12/28/2020 FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University men’s basketball freshman guard Tyler Kolek has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Kolek averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 33.4 minutes per game in a strong all-around week […]
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Today’s Dayton Flyers opponent: Ian Boyd on leave of absence from George Mason basketball team
FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University men’s basketball redshirt-senior guard Ian Boyd will take a leave of absence from the program for personal reasons back in November. Boyd has seen action in 95 career games in a Patriot uniform and made 17 starts. The Apex, N.C., product graduated from […]
Today’s Dayton Flyers opponent: George Mason men’s basketball captains: Calixte, Hartwell II and Miller
FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen has announced a trio of captains for the 2020-21 campaign. That group includes senior forward Greg Calixte and junior guards Jamal Hartwell II and Jordan Miller. “Our coaching staff reached a unanimous agreement that these three guys have embodied our core values,” Paulsen […]
Road weary Oakland Grizzlies welcome Horizon League Kingpins, Wright State for Home opener Friday and Saturday; 11 previous games all on road
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Oakland continues its conference slate against Wright State on Jan. 1-2 at 7 p.m. (Friday) and 5 p.m. (Saturday) at the Athletics Center O’rena. Fans can follow the action on ESPN3 on Friday and, TV20 and ESPN+ on Saturday. Neal Ruhl (play-by-play) and Dan Waterstradt (analyst) […]
Oakland’s Parrish named NIKE Horizon League Freshman of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS– Micah Parrish has been Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly awards on Monday. Parrish averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in a pair of Metro Series wins over Detroit Mercy, including Saturday’s game-wining bucket. Parrish scored a career-best […]
A look at the 2020-21 Green Bay Phoenix Men’s Basketball Team; A surprising 0-8 start
BEASTS IN THE BACKCOURTWith league officially underway, Green Bay ispleased with the performance of its guardsthrough the first six games. Josh Jeffersonand Amari Davis both rank inside the top 10 inscoring, with PJ Pipes also landing in the top Lucas Stieber is coming off the […]
Wright State Raiders survive sloppy, lethargic first half to throttle Green Bay, 67-53
Over the years when the Green Bay Phoenix and the Wright State Raiders get together, you never know what type of game it would be, slow down or uptempo. The Phoenix can be tough either way. Under Dick Bennett (85-95), Mike Heideman (95-2002) and Ted […]
Green Bay Phoenix travels to Wright State for weekend Horizon League back-to-back games
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) — Green Bay is headed to Dayton, Ohio, over the Holiday weekend, as the Phoenix is set to take the court at the Nutter Center for games on Saturday, Sunday with Horizon League Preseason favorite Wright State. GAME INFORMATIONSaturday at Wright State […]
Today’s Wright State Men’s Basketball Opponent: Green Bay’s Emmanuel Ansong can play immediately after receiving NCAA Waiver
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) — Green Bay men’s basketball forward Emmanuel Ansong had his NCAA waiver request officially granted on Tuesday, receiving immediate eligibility to play this season for the Phoenix. Ansong didn’t technically qualify for the blanket waiver the NCAA Division I council approved recently, as he […]
Bret Bielema back in Big Ten as new football coach at Illinois
Bret Bielema (courtesy NY Giants) Illinois Native Returns to Big Ten as 26th Head Coach in Illini Program History CHAMPAIGN, IL – The University of Illinois and UI Director of Athletics Josh Whitman reached out to a native son today when naming Bret Bielema as the […]