GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay men's basketball team is set for a matinee matchup with Milwaukee tomorrow. The Phoenix will look to bounce back after two losses earlier this week to Wright State and Northern Kentucky.

Sunday, Feb. 13 – 1 p.m. CT – UWM PANTHER ARENA
Green Bay (4-20, 3-12 HL) vs. Milwaukee (8-18, 6-11 HL)
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ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee is coming into Sunday off of what is likely their best win of the season, taking down Horizon League second-place Wright State 60-57. The Panthers were led by a duo off the bench, Donovan Newby and Tafari Simms. Newby scored 15 points and Simms secured a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double. MKE had lost six straight prior to the win over the Raiders. They are 6-11 in HL play, sitting at ninth in the league.

On the year, Milwaukee is led by junior guard DeAndre Gholston, who averages 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. It is yet to be seen whether freshman Patrick Baldwin Jr. will play on Sunday. He was expected to play against Wright State Friday night but was a late scratch. Baldwin has played 11 games this year, averaging 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. As a team, the Panthers have one of the Horizon League's stingiest defenses. They allow opponents to shoot just 40.0-percent from the floor, almost two full percentage points lower than the Cleveland State in second place.

SERIES HISTORY
Green Bay is 40-29 all-time against Milwaukee. Their last meeting came earlier this season at the Resch Center on Jan. 5, 2022. Milwaukee won that game 63-49, behind 16 points from DeAndre Gholston, and 13 points from Josh Thomas. Kamari McGee was big for the Phoenix, scoring 22 points and going 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Japannah Kellogg III and Emmanuel Ansong each chipped in with 10 points apiece.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Green Bay is going through a tough stretch, having lost seven straight, including two this week to Wright State and Northern Kentucky. Wright State took GB down 79-62 thanks to big days from Tanner Holden (21 PTS) and Grant Basile (19 PTS). Kamari McGee poured in a career-high 24 points against the Raiders.
 
Northern Kentucky beat the Phoenix 71-62, controlling much of the game. GB made a second half comeback, cutting the Norse lead to just six points with 1:38 to go, but NKU free throws in the final minutes iced the game.
 
JENKINS JUMPING IN
Sophomore guard Nate Jenkins has come on strong in the last six games. Since Jan. 22 against Oakland, Jenkins has averaged 12.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game on 47.6-percent shooting from the field and 45.0-percent from three-point range. Jenkins scored a career-high 19 points in his first start of the season at Cleveland State on Feb. 4.
 
MEYER MATURING
Cade Meyer has turned into a force on the floor for Green Bay in the second half of the season. He was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Feb. 7 but has been a different player since Jan. 15. In the nine games since then, he has averaged:

• 13.4 points per game
• 6.4 rebounds per game
• 53.8-percent shooting from the field

 
His first 15 games:

• 5.5 points per game
• 3.0 rebounds per game

 
KAMARI KRUSHIN' IT
A two-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week, Kamari McGee is second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game. McGee had his best stretch of the season to this point from Dec. 12 to Jan. 15. During that span, he averaged 14.4 points per game. Overall, he shot 44-percent (48-of-109) And was 25-of-30 (83.3-percent) From the charity stripe.
 
The Racine native scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting against wright state this past Wednesday (Feb. 9).
 
ANSONG IS THE ANSWER
Manny Ansong has been a consistent force for GB all season. He paces Green Bay with 11.8 points per contest. One of his best performances came on Dec. 2 against Robert Morris, where he posted 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting, guiding the Phoenix to a 70-58 victory over the Colonials. He's scored in double figures in 15 of GB's 24 games.
 
ON THE HORIZON
After today, the Phoenix will return home for their last two regular season home games of the 2021-22 season. The two-game stint starts with Purdue Fort Wayne at the Kress Center on Friday, Feb. 18, followed by Cleveland State on Sunday, Feb. 20. GB's regular season concludes the following weekend when they travel to UIC and IUPUI.
 
NEW PHOENIX FACES
Green Bay welcomes seven new members in 2021-22, including four transfers and three true freshmen.
 
Transfers
Mitch Listau (6-4, G | Belmont)
Randy Tucker (6-4, G | Vincennes)
Tutu Majok (6-8, F | Bossier Parish CC)
Nate Jenkins (6-2, G | Iowa)
 
True Freshman
Kamari McGee (6-0, G | Racine St. Catherine's)
Cade Meyer (6-8, F | Monroe)
Brayden Dailey (6-7, F | Cuba City)
 
PRESEASON #HLMBB POLL
Pl. School (1st-place) – Votes
1. Cleveland State (30) – 502
2. Wright State (9) – 463
3. Northern Kentucky (1) – 406
4. Milwaukee (2)– 396
5. Detroit Mercy (2) – 350
6. Oakland – 340
7. Youngstown State – 214
8. UIC – 204
9. Purdue Fort Wayne – 169
10. Robert Morris– 157
11. Green Bay – 146
12. IUPUI – 85

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