GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay men's basketball team is set to face IU Indy in a Horizon League road contest Thursday at 5:30 p.m. CST.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (4-7) vs. IU Indy (3-8)
Thursday, December 11, 2025
5:30 PM CST
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ABOUT IU INDY
IU Indy is led by first-year head coach Ben Howlett, who is in his first year at IU Indy after eight years at West Liberty. IU Indy is 3-8 so far this season, losing to Detroit Mercy and Youngstown State in its first two Horizon League games. Kyler D'Augustino leads IU Indy, averaging 16.2 points per game. Matt Compas is second on the team, averaging 12.5 points per game. Maguire Mitchell is also a key contributor at 10.6 points per game. Finley Woodword averages 8.1 points, leads the team in rebounds at 5.5, and assists at 5.2 per game. The Jaguars sport the Horizon League's top offense through 11 games, averaging 87.0 points per game. However, they have struggled defensively, allowing the most points per game at 94.2 points per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Green Bay men's basketball team dropped its first Horizon League Road contest of the season, losing 86-58 to Wright State on Sunday evening. The Phoenix (4-7, 0-2) had two players score in double figures, led by C.J. O'Hara, who had 19 points. Justin Allen tacked on 12 points and two steals. The Raiders (5-5, 1-1) were led by Michael Cooper, who scored 23 points and dished out four assists. Michael Imariagbe added 14 points, and Logan Woods scored 13 points.
 
PROTECT HOME COURT
Green Bay has had early success at home during the 2025-26 season, sitting at 2-1. Green Bay is also 2-1 in neutral-site contests. The Phoenix will look to grab its first road win on Thursday at IU Indy.
 
NET IMPROVEMENT
Green Bay cracked the top 200 in the NCAA's first NET rankings release on Dec. 1. The Phoenix currently sits at 252, seventh-best in the Horizon League.
 
WIN TOTAL
It took nine games for the 2025-26 Phoenix to match the win total of the 2024-25 Phoenix. Green Bay sits 4-5 heading into Horizon League play after entering HL play a year ago with a 2-7 record. GB will look to match and exceed its Horizon League win total from a year ago quickly, having finished 2-18 in league play last year.
 
MONEY MARCUS
Phoenix forward Marcus Hall is the highest returning leading scorer for the Phoenix this season. Through eight games, Hall is averaging 14.5 points and 4.6 rebounds in 34.5 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 11 games so far this season. O'Hara is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.3 points, and leading the team averaging 4.8 rebounds, and is third on the team at 31.2 minutes per game. O'Hara had an outstanding weekend at Paradise Jame, 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 11 games so far this season and plays the second-most minutes per game on the team at 33.2. 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. Ruedinger scored a career-high 30 points in a win over Haskell on Nov. 29.
 
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. Allen is the team's third leading scorer at 12.8 points per game.
 
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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