GREEN BAY, WIS. – After a big victory over SIUE at the Resch Center on Tuesday, the Green Bay men's basketball team hits the road to take on Evansville at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. at 7 p.m. CST
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (2-3) vs. Evansville (1-4)
Friday, Nov. 21
7:00 PM CST | Game Notes
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ABOUT THE ACES
Evansville has started the season 1-4, most recently coming off an 80-30 loss at Ohio State. The Aces have lost three in a row, with their lone 96-49 win coming on Nov. 9 at home against Brescia.
 
The Aces have three players averaging double figures, Gabriel Pozzato, Cameron Haffner, and Tayshawn Comer. Gabriel Pozzato is averaging 17.0 points, and 3.0 rebounds per game. Tayshawn Comer leads the way with 3.5 assists per game, with 10.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Cameron Haffner is scoring 12.8 points per game.
 
HISTORY VS EVANSVILLE
Green Bay is 2-7 all-time against Evansville, with the series going all the way back to 1974. Green Bay is 0-5 at Evansville. The last time these two teams matched up, the Phoenix soundly defeated the Aces 72-62 on December 14, 2019.

LAST TIME OUT
Anthony Roy dominated at the Resch Center on Tuesday night, totaling 34 points to help lead the Green Bay men's basketball team past the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 82-57. Roy also contributed in other ways, finishing with a team-high six rebounds, five steals, and four assists. Marcus Hall and Foster Wonders were the other two Phoenix to finish in double figures, with 14 for Hall and 10 for Wonders. Green Bay played well on both sides of the ball, knocking down 47.1 percent from the floor and 37.0 percent from three while holding SIUE to 33.9 percent shooting from the floor and 22.6 percent shooting from deep.
 
ROY RETURNS
After a stint at NAIA Langston University, where he was named an NAIA All-American First Teamer, Anthony Roy has returned to the Division I floor with Green Bay. After four games back in Division I, Roy has averaged 27.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. He is also shooting 51.8 percent from the floor and 43.6 percent from three. Roy is sending waves throughout the country, leading the NCAA in points per game, while ranking third among all D1 players in the NCAA in three-pointers made per game with 4.80. Roy's 34 last Tuesday came within one point of tying his career-high 35 he set against Western Illinois on Nov. 13.
 
DOUBLE J
Freshman Jeremiah Johnson has come into his own in the past three games, scoring a career-high 15 points at Western Illinois, and 10 points on nine rebounds against Providence this past Sunday. Johnson had nine points and six rebounds in the win against SIUE on Tuesday. He is also 16-of-18 this Season on free throws leading the team in makes.
 
MONEY MARCUS
After a Horizon League All-Freshman Team selection a season ago, Phoenix forward Marcus Hall has been outstanding to start the 2024-25 season. Hall is currently averaging 34.2 minutes per game while pouring in 15.8 points to go with a team-high 6.0 rebounds per game. Hall is shooting 53.8 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from three.
 
LET IT FLY
The Phoenix offense is predicated in large part on the three-ball. Green Bay is 21st in the country in three-point attempts, and 26th in the country in three-point makes per game with 11.0.
 
FRESH AT THE RESCH
Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb picked up his second career win and first Resch Center victory at the helm of the Phoenix last Tuesday. The Phoenix shot well as a team, going 24-for-51 while being led by Anthony Roy's 34 points and a team combined 24-for-29 from the free-throw line.
 
INTERNATIONAL TALENT
The 2024-25 Phoenix roster features players from three foreign countries and eight different U.S. states. Ben Tweedy is from Australia, Roee Oselka is from Israel, and Mouhamadou Cisse is from Senegal.
 
TOP 10 TURNAROUND
After a program-low 3-29 season in 2022-23, Green Bay bounced back with a resilient 18-14 record a season ago in head coach Sundance Wicks' lone season with the Phoenix, jumping from last in the Horizon League to third. That 15.0 game turnaround is tied for the 10th-best turnaround in NCAA Division I history.
 
NEW LOOK ROSTER
The Phoenix underwent a roster transformation this past off-season. Of GB's rostered players, five are returners, five are transfers, and eight are incoming freshmen.
 
FAMILIAR FACES
Multiple returners will play large roles in the upcoming 2024-25 season, including Foster Wonders, Preston Ruedinger, and Marcus Hall. Last season, Ruedinger averaged 8.4, Wonders averaged 7.8, and Hall averaged 6.4 points per game. Mac Wrecke and Ryan Wade are the other two returners and will be featured in Coach Gottlieb's rotation.
 
OFFSEASON RECAP
A lot happened during the 2024 offseason. Let's get you caught up:
 
May 12 – Sundance Wicks named Wyoming head men's basketball coach
May 14 - Doug Gottlieb is named the 10th head coach in Green Bay men's basketball history.
June 6 – The rest of the coaching staff is announced, consisting of Aerick Sanders, Damon Archibald, Dennis Harrington, and Kaden LeCapitaine, joining Jordan McCabe.
 
Over the summer - The Phoenix brings in eight freshmen for the 2024-25 season: Ayden Goll, Jeremiah Johnson, Ben Tweedy, Bennett Basich, C.J. O'Hara, Brady Fitzgerald, Caden Wilkens, and Roee Oselka. Five transfers make their way to Green Bay this season including, Donovan Santoro, Anthony Roy, Muodubem Muoneke, Isaiah Miranda, and Mouhamadou Cisse.
 
PRESEASON #HLMBB POLL
PL. TEAM (1st PLACE VOTES) – PTS.
T1. Milwaukee (15) – 421
T1. Purdue Fort Wayne (14) – 421
3. Northern Kentucky (4) – 389
4. Oakland (5) – 345
5. Wright State (4) – 315
6. Youngstown State (1) – 272
7. Cleveland State – 252
8. Green Bay – 171
9. Robert Morris – 148
10. IU Indianapolis (1) – 91
11. Detroit Mercy – 79
 
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