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Wardle, Sykes and Brown claim top Horizon League honors

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The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team seemingly grabbed all of the

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Brian Wardle

Horizon League postseason hardware.

Head coach Brian Wardle was named Coach of the Year, junior guard Keifer Sykes was named Player of the Year and senior Alec Brown was named the Defensive Player of the Year.  Green Bay becomes just the second team to claim each of those three honors in the same season (Butler, 2009-10).

Sykes and Brown were each voted to the 2013-14 All-Horizon League First-Team while Brown was joined by sophomore Jordan Fouse on the Horizon League All-Defensive Team.

Wardle is the third Phoenix coach in its Division 1 history to earn Coach of the Year accolades (Dick Bennett, 1990-91 and 1991-92; Mike Heideman, 1995-96). Sykes becomes just the third player (Tony Bennett, Jeff Nordgaard) in Green Bay’s Division I program history to earn conference player of the year honors and the first since Nordgaard in 1995-96.  Brown joins Terry Evans (2007-08) as the only two Phoenix players to win Defensive Player of the Year.

 

Wardle investigation came with a cost

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The investigation into University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball coach Brian

Brian Wardle

Brian Wardle

Wardle’s conduct cost the UW System $25,000 in legal fees.

According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, that figure was the maximum agreed-upon total between the law firm of Godfrey and Kahn.  The actual total in legal fees for the six-week investigation would have been $42,338 had no cap been set.

Wardle was served with his formal letter of reprimand on Tuesday.  That letter was part of the sanctions taken against Wardle following the investigation.

 

Wardle to keep his job at UW-Green Bay

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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Thomas Harden announced today that he will retain the University’s Men’s basketball coach

Brian Wardle

Brian Wardle

after an investigation into allegations he mistreated at least one former player.

Harden outlined the actions the University will take against Wardle.

1) Coach Wardle will be permitted to continue as head men’s basketball coach, but his contract will not be extended during 2013 (beyond his current contract ending date of 2017).  Future extensions will be reviewed on an annual basis.

2) A disciplinary letter addressing Coach Wardle’s use of vulgar and obscene language and his suggestion that a player have sex will be placed in his personnel file

3) Coach Wardle will be assigned an adviser for the 2013-14 seasons, with the goal of improving some of the ways in which he motivates student athletes.

4) Coach Wardle will be required to be more involved in University-wide activities in the future, to better understand the broader University environment. [Read more…]

Investigator’s report on GB’s Wardle in the hand of the Chancellor

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The investigator that spent the last month interviewing current and former UW-

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Brian Wardle

Green Bay players and staff members with regards to the allegations against the school’s men’s basketball coach Brian Wardle, has handed his findings over to University Chancellor Thomas Harden.

According to a statement released by the school, “Before the report and any decision are released to the public, chancellor Harden is planning to meet with coach Wardle.  The Chancellor said the University will have no further comment until the report is made public.”

The investigation centered around allegations of mistreatment by former player Ryan Bross.

Bross told the Green Bay Press Gazette that Wardle ridiculed him with vulgar language after he defecated in his shorts during a preseason training exercise, told him he would be a better player if he had sex with a girl he was interested in dating and refused to allow him to take classes for his major.

Chancellor Tom Harden said this morning that the University will publicly release the investigator’s report as soon as it is legally permissible to do so.

 

Green Bay adds to its recruiting class

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Toronto native Tevin Findlay has officially joined the Green Bay men’s basketball recruiting Class of 2013, as the versatile combo guard signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Phoenix.  The signing comes despite coach Brian Wardle being investigated for allegations of mistreatment of players.

Findlay is the third signee in the Green Bay recruiting class that will be joining the program next fall.  He joins Little Chute high school teammates Turner Botz and Kenneth Lowe who both signed during the early signing period in November.

Findlay spent the 2012-13 season at IMG academy, a postgraduate prep school in Bradenton, Florida.  Findlay averaged 15 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per game while helping IMG to more than 20 wins.

1 and done for Green Bay in CIT

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The Green Bay Phoenix had an opportunity to extend its season in the CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament.  Unfortunately, it last only 1-game.  Green Bay let an 11-point 2nd half lead slip away, falling to the Bradley Braves 75-69 in Peoria.

Bradley outscored the Phoenix 20-8 over the final 7-minutes of the game and saw their season end at 18-16.

Alec Brown had 23 points and 8 rebounds in the loss for Green Bay.

 

Green Bay’s Mays is suspended

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The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team faces Youngstown State at the Resch Center in Green Bay without one of their top players tonight.

Greg Mays

Greg Mays

The school announced that Sophomore Greg Mays has been suspended for three games for a violation of team policies.

“Each member of this program is held accountable to the standards set for all of us, and Greg made a decision which does not live up to those standards,”said Wardle.  “Greg is a good young man who understands his mistake and its consequences, and I expect him to work hard on and off the court to be a strong representative of our program, athletics department and University moving forward.”

PHOTO: Courtesy of Green Bay Phoenix Athletics