By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – As a sophomore at Wheeling University in 2019-20, Manny Ansong had a breakout season on the basketball court. He upped his game — averaging 14.4 points per contest — through hard work and assistance from his new head coach, Will Ryan. When Ryan accepted the head coaching position …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team gave up a 20-0 run over eight minutes in the first half Jan. 22 to Oakland. The result was a 68-61 Horizon League loss at the Kress Events Center. “It hurt us when (Manny Ansong and Kamari McGee) went out …
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GREEN BAY – The Green Bay-Oakland men’s basketball game Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Resch Center has been moved to the Kress Center, with tip-off at noon. The university decided to move the time of the game because the Packers host the San Francisco 49ers that night at Lambeau Field at 7:15 p.m. Before the …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – Two days after getting a win, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team committed 14 turnovers and shot 37% from the floor in an 80-63 Horizon League loss against UIC (University of Illinois Chicago) Jan. 15 at the Resch Center. “The turnovers are frustrating,” Green Bay Head …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – It was six weeks to the day since the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team’s last victory over Robert Morris. On Jan. 13, the Phoenix put it all together for a 69-54 Horizon League victory over IUPUI in at the Resch Center. “I can’t put into words …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team surrendered a 20-2 run to start the second half en route to an 82-58 Horizon League defeat to Youngstown State Dec. 4 at the Kress Events Center. “I told them I wasn’t happy,” Green Bay Head Coach Will Ryan Green Bay said. …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – UW-Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball player Manny Ansong did a little bit of everything last night. He scored 23 points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out an assist in Green Bay’s 70-58 Horizon League victory over Robert Morris University Dec. 2 at the Resch Center. “Our guys did …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay men’s basketball team lost a pair of 12-point leads in an 81-77 nonconference loss to Indiana State 81-77 Nov. 9 at the Kress Events Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. “It was nice to have fans in the stands,” Green Bay …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Donovan Ivory is coming back home. Ivory said he’s hoping to make a major impact on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team. A 2019 Kaukauna High School graduate, he recently transferred from Boise State University to join Coach Will Ryan and the Phoenix. “I’m excited,” Ivory …
INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Amari Davis and redshirt freshman Lucas Stieber, both of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team, have been named to the All-Horizon League teams, which were voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches. Davis received a second-team nod, while Stieber was placed on the all-freshman team. Davis, who finished fourth in the league …
