Wisconsin basketball head coach Greg Gard made it clear on a radio appearance that the unexpected decision to move on from longtime assistant Dean Oliver and shake up his staff was his choice.
“It was my decision to make a change on the staff and move forward,” Gard stated. “Coach Oliver did a good job for us, but I have to continue to move forward and push this thing forward. We’re not gonna stay in maintenance mode. We’re going to keep getting better and push it.”
Many, myself included, thought that Oliver’s logical replacement was already in-house.