GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay men's basketball will travel to Purdue Fort Wayne to take on the Mastodons at the Gates Sports Center Wednesday night at 6 p.m. for their first Horizon League game of the 2023-24 season. PFW swept the season series between the two teams last year.
 
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Gates Sports Center
Green Bay (3-3) at Purdue Fort Wayne (6-1)
6:00 PM CT
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ABOUT THE MASTODONS
Purdue Fort Wayne has started the season 6-1 including wins over DePaul, South Dakota, and most recently a 95-64 win over Wittenberg.
The Mastodons are averaging 89 points per game as a team and are shooting 37.2 percent from three-point range, both lead the Horizon League this season. Purdue Fort Wayne has four players averaging double-figure points: Rasheed Bello (15.9), Quinton Morton-Robertson (13.7), Anthony Roberts (13.7), and Jalen Jackson (13.3).
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Green Bay men's basketball team has matched their win total from a season ago just six games into the 2023-24 season with a 64-51 win over St.Thomas Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix spread out the scoring, with just two players reaching double figures, led by Elijah Jones with 12 points and Marcus Hall with 10. Noah Reynolds set the tempo for GB, finishing with seven points, six rebounds, and six assists. Green Bay dominated the boards, outrebounding the Tommies 38-25. Reynolds and Rich Byhre led the way for the Phoenix with six each.
 
DEFENSIVE DUB
The Phoenix gave up a season-low 51 points in their last outing against St. Thomas. Green Bay has given up less than 65 points in four out of six games.
 
SPREADING THE ROCK
Green Bay has eight players averaging above five points per game this season. Noah Reynolds leads the Phoenix averaging 17.7 points per game and five assists per game.

ON THE RISE
With GB's 64-51 win over St.Thomas on Saturday, the Phoenix has now won as many games as they did a season ago. Green Bay is currently 3-3 on the season.
 
FINDING THE RANGE
Green Bay shot a season-best 54.2 percent from deep against UC Riverside on Tuesday on 13-of-24 shooting. The previous best was 28.0 percent against St. Francis (Ill.) In the phoenix home opener, Rich Byhre and David Douglas especially found their range, finishing 4-of-7 and 4-of-6 from deep, respectively.
 
GETTING IN A GROOVE
Marcus Hall has been a key piece for the Phoenix his freshman season. Hall recently hit double figures for the first time with 12 points against UC riverside on Nov. 21. He followed that up with 10 points and five rebounds in just 25 minutes in GB's win over St. Thomas.
 
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME
Green Bay grabbed a non-conference road win for the first time since Dec. 21, 2019, against Northern Illinois in Sundance Wicks' second try. It was also coach Wicks' first win against a Division I opponent at Green Bay.

REYNOLDS ON A MISSION
Noah Reynolds has been a leader on the court for the Phoenix this season. He is currently fourth in the HL in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game. Reynolds also averages a team-high 5.0 assists per game and 4.8 rebounds per game.

OFFSEASON RECAP
A lot happened during the 2023 offseason. Let's get you caught up:

March 14 - Sundance Wicks was named the ninth head coach in Green Bay men's basketball history.
March 30 - The rest of the coaching staff is announced. Pat Monaghan, Zach Malvik, and Nic Reynolds are added as assistant coaches and Adam Owens is retained as the Director of Basketball Operations.
April 19 – Will Eames, David Douglas Jr., Preston Ruedinger, and Rich Byhre are added to the roster.
May 1 – Noah Reynolds, Elijah Jones, and Foster Wonders join Green Bay.
June 2 – Rahmon Fletcher joins the staff as the Director of Player Development.

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN GB
Green Bay hired Sundance Wicks as the program's next head coach on March 14, 2023. Wicks comes to the Phoenix after three seasons as an assistant coach at Wyoming. In his first season with the Cowboys, Wicks helped revamp an offense that led the Mountain West in scoring at 76.5 points per game. Prior to his time with the Cowboys, he spent two highly successful years as the head coach at NCAA DII Missouri Western State in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Gillette, Wyo., native, led the Griffons to 18 wins in 2019-20, which was the most by the program in 10 years. In his first season at the helm of the program, his team doubled their win total from the year before. In his two seasons, Wicks mentored six All-MIAA players and an NABC All-District selection. Coach Wicks' first win at Green Bay came on Thursday, Nov. 9 against St. Francis (Ill.).

NEW LOOK ROSTER
The Phoenix underwent a roster transformation this past offseason. Of GB's 15 rostered players, three are returners, six are transfers, and six are incoming freshmen.

FAMILIAR FACES
Two of Green Bay's six transfers have played for coach Wicks prior to his time in GB. Will Eames played under coach Wicks at Missouri Western State in 2019-20 when he was the MIAA Freshman of the Year and All-MIAA honorable mention. Another Phoenix that has played for coach Wicks is Wyoming transfer Noah Reynolds. Reynolds was the second leading scorer on Wyoming last year, averaging 14.5 points per game in 19 games played. 

PRESEASON #HLMBB POLL
PL. Team (1st-place votes) – PTS.
1. Northern Kentucky (18) - 435
2. Milwaukee (10) - 397
3. Wright State (12) - 392
4. Cleveland State (1) - 362
5. Youngstown State (3) -342
6. Oakland - 280
7. Robert Morris- 186
8. Purdue Fort Wayne- 166
9. Detroit Mercy- 132
10. IUPUI - 116
11. Green Bay – 96

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