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Badgers sports: Wisconsin basketball, hockey coaches have five-year contracts extended

Six University of Wisconsin head coaches had their contracts extended Friday by the school's Athletic Board.

The five-year contracts for men's basketball coach Greg Gard, women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis, men's hockey coach Tony Granato and women's hockey coach Mark Johnson were extended through the 2021-22 season.

Wrestling coach Barry Davis and men's and women's swimming and diving coach Whitney Hite had the end dates of their three-year contracts pushed to the 2019-20 season.

The board approved the moves in closed session during its meeting on Friday.

In its first full season under Gard, the men's basketball team finished 27-10 and in second place in the Big Ten Conference.