Gary Close

Gary E. Close (born 1957) is a basketball coach.
Biography.
A native of Moorestown Township, New Jersey, Close is married with two children. Close is a graduate of Arizona State University. He resides in Middleton, Wisconsin.
Career.
Close was an assistant coach with the Stanford Cardinal and the Iowa Hawkeyes before taking a head coaching position at Regina High School in Iowa City, Iowa. He joined the Wisconsin Badgers as an assistant coach in 2003. He resigned his position on March 30, 2016 after 13 years with the team.