MADISON, Wis. – Following a year in the Big Ten Conference operations department, Marc VandeWettering returns to his alma mater after being named the Wisconsin men’s basketball director of operations, as announced by head coach Greg Gard on Monday.
“We are really excited to welcome Marc back to the program,” Gard said. “His experience with our program and knowledge of how things operate make him a natural for this position. During his time as a manager, program assistant and with the conference office, he has proven time and again the work ethic and organizational skills to keep our program running smoothly.”
A 2015 graduate of UW, VandeWettering returns to Madison after a one-year stint serving as the assistant director of basketball and football operations at the Big Ten. VandeWettering assisted with logistics for the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game, both the 2017 Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments and the 2017 Big Ten Softball Tournament.
The 2017-18 season will be VandeWettering’s sixth season overall working with the Wisconsin men’s basketball program. He spent two years serving as the team’s program assistant, including the 2014-15 season during which the Badgers reached the 2015 National Championship game. As the program assistant, VandeWettering worked in concert with the director of basketball operations handling day-to-day scheduling and administrative responsibilities.
Prior to taking over the program assistant duties, VandeWettering served as a student-manager for UW and took on the role of head manager in 2013-14 during Wisconsin’s Final Four run.
A native of Kaukauna, VandeWettering earned a business management degree from the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2015. He was a two-year letterwinner for the Kaukauna High School boys’ basketball squad, earning all-conference and all-defensive team honors as a senior for the Galloping Ghosts. He was also named school valedictorian.
“We are really excited to welcome Marc back to the program,” Gard said. “His experience with our program and knowledge of how things operate make him a natural for this position. During his time as a manager, program assistant and with the conference office, he has proven time and again the work ethic and organizational skills to keep our program running smoothly.”
A 2015 graduate of UW, VandeWettering returns to Madison after a one-year stint serving as the assistant director of basketball and football operations at the Big Ten. VandeWettering assisted with logistics for the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game, both the 2017 Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments and the 2017 Big Ten Softball Tournament.
The 2017-18 season will be VandeWettering’s sixth season overall working with the Wisconsin men’s basketball program. He spent two years serving as the team’s program assistant, including the 2014-15 season during which the Badgers reached the 2015 National Championship game. As the program assistant, VandeWettering worked in concert with the director of basketball operations handling day-to-day scheduling and administrative responsibilities.
Prior to taking over the program assistant duties, VandeWettering served as a student-manager for UW and took on the role of head manager in 2013-14 during Wisconsin’s Final Four run.
A native of Kaukauna, VandeWettering earned a business management degree from the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2015. He was a two-year letterwinner for the Kaukauna High School boys’ basketball squad, earning all-conference and all-defensive team honors as a senior for the Galloping Ghosts. He was also named school valedictorian.
