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Men's basketball: Phoenix may be tested by early road games
By Rob Demovsky
For the first time in coach Tod Kowalczyk's tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, his team will enter a season as one of the Horizon League's favorites.
The question is: Was Kowalczyk able to put together a tough enough schedule to prepare his club for a title run?
The Phoenix will play only two non-conference games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season. Both of those — against Wisconsin (on Nov. 15) and Michigan State (Dec. 23) — will be on the road.
UWGB, which returns all five starters from last year's 15-16 team, plays two regular-season games against non-Division I opponents (Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan) and two more against teams relatively new to Division I (North Dakota State and South Dakota State). UWGB's non-league Division I opponents had a combined record of 143-184 last season.
"I think it is (tough enough), and the biggest reason is because we have six of our first seven on the road," Kowalczyk said. "That to me is a big challenge because, obviously, we want to start off on the right foot, but I think it's a schedule that can give us confidence if we start out well." . . . (read more)
Go State!
Men's basketball: Phoenix may be tested by early road games
By Rob Demovsky
For the first time in coach Tod Kowalczyk's tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, his team will enter a season as one of the Horizon League's favorites.
The question is: Was Kowalczyk able to put together a tough enough schedule to prepare his club for a title run?
The Phoenix will play only two non-conference games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season. Both of those — against Wisconsin (on Nov. 15) and Michigan State (Dec. 23) — will be on the road.
UWGB, which returns all five starters from last year's 15-16 team, plays two regular-season games against non-Division I opponents (Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan) and two more against teams relatively new to Division I (North Dakota State and South Dakota State). UWGB's non-league Division I opponents had a combined record of 143-184 last season.
"I think it is (tough enough), and the biggest reason is because we have six of our first seven on the road," Kowalczyk said. "That to me is a big challenge because, obviously, we want to start off on the right foot, but I think it's a schedule that can give us confidence if we start out well." . . . (read more)
Go State!
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