Wisconsin extends Greg Gard through 2021-22

Wisconsin has signed head coach Greg Gard to a contract extension through the 2021-22 season, the school announced.

The "Silent Assassin," as he's known on social media, has guided the Badgers to a 42-18 record since taking over from Bo Ryan in the middle of the 2015-16 campaign, including a 27-10 mark in 2016-17.

Wisconsin has reached the Sweet 16 in back-to-back NCAA tournaments under Gard, and this year knocked off No. 1 Villanova along the way.