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Green Bay announces contract extension for Linc Darner

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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has extended the contract of men’s basketball coach Linc Darner two years through the 2021-22 season.

Darner just completed his first season in Green Bay, leading the Phoenix to a Horizon League Tournament Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Green Bay, which finished 23-13 overall, won four games in four days at the Horizon League Tournament in Detroit.  The fourth-seeded Phoenix knocked off Cleveland State, Milwaukee, top-seeded Valparaiso and Wright State on its way to its first conference tournament title since 1996. [Read more…]

Phoenix collapse in NCAA tournament loss to Texas A & M

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Linc DarnerGreen Bay Phoenix coach Linc Darner (pictured) said if his team could weather the first eight minutes of their NCAA Tournament game against Texas A & M, they’d be in good shape.

The Phoenix actually held their own for the first 10 to 12 minutes, but the Aggies took over from there and were never challenged, pulling out a 92-65 victory over the Phoenix in Oklahoma City.

Green Bay’s leading scorer, 6’1 senior guard Carrington Love, came into the game averaging 17 points a game on the season.  Love was held to a season low three points. [Read more…]

Green Bay Phoenix to open with Texas A & M in NCAA’s (AUDIO)

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Phoenix players celebrate their NCAA draw against Texas A & M.

Phoenix players celebrate their NCAA draw against Texas A & M.

The Green Bay Phoenix are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years.

The Phoenix (23-12, 11-7 Horizon League) captured the Horizon League tournament title by knocking off regular season champion Valparaiso in the semifinals, followed by a victory over Wright State in the title game.

Green Bay has won eight of their last nine games and was handed the 14-seed in the West Region and will open up against third-seed Texas A & M in Oklahoma City on Friday night (6:20 on TBS).

“I thought for sure we’d be a 15,” coach Linc Darner said.  “That’s kind of what I was thinking we were going to be today, so I’m a little bit surprised.  But we’re happy.” [Read more…]

Green Bay captures Horizon League men’s title

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Green Bay Phoenix logo 2The Green Bay Phoenix earned their first Horizon League Tournament Championship in 20 years with a
78-69 win over Wright State in the Championship game of the 2016 Horizon League men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Jordan Fouse led the Phoenix with 16 points on the way to being named the Tournament MVP.  Teammates Carrington Love and Charles Cooper joined Fouse on the All-Tournament team, along with Wright State’s JT Yoho and Valparaiso junior guard Alec Peters. [Read more…]

Horizon League Roundup (AUDIO)

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Alec Peters scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while Shane Hammink hit the game winning three-pointer with 2.2-seconds left to give Valparaiso a 70-68 win over Green Bay on Sunday, ending the Phoenix’ 4-game winning streak.

Valparaiso snapped a two-game losing streak against the Phoenix in Green Bay.

Khalil Small had 14 points to lead five Phoenix players in double figures.

Green Bay (19-12, 11-7) will face Cleveland State in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament at 11 [Read more…]

Green Bay holds off rival Milwaukee

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Green Bay coach Linc Darner

The Green Bay Phoenix had just played five-straight road games and ten of their last 12 away from the Resch Center, and the Milwaukee Panthers were wrapping up a five-game road trip, facing their rivals on Monday night.

The two teams were clearly road weary and their offense came in spurts.  In the end, the Phoenix played the cleaner game and held off the Panthers 70-68 to move into 4th place in the Horizon League, in front of the Panthers.  The Phoenix evened the season series with the two games being decided by a total of three points.

The Panthers had a couple of chances at the end of the game, with the Phoenix leading by two.  Brock Stull and Austin Arians missed three-pointers in the final eight seconds. [Read more…]

UWGB falls on buzzer beating three

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Green Bay Phoenix logo 2Jaelan Sanford hit a buzzer beating three-pointer to lead the Toledo Rockets to a 71-69 win over the Green Bay Phoenix on Sunday at the Resch Center.

Green Bay led 68-62 with 3:49 left to play, but Toledo’s Jonathan Williams made another three-pointer and Nathan Boothe converted a three-point play with 1:29 left.

Boothe had 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting to lead the Rockets (6-2).  Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk won in his return to Green Bay, coaching against a Phoenix team that he once coached for eight seasons.

Jordan Fouse had 15 points, 13 rebounds and five steals for Green Bay, which saw its four-game win streak come to an end.

AUDIO: Tod Kowalczyk glad to leave Green Bay with a win :18

AUDIO: Linc Darner says his team is making progress :20

 

Green Bay grinds out its second straight victory

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Jordan Fouse - Photo: Courtesy of the Green Bay Phoenix

Jordan Fouse – Photo: Courtesy of the Green Bay Phoenix

After starting the season 0-3,  the Green Bay Phoenix won their second straight on Tuesday night, 66-63 over the Akron Zips at the Resch Center.

Senior Jordan Fouse grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds, helping the Phoenix (2-3) pull out their second straight win.  Green Bay shot just 32-percent (22-of-68) from the field, two of 13 from beyond the arc (15.4-percent) and 20-of-37 (54.1-percent) from the free throw line.

Green Bay junior Charles Cooper (team high 14 points) hit one of two free throws in the closing seconds to put the Phoenix up three.  Akron (3-2) had one chance to tie but Antino Jackson’s three-point shot fell short at the buzzer.

Green Bay returns to action at Eastern Illinois (0-3) on Saturday night.

AUDIO: Coach Linc Darner on the win :20

AUDIO: Linc Darner says they’ll take the win :23

 

Stevens Point’s Anderson commits to Green Bay

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Trev Anderson (right) Photo: Courtesy of Stevens Point City Times

Trev Anderson (right) Photo: Courtesy of Stevens Point City Times

First-year Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball coach Linc Darner received a verbal commitment from All-State guard Trev Anderson from Stevens Point on Wednesday evening.

Anderson picked Green Bay after also receiving offers from South Dakota, South Dakota State, Lafayette, Drake, Elon, Lehigh and Albany.

Darner made Anderson his top recruiting priority since taking the job in Green Bay, replacing Brian Wardle in the spring.

Anderson has helped the SPASH Panthers win 72 of 78 games over the last three years, including the 2015 WIAA Division 1 state title.

Anderson told WisSports.net that it came down to Green Bay and South Dakota State, but he had been leaning towards Green Bay. [Read more…]

Green Bay adds Darner as the school’s 7th head coach (AUDIO)

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Green Bay head coach Linc Darner

Florida Southern coach Linc Darner was a front-runner for the Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball coaching position from the very beginning.  Green Bay athletic director Mary Ellen Gillespie said what set Darner apart from the rest of the coaching candidate pool was his total presentation.

Gillespie said, “His years of head coaching experience, his winning programs at every stop, the x’s and o’s, how he runs a program, how he interacts with parents, donors and fans, how he mentors and guides young men and how he works with colleagues across campus.”

Gillespie offered the job to Darner on Tuesday and he accepted.  He was introduced at a news conference this morning.  The reason for the 1-day delay?  Darner thought it was most appropriate that he return to Florida to tell his players that he would be leaving for his dream of coaching Division 1 college basketball.  It’s another quality trait that Darner possesses, insuring Gillespie that she picked the right man for the job. [Read more…]