UW-Green Bay men’s basketball

Green Bay’s Sykes receives Horizon League honor

December 2, 2013 By Bill Scott

Green Bay Phoenix junior guard Keifer Sykes has been named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

Keifer Sykes

Green Bay (4-2) took third place at the Great Alaska Shootout, opening with a 97-89 win over Pepperdine on Thanksgiving. The following day, the Phoenix held a late lead on Harvard before a Crimson burst sent the Phoenix to a 76-64 defeat. Green Bay closed the tournament with a 67-59 win over Tulsa.

Sykes scored 20 or more points in all three games in Anchorage, beginning with a 23-point, 7-assist effort against Pepperdine. Sykes had a game-high 26 points against Harvard and 22 points and nine assists against Tulsa.

In his 70th career game, the junior guard moved past 1,000 career points against Tulsa, becoming the third-quickest player in Green Bay’s Division 1 history to reach the mark. Sykes also earned his sixth career player of the week honor and is Green Bay’s all-time leader in that category.

Green Bay returns to action this Saturday (Dec. 7) against Tony Bennett and the Virginia Cavaliers.

Wardle investigation came with a cost

July 3, 2013 By Bill Scott

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

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.

Green Bay Phoenix men fall to Detroit 84-76

January 6, 2013 By admin

Despite holding the Detroit College Titans to under 40% shooting from the field, the UW-Green Bay Phoenix men lost Saturday night, 84-76. Where Detroit could not shoot from the field, they excelled shooting from the free throw line, hitting 90% of their 42 free throw attempts.

The Phoenix (6-9, 0-2 Horizon League), trailed the entire second half, but managed to pull the game within two points, with 3:39 to play in the game. However, after making the game 68-66, Detroit went on to make 12 of 13 free throw attempts to put the game out of reach for the Phoenix.

Green Bay guard Kiefer Sykes led the team in scoring with 21 points, and was one of four Phoenix players in double-digit scoring. Greg Mays scored 18 points, Alec Brown scored 16, and Sultan Muhammad scored 11 points on the night.

Forward Greg Mays led the Phoenix in rebounds with nine, and center Alec Brown had seven rebounds on the night.

For Detroit, they were led in scoring by Ray McCallum, who had 26 points. Four other Titans hit the double-digit scoring mark, including Jason Calliste with 20 points, Juwan Howard, Jr. with 16 points, Doug Anderson with 12, and Nick Minnerath with 10 points.

The Titans were led in rebounds by Nick Minnerath who had eight, and Ray McCallum who had six rebounds.

The Phoenix’s next test is a Horizon League match-up against Loyola this Wednesday night.