Patrick Coleman sat down with Jeff Gard, the Pioneers men's basketball coach, and we chatted about life at Platteville after Logan Pearson (plus what Pearson is doing this year), Ben Probst and Brady Olson. We also talked about getting to coach against his brother, Greg, at UW-Madison coming up next week and the special significance of that game and the charity it's played for. Will Platteville play both its big men on the floor at the same time? Jeff Gard was non-committal about that, but he talked about his non-conference schedule, the younger guys expected to step up this season, the fan support at Platteville and his team's offseason trip to Greece.

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