By Pete Ross
2 16 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay men’s basketball is back home, this time at the Kress Center, for the Valentine’s Day weekend, as the Phoenix prepares to take on Wright State on Sunday at 2 pm CT.
Wright State at Green Bay
Sunday, Feb. 16
2:00 PM CST
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ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Wright State is 13-13 on the year, including a 7-8 Horizon League record. They are coming off a 91-73 home win over IU Indy. The Raiders will travel to Milwaukee on Friday before making the trip to Green Bay on Sunday.
Wright State is led by the top big man in the Horizon League, Brandon Noel. Noel is second in the league in scoring at 18.9 points per game to go with 8.1 rebounds per game. Alex Huiberegtse and Jack Doumbia also average in double figures at 13.7 and 12.3 points per game respectively.
Wright State has the most efficient offense in the league, leading the league in field goal percentage (48.7 percent) and three point field goal percentage (38.1 percent).
MIDSEASON REINFORCEMENTS
Midseason, 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 9.9 points and 6.3 rebounds. He had a career day against Cleveland State on Jan. 25, finishing with 19 points and nine rebounds. He also racked up 15 points and 10 rebounds against Detroit Mercy on Feb. 1.
DOUBLE J DELIVERS
Jeremiah Johnson has made big strides in the last month. Since Dec. 14, the freshman has scored double figures in seven of his last 12 games. Across those 12 games, Johnson is averaging 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
BUCKETS FOR BEN
Freshman Ben Tweedy had the most productive night of his career on Saturday, adding 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds aided by his 7-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line. Tweedy has added double-figure scoring for the Phoenix in two of his last four games.
MONEY MARCUS
After a Horizon League All-Freshman Team selection, a season ago, Phoenix forward Marcus Hall has been outstanding to start the 2024-25 Season. Hall is currently averaging 12.5 points and 4.1 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from three-point range.
FREE POINTS
Green Bay had made their chances at the free throw line count. GB is knocking down 78.7 percent from the line, which ranks 9th best in the NCAA.
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 first in points per game and first in three-pointers made per game with 4.4, as well as being first 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 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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