, who was let go in May with six years left on his contract. The University reportedly has...
by Bill Scott | May 25, 2019
Wisconsin Badger men’s assistant basketball coach Howard Moore was involved in a head-on collision on Saturday in Michigan. The accident took the life of his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Jaidyn. Moore and his son, Jerrell, both survived. According to...
by Bill Scott | Nov 19, 2017
Former Wisconsin basketball coaching legend Bo Ryan will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Wisconsin’s staff and players are expected to attend the ceremony Sunday night (7:30). The Badgers will face Baylor on Monday...
by Bill Scott | Jul 19, 2017
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team will face Baylor in the semifinals of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City. The two teams will meet in the second semifinal on November 20 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2. UCLA and Creighton will meet...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2017
Former Wisconsin head men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan will take his place among the legends of college basketball this fall when he is inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Ryan is one of eight individuals that make up the Class of 2017,...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2017
Former Milwaukee Bucks star Sidney Moncrief and former Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan were named finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement came in New Orleans during the NBA all-star weekend. Moncrief was named a finalist...
by Bill Scott | Apr 4, 2016
Wisconsin Badger head men’s basketball coach Greg Gard has been selected as the 2016 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, announced on Monday by CollegeInsider.com. The Phelan award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I men’s...
by Bill Scott | Apr 4, 2016
Wisconsin head basketball coach Greg Gard has added former Badger standout Joe Krabbenhoft to his assistant coaching staff. Krabbenhoft has served as an assistant at South Dakota State for the past three seasons. He played for the Badgers from 2005 through 2009. The...
by Bill Scott | Apr 4, 2016
Bo Ryan won’t be a part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2016 class. The ten-member class was announced on Monday in Houston at the Final Four. Ryan had been one of 14 finalists announced back in February. The 68-year-old Ryan was a...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2016
The UW Board of Regents approved a new head coaching contract on Monday and Greg Gard was named the 16th head men’s basketball coach in the school’s history. A Wisconsin assistant since 2001, the 45-year-old Gard took over as the Badgers’ interim...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2016
Based on the remarkable turnaround since Greg Gard has taken over as the Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, nobody should be surprised if the Wisconsin native lands the job full-time. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Jeff Potrykus reported this morning that...
by Bill Scott | Feb 26, 2016
The University of Wisconsin is officially advertising its opening for the position of men’s basketball coach. It could be a good sign for interim coach Greg Gard, who has led the Badgers to wins in nine of their last ten games. The timing of the application...
by Bill Scott | Feb 12, 2016
After falling just short of induction last year, former Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan has once again been named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ryan was named one of 14 finalists for the 2016 class on Friday. The 68-year-old Ryan led the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 24, 2015
The Wisconsin Badgers jumped out to a 21-point halftime lead and extended that lead to 30 early in the second half. They then held on to pull out a 84-79 win over the Green Bay Phoenix at the Kohl Center, giving Greg Gard a win in his interim head coaching debut. The...
by Bill Scott | Dec 16, 2015
Bo Ryan went out a winner on Tuesday night, leading the Badgers to a 64-49 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in what would be his final game as Wisconsin’s head basketball coach. After the game, Ryan announced that he was stepping down immediately. Ryan...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2015
All five Wisconsin starters scored in double figures as the Badgers knocked off North Dakota 78-64 at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night. Wisconsin went up 13 at halftime, then a ten-to-one second half run sealed the victory. Redshirt freshman Ethan Happ and Bronson...
by Bill Scott | Nov 5, 2015
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team knocked off division-three U-W River Falls 101-46 on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. Six Badgers scored in double figures, led by Nigel Hayes and redshirt freshman Ethan Happ with 16 points each. The Badgers shot...
by Bill Scott | Oct 27, 2015
Two of Wisconsin’s all-time greats, Wisconsin Badger basketball coach Bo Ryan and former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver were announced as the 65th anniversary class to be inducted into the revitalized Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame. The two will...
by Bill Scott | Sep 30, 2015
Second year forward Jabari Parker made it through the Milwaukee Bucks three hour training camp opening workout on the UW Campus yesterday. The 20-year-old Parker is trying to bounce back from a torn A-C-L that cut his rookie season to just 25 games. Bucks coach Jason...
