Bo Ryan
Bo Ryan
William Francis "Bo" Ryan, Jr.is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1999 to 2001. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced his retirement, effective immediately...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 December 1947
CityChester, PA
biggest guys key realize
That's been the biggest key so far. Our young guys realize it is a transition.
business care enjoy experience neat
I'll enjoy the experience as much as possible, but we're here to take care of business on the court. But it is neat to be here.
kids smile
I had to smile because if we're doing that at midnight, those kids aren't there,
eventually guys impose somebody wear
I like the way our guys are executing. Then sometimes if somebody is quicker, bigger, stronger, eventually they'll wear you down and they'll impose their will, especially on the road.
against banging game goes height inside speed
They've only been banging against each other, so I don't know yet. It's very important to have an inside presence. As the game goes on, speed fatigues, but height doesn't shrink.
against eat head patience wondering
If you don't show some patience against Northwestern, they'll just eat you up. You'll be scratching your head wondering what happened.
anybody excuse fairness guys knows protect quick seen wish
I like to protect my players, but I don't like to make excuses. (But) I think anybody that's seen our guys knows that was way too quick (of) a turnaround. And, in all fairness to them, I just wish they could have had some more time. But, they didn't.
influence leader means men might returning
Him being a leader returning means that he's going to influence other young men into having better years they might not have otherwise,
approach coach developing forward mental players season teacher
Highs, lows, it's all part of being a teacher and a coach, ... I look forward to every season with the same mental approach that I'm responsible for developing young men into being players and making them better.
both fun last
I don't think it could have been any more fun than it was last night, for both sides.
definitely far guys honorable list means mention people radar screen top
Honorable mention means that there are people that feel that he's on the radar screen as far as the contributions. He made enough contributions to be on that list of the top 20 guys in the league. I would say Kam is definitely on that list.
couple next weeks worked
He's worked his way back into where he can do some things in practice, ... The next couple of weeks will tell a whole lot.
average good green knows light pass shoot taller values versatile
He's a pretty versatile player. He's taller than average at 6-11 and he can shoot it, he can pass it and he values the game. If he doesn't have a good shot, he'll pass it, but he also knows he's got the green light to shoot it.
ability attention dimension draws gives good help obviously player score ways
He's obviously a very good player who gives us a dimension where he draws attention from the defenses. His ability to score in some different ways is always something that will help the whole team.