GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay men's basketball team will host its third game in six days as the IU Indy Jaguars are coming to town tomorrow night for a 6 p.m. showdown.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (2-18, 0-9 HL) vs. IU Indy (6-14, 2-7 HL)
Wednesday, Jan. 22
6:00 PM CST | Game Notes
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ABOUT THE JAGUARS
Under first-year head coach Paul Corsaro, the IU Indy Jaguars are 6-14 overall and 2-7 in the Horizon League. The Jaguars are coming into Wednesday after a pair of losses last weekend to Oakland and Cleveland State.
 
As a team IU Indy shoots the ball well from deep, knocking down 36.5 percent from three, which is the third-highest mark in the HL. They also make their trips to the line count, knocking down the third-highest percentage from the line at 75.6 percent. The Jags have two of the top six scorers in the Horizon League with Paul Zilinskas (17.1, 3^rd), and Jarvis Walker (15.7, T-4^th) leading the way. Another important piece for the team is 6-7 forward Sean Craig, who is scoring 10.7 points per game and pulling down 7.9 rebounds per contest.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Green Bay is 10-10 all-time against the IU Indy Jaguars. Green Bay has won six of the last eight. The Phoenix is 6-4 at home against the Jags.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sunday afternoon's game between the Green Bay men's basketball team and the Youngstown State Penguins came down to the wire, with the Penguins edging out the Phoenix, 73-69.

The Phoenix (2-18, 0-9) had four players score in double figures, led by Yonatan Levy, who had a career-high 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Ryan Wade tacked on a season-high 14 points off the bench and Jeremiah Johnson chipped in as well with 12 points and seven rebounds. Preston Ruedinger also finished with 10 points and four assists.

Cris Carroll led the way for the Penguins, putting up 24 points and eight rebounds. Nico Galette had a double-double, 17 points and 10 rebounds.
 
MIDSEASON REINFORCEMENTS
Prior to this Thursday's game against Wright State, the Green Bay men's basketball team added Yonatan Levy, a 6'9" freshman forward from Hamerkaz, Israel, to the 2024-25 active roster. Levy played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 2023-24 and received final eligibility certification from the NCAA in December. In four games played, Yonatan is averaging 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He had a career day last time out against Youngstown State, finishing with 18 points and four rebounds.
 
MAC ATTACK
Redshirt freshman Mac Wrecke had a career day on Dec. 21 against Drake, scoring 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting in 30 minutes. Wrecke has started the last 11 games, scoring in double figures in four of them.
 
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 13.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 34.8 minutes per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the floor and 38.8 percent from three-point range.
 
FREE POINTS
Green Bay had made their chances at the free throw line count. GB is knocking down 78.9 percent from the line, which ranks 10th best in the NCAA.
 
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 11 games back in Division I, Roy has averaged 25.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. He also shoots 50.3 percent from the floor and 43.2 percent from three. Roy is sending waves throughout the country, he is second in points per game and first in three-pointers made per game with 4.4, as well as being second in three-point attempts per game at 10.1. Roy has scored 30+ points in five out of 11 games, and 20+ points in nine of his 11 starts this season. Roy is set to have the highest-scoring season in Phoenix history. Roy is currently out for an extended period with a lower-body injury.
 
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 and Yonatan Levy are from Israel, and Mouhamadou Cissé 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, three are transfers, and nine 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, and Mouhamadou Cissé.
 
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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