Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard guided his team to a narrow victory over the Denver Pioneers in the season opener at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 2, 2026. The game marked the start of the Badgers' 2026-27 campaign.
Gard, who has led the program since 2015, watched from the sidelines as Wisconsin secured the win in front of the home crowd. The contest against Denver served as the first test for the Badgers in the new season.
Further details from Gard's postgame comments were published by SB Nation on November 5, 2026, in an article by Rohan Chakravarthi.
