GREEN BAY, Wis. – For the second-straight year, the Green Bay men's basketball team is opening their season with an exhibition game against St. Norbert at the Resch Center. The Phoenix will take the court against the Green Knights at 7 p.m. tomorrow night.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 – 7 p.m. CT – RESCH CENTER
St. Norbert vs. Green Bay
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ABOUT THE GREEN KNIGHTS
St. Norbert is coming into the 2022-23 season off the back of a 16-10 season and a third-place finish in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in NCAA DIII.
 
The Green Knights graduated Jacob Bolwerk, their leading scorer from a season ago, and will look to Michael Payant and Parker Lawrence to shoulder some of the primary scoring load. Last year Payant averaged 11.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game while Lawrence averaged 9.7 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 rebounds.
 
OFFSEASON RECAP
A lot happened during the 2022 offseason. Let's get you caught up:
 
April 14 - Garren Davis and Amari Jedkins are added to the roster.
May 6 - Clarence Cummings III and Zae Blake join the roster.
May 23 - Brock Heffner and Davin Zeigler are added to the roster.
June 6 - Jack Rose joins Green Bay.
June 29 - Adam Owens is named Director of Basketball Operations.
July 8 - Phoenix alum Keifer Sykes, Carrington Love, and Steven Baker participate in the Summerfest Alumni Charity Challenge.
July 14 - The National Association of Basketball Coaches tabs Green Bay as a recipient of the Team Academic Excellence award.
July 18 - Nearly 160 supporters of Green Bay men's basketball enjoy a successful Swing and Swish Golf Outing with the team.
August 16 - The complete 2022-23 schedule is unveiled.
October 11 - the program participates in the inaugural phoenix phan night.
 
LAST MATCHUP
Even though the game won't count in the win-loss column, the Phoenix will hit the hardwood for the first time since March 1, when they lost 79-62 to Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League Championships.
 
WHAT'S UP, BRO?
Zane and Donavan short, products of Denmark, Wis., and Denmark High School, officially joined the team during the offseason. Donavan, the younger of the two brothers, committed to Green Bay on Nov. 12, 2021, while Zane joined in the offseason.
 
KEEPING IT LOCAL
Head coach Will Ryan has amassed a total of eight players on the 2022-23 roster that are from Wisconsin. Ryan's 2021-22 squad also featured eight players from in-state, which was the highest total of in-state players since the 2009-10 season when there were seven players as such under Tod Kowalczyk.
 
NO 'SHORT'AGE OF TALENT
Until this past offseason, Donavan Short was the highest-ranked in-state recruit in program history, rated as the number nine player in his class in Wisconsin. While at Denmark High School, he averaged 21.7 points per game as a junior before improving to 23.0 ppg as a senior. Short was also named the Wissports.net Player of the Week on December 8, 2019.
 
A FAMILIAR FACE
Gary Grzesk, the head coach at St. Norbert, played at Green Bay from 1992-1996. He was the team's Defensive Player of the Year award winner all four years, helping Green Bay reach three NCAA tournament appearances. Grzesk's wife, Liz (Hauger), is a former coach for the GB women's basketball program.
 
NEW PHOENIX FACES
Green Bay welcomes 10 new players for the 2022-23 season.
 
TRANSFERS
Garren Davis (6-4, G | Clarendon College)
Clarence Cummings III (6-5, F | State College of Florida)
Zae Blake (6-1, G | Southwest Mississippi CC)
Brock Heffner (6-8, F | Hawaii)
Davin Zeigler (6-3, G | Indian Hills CC)
Ryan Wade (6-2, G | Central Michigan)
 
TRUE FRESHMEN
Donavan Short (6-10, C | Denmark, Wis.)
Amari Jedkins (6-7, F | Racine, Wis.)
Jack Rose (6-5, G | Bristol, Wis.)
 
PRESEASON #HLMBB POLL
PL.  TEAM (1ST-PLACE VOTES) – PTS.
T1. Purdue Fort Wayne (17) - 394
T1. Northern Kentucky (15) - 394
3. Wright State (3) - 329
4. Oakland (2) - 321
5. Youngstown State (1) - 291
6. Detroit Mercy (2) - 268
7. Cleveland State - 188
8. Robert Morris - 163
9. Milwaukee - 132
10. Green Bay - 111
11. IUPUI - 49

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