Phoenix men put fallen heroes’ names on jerseys, as tribute


When the UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team opens regular-season play Saturday afternoon (Nov. 15) at the Resch Center, players will be wearing custom red-white-and-blue accented jerseys with their regular numbers, but their own names replaced by the names of fallen members of the military. For instance, instead of “Sykes,” the back of senior guard Keifer Sykes’ jersey will read “Opicka,” in honor of Lance Cpl. Dean Opicka, a Waukesha native who died in April 2008 during combat operations in Iraq. Learn more. 
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