University of Wisconsin officials on Friday officially posted the opening for the position of men's basketball coach.
According to a UW official, the job must be posted for a minimum of one week.
It had appeared that UW officials were not going to post the job until the conclusion of season, but the Badgers (18-10, 10-5 Big Ten) still have three regular season games remaining. The posting of the job indicates that Gard, who has led UW to 9 victories in last 10 games, is a strong candidate to be named full-time head coach.
Gard was named interim head coach on Dec.