Bo Ryan
Ryan in January 2012
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 20, 1947 Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1969 | Wilkes |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1973 | Brookhaven JHS |
| 1974–1976 | Sun Valley HS |
| 1976–1984 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 1984–1999 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 1999–2001 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| 2001–2015 | Wisconsin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 747–233 (.762) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4× NCAA Division III National Championships (1991, 1995, 1998, 1999) 2× NCAA Regional Championship – Final Four (2014, 2015) 3× Big Ten Tournament Championships (2004, 2008, 2015) 4× Big Ten Regular Season Championships (2002, 2003, 2008, 2015) |
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| Awards | |
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Clair Bee Coach of the Year (2007) 4× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, 2013, 2015) Jim Phelan Award (2008) |
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William Francis "Bo" Ryan, Jr. (born December 20, 1947) is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan 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. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced his retirement, effective immediately.
Ryan began playing basketball at a very young age. His father, Butch Ryan was already a legend in the area, coaching youth sports including basketball to under-privileged children in Chester, Pennsylvania. Butch taught him the skills to be a successful point guard, generally the position of the on-court team leader. He became a star basketball player, leading his high school team to a 25–1 record in his senior year. In addition to basketball, Ryan was a high school quarterback. The center snapping him the ball was Ted Cottrell, who later served as a defensive coach and coordinator for a number of teams in the NFL. Ryan lettered in football, basketball and baseball, and was president of his class. After high school, Ryan starred as a point guard at Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His love for the game drove him to remain involved with the sport, choosing to delve into the coaching profession.
Ryan's coaching career began in 1972 at Brookhaven Junior High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where for one year he worked as a history teacher and basketball head coach. After graduating from Wilkes University, Ryan began graduate work at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. In 1973, Ryan began his collegiate coaching career at Dominican College of Racine (not to be confused with the earlier Racine College) in Racine, Wisconsin. He won a Coach of the Year award as head baseball coach at Dominican. In 1974, Dominican College closed down. Ryan then became head coach at Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania in 1974, where he was named conference coach of the year in 1976. His success at Dominic College and Sun Valley led to a job as assistant head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under head coaches Bill Cofield and Steve Yoder from 1976 to 1984.
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