Wisconsin News and Sports
The WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches Association) released their Academic Top 25 on Tuesday and the Green Bay Women checked in at #1 for the 2011-2012 season. The Phoenix obtained the top spot one other time in school history, 2000-2001. It was also the 6th time Green Bay made honor roll.
As a team, the Phoenix posted a 3.616 GPA, which is the highest for the team on record. Here is the list: [Read more…]
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will name its former women’s head coach, Kevin Borseth as the new women’s basketball
Kevin Borseth
coach at a Thursday news conference.
Borseth compiled a 216-62 record in nine seasons previously serving in the same capacity at Green Bay. Under Borseth’s watch from 1998-2007, Green Bay advanced to the postseason in all nine seasons, including seven trips to the NCAA Tournament. The Phoenix also won the regular season conference championship in each of his nine seasons at the helm, beginning a stretch that currently stands at 14.
Borseth has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at the University of Michigan, where he compiled an overall record of 87-73. In five seasons with the Wolverines, Borseth led the Wolverines to three postseason appearances, including this past season’s trip to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s first since 2000-01.
Borseth takes over for Matt Bollant, who left Green Bay after this past season to take the head coaching job at the University of Illinois.