INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Horizon League office announced the #HLMBB All-League Awards Monday afternoon, and the Green Bay men's basketball team had multiple individuals honored. Phoenix head coach Sundance Wicks was named the Coach of the Year, Noah Reynolds was Newcomer of the Year and All-League First Team, David Douglas Jr. was named the Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team, and Marcus Hall was named All-Freshman Team.
Sundance Wicks has authored one of the best year-to-year turnarounds in NCAA Division I history in his first year as Phoenix's head coach. After a 3-29 season a year ago, Wicks has turned the program around to an 18-13 record at the end of the 2023-24 season. That 18-win mark is the third-most by a Phoenix head coach in their first year and is also the most regular season wins by GB since the 2016-17 season. It is just the second time a Green Bay coach has been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year, with the last being Brian Wardle in the 2013-14 season. GB finished the season with the HL No. 3 seed and a 13-7 record, which is the most league wins for the program since the 2013-14 season.
Another massive piece in the Phoenix' rise from the ashes is junior guard Noah Reynolds, who was named the league's Newcomer of the Year, and All-League First Team. Reynolds finished the regular season averaging 19.7 points (4th in the HL), 4.4 assists (1st in the HL), and 3.7 rebounds per game. Reynolds' numbers are even better in league games. The Peoria, Ill., native scored 21.4 points and 4.7 assists in HL games, which is the second-most in each category. Reynolds scored in double figures in 22 of his 26 games played and led the Horizon League with six 30+ point games. He poured in a career-high 39 points in GB's Dec. 29 home win against Wright State. 39 points is tied for the sixth-most in a single game in program history.
David Douglas Jr. was key in GB's turnaround season, earning the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Douglas was the most prolific first-year scorer in the entire league, ending the year second on the Phoenix at 8.5 points per game. Douglas scored in double figures in 11 of his 27 games, including three 20+ point performances, the most by any freshman in the HL. The Phoenix sharpshooter was especially strong since the start of the year, averaging 11.1 points per game.
The other half of the Green Bay freshman duo, Marcus Hall, also earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Hall was one of four freshmen to have multiple Freshman of the Week awards. The Schofield, Wis., native turned it on at the end of the season, averaging 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
The 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 5 and March 7 at campus sites before moving to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis for the semifinals and finals March 11-12. As No. 3 seed, Green Bay will host the highest remaining seed following the first round at 8 p.m. on March 7 at the Kress Center.
All games of the tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+ until the HL semifinals, when they'll move to ESPNU and ESPN2.
Below is the complete list of this year's honorees. Voting was conducted by the 11 Horizon League head coaches.
2023-24 #HLMBB All-League Awards
Player of the Year: Trey Townsend, Oakland
Coach of the Year: Sundance Wicks, Green Bay
Newcomer of the Year: Noah Reynolds, Green Bay
Freshman of the Year: David Douglas Jr., Green Bay
Defensive Player of the Year: Trey Robinson, Northern Kentucky
Sixth Man of the Year: Jack Gohlke, Oakland
Sportsmanship Award: Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
All-League First Team
Tristan Enaruna, Cleveland State
Noah Reynolds, Green Bay
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Trey Townsend, Oakland
Trey Calvin, Wright State
All-League Second Team
BJ Freeman, Milwaukee
Blake Lampman, Oakland
Brandon Noel, Wright State
DJ Burns, Youngstown State
Ziggy Reid, Youngstown State
All-League Third Team
Rasheed Bello, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jalen Jackson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Markeese Hastings, RMU
Tanner Holden, Wright State
Brett Thompson, Youngstown State
All-Freshman Team
David Douglas Jr., Green Bay
Marcus Hall, Green Bay
Randall Pettus II, Northern Kentucky
Corey Hadnot II, Purdue Fort Wayne
Gabe Dynes, Youngstown State
All-Defensive Team
Trey Robinson, Northern Kentucky
Rasheed Bello, Purdue Fort Wayne
Anthony Roberts, Purdue Fort Wayne
DJ Burns, Youngstown State
Gabe Dynes, Youngstown State
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