GREEN BAY, Wis. – After battling with Ohio State in Columbus on Monday, the Green Bay men's basketball team returns to the Resch Center to host the Campbell Fighting Camels on Saturday at noon.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (2-5) vs. Campbell (3-4)
Saturday, November 30
12:00 PM CST | Game Notes
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ABOUT THE FIGHTING CAMELS
Campbell is off to a 3-4 start, most recently following a 66-53 loss at Evansville. The Camels have lost four of their last six games, with their last win coming on Nov. 17 at Navy by a score of 86-66. Campbell allows just 65 points per game while averaging 71.1 points per game as a team.
The Fighting Camels' lead scorer is Jasin Sinani who averages 12.9 points per game and is the lone Campbell player scoring double figures per game. Nolan Dorsey leads the team in rebounds (5.1 rpg) and steals (2.1 spg).
HISTORY VS CAMPBELL
Green Bay has played Campbell four times all between 1981 and 1983. The all-time series is tied at 2-2, with Campbell taking the last matchup on Jan. 27, 1983, by a score of 49-50. GB is 2-0 at home, with their most recent home game against the Fighting Camels on Jan. 3, 1983, ending in a 63-51 victory for the Phoenix.
LAST TIME OUT
A strong second half from the Ohio State Buckeyes was the difference this Monday night, as the Green Bay men's basketball team fell on the road 102-69. Ohio State outscored GB 60-37 in the second half. Anthony Roy led the Phoenix with his third-straight 30+ point performance, pouring in 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and 8-of-12 shooting from three-point range. Roy's eight threes are tied for his most in a game this season. The Buckeyes spread the ball around, with seven players finishing in double-figure scoring. Bruce Thornton led the way with 25 points to go with nine assists. As a team, OSU shot 55.9 percent from the field and 45.2 percent from deep. Ohio State scored the half's first five points, and never trailed the rest of the way. After building the lead out to 14, the Phoenix was able to cut it to 10 at 42-32 before heading into halftime. The Green & White traded baskets with OSU before eventually cutting the Ohio State led to just seven with 12:38 to go after a made jump-hook from Roee Oselka. That was the closest it would get, however, as the Buckeyes outscored GB 44-18 in the final game's final 12 minutes.
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 28.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. He is also shooting 53.9 percent from the floor and 48.1 percent from three. Roy is sending waves throughout the country, simultaneously leading all NCAA DI players in points per game and in three-pointers made per game with 5.3, as well as leading the nation in three-point attempts per game with 11.0. Roy's 30 on Monday earned him his fourth 30-point game in just seven games back in Division 1 basketball.
LIKE A WRECKE-ING BALL
Redshirt freshman Mac Wrecke had a career night in Columbus, adding a Collegiate best eight points and five rebounds at Ohio State on Monday. Mac shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line to compliment his 2-for-4 shooting from the floor.
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 14.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 34.0 minutes per game while shooting 45.8-percent from the floor and 35.7-percent from three point range.
LET IT FLY
The Phoenix offense is predicated in large part on the three-ball. Green Bay is 19th in the country in three-point attempts with 30.7, and tied for 23rd in the country in three-point makes per game with 10.7.
FREE POINTS
Green Bay has made their chances at the free throw line count. GB is knocking down 81.1-percent from the line, which is 10th best in the NCAA.
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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