GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Serving as the Subregional Round host of the 2019 Roman Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper, Green Bay will welcome Colgate and CSUN (Cal State Northridge) to the Kress Center for a trio of games, with the Phoenix playing on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Subregional Round Schedule
Sunday, Nov. 24 - Colgate (2-3) vs. CSUN (0-5) - 4 p.m. (Free admission)
Monday, Nov. 25 - Green Bay (1-3) vs. CSUN - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 26 - Green Bay vs. Colgate - 7 p.m.
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Game Promotions:
Season Ticket Holder Appreciation - Men's basketball season ticket holders will each receive a commemorative 50th Anniversary pint glass on Monday, November 25. Each season ticket holder will receive one pint glass per seat and can pick up their appreciation gift starting at halftime out of the will-call window outside of the concourse. The account holder must be present to receive the gift.
Turkey Trot Fun - Festival Foods partnered with Green Bay Athletics to bring the Legends Classic to the Kress Center. On Monday, November 25 watch for Festival Foods Turkey Trot giveaways throughout the game plus a special Phlash vs Boomer grocery shopping spree at halftime. On Tuesday, November 26 Green Bay Phoenix will present its first ever Mascot Turkey Trot Race at halftime.
Giveaways: Turkey Trot Giveaways throughout the game
Where to Watch: FloHoops ($) -- Watch Online Here
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Game Notes: Green Bay
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LAST TIME OUT
- Renewing its annual battle with Wisconsin, Green Bay fell 88-70 in Madison on Thursday night, but trailed by as many as 25 points before staying competitive throughout the second half. GB actually outscored the Badgers 41-37 in the second half, after trailing 51-29 at halftime. Four players registered double-figures for the Phoenix, led by Amari Davis with 16 points off the bench on an impressive 8-for-10 shooting night. JayQuan McCloud added 13 points and six assists, while Cody Schwartz had 12 and Josh McNair chipped in with 10 points.
LAST GAME'S STARTERS
SERIES HISTORY
- It will be a pair of firsts in the two meetings this week, with Green Bay facing both CSUN and Colgate for the first time in program history.
ABOUT CSUN
ABOUT COLGATE
DAPPER DANDY DAVIS
- Freshman Amari Davis has lived up to the hype through four games this season, leading the Phoenix in scoring with 13.0 PPG and having scored in double-figures in all four games this year. He dropped a career-high 16 at Wisconsin and had 10 points in his first collegiate game at Purdue, showing out on the biggest level. Davis has also been ultra efficient, shooting 63.2 percent from the field on 24-38 shooting this season. The left-handed guard was named State Player of the Year in Ohio and led his team to the State Championship at the highest level in Ohio. So far Davis has carried his high school dominance onto the college campus.
SUBREGIONAL SUCCESS
- It was around this time a season ago when Green Bay was winning the 2K Empire Classic Subregional hosted by Eastern Washington, beating both the host team and Morehead State in the championship game. JayQuan McCloud was named Subregional MVP and ShanQuan Hemphill was named to the All-Tournament Team. McCloud averaged 22.0 PPG in the two wins out west, serving as the key cog in the 13 made 3-pointers by GB in the title game vs Morehead. Green Bay will look to capture the 2019 edition of the Subregional hardware, while doing so on its home court.
KARATE KRESS
- While not technically serving as the team's primary venue, the Kress Center has been a house of dominance by Green Bay of late. The Phoenix has won six-straight games at the Kress Center dating back to last season, picking up a win earlier this season after winning its dramatic three games there in the CIT to close out last season. GB will play three more games at the Kress this season following the Subregional, including a pair of Horizon League games and the season finale for Krash the Kress on Feb. 29.
WORTH MENTIONING
- History repeats itself they say, head coach Linc Darner hopes that saying holds true this season. "Our first year we kind of started out like this. At Stanford, at East Tennessee State, at Georgia Tech. … One of my former players texted me earlier this week and said, 'Remember Coach, it's not how you start but how you finish.' We started out 0-3 (in 2015) and made the NCAA tournament. Right now, we are 1-3, but we have probably played the three toughest road games in the country." Facts. Green Bay has played in three of the toughest venues in the country, Purdue, New Mexico and Wisconsin. And a trip to Xavier still looms down the road.
PIPE IT UP
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Junior point guard PJ Pipes finished with 8 points against the Badgers. He has enjoyed a promising start to the season, averaging 12 points after averaging 6.1 points as a sophomore and 7.2 as a freshman. Pipes had a career-high 17 points against UW-Stout on Nov. 9 and matched the total against New Mexico four days later. He entered the night tied with McCloud for the team lead in scoring and tops on the squad in 3-pointers made, free-throw percentage, defensive rebounds and steals.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
- Earning his first Horizon League Freshman of the Week honor, Freshman Amari Davis was the spark Green Bay needed in its season-opener at 23rd-ranked Purdue, scoring 10 points off the bench on a 5-for-9 shooting effort when the Phoenix was cold in the first half. Davis played 20 minutes in that contest, also grabbing a pair of rebounds and dishing out a couple of assists. The Trotwood, Ohio, native followed his collegiate debut with 15 points in a blowout win over UW-Stout, scoring all 15 in only 18 minutes. On the week, Davis went 12-for-18 from the field and had three steals, showing what looks to be a promising future under head coach Linc Darner.
SCORING IN RECORDS
- Thanks to the 115-point outburst against UW-Stout in its home-opener, GB now has six of the top 15 highest scoring games in program history under head coach Linc Darner. The 115 points are tied for the most in the Division 1 era, the same total scored by Darner's Phoenix against Detroit Mercy in January 2016.
CONNECTING WITH KENPOM
- After three games in the books, Green Bay has played at the 10th-fastest pace among all NCAA Division I teams, averaging 76.8 possessions per 40 minutes. In the four seasons under Linc Darner, here is where Green Bay has ranked in adjusted tempo:
- 2018-19: 13th
- 2017-18: 23rd
- 2016-17: 7th
- 2015-16: 6th
- As of Nov. 22, KenPom also ranks Green Bay's non-conference schedule as the 4th-toughest among all teams, and the matchup against Wisconsin only aided in the competition. This ranking would seem to be accurate, given the teams listed on GB's 2019-20 schedule. The Phoenix played at Purdue and visits New Mexico, Wisconsin, Xavier, UCF, Montana State, Eastern Illinois and Northern Illinois. They will also host Colgate this season, a mid-major projected to win their league and make it back to another NCAA Tournament.
SO LONG SANDY
- With the graduation of do-it-all guard Sandy Cohen III, GB will have to replace its leader in all major categories this season. Cohen led the Phoenix in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and minutes a season ago, and has now taken his talents to Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, after trying out for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League. Even with SCIII gone, GB still returns 75 percent of its scoring a season ago and returns four out of five starters. Playing a total of 38 games last year, Darner watched players earn valuable minutes and experience down the stretch in the CIT run. He will not be easy to replace, but Darner has five seniors and four juniors to look to.
GBonTV
- The Phoenix is scheduled to play five games on national TV this season, with a pair of games on BTN and ESPNU. GB will also play on FS2 against Xavier. Additionally, GB will play all of its home games on either ESPN3 or ESPN+, with the Legends Classic being aired on FloSports.
BASKETBALL IS BACK
- Seems like only yesterday, Green Bay finished its season with a deep run in the CIT that saw the team play into early April before falling in the CIT Championship game at Marshall. Finishing 21-17, it's the most games ever played by any Green Bay men's basketball team in its 50-year program history, and the longest a team has ever played. Prior to the four wins in the CIT, GB fell in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to top-seeded Wright State, but after it finished 4th in the HL and earned a Quarterfinal round home game. GB will enter its 51st season in program history, and the fifth under head coach Linc Darner.
HORIZON HAPPY
- With its 10 wins last season, GB has now won 10 or more games in League play in seven of the last eight seasons, and the third time in four seasons under Darner. The team has finished fourth or higher in the HL in six out of the last seven seasons as well, earning a postseason appearance in each of those six seasons. The HL preseason poll has GB tabbed fifth, behind Wright State, NKU, UIC and Oakland.
SENIOR SZN
- The Phoenix boasts a strong veteran lineup in 2019-20, led by five seniors and a bevy of juniors. Seniors ShanQuan Hemphill, JayQuan McCloud, Josh McNair, Kameron Hankerson and Cody Schwartz have all played signficant minutes during their Green Bay careers, four of which started the bulk of games last season. The junior class, one of Darners first full recruiting classes, is led by PJ Pipes, Trevian Bell, Manny Patterson and Hunter Crist. Each of those players have also played significant minutes over the last two seasons, and will be leaned up again this season. Despite the departure of Sandy Cohen, GB will deploy a strong veteran side this season.
McCLOUD NINE
- JayQuan McCloud earned All-Horizon League Second Team recognition, serving as the team's returning leading scorer from a season ago. The Chicago native averaged 14.1 PPG in league play last season, playing in all 18 games and finishing with a team-high 35 made 3-pointers. Overall on the season, McCloud averaged 13.7 PPG and made 77 3-pointers, while ranking third on the team in minutes per game. He was also named to the CIT All-Tournament Team and was instrumental to the team's deep run in that postseason tournament.
FRESHMEN FOCUS
- Arriving on the UWGB campus for this season are four freshman, two scholarship players and two walk-ons. Amari Davis and Japannah Kellogg III were recruited by Darner and his staff and both come to GB after highly-successful high school careers. Davis comes Trotwood, Ohio, where he was named Ohio Division II State Player of the Year, leading his team to the Ohio DII State Title. He averaged just over 30 points per game his senior season and was named All-State. Kellogg III led his Ames High School team to its first State Tournament appearance since 2015, earning All-State recognition and All-Area and All-League First Team. Kellogg III stands at 6-8 and can play multiple positions for GB, giving Darner a pair of standout freshmen. Walking on for the Phoenix this year will be local standout Lucas Stieber and Novi, Michigan native Jiovanni Miles. Miles grew up with fellow-Phoenix Kam Hankerson, while Stieber has the honor of being GB all-time great Tony Bennett's nephew.
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