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Alec Brown
Former Green Bay Phoenix standout center Alec Brown will make his debut tonight when he suits up for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. The Jam will play host to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
Brown is a 2014 graduate of UW-Green Bay and was drafted in the second round (50th overall) of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. He appeared in five games for the Suns during the NBA Summer League before suffering a shoulder injury and underwent surgery. [Read more…]
Former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay basketball 7’1 center Alec Brown became the 5th player in school history picked in the NBA Draft.
Alec Brown
Brown was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (50th overall) on Thursday night.
Brown performed well in the NBA combine last month and worked out for 11 teams in the weeks leading up to the draft, including the Suns. He shot the best of any of the power forwards or centers and tied for the best day of any player at any position.
Brown follows Tom Anderson (1978), Ron Ripley (1979), Tony Bennett (1992) and Jeff Nordgaard (1996) as other Green Bay players that have been drafted by NBA teams.
Green Bay Phoenix guard Keifer Sykes was named an Associated Press
Keifer Sykes
Honorable Mention All-American on Monday. The honor puts Sykes in select company in program history. Sykes joins Tony Bennett (1992) and Jeff Nordgaard (1996) as the only Phoenix players to earn the distinction and Sykes is the first to do so prior to his senior season.
Sykes is the only player from the Horizon League and also the only player in the state of Wisconsin to be honored by the Associated Press.
Sykes helped Green Bay to a 24-7 record in 2013-14 and a 13-2 mark in Horizon League play to claim the first regular season conference title since 1995-96. He averaged 20.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds a game.
In seven games played against NCAA Tournament teams, Sykes averaged 25.6 points and 5.1 assists per game.