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Meet Mary Weaver-Klees, the advisor guiding student-athlete success at UW

Tuesday, Feb. 26th, approximately 11 p.m. CT: The Wisconsin men’s basketball team lost an exhausting road game to Indiana in double-overtime.

Wednesday, Feb. 27th, approximately 12:30 a.m. CT: The Wisconsin coaching staff informs the athletes that they will be attending class when they arrive in the morning, no excuses.

Wednesday, Feb. 27th, 1 a.m. CT: Mary Weaver-Klees awakes to a dozen text messages and a vibrating phone. Basketball players were texting her asking for advice on what to do. They tell Weaver-Klees that they will arrive at 4 a.m., and some have exams planned for 9 a.