B1G Media Days focused on inclusion, diversity, and volunteering


B1G Media Days focused on inclusion, diversity, and volunteering


 Comparatively few reporters traveled to Minneapolis for this autumn’s 2022 Basketball Big Ten Media Days, held last week at the Target Center. So maybe you didn’t hear that the themes were inclusion, diversity, and volunteering.

Yes, 28 basketball coaches talked about basketball, including the University of Illinois’ Brad Underwood and Shauna Green. And yes, a bevy of basketball players were also on hand, answering questions....

Marisa Moseley, Wisconsin women’s basketball
Coach Moseley has served alongside her team at Second Harvest Food Bank and the Special Olympics of Wisconsin. 

Coach is also a board member for Team IMPACT, as well as the Playing Field — two organizations focused on providing opportunities through sport to underserved populations.


Greg Gard, Wisconsin men’s basketball

In 2016, Coach Gard and his wife, Michelle, founded “Garding Against Cancer,” an initiative that raises money for cancer research and patient care throughout Wisconsin, hosting events across the state to help keep funds in those communities.

In the six years of the program’s existence, it has raised more than $6.5 million for groundbreaking research at Wisconsin’s Carbone Cancer Center, as well as for patient care around Wisconsin....

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