Former Badger Coach Donates $500K To Cancer Research

Former Badger basketball coach Bo Ryan already had it listed in his will, but he says he and his wife decided the half-million dollars to be donated to cancer research could do some good right now.  The timetable for the donation was changed when Ryan’s college roommate died last month of pancreatic cancer.  The money has been donated to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.  Ryan is hoping his donation can be matched during the annual Coaches versus Cancer Wisconsin Gala April 7th.  He says the 500-thousand dollars can fund a research position for three-to-five years starting right now.