Despite having no Badger players on the District 7 first team or second team, Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard has been named the Coach of the Year in District 7.
The honor comes from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and can be added to an already illustrious award season for Wisconsin’s head coach. Gard took home the Big Ten Coach of the Year award earlier this month, once again despite having any Badgers on the all-Big Ten first or second team.
Gard led the Badgers to eight-straight victories to end the year, and a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. A Wisconsin team that in the preseason was picked to finish in the bottom half of the Big Ten Conference ended up with a 14-6 conference record, and a 21-10 record overall.
Congrats to Coach Gard on being named NABC District 7 coach of the year! 👏 https://t.co/eMeLVY0Np9
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) March 23, 2020
Per the NABC website, here are the first and second team’s for District 7:
First Team
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Luke Garza, Iowa
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
Second Team
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Joe Wieskamp, Iowa
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Zavier Simpson, Michigan