Greg Gard was formally introduced as Wisconsin's basketball coach Tuesday.
Gard, who served as interim coach this season after Bo Ryan stepped down, signed a five-year deal that was approved by the school's board of regents on Monday.
"It's an honor and a privilege to be named the head coach at the University of Wisconsin," Gard said Monday in the statement.
"It's been a long journey over the last quarter-century or so, but for me to be able to spend my entire career in this state and be surrounded by such incredible support has been vital to my success," he said.