GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay men's basketball is set to tip off its 2025-26 regular season on the road in Lawrence, Kansas, against the #19 nationally ranked Kansas Jayhawks at 7 p.m. CT at the Allen Fieldhouse.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (0-0) at #19 Kansas (0-0)
Monday, November 3
7:00 PM CT
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ABOUT THE JAYHAWKS
The Jayhawks are led by long-time head coach and basketball hall of famer Bill Self, who has guided Kansas to two national championships in 2007 and 2021 and 21 consecutive March Madness appearances. Kansas lost its top six scorers from last season, with its top returning scorer being Flory Bidunga with 5.9 points per game, while being second on KU in rebounds with 5.4 per game. Senior Transfer Tre White averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season as a member of Illinois' squad.

LAST TIME OUT
Green Bay grabbed a 75-48 win in their exhibition against St. Norbert on Thursday. Josh Hines led the way with a perfect 5-for-5 shooting night and scored 13 points in 15 minutes. Marcus Hall, Dontrell Hewlett, and Maruan Cicic each contributed 10 points and combined for 14 of the 33 rebounds for the Phoenix. The Phoenix shot 56.3 percent from beyond the arc on 9-for-16 shooting. Ramel Bethea swatted four blocks, and Rob Stroud added three blocks of his own.

ONEIDA NATION CELEBRATION
Over the past year, Oneida Nation and UWGB officials have been collaborating on ideas that flourished into tangible efforts to demonstrate the long-standing respect and recognition that each entity has for the other. Settling on recognizing the contributions of the Oneida Nation in Northeast Wisconsin, UWGB will honor the Nation during Native American Heritage month by sporting a new basketball jersey, as well as hosting a game with Haskell Indian Nations University on Nov. 29 in Green Bay. Haskell is a college (D3) in Kansas whose mission is to serve Indigenous students from across the United States.

MONEY MARCUS
Phoenix forward Marcus Hall is the highest returning leading scorer this season. Hall averaged 13.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 33.8 minutes per game, shooting 42.2 percent from the floor and 36.7 percent from three-point range. Hall was named to the Horizon League Preseason First Team on October 8.

DON'T DOUBT DONTRELL
A graduate transfer from UT-Tyler, Dontrell Hewlett had a solid night on Thursday, where he scored 10 points, highlighted by a 2-for-2 day from three-point range. Hewlett led Green Bay with five assists in the win, while pulling down four defensive boards.

HINES TIME
Redshirt Junior Josh Hines wasted no time in making his presence felt in Titletown, leading Green Bay in their exhibition win over St. Norbert, scoring a team-high 13 points off the bench, and making all five of his attempted shots, including three makes from deep.

SOLID STROUD
Rob Stroud is in his first season at Green Bay after spending two years at Kanakee CC and two years at Lewis University. Last year, Stroud led the Flyers in points per game with 17.1 and rebounds per game with 7.3. His season high came in a loss against Missouri S&T, where he scored 33 points.

VETERAN PRESENCE
Green Bay sophomore Ramel Bethea is the oldest player in college basketball at 29 years old. Bethea spent his freshman season in 2024-25 at MiraCosta College, a junior college in San Diego, after spending five years in the military. Bethea grabbed four boards and swatted four blocks in Thursday's exhibition victory against the Green Knights.

YEAR TWO
Heading into the 2025-26 season, Doug Gottlieb enters his second year as the head coach of Green Bay men's basketball. Gottlieb, well-known for his broadcasting career, brings with him a wealth of experience as a player, commentator, analyst, and coach in the basketball world. As a broadcaster, he currently hosts the Doug Gottlieb show on Fox Sports Radio and All Ball, a podcast covering the biggest stories across college basketball and the NBA.

INTERNATIONAL TALENT
The 2025-26 Phoenix roster features players from two different foreign countries and 11 from different U.S. states. Maruan Cicic is from Montenegro, and Vukasin Todorovic is from Slovenia.

NEW ERA SAME RISE
After a season with 12 newcomers a season ago, the 2025-26 Green Bay roster will bring in 10 newcomers this year. Of GB's rostered players, six are returners, six are transfers, and four are true freshmen.

FAMILIAR FACES
Multiple returners will play large roles in the upcoming 2025-26 season, including Marcus Hall, Preston Ruedinger, Mac Wrecke, and C.J. O'Hara. Last season, Hall averaged 13.9, Ruedinger averaged 8.0, Wrecke averaged 6.1, and O'Hara averaged 4.0 points per game. Caden Wilkins and Brady Fitzgerald are the other two returners to the Phoenix squad.

OFFSEASON RECAP
August 21 – Keifer Sykes named as General Manager
August 27 – Keil Ganz named as an assistant coach
August 28 – Kerry Rupp named as an assistant coach
Over the summer, The Phoenix brought in four freshmen for the 2025-26 season: Keegan Van Kauwenberg, Vukasin Todorovic, Trey Schachter, and Maruan Cicic. Six transfers make their way to Green Bay this season, including Ramel Bethea, Josh Hines, Justin Allen, Dontrell Hewlett, Rob Stroud, and LeBron Thomas.

PRESEASON #HLMBB POLL
PL. TEAM (1st PLACE VOTES) – PTS.
1. Milwaukee (24) – 428
2. Oakland (7) – 384
3. Youngstown State (2) – 364
4. Robert Morris (8) – 345
5. Purdue Fort Wayne (1) – 287
6. Northern Kentucky – 274
7. Wright State – 221
8. Cleveland State – 217
9. Detroit Mercy – 176
10. IU Indianapolis – 115
11. Green Bay – 93

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