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Shooting Down Cancer: Greg Gard, Wisconsin students raise money for cancer research

Greg Gard, his wife Michelle and Wisconsin's men’s basketball team were at the Kohl Center Monday afternoon for the fifth-annual "Shooting Down Cancer" fundraising event. After former head coach Bo Ryan ran the event the past four years, Gard picked up where Ryan left off and finished the day by signing over a $19,228 donation to Coaches vs. Cancer/the American Cancer Society.

A total of 1,323 UW-Madison students made their way to the Kohl Center for a chance to make a free throw and half-court shot. Gard donated $1 for every student that showed up, $5 for every student who made their free throw and an additional $500 for each student who made the always difficult half-court shot (33 students were able to do so).