GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay men's basketball team is set to host Detroit Mercy and Oakland in its final two regular season games on Thursday and Saturday at the Resch Center. Both games are set to be played at 6 p.m.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Detroit Mercy (8-21, 4-14 HL) at Green Bay (3-26, 1-17 HL)
Thursday, Feb. 27
6:00 PM CST | Game Notes
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Oakland at Green Bay
Saturday, Mar. 1
6:00 PM CST
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ABOUT THE TITANS
Detroit Mercy comes into the weekend with an overall record of 8-21 and is 4-14 in the Horizon League, good for 10^th place in head coach Mark Montgomery's first season at the helm. In the Horizon League this season, Detroit Mercy averages the fewest points per game at 66.7 and allows the fifth-most points per game at 74.6. Orlando Lovejoy leads the Titans averaging 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. Mak Manciel also averages double-figure points at 11.1 per game.
 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
Oakland resides in the middle of the Horizon League in sixth place with a conference record of 10-8 and 13-16 overall. Head Coach Greg Kampe is in his 41^st season coaching at Oakland, the longest of any current coach in college basketball. Allen Mukeba leads the Golden Grizzlies with 14.1 points and is second on the team averaging 7.4 rebounds. Tuburu Naivalurua leads Oakland in rebounds at 7.6 per game and is right behind Mukeba averaging 14.0 points per game. Oakland currently has the third-best scoring defense in the Horizon League allowing 71.2 points per game. However, they average the second-fewest points per game at 69.1.
 
If Oakland remains the six seed through this weekend, Green Bay would match up with the Golden Grizzlies on the road in the Barbasol Horizon League Championship First Round on Tuesday, March 4.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Green Bay and Detroit Mercy have met 69 times in the two schools' histories. The Phoenix is 37-32 all-time against the Titans, including 20-9 on the road. Green Bay swept Detroit Mercy last season. The Titans have won five of the last eight in the series including a 67-57 win over the Phoenix earlier this year. Orlando Lovejoy led the way for the Titans with 19 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
 
Green Bay and Oakland have played 28 times in the two schools' histories. The Phoenix is 15-14 all-time against the Golden Grizzlies, including an 11-5 record at home. Oakland has won five of the last six games against Green Bay, dating back to the 2021-22 season.
 
LAST TIME OUT
In a game that came down to the wire, the Green Bay men's basketball team fell to Youngstown State 81-77 on the road Sunday.
 
The Phoenix had four players score in double figures, led by Marcus Hall for the second straight game, who had 16 points. Mac Wrecke tacked on 15 points off the bench and Ben Tweedy chipped in with 13 points and seven assists.
 
The Penguins also had three players finish in double figures, led by a 21-point nine-rebound performance from Nico Galette. Gabe Dynes finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Jason Nelson had 13 off the bench.
 
MIDSEASON REINFORCEMENTS
Before 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 five games played, Yonatan is averaging 9.1 points and 5.7 rebounds. He had a career day against Cleveland State last Sunday, finishing with 19 points and nine rebounds.

JEREMIAH JOHNSON
Jeremiah Johnson has made big strides in the second half of the season. Since Dec. 14, the freshman has scored double figures in nine of his 16 games. Across those nine games, Johnson is averaging 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.

MONEY MARCUS
After a Horizon League All-Freshman Team selection, a season ago, Phoenix forward Marcus Hall has been outstanding throughout the 2024-25 Season. Hall is currently averaging 13.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 33.6 minutes per game shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and 37.3 percent from three-point range, while setting a new career high 29 points against Robert Morris on Feb. 21.
 
FREE POINTS
Green Bay had made their chances at the free throw line count. GB is knocking down 78.5 percent from the line, which ranks 12th best in the NCAA.
 
BUCKETS FOR BEN
Freshman Ben Tweedy had the most productive game of his career on Sunday against Wright State, scoring a career-high 27 points and tied a team-high of seven rebounds. Tweedy was also 15-of-16 shooting from the free-throw line, tied for the second-most made free throws in a game in program history. Tweedy has added double-figure scoring in three of his last five games.
 
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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