After a strong start, No. 14 seed Green Bay could not keep up with No. 3 seed Texas A&M on Saturday in a 92-65 loss during the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay led 22-14 early in the first half and trailed only 41-33 at…
Tag: Phoenix
Four Green Bay players scored in double figures Tuesday to lead their team to a 78-69 win against Wright State in the Horizon League championship game. The Phoenix will advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years. Fourth-seeded Green Bay opened up a 15-point lead in…
Green Bay guard Charles Cooper had the top highlight of the first half of the Horizon League championship game Tuesday, destroying the rim and Wright State guard Mark Alstork with this tomahawk dunk. The Phoenix lead 42-30 at halftime, putting them 20 minutes away from…
Green Bay forward Jordan Fouse has plenty to celebrate this weekend. Not only did the Phoenix erase a 18-point deficit to defeat Youngstown State on Saturday, but in that game Fouse set a new Horizon League career steals record. Fouse, a 6-foot-7 senior, stuffed the…
CHICAGO — UIC fell just shy of its first Horizon League win of the season as Turner Botz’s free throws with one second left Thursday gave Green Bay a 78-76 at the UIC Pavilion. —As bad as an 0-13 record against Division I is, UIC…
College basketball’s first games of the 2015-16 season are just one month away. With preseason in full swing, here is a look at how the Horizon League shapes up. 1. Valparaiso Notable departures: None Projected starters: Lexus Williams, Tevonn Walker, Darien Walker, Alec Peters, Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso…
UIC grabbed its fourth commitment for the Class of 2015 Thursday with Bolingbrook forward Julian Torres choosing the Flames. Torres initially committed to fellow Horizon League program Green Bay but de-committed when coach Brian Wardle left for the Bradley job. Torres is a 6-foot-9 forward/center who does the…
Bradley filled its head coaching vacancy Friday by hiring Green Bay coach Brian Wardle, the school announced. Wardle replaces Geno Ford, who was fired March 23. In five seasons at Green Bay, Wardle posted a 95-64 record, including a 54-20 record in the Horizon League. The Phoenix finished…
Green Bay senior Keifer Sykes will participate in the College Slam Dunk competition as part of the Final Four festivities next week in Indianapolis. Sykes, a two-time Horizon League Player of the Year, is a sensational dunker despite standing only six feet tall. He finished his career…
Via UIC sports information: VALPARAISO, Ind. – The sixth-seeded UIC men’s basketball team (10-24) concluded its season on Saturday night with a 70-56 defeat to No. 2 seed Green Bay (24-7) in the semifinal round of the 2015 Horizon League Tournament, the program’s first appearance…