GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Looking to build on its strong weekend of play at Eastern Washington, Green Bay will visit No. 21 Oregon on Tuesday night for its final game of the 2K Empire Classic. The Phoenix (3-2) captured the 2K Empire Classic Subregional Championship on Saturday, taking down Morehead State a day after beating Eastern Washington in overtime. 

Oregon (3-1) will serve as the second four high-majors on the schedule this year for GB, having already faced Iowa, who also entered the AP Top 25 poll this week. The team will also visit Creighton and No. 11 Michigan State in mid-December. 
 
CATCH THE ACTION: 
Tuesday, Nov. 20 - 9:06 p.m. CT (7:06 p.m. local PT) // Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)

Matchup: Green Bay Phoenix (3-2) at #21 Oregon (3-1)
All-Time: Series is tied 2-2

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MOREHEAD STATE (W, 87-70) RECAP

• JayQuan McCloud was named 2K Empire Classic Subregional MVP, after averaging 22.0 PPG in his team's two wins
• ShanQuan Hemphill was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 18.0 PPG in the two games
• Sandy Cohen III has scored in double-figures in 4 of 5 games this year, and leads the team in both rebounding (7.0 per game) and assists (6.0 per game)
• The 13 made 3s are a season-high for GB
• GB has now scored 82 points or more in three-straight games, and four of five this season
• GB scored 48 points off the bench, a day after scoring 41 against EWU
• GB led for 29:31, including all 20 minutes of the second half
• Four players finished in double-figures
• GB shot 56 percent (18-32) in the second half
• GB attempted a season-low 13 free throw attempts
• The Phoenix used a 9-0 run from 17:19 to 14:35 in the second half to put the game away

JAYQUAN'S GIANT WEEKEND
JayQuan McCloud averaged 22.0 PPG and was named both the Horizon League Player of the Week and  the 2K Empire Classic Subregional Tournament MVP, leading his team in scoring in route to Green Bay's Subregional Championship with wins over EWU and Morehead State. McCloud went 9-for-12 from 3-point range in the two games, and bested his Friday night career-high of 21 points against Eastern Washington with a new career-high 23 points the following day in the championship game against Morehead State. The North Chicago native and GB newcomer was 15-for-21 (71.4 percent) from the floor in the two wins, and also went 5-for-6 at the free throw line. McCloud did all his damage off the bench, helping GB score 82 and 87 points respectively.

SUPER SANDY
Senior Sandy Cohen III leads the Horizon League in assists with 6.0 APG has now scored in double-figures in 11 of his last 12 games dating back to last season. Cohen was tabbed Horizon League Preseason First Team All-League, and so far as lived up to that billing. The Seymour, Wis., native also leads his team in rebounding, averaging 7.0 RPG after grabbing a career-high 13 boards against Eastern Washington. Cohen has 30 assists this season already, 18 more than his next closest teammate. Through the five games, Cohen is averaging 13.2 PPG, 6.0 APG, 7.0 RPG, 1.4 SPG and 1.4 BPG. The team captain also leads the team in minutes, averaging 31.6 per game.

SHARPSHOOTING SCHWARTZ
After making just two of his first 11 3-point attempts of the season, Cody Schwartz found the shooting touch at Eastern Washington. Schwartz converted 7 of his 13 attempts in the two games, scoring 18 and 13 points, respectively for Green Bay. The junior just missed out on his first career double-double, grabbing nine rebounds against EWU, and finished the Subregional averaging 15.5 PPG and 6.0 RPG.

TANK TO THE BANK
ShanQuan Hemphill, better known as Tank Hemphill, was named to the 2K Empire Classic Subregional All-Tournament Team on Saturday night, after averaging 18.0 PPG and 4.5 RPG in his team's two victories. Hemphill's first three games at the Division I level have gone quite well, scoring at least 13 points in three of the five games. The Gary, Ind., native played in 40 minutes against EWU and then played 32 minutes the following day. 

FEARSOME FOURSOME
Through five games this year, GB has four players averaging in double-figures. McCloud leads the way with 14.0 PPG, joining Cohen (13.2 PPG), Hemphill (12.8 PPG) and Patterson (10.2 PPG). The Phoenix is 2-0 this season when four players or more score in double-figures. Last season, GB had three players finish with double-figure averages to end the year.

BRINGING THE BENCH
The Phoenix has received a nice lift when turning to the bench through five games this year, seeing another 48-point performance off the bench in the win over Morehead State. Head coach Linc Darner saw his bench score 41 points against EWU and 46 points at Iowa, over half the team's production in that game. The teams opened the season with 64 bench points against WLC, again over half the team's total point total. The style with which GB plays needs to see that success off the bench, and through three games, it has. 

TURNING THEM OVER
GB continued its trend of forcing turnovers against Eastern Washington, coaxing the Eagles into 18 turnovers on Sunday. Through five games, GB has forced its opponent into an average of 19 turnovers per game. Turnovers are key to transition baskets, as evident by GB's 24.8 PPG off turnovers. 

STEALING THE RECORD
GB racked up 26 steals against WLC, besting the previous single game program record of 22 steals, which happened on two separate occasions. Five different players notched at least 3 steals and 11 total players had at least one. The Phoenix is trying to get back to it successful ways via the theft, after the team led the NCAA in steals per game in 2015-16. GB stole the ball and stole the show at Motor City Madness that year, winning four games in four days en route to the NCAA Tournament.  

SEEING THE CENTURY MARK
Under Darner's lead, the Phoenix has now scored 100 or more points eight times, including the 110 point effort on Tuesday. In fact, four of the top 13 scoring games in program history have come in the last four seasons under Darner. Before Darner's arrival, GB last scored 100 points in 2005. The team has now done it eight times in only three full seasons and one game. 

SANDY SENIOR SZN
Sandy Cohen III will enter the 2018-19 season as the lone senior on the Phoenix roster, but also carries the talent and pedigree to chase Horizon League Player of the Week honors. The nearby Seymour-native started in 22-straight games to end the season last year, after becoming eligible in December. In those 22 games, Cohen was second on the team and sixth in the HL in scoring with 16.1 PPG, registering five double-doubles during that stretch. He was named to the Horizon League Preseason All-League First Team and was named on various basketball platforms as a player to watch in the league. He also led the HL in steals last season with 1.8 SPG in league play, while scoring in double-figures in 16 of those 22 games played. 

FIVE FOR FIGHTING
The Horizon League polls tabbed Green Bay fifth in their preseason poll, which is voted on by coaches, media and sports information directors. Five other media outlets (Athlon Sports, midmajormadness.com, Street & Smith, Blue Ribbon, three-man-weave.com) picked GB fourth, with all polls having some sort of Wright State, Northern Kentucky and UIC coming in the top three. The Phoenix finished seventh last year, but the returning talent and trust in Coach Darner and the program have those picking the Phoenix a bit higher this season.

THREE'S COMPANY
Green Bay made 9.6 3-pointers per game in Horizon League play last season, which led the entire league. Additionally, the team was third in the HL in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting just over 37 percent. The team found its shooting touch towards the end of last season, making 11 or more 3s in six of its final seven games, including a season-high 15 3s in an upset win at Oakland on Feb. 22, 2018. The top two three-point makers from a year ago are gone to graduation (David Jesperson and Khalil Small), but back are the likes of Kameron Hankerson, Cohen, PJ Pipes and TJ Parharm, all of which made 26 3-pointers or more. The welcoming of Cody Schwartz, who went 7-for-8 from 3-point range in the team's scrimmage, will immediately help the team's perimeter presence. 

NO SMALL REPLACEMENT
The team will be tasked with replacing its leading scorer and defensive stalwart in Khalil Small, who has taken his talents overseas to Finland upon graduation. But head coach Linc Darner will look to a core of turned sophomores, which saw significant playing time as freshmen last year. PJ Pipes started in all 18 games as a true freshman, while Manny Patterson started in nine of 14 before suffering an injury. Also playing in valuable minutes as freshmen were Hunter Crist and Trevian Bell, who will surround Cohen and Hankerson once again in 2018-19.

AERIAL ARTISTS
All the talk about the team's newcomers centers around their ability to play above the rim. ShanQuan Hemphill, Jevon Smith and Josh McNair are each capable of making eye-popping dunks at any point in the game, and also bring some athleticism to the defensive end of the court. Add in sharpshooter and slasher JayQuan McCloud, and Darner is armed with a quartet of talent and experience, to join a healthy returning roster. 

FOURTH TIME'S A CHARM
Darner's track record of his team's performance in his fourth season at a school bodes well for Green Bay. In his fourth season at Saint Joseph's in 2005-06, Darner led his team to a 31-3 record and a trip to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. In his fourth season at Florida Southern, Darner led the Mocs to a 25-5 record and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. In each of those seasons he won his conference's regular season championship. Enter 2018-19, where Darner will lead Green Bay in his fourth season, seeking that same fourth-year turnaround success. 

RESCH RELATIONSHIP
The Phoenix will continue to call the Resch Center its primary home. The six-year agreement the two sides reached continues a partnership that dates back to the 2002-03 season, when GB began playing its home games at one of the premier facilities in the state which opened prior to that season. The partnership states that all GB men's basketball home games, with the exception of non-counting games and one "homecoming" game during the Horizon League portion of the season, be played at the Resch Center. A non-counting game is a game where GB plays a non-division 1 opponent or hosts an exhibition game.

REDSHIRTING
Green Bay will have three redshirts this season, as Tyrone Powell, Bansi King and Will Chevalier will all save this season of eligibility by redshirting. 

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