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Panthers rally to upset Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals

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The Milwaukee Panthers pulled off the comeback of all comebacks, knocking off Wright State 94-92 in overtime in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

DeAndre Gholston hit a three-point shot with 1.3 seconds left to force overtime.  Gholston then hit all six of his free throws in the final 38+ seconds of overtime to complete an improbable rally.

The Panthers (10-11) trailed by 24-points with 8:11 left in regulation, then trailed again by three points with 1:43 left in overtime.

Gholston finished with 31 points (26 in second half) and nine rebounds, while Te’Jon Lucas scored 25 points, 23 of which coming in the second half comeback.

Grant Basile led all scorers with 35 points for Wright State. [Read more…]

Green Bay Phoenix win third straight, sweep Oakland

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After dropping nine straight games to start the season, the Green Bay Phoenix have won three-straight, earning a two game sweep over Oakland in Green Bay over the weekend.

Amari Davis poured in 25 points for the Phoenix as they knocked off Oakland in the series finale on Saturday, 87-78.  The Phoenix also got 37 points from their bench in the victory, handing coach Will Ryan his third victory in Green Bay.

Green Bay’s 87 points is its second-highest total of the season, only behind the 91-points they scored against Eastern Illinois in double overtime.

Green Bay is scheduled to head to Detroit for a two-game weekend series, Friday and Saturday at Calihan Hall.

 

Panthers to face IUPUI this weekend

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The UW-Milwaukee Panthers games against Detroit Mercy this weekend at the Klotsche Center have been cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Titans program.

This time, the Horizon League has found a replacement for the Panthers.

IUPUI’s games against Robert Morris were also cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within the Colonials program, so the Jaguars will make the trip to Milwaukee for 11 a.m. tips on Friday and Saturday.

The two teams are also scheduled to meet in Indianapolis on Jan. 29-30.

 

Green Bay Phoenix Drop To 0-8

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Despite guard Amari Davis pouring in a career-high 35 points, the Green Bay Phoenix dropped to 0-8, falling to the Wright State Raiders on Sunday, 90-77 in Dayton, Ohio.

The Raiders swept the two-game weekend series, winning their sixth straight and improving to 4-0 in Horizon League play.

The Phoenix shot a season best 51.7% (15-of-29) from the field in the first half and took a 39-36 lead to the locker room at halftime.  Twenty of Davis’ 35-point performance came in the first 20 minutes.  The sophomore hit 14-of-24 from the field for the game and 6-of-7 from the free throw line.

Wright State went on a 11-2 run early in the second half to create some separation, taking a 50-43 lead.  After Green Bay got to within one, the Raiders had another 11-2 run to go up 61-51.

Green Bay returns to Horizon League action this coming weekend, returning to Ohio to face Youngstown State.

Panthers Sweep Rival Green Bay Phoenix

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The Milwaukee Panthers pulled out a two-game sweep over the rival Green Bay Phoenix on opening weekend of Horizon League play in Green Bay.

The Panthers (3-1, 2-0 HL) earned their first regular-season series sweep over Green Bay since the 2011-12 season.

DeAndre Gholston had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Panthers on Sunday.  Josh Thomas added 15 points and Te’Jon Lucas had 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the win.

Defensively, the Panthers held Green Bay (0-6, 0-2) without a basket for  more than 8 minutes in the second half and 38.9% shooting from the field for the game.

Amari Davis scored 21 points to lead the Phoenix in the loss.

Horizon League releases men’s preseason rankings

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Two-time defending Horizon League men’s basketball champion Wright State has been picked to win the regular season title for a third straight year.  Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky were picked to finish second and third in the preseason poll as voted on by head coaches, SIDs and media members.

Horizon League members Green Bay and Milwaukee were picked to finish 8th and 10th respectively.

After earning Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors and shattering the single-season record for all-time freshman of the week awards (10), Green Bay guard Amari Davis has landed himself a spot on the preseason All-League First Team.  The true sophomore earned an all-league third team nod after averaging 15.9 ppg and 4.0 rpg last season.

Wright State’s Loudon Love was picked Preseason Player of the Year.  Love and Amari Davis were joined on the first team by Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis, IUPUI’s Marcus Burk and Youngstown State’s Darius Quisenberry.

Milwaukee’s Te’Jon Lucas was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team.

Horizon League releases men’s and women’s 2020-21 schedule

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The Horizon League announced its 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules on Wednesday.  All teams are scheduled to play a 20-game league schedule.

Teams will play one League opponent twice each week with games taking place on consecutive days at the same location.  Schools will have five home weekends and five road weekends and will play 10 of 11 League opponents.

The HL Board of Directors is overseeing League-wide safety protocols focused on consistency and clarity for all League competition.  As part of these protocols, the Board of Directors determined that due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, all League games in the month of December will be played without fans.  The Board of Directors will reevaluate these changes at a later date.  Fan attendance policies for non-League games will be determined by each institution.

The men’s League schedule begins on Dec. 19 and will run for 10 consecutive weeks, while the women’s HL schedule will start on Dec. 12 and run for 10 weeks with no League games scheduled for Dec. 21-31.  Both schedules will conclude on Feb. 20. [Read more…]

Horizon League delays start of fall sports season

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The Horizon League Council decided on Thursday to delay the start of fall competition for all sports with the understanding that if competition occurs, it will not begin before October 1.

The league includes UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee as two of its member institutions.

The decision allows each campus to further focus on ensuring return to competition protocols, uphold the Council’s principle of safety and can be reasonably implemented.  The delay in competition includes all exhibition, League and non-League contests in all sports (championship and non-championship).

Decisions related to training and practice will be left to members’ discretion.  Rescheduling of non-conference contests impacted by the postponed start of the fall seasons will be determined by each school.  The Horizon League’s Council will continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19, and will evaluate fall schedules and competitions with the understanding that there may be future changes.

 

Darner to receive a healthy settlement from Green Bay

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Linc Darner

Former UW-Green Bay men’s basketball coach Linc Darner will receive a healthy settlement after his departure from the program earlier this month.

According to a Green Bay Press Gazette story written by Scott Venci, Darner is guaranteed at least $720,000 as part of the settlement agreement he made with the school.

According to the report, Darner was paid $120,000 on May 21 and is set to receive $120,000 on the first business day in January.  He is also set to receive monthly payments of $20,000 from May 1, 2021, through April 1, 2023.

In addition, if Darner has not landed a head coaching or assistant job before that time, he will receive an additional $20,000 per month beginning May, 1, 2023, and going through April 1, 2024. [Read more…]

Darner leaving Green Bay men’s basketball (update)

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Linc Darner

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander confirmed today (Monday) that the University and men’s basketball coach Linc Darner have decided to part ways.

In a statement issued to the media this morning, no reason was given for Darner’s dismissal and the school is offering no further comment at this time.

Green Bay Athletics Director Charles Guthrie said a national search for a new head coach will begin immediately.

Darner was initially hired by former Athletic Director Mary Ellen Gillespie.  Gillespie put language in Darner’s contract which allowed for very sustainable extensions to be reached.  Darner could get a year added to his contract for finishing fourth or better in the Horizon League standings.  He also had built in protections that allowed for potential extensions in the event of changes in upper level leadership at the University. [Read more…]