The Wisconsin women’s basketball team will officially name Jonathan Tsipis as the new head coach Thursday.
Tsipis, the former George Washington University head coach, brings an excellent track record as both an assistant and head coach in women’s college basketball. He will look to provide the program, which has been highly unsuccessful over the past several years, with a much-needed jolt of energy.
The former head coach Bobbie Kelsey was fired earlier this month after five lackluster seasons.
Here is what you need to know about the newest member of the UW family:
Rebuilding is nothing new for Tsipis
Tsipis inherited a GWU team that went 11-18 the previous season and was among the worst teams in the Atlantic 10 conference.