Wisconsin basketball coach resigns news and observer

Wisconsin basketball assistant coach Dean Oliver announced on Wednesday night that he was leaving the Badgers program.

Oliver has been a mainstay on Greg Gard's staff for the last seven years after joining the program after the 2017 season.

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"Today, I informed Coach Gard that I am moving on from the University of Wisconsin," Oliver wrote in a post on X.

It was an honor and a privilege to have coached here, and while I a excited to take the next step in my career, I know that my experiences as a Badger will stay with me forever. Most of all, a huge thank you to all the incredible student-athletes, coaches, and other staff that helped make my time here such a great experience."

Oliver departs after helping lead Wisconsin through a rocky seven-year stretch of basketball -- including multiple Big Ten regular seas