The Wisconsin Badgers and men’s basketball coach Greg Gard have found their replacement for the departed Lamont Paris.
Former Big Ten, NBA guard and Illinois State assistant Dean Oliver was officially hired as an assistant coach to Gard’s staff on Thursday.
“We are really excited to welcome Dean back to the Big Ten and the Wisconsin basketball family,” Gard said in a release from the UW athletic department. “I have been impressed with him over the years and after getting to know him better through this process, it became easy to see why he has been so successful in the past as a player and most recently as a coach.