Wisconsin men's basketball head coach Bo Ryan announced his retirement effective immediately on Tuesday evening, according to the program's official Twitter account:
For all you've done for the #Badgers and everything you've done for the state of Wisconsin, congrats on retirement pic.twitter.com/Bosz1YYidJ
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) December 16, 2015
UMHoops.com's Dylan Burkhardt relayed the school's official statement:
Bo Ryan's retirement is effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/oNaHG8rIYX
— Dylan Burkhardt (@umhoops) December 16, 2015
According to the Wisconsin State Journal's Jim Polzin, Ryan and athletic director Barry Alvarez agreed this semester would be the best time to announce his retirement to give interim head coach Greg Gard an opportunity "to take a run at the job.