GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay men's basketball team is set to take the court in front of fans at the Resch Center tomorrow for the first time since March 5, 2020. The Phoenix tips off against St. Norbert in an exhibition game at 6 p.m.
 
Friday, October 29, 6 p.m. – RESCH CENTER
St. Norbert vs. Green Bay (Exhibition)
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Trick or Treat: Kids in attendance will have the opportunity to Trick or Treat with the Phoenix players after the game. Players will be in the lobby passing out candy as soon as the game ends. Costumes are not required to take part!  

SCOUTING THE GREEN KNIGHTS
St. Norbert will be back on the court Friday for the first time in two years after playing no official games during the 2020-21 season. They return one starter from their 2019-20 squad that won the Midwest Conference regular-season title with a 17-1 conference record and 23-5 overall record.
 
LAST MATCHUP
Green Bay and St. Norbert took the court against each other in similar fashion at the start of the 2019-20 season. Both teams' rosters look much different now, but the Phoenix took the 2019 exhibition 79-72.
 
A FAMILIAR FACE
Green Knight's head coach Gary Grzesk was a four-year letter-winner for the Phoenix from 1992-96. Grzesk was a key member of some of Green Bay's best teams, helping the Phoenix to three NCAA Tournament appearances. The Phoenix was 87-33 across his four years on the team.
 
FRESH FACES
GB welcomes a total of eight new members to the 2021-22 squad, including five transfers.
 
Mitch Listau, a 6-4 guard, is one of those aforementioned transfers, coming to the Phoenix after appearing in 50 games for Belmont the past two seasons. In 2020-21 with the Bruins, Listau shot 35-percent from three and 42-percent from the field.
 
Randy Tucker, a 6-4 guard, spent the past two seasons with the Vincennes Trailblazers - one of the nation's top junior college programs. During his time at Vincennes, Tucker led the Blazers to a 45-12 record, including two appearances in the NJCAA Men's National Tournament. He finished his career with 404 points, 179 rebounds, and 68 assists in 42 starts.
 
Donovan Ivory, a 6-6 guard hailing from Kaukauna, Wis., comes to the Phoenix following a season with Boise State. As a senior at Kaukauna, Ivory was named first-team all-state by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and an honorable mention by the Associated Press after averaging 20.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.8 assists.
 
Forward Tutu Majok (6-8) is the fourth transfer GB added in the offseason. The Cairo, Egypt joins the Phoenix from Bossier Parish Community College where he averaged 10.5 points and 10.4 rebounds in 20 games.
 
The final transfer on the squad is guard Nate Jenkins (6-2), who spent the last two years at Iowa State. Jenkins saw action in 10 games last season for the Cyclones. He prepped at Kettle Moraine High School where he averaged 17.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals as a senior for the Laser.
 
The Phoenix also welcome three true freshmen to the 2021-22 team, Kamari McGee, Cade Meyer, and Brayden Dailey. McGee, a native of Racine, Wis. prepped at Racine St. Catherine's, whom he led to the 2020 WIAA State Championship. Meyer prepped at Monroe Highschool, where he earned an All-State Honorable Mention nod. Dailey, a Cuba City native, was a three-time WBCA D4 First Team All-State selection.
 
RETURNING LEADERS
Green Bay returns four players that earned starts in the 2020-21 season, highlighted by Horizon League All-Freshman team selection Lucas Stieber as well as Emmanuel Ansong.
 
Last season Stieber was tasked with helping direct the Phoenix offense and ranked seventh in the Horizon League with 4.2 assists per game. The guard played in all 24 games for Green Bay and graced the starting lineup 17 times. Stieber also made a name for himself defensively, leading the team with 20 blocks and finishing fifth in the league with 1.0 blocks per game.
 
Ansong saw action in 19 games for the Phoenix last season, with seven starts along the way. The forward averaged 10.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and .95 steals in an average of 25.8 minutes per game.
 
Japannah Kellogg III and Ryan Claflin will also look to make large contributions this season after earning starts last year. 
 
 
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