Madison – Lisa Stone’s approval rating has risen considerably in the past year.
Last May, the University of Wisconsin athletic board voted to renew Stone’s contract but declined to extend it by a year. That move came after UW finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference women’s basketball race at 5-11 and 11-18 overall.
On Friday, the athletic board rewarded Stone with a renewal and a one-year extension. The Journal Sentinel reported last month that, according to a source, the board would renew the contract and extend it by at least one year after the Badgers finished 7-9 in the Big Ten and 23-13 overall.