ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Green Bay Men's Basketball team is set to play three games over the weekend at Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Phoenix will square off against Yale on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and will play two more games on Saturday and Monday, opponents TBD.

"Yale is a really challenging test for us," said Head Coach Doug Gottlieb. "They have the #1 rated offense in the country and are rightfully the overwhelming favorite to win the Ivy League. Their best player Nick Townsend is not only a tremendous scorer, he is a great passer and is often called the Jokic of college hoops!"

Gottlieb continued, "travel has been difficult with half of us getting stuck in Atlanta for a night, but our group is ready to compete in three games in paradise!"
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (1-4) vs. Yale (3-1)
Friday, Nov. 21
11:30 AM CST
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Green Bay vs. UMass/Charleston
Nov. 22 or 23
 
Green Bay vs. TBD
Nov. 24
 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs are led by 27^th-year Head Coach James Jones, the program's all-time winningest head coach, and has led Yale to five NCAA tournament appearances. Yale has four double-digit average scorers, led by 18.0 points per game from Nick Townsend, while averaging team-highs in minutes (31.8), rebounds (8.0), and assists (4.5) per game. Three more double-figure scoring Bulldogs are Riley Fox, who averages 15.5 points per game, Isaac Cerliscar, who averages 12.8 points per game, and Samson Aletan, who adds 11.5 points per game himself, and leads the Bulldogs with 3.0 blocks per game, which ranks 12th in the Division 1.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Green Bay Fell in overtime at Minnesota 65-72. Ruedinger shared the lead for the Phoenix with 15 points, including the final five points in regulation to force overtime, as well as a team-high six assists. Marcus Hall also had 15 points and four rebounds in the bout. C.J. O'Hara led the way for Green Bay in rebounds with eight to accompany his 11 points. Justin Allen added 12 points of his own, along with five rebounds and a team-high two steals off the bench.
 
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. Hall was the leading scorer for the Phoenix in their game against Kansas on Monday, scoring 17 points and leading the team with four rebounds and two assists. On top of leading the Phoenix in scoring their game against Ripon, Hall became the first Phoenix player this season to record a double-double with his 21 points and 10 rebounds.
 
O'MAZING O'HARA
C.J. O'Hara is in his second season at Green Bay and has started in all five games so far this season. O'Hara is second on the team, averaging nine points, second on the team in rebounds at 4.6 per game, and third at 29.4 minutes per game. O'Hara scored 11 points with team highs of eight rebounds and 41 minutes.
 
CLUTCH RUDY
Another leader for the Phoenix is Redshirt Senior guard Preston Ruedinger. Ruedinger, along with Hall and O'Hara, has started all five games so far this season and plays the second-most minutes per game on the team at 32.4. Rudy hit a clutch three-pointer, followed by a game-tying layup to force overtime and finish with a team high 15 points, six assists, and 41 minutes at Minnesota on Saturday.
 
ALL-IN ALLEN
Senior guard Justin Allen had the best game of his Green Bay career in the team's game on Saturday at Minnesota. Allen scored 12 points off the Phoenix bench, grabbing five rebounds, dishing three assists, and leading the team with a pair of steals.
 
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.
 
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