Green Bay lost 72-70 to Division ll Michigan Tech at home on Wednesday, falling to 2-11 under first-year coach Doug Gottlieb. The Phoenix have lost their last eight games – including nine of the last 10 – following a loss to a program Gottlieb called “Nobody U” just a few days ago.
“Part of the reason I want to play against better teams is because it’s two degrees and snowing outside,” » Gottlieb said, apparently referring to Michigan Tech, after Green Bay’s loss to Milwaukee last week.“I don’t really like the idea of ’Nobody U’ coming in here. What do we learn from a game we win by 20 (points). There’s a methodology to that, and I’m going to have to adjust my movements before.
The Phoenix finished the 2023-24 season 18-14 (13-7 Horizon) under first-year coach Sundance Wicks before leaving for the vacant position at Wyoming during the offseason. Gottlieb was hired to replace him shortly after in the program’s third coaching hire in five seasons. Green Bay has reached the NCAA tournament just once in nearly three decades.
Green Bay star guard Anthony Roy — tied with Villanova’s Eric Dixon as college basketball’s leading scorer (25.7 points per game) — was benched by Gottlieb earlier this month against Cleveland State. Gottlieb said that after the game he made a “personal decision” not to play him.
“I owe it to the guys to play against guys who do what we ask them to do,” Gottlieb said. on why he benched Roy. “Things happened that I don’t find appropriate to play today and I made a personal decision not to play it. I know how I want to do it and too many times in my life and too many times in the last six months I agreed.
Green Bay will face Drake, one of four undefeated teams in Division I, on the road Saturday.
