Wisconsin hires Coach Moore's replacement: Lamont Paris!

In a somewhat surprising hire, Bo Ryan selected someone outside his coaching tree to replace Howard Moore... Akron assistant coach Lamont Paris. Paris was an assistant coach at Akron for the past six seasons and was their lead recruiter. What should be interesting to see with this hire is if there is a shift in recruiting focus from the Chicago area to Paris' roots in Ohio.

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Assistant Coach Howard Moore Accepts Head Coaching position at Illinois-Chicago

Assistant Coach Howard Moore was offered the head coaching position at the University of Illinois-Chicago this summer and accepted the opportunity to take on his first head coaching job. Coach Moore was the lead recruiter of the Chicago area for Wisconsin and specialized in working with the big men in practices.

Tagging along with Moore is Bo's son, video coordinator Matt Ryan, who will become Moore's Director of Basketball Operations. Lastly, Wisconsin's own Director of Basketball Operations, Joe Robinson, has decided to leave the program to pursue other sports-related career opportunities.