Former Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan was named as one of 14 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the class of 2017. The finalists, who include Chris Webber, Rebecca Lobo, Bill Self and Sidney Moncrief, were announced at NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans on Saturday.
It is the third straight year Ryan has been nominated and named a finalist, with a 32-year resume as a collegiate head coach that boasts 747 wins—26th on the NCAA’s all-time wins list. He owns a 364-130 record in his time in Madison, the most wins in program history, while leading his Badgers to back-to-back Final Fours during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons and seven Big Ten conference championships (four regular season, three tournament).