Legendary Badgers Coach Bo Ryan to be Inducted into HOF
The longtime Badgers basketball coach will now be a part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 15 seasons at the helm of the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team, Bo Ryan achieved massive success, and has now cemented his incredible legacy with an induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bo Ryan will forever take his place alongside the greatest names in basketball 👏
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 6, 2024
Congratulations to Coach Ryan on being selected by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2024!
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Ryan was the Big Ten coach of the year four times, including the 2015 season which featured a run all the way to the National Championship game. He also holds an impressive .737 win percentage with the program and sits 26th all-time in total NCAA wins. Ryan will go down as one of the best coaches in Wisconsin history and will be enshrined into the HOF on the weekend of August 16-17 in Massachusetts.
Wisconsin media and former players took to social media to praise the legendary coach.
Let’s go!!! Very proud to have played for Coach and thankful for all he’s done for me and my teammates. Well deserved, Coach! #PumpFake #ChestUp #TwoHandRebounds #DropItToTheFloor #PutYourFaceOnIt https://t.co/QDwdPfctYO
— Josh Gasser (@JPGasser21) April 6, 2024
About time!!! Bo Ryan HOF’er
— Mike Heller (@HellerSports) April 6, 2024
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Bo Ryan has finally completed his journey from Chester PA to Springfield MA, most of which was spent transforming programs right here in #Wisconsin. One of the great competitors ever will take his rightful place alongside the game’s greats in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. https://t.co/OYXXwspX0r
— Tom Oates (@TomOatesWSJ) April 6, 2024