BTN.com staff, June 29, 2015

Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced Monday afternoon that he will retire following the 2015-16 season.

See the full Wisconsin release below:

Back in the spring, in the days after the national championship game, (UW Director of Athletics) Barry Alvarez and I discussed the possibility of me retiring. I?ve always been told that is not a decision to make right after a season is completed. Barry thankfully encouraged me to take some time to think about it and I have done that. I considered retiring this summer or coaching one more season.

I?ve decided to coach one more season with the hope that my longtime assistant Greg Gard eventually becomes the head coach at Wisconsin. I am looking forward to another year with our program, including our players, my terrific assistant coaches, our office staff and everyone who supports Wisconsin basketball here in Madison, around the state and across the country.

A couple of Ryan's former players reacted to the news on social media.

Take a look below: