Wisconsin head basketball coach Greg Gard and athletic director Barry Alvarez both released statements on Tuesday after a Madison.com story revealed that a secret meeting between seven seniors and Gard in February had been recorded.

Tuesday, Madison.com released a story after obtaining 37 minutes of recorded comments during a meeting between Gard and the seven seniors that occurred during February of the 2020-21 basketball season. In the recordings, players said that felt like Gard didn’t have their backs and that they didn’t have a personal relationship.

After reading the comments, both Gard and Alvarez released statements on the situation. Both are below:

Though the NCAA granted all winter student-athletes the opportunity to use an additional year of eligibility, Davison is the only Badgers senior taking advantage of that opportunity.

Wisconsin ended the 2020-21 season with an 18-13 record and a 10-10 mark in B1G play. The Badgers reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.