Tag: green bay men’s basketball
-
Green Bay men’s basketball to retire Keifer Sykes’ jersey, to become program’s 1st-ever GM | We are Green Bay
By
|
by: Kyle Malzhan GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay men’s basketball program will honor one of the greatest players in its history this upcoming season, head coach Doug Gottlieb confirmed to Local 5 Sports’ Kyle Malzhan. The Phoenix will retire Keifer Sykes’ jersey on October 11 during an exhibition game against Bradley University. The…
-
Fly With the Phoenix collective holding NFL draft event to raise money
By
|
GREEN BAY – The story of how Jess Miller became executive director of the Fly With the Phoenix Collective isn’t one a movie will be made about any time soon. But the nonprofit NIL (name, image and likeness) organization has attempted to help the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team attract players in recent years, putting…
-
These sports radio shows, podcasts live in Green Bay for NFL draft
By
|
GREEN BAY – The 2025 NFL draft will bring sports personalities from across the country to Green Bay, from former NFL stars turned podcasters, to some of the most popular voices in sports radio. Several media shows will be present throughout the Lambeau Field area, with some allowing fans to come and watch live. Here are those…
-
UWGB men’s basketball will move from Resch Center to Kress Center
By
|
GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team has played most of its home games at the Resch Center since the 10,200-seat venue opened in Ashwaubenon in 2002. That is set to change next season, when all but three contests will be at the 4,018-seat Kress Center on campus. The three games…
-
‘Ready, shoot, aim’: The Doug Gottlieb coaching experiment | The Athletic
By
|
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bare tree branches don’t quiet the wind, and the ice on the bay is thick enough that the neighbors set up a hockey rink offshore. Nothing unusual for late January on the northeast side of town. Meanwhile, at a blue waterfront five-bedroom that was an occasional launch point for fishing charters…
-
Behind the walls: Doug Gottlieb ready to lead a DI basketball program | WFRV
By
|
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Before Doug Gottlieb’s dreams of coaching a division one basketball team came true, he thought it was over. “It started to sink in like, damn, not going to happen. Like, stop calling people. Stop interviewing because at the end of the day, you’re just left at the same spot. You…
-
UWGB received a $705,000 buyout for men’s basketball coach Sundance Wicks. How will the money be spent?
By
|
GREEN BAY – When Sundance Wicks was hired in May as the new men’s basketball coach at Wyoming after one season with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, it left the Phoenix in a difficult spot so late in the offseason. But it also left the program with an extra $705,000 to spend, which is what Wyoming paid…
-
Green Bay Athletics Honors Passing of Legendary Men’s Basketball Coach, Dave Buss
By
|
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin – Green Bay and Green Bay Athletics are mourning the passing of the founder and first head coach of the Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball program, Dave Buss. As the first coach for Green Bay men’s basketball, Dave Buss led the team to almost immediate national success…
-
Former Oklahoma State star Doug Gottlieb gaining fans at Green Bay, including Lil Wayne
By
|
Noted Green Bay Packers fan and hip-hop legend, Lil Wayne, is also throwing in his support for the local university and its surprise hiring of basketball lifer and radio personality, Doug Gottlieb. The rapper posted to his Instagram account Friday a video message in support of Gottlieb, who was hired by the University of Wisconsin-Green…
-
Hip-hop legend Lil Wayne endorses Doug Gottlieb hire at Green Bay
By
|
Noted Green Bay Packers fan and hip-hop legend, Lil Wayne, is also throwing in his support for the local university and its surprise hiring of basketball lifer and radio personality, Doug Gottlieb. The rapper posted to his Instagram account Friday a video message in support of Gottlieb, who was hired by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to lead the…