TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The regular season is upon us, and the Green Bay men's basketball team is preparing to face the Indiana State Sycamores tomorrow at 6 p.m. GB and Indiana State are opening their season against each other for the second consecutive season.
Monday, November 7 – Terre Haute, Ind. – HULMAN CENTER
Green Bay (0-0, 0-0 HL) vs. Indiana State (0-0, 0-0 MVC)
6:00 PM
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Green Bay is 2-4 all-time against Indiana State. The Phoenix won the first two contests, but Indiana State has taken the last four. Of the six games, four have finished within four points. The Phoenix and Sycamores first matched up on 12/30/94, a dominant 74-53 win for GB.
ABOUT THE SYCAMORES
Josh Schertz will begin his second season with the Sycamores. Schertz, a four-time National Coach of the Year, comes to Indiana State after 13 successful seasons with NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. Schertz was extremely successful with the Railsplitters, posting a 337-69 record.
Cooper Neese and Cameron Henry, the Sycamores' top two scorers from last season, are back with Indiana State. Neese paced the team with 15.0 points per game, while Henry tallied 14.3 PPG. The duo was the only Sycamores to average double-digit PPG. Henry also led the team in blocks (15) and was tied with Kailex Stephens for most rebounds (5.5).
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 join 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 Green Bay men's basketball supporters 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 TIME OUT
The Phoenix ended preseason action with a 72-66 win over Michigan Tech. Green Bay's clash against Indiana State will be the first game that counts since the Phoenix lost the Horizon League Quarterfinal to Detroit Mercy on March 1 of this year.
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 named the Wissports.net Player of the Week on December 8, 2019.
A DOSE OF DAILEY
Brayden Dailey will look to make an impact for Green Bay in 2022. The Cuba City, Wis., native redshirted last season after successful junior and senior campaigns at Cuba City High School. He was named Associated Press All-State and was a three-time All-Conference honoree. Dailey averaged 23.8 PPG during his junior season and 22.8 his senior year.
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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