The Badgers extended the contracts of both Greg Gard (MBB) and Marisa Moseley (WBB) through the 2028 season Friday. This move is typically made to assure recruits that the coaches will be around, but it certainly quiets the haters surrounding Gard in particular.
In eight seasons as the Badgers men’s basketball head coach, Greg Gard has led the team to a 164-93 overall record (63.8%) while winning two Big Ten regular season titles. His squad finished the season 17-14 in 2022-2023, missing the national tournament for the second time under his leadership, but they did make it to the semifinals of the NIT.
Although it wasn’t what Badger fans wanted, Gard was able to salvage something as the season came to a close and has now been very active in acquiring transfer assets. Former four-star AJ Storr has already committed to join the Badgers after spending his freshman season at St. John’s.
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On the other side, Marisa Moseley is still new to Madison, producing a 19-41 record in his first two seasons at the helm. From the outside, that record would appear to be a massive disappointment, but the Badgers seem to be headed in the right direction.
The women’s basketball team won six games versus the Big Ten in 2022-2023, their most conference wins since 2014. Under her leadership, the Badgers have a lot more hope moving forward as a program than they did before.
Also getting extended through 2028 were seven-time national championship winning women’s hockey head coach Mark Johnson, impressive wrestling head coach Chris Bono and successful swimming and diving head coach Yuri Suguiyama.
The UW Athletic Board met Friday and approved contract extensions for five Badger head coacheshttps://t.co/figEc68LrW
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