GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Athletics is pleased to announce a recent major gift from Dick and Sharon Resch in support of men's basketball excellence at UW-Green Bay (UWGB). This gift will serve as a challenge match to encourage others to give to the IGNITE Phoenix Men's Basketball Fund through the UWGB Foundation. The IGNITE Phoenix Men's Basketball Fund is focused on providing Phoenix student-athletes and coaches with the resources they need in their pursuit of excellence, with a focus on elevating the profile and status of Phoenix basketball to ensure Green Bay is in a position of strength in today's challenging Division I landscape. The Resch name has long been synonymous with Green Bay Basketball as the Phoenix have called the Resch Center home since its opening in 2002.

"We are so grateful to Dick and Sharon Resch for their amazing gift to Phoenix Basketball," stated Director of Athletics Josh Moon. "It is such an important time for this program, as we continue to build and ensure sustained excellence. Seeing the Resch Center come alive last year and hearing from so many long-time supporters on why Phoenix basketball should always be a shining light for this region is why we need everyone's help to invest right now. We have a goal of raising over $2.5M in gifts and pledges over the next 5 years, and we have raised $1.5M thus far. We are on the right track. Thank you to the Resch's and all those who have stepped up so far; I'm confident that this challenge match will help push us over our goal."

"Thank you, Dick & Sharon, for your unwavering BELIEF and the legacy you have left on our program and in this community!", Green Bay men's basketball head coach Sundance Wicks added. "It is the BELIEF in something greater than ourselves that calls us to action. I can now say without a shadow of a doubt that Phoenix basketball is back because of this BELIEF. This transformational gift from the Resch family will serve as a catalyst for the continued ascension of our program. It is time for all of us, the trailblazers, the early adopters, and the blood in the bricks family members of the Fighting Phoenix to 'DOUBLE DOWN' on the 'THE GREEN BAY WAY' and your BELIEF in this storied program. For it is in the giving that we truly receive."

To give to the IGNITE PHOENIX Basketball Fund, click HERE. Please contact Alan Savage at savagea@uwgb.edu (920-621-6906) or Josh Moon at moonj@uwgb.edu for more information on how to make an immediate impact on the future of Green Bay men's basketball.

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