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
Bo Ryan quotes about
way shame
It's just a shame that it had to be played that way.
taken games two
Four turnovers. Two assists. I told him he'd have the game ball if he had taken care of the ball a little bit better.
trying ends things-to-do
The best thing to do is try and make sure you're getting something at your end. We had stretches where we didn't get that.
athletic coaching knows players quick staff worst
We are not athletic or quick enough to be able to play from behind. The players know it. The coaching staff knows it. That was our worst nightmare.
hopefully lead playing potential six teams top year
A lot of teams have the potential to be in that top six or seven, which hopefully at the end of the year will lead to teams playing on after the conference.
plan player playing possibly post
He'll be able to play as a post player and a perimeter player. That equates to a four, possibly a three, but at this time, we don't plan on playing him as a five.
easier easily happen jump people seen ship shown
It's easier for them to know that if they do the right things, they've seen it happen where you can have some success. And people don't jump ship as easily. They don't get discouraged as easily if they're a part of something that has shown some success.
conversation impact people
I don't know where we'd be without him. That's not conversation. That's a fact. He has that kind of impact on the people around him.
bumped certainly earned excuses guys liked ncaa penn played state team ten
I'm not making excuses or apologies for how this team played. Penn State is the only team as young as us in the (Big Ten Conference). We played in the NCAA tournament. We just got bumped and our guys earned our way here....I certainly liked the way they played.
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.
restore trying
This is all about trying to restore confidence.
athletic coaching guys knows playing quick staff
We are not athletic or quick enough to be playing from behind. These guys know it, and the coaching staff knows it. Boy, did (Arizona) play well.
great guys
We got to the dance. Did some guys play older? Yeah, they did. We got some great contributions. Was it consistent? No. But we're not here if we don't get those contributions.
conference finding good guards natural point
There are so many good guards in the conference that if you don't have one like Devin, you'll get buried. He's finding out that he's a natural for the point position.