Wisconsin Basketball Greg Gard updated NCAA Tournament Record BYU loss

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Wisconsin suffered a gut-wrenching 91-89 defeat vs. BYU in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 on Saturday. 

Facing a late 14-point deficit and an offensive onslaught from BYU, the Badgers never wavered. Powered by 26 second-half tallies from star John Tonje, Wisconsin possessed the ball with an opportunity to knot the contest at 91 with just 13 seconds remaining.

Tonje ultimately missed the game-tying attempt, and Wisconsin departed Ball Arena with yet another first-weekend NCAA Tournament exit.

The Badgers’ Sweet 16 drought extended to eight seasons with the result. UW last appeared in the tournament’s second weekend during the 2016-17 season, Greg Gard’s first full year manning the sidelines.

To put the drought into context, that team’s starting five featured Bronson Koening, Ethan Happ, Zak Showalter, Nigel Hayes and Vitto Brown. The ensemble lost in overtime to Florida on a miraculous buzzer-beater from guard Chris Chiozza.

Greg Gard’s teams have failed to reach that stage ever since.

While the resume doesn’t look spectacular on paper, Greg Gard is as consistent a coach as there is in the Big Ten. Gard owns a 212-117 overall record in over nine full seasons manning the sidelines, including a 117-77 clip in conference play. He’s won a pair of Big Ten regular season titles (2020, 2022) and been named Big Ten Coach of the Year twice.

However, Gard’s NCAA Tournament record is now just 7-7. The team is just 3-5 in the event since that last Sweet 16 appearance. After the BYU loss, here is Gard’s updated March Madness resume:

NCAA Tournament wins

2025 first round: No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 662022 first round: No. 3 Wisconsin 67, No. 14 Colgate 602021 first round: No. 9 Wisconsin 85, No. 8 North Carolina 622017 second round: No. 8 Wisconsin 84, No. 9 Virginia Tech 742017 first round: No. 8 Wisconsin 65, No. 1 Villanova 622016 second round: No. 7 Wisconsin 47, No. 10 Pittsburgh 432016 first round: No. 7 Wisconsin 66, No. 2 Xavier 63

NCAA Tournament Losses

2025 second round: No. 6…

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