Bo Ryan
Bo Ryan
William Francis "Bo" Ryan, Jr.is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1999 to 2001. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced his retirement, effective immediately...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 December 1947
CityChester, PA
basketball people fake
Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them
discouraging persons
You measure a person by what it takes to discourage them.
basketball teaching passion
I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people
prince princess relaxed talking
We're all relaxed talking to one another. There's not a prince and princess thing working here.
close double foul gets glad good played similar teams tried ways
We played him similar to a lot of ways other teams have played him, or tried to. He's still 5-for-10 (shooting), he still gets in double figures, pretty close to a double-double. He's a good player. I was glad he got into foul trouble.
anybody excuse fairness guys knows protect quick seen wish
I like to protect my players, but I don't like to make excuses. (But) I think anybody that's seen our guys knows that was way too quick (of) a turnaround. And, in all fairness to them, I just wish they could have had some more time. But, they didn't.
business care enjoy experience neat
I'll enjoy the experience as much as possible, but we're here to take care of business on the court. But it is neat to be here.
kids smile
I had to smile because if we're doing that at midnight, those kids aren't there,
eventually guys impose somebody wear
I like the way our guys are executing. Then sometimes if somebody is quicker, bigger, stronger, eventually they'll wear you down and they'll impose their will, especially on the road.
influence leader means men might returning
Him being a leader returning means that he's going to influence other young men into having better years they might not have otherwise,
approach coach developing forward mental players season teacher
Highs, lows, it's all part of being a teacher and a coach, ... I look forward to every season with the same mental approach that I'm responsible for developing young men into being players and making them better.
both fun last
I don't think it could have been any more fun than it was last night, for both sides.
definitely far guys honorable list means mention people radar screen top
Honorable mention means that there are people that feel that he's on the radar screen as far as the contributions. He made enough contributions to be on that list of the top 20 guys in the league. I would say Kam is definitely on that list.
couple next weeks worked
He's worked his way back into where he can do some things in practice, ... The next couple of weeks will tell a whole lot.