MADISON, Wis. — Fight the fight and find the cure.

It was another year of (s)wishes coming true. Wisconsin men's basketball hosted their annual Swish Upon a Cure event to raise funds for cancer research.

All Wisconsin sports teams were invited on Tuesday, Oct. 9, for a "pre-shoot" opportunity where they would take their turn to attempt a free throw and half-court shot. Hundreds of UW student-athletes from 20 teams filled the Nicholas Johnson Pavilion with one goal in mind: Help find a cure.

"I loved having the opportunity to come down to the Kohl Center with my teammates and support the fight against cancer," said Kevin Braun, a junior men's swimmer.

"I lost my aunt to brain cancer and my cousin was recently diagnosed with leukemia. It's important to help other families who have gone through what your own family has gone through and it is events like 'Swish Upon a Cure' that make it happen."

Men's basketball head coach Greg Gard and his wife Michelle donate $1 for every person in attendance, $5 for every free throw shot made and $500 for every half-court shot made.

251 student-athletes participated in the shootout and raised $6,626 towards cancer research. Among the 251 attendees, 75 student-athletes made free throws and 12 made half-court shots.

"I love the idea of getting everyone involved to raise money for such a great cause and allowing the donation experience to be high energy and an extremely exciting atmosphere," said Jordyn Bloomer, a goalkeeper on the women's soccer team. Bloomer was one of 12 student-athletes who made a half-court shot.

Together the student-athlete pre-shoot and main campus event, raised a grand total of $22,030 for the fight against cancer.

Swish Upon a Cure is one of the many events associated with the Garding Against Cancer campaign. Garding Against Cancer started in October of 2015 to honor Gard's father and is a foundation dedicated to raising money for cancer research around the state of Wisconsin — thinking globally, but helping locally.

For more about Garding Against Cancer, visit www.gardingagainstcancer.org.