The Wisconsin Badgers have brought back former standout Kirk Penney as a special assistant under Greg Gard’s 2023-2024 staff, they announced on Monday.
A familiar face back at Wisconsin
Kirk Penney, an All-Big Ten standout who helped lead Wisconsin to a pair of Big Ten titles and was part of a Final Four run, will be back on the Badger bench this season as Special Assistant to the Head Coach
https://t.co/m97nsJr4Jt pic.twitter.com/l5wxNHNShM— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) November 6, 2023Penney, an All-Big Ten player who played at Wisconsin from 1999-2003 before an extensive 15-year professional career, aided the Badgers in accumulating two Big Ten titles, as well as a Final Four appearance during his time in Madison.