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Greg Gard, Barry Alvarez release statements following release of secretly-recorded meeting involving Wisconsin basketball
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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.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB