The discussion around Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball head coach Greg Gard has always been level-headed and reasonable on the internet, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that he was recently named to the Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List.
Congrats to Coach Gard, a @NaismithTrophy National Coach of the Year Late Season honoree
20 wins, and counting...
: https://t.co/JsKOW1GAek pic.twitter.com/AroysZ3CiQ— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 18, 2022Gard is one of 15 coaches, that includes Big Ten compatriot Brad Underwood of Illinois and in-state rival Shaka Smart of Marquette, named to the finalist list that was released on Friday morning.