DAYTON, Ohio - On Saturday the Green Bay men's basketball team finished the 2022-23 regular season and will enter the 2023 Barbasol Horizon League Championship as the No. 10 seed. The Phoenix will travel to Dayton, Ohio to take on the No. 7-seeded Wright State Raiders on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. CT.
Tuesday's first-round action also includes No. 6 Robert Morris hosting No. 11 IUPUI and No. 8 Detroit Mercy hosting ninth-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne.
No. 1-seeded Youngstown State, No. 2 Milwaukee and No. 3 Cleveland State await their quarterfinal opponents. Fourth-seeded Northern Kentucky and fifth-seeded Oakland also have first round byes and will play each other at NKU on Thursday night.
The full #HLMBB Championship bracket can be viewed
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Tuesday, February 28 – Dayton, Ohio - NUTTER CENTER
(No. 10) Green Bay (3-28, 2-18 HL) vs. (No. 7) Wright State (17-14, 10-10 HL)
6:00 PM
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ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Led by seventh-year head coach Scott Nagy, the Raiders finished the season seventh in the Horizon League with a 10-10 conference record and 17-14 overall record. The Raiders are led on the court by Horizon League First Teamer Trey Calvin and the 2022-23 #HLMBB Freshman of the Year, Brandon Noel.
Calvin sits second in the Horizon League in scoring behind only Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis, averaging 20.3 points per game. He is extremely efficient from the floor, shooting 49.6 percent from the floor, 38.4 from three, and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. In that same vein, Noel averages 12.8 points and 8.7 rebounds on 60.8 percent shooting from the floor, which is the best mark in the Horizon League.
Despite coming in as the No. 7 seed, Wright State boasts the league's second-best offense (80.3 PPG) and the second-best scoring margin (6.5). They are the best shooting team in the HL, converting 50.0 percent of their shots. WSU is also fourth in the league in rebounding margin (2.2) and fifth in the league in turnover margin (0.58).
FROM THIS YEAR
Green Bay was 0-2 against Wright State this season. The Raiders first came to Green Bay on Jan. 12 and grabbed a 99-67 win led by Brandon Noel's 32 points and 12 rebounds. Five different Phoenix hit double figures, led by
Cade Meyer's 13 points (
RECAP). Wright State swept the season series on Jan. 28 with a 77-46 home win thanks to Trey Calvin's 18 points (
RECAP).
TOURNAMENT HISTORY VS. WSU
Green Bay is 33-38 all-time against Wright State, including 1-4 in the Horizon League/MCC Tournament. WSU has won seven straight in the series dating back to Dec. 26, 2020.
The last time these two teams matched up in the Horizon League Tournament was on March 11, 2019, when the Phoenix fell 66-54 in the semifinals to the top-seeded Raiders. The Phoenix was down by a baker's dozen at intermission but fought back to within three during the second half. Sandy Cohen III had 13 points that day, second among all scorers, but Green Bay's comeback attempt came up short.
GB IN THE TOURNAMENT
The Phoenix is tied with Cleveland State for the eighth-most tournament titles in Horizon League history (2). Green Bay secured championships in 1994-95 and 2015-2016. Jeff Nordgaard was tabbed tournament MVP during the 1994-95 run under Dick Bennett, while Jordan Fouse garnered tournament MVP accolades after GB's title appearance in 2015-2016 under Linc Darner. The Phoenix finished as tournament runner-up in 1997-98 under Mike Heideman and 2014-2015 under Brian Wardle.
CUMMINGS ON THE RISE
Clarence Cummings III has been solid in his first season with Green Bay. He is the second-leading scorer on the squad at 10.4 points per contest, just behind
Cade Meyer's 10.5 PPG. Cummings has been impactful on the boards, averaging 3.8 rebounds per game (third on the team), while pulling down 95 defensive rebounds, second-most on the team. He has the second-most field goals made and attempted, while also racking up the second-most free throws made and attempted.
MAKE WAY FOR MEYER
Cade Meyer has made a second-year leap in his sophomore campaign with the Phoenix. His 5.0 rebounds per game are best for 18th in the conference. He shoots 57.3 percent from the field, doing nearly all of his work from inside the lane.
BALLIN' BLAKE
Zae Blake has been a centerpiece for the Phoenix this season. A transfer from Mississippi Community College, Blake is third on the team in scoring (8.9 PPG). He does all of his work in just 23.5 minutes per game off the bench. The Washington D.C. native is consistent from the floor, shooting 46.5 percent overall, 44.3 percent from deep, and 74.2 percent from the charity stripe.
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.)
FINAL #HLMBB STANDINGS
Pl., Team, HL record, Overall record
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