GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Men's Basketball team is set to face the Haskell Indian Nation at the Kress Event Center on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. CST.
 
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 has honored the Nation during Native American Heritage month by sporting a new basketball jersey, as well as hosting tomorrow's game against Haskell Indian Nations. Haskell is a n NAIA college out of Kansas whose mission is to serve Indigenous students from across the United States.
 
HEAD COACH DOUG GOTTLIEB
"We are so excited to compete against Haskell Saturday at the Kress. Haskell plays fast and incredibly hard, we need to continue to set the tone energy and physicality wise. This game is about competition, but also I want our players to understand the importance of the First Nations culture and how we will properly honor the Native American Culture anytime we play, especially when we play with our special inspired uniforms.

We will play this game with heavy hearts due to the passing of Ernie Stevens recently. Ernie Stevens was the chair of the Indian Gaming Association, he was also an alum of Haskell and he played basketball at Haskell, as did his son Brandon, who along with Ernie, are the biggest reasons for this game happening!"
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (3-5) vs. Haskell Indian Nations (3-10)
Saturday, November 29, 2025 | Kress Center | Tickets
1:00 PM CST
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ABOUT HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS
The Haskell Indian Nations are led by 10th-year head coach Matthew Downing. Through his 10 seasons, Downing holds an all-time record of 81-171. Haskell is 3-10 through 13 games in 2025-26.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Green Bay beat Iona in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 80-75 on Monday, Nov. 24. Justin Allen led the way for the Phoenix with 28 points off the bench. C.J O'Hara also had a standout day, finishing with 17 points and six rebounds in the bout. Caden Wilkins led the way for Green Bay in rebounds with nine to accompany his 10 points. Preston Ruedinger added 9 points of his own, along with six rebounds and a team-high three steals for the Phoenix. Green Bay finished fourth at Paradise Jam with the win over the Gaels.
 
MONEY MARCUS
Phoenix forward Marcus Hall is the highest returning leading scorer for the Phoenix this season. Through six games, Hall is averaging 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in 35.2 minutes per game. Hall was named to the Horizon League Preseason First Team on October 8. 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 eight games so far this season. O'Hara is third on the team, averaging 12.5 points, second on the team in rebounds at 4.5 per game, and third at 31.8 minutes per game. O'Hara had an outstanding weekend at Paradise Jam, averaging 17.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the Virgin Islands.
 
CLUTCH RUDY
A prominent leader for the Phoenix is redshirt senior guard Preston Ruedinger. Ruedinger, along with C.J. O'Hara, has started all eight games so far this season and plays the second-most minutes per game on the team at 33.9. Rudy hit a clutch three pointer, followed by a game-tying layup to force overtime at Minnesota on Nov. 15, and finished with a team-high 15 points, six assists, and 41 minutes played.
 
ALL-IN ALLEN
Senior guard Justin Allen was another Phoenix with an outstanding weekend in the Virgin Islands. The Carnegie Mellon transfer averaged 20.3 points per game in the three games and was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team. In Green Bay's final two games in the tournament, Allen scored 27 and 28 points off the bench for the Phoenix.
 
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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