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Former Badger basketball player gets first win as head coach

Former Badger guard Freddie Owens got his first win as a collegiate head coach Monday after UW-Green Bay defeated UW-Milwaukee 80-79 in overtime.

Former Badger guard Freddie Owens got his first win as a collegiate head coach Monday after UW-Green Bay defeated UW-Milwaukee 80-79 in overtime. Owens replaced Will Ryan, son of Wisconsin great Bo Ryan, after Ryan was fired on January 24.

The victory was Green Bay’s third of the season as they have produced an abysmal 3-22 record so far, but it’s a win nonetheless for the team’s head coach.

Owens spent four seasons with the Badgers from 2000-2004, appearing in 111 contests and starting 61 games over his junior and senior campaigns. Overall, the guard produced a career average of 7.2 points per game and in 2003 he made a game-winning three-pointer versus Tulsa in the second round of the National Tournament.

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How to watch Wisconsin basketball vs. UW-Green Bay

The No. 4-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will be playing late tomorrow afternoon at the Kohl Center against the UW-Green Bay Phoenix. The Badge…

The No. 4-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will be playing late tomorrow afternoon at the Kohl Center against the UW-Green Bay Phoenix. The Badgers went undefeated in their opening week of play, beating the Eastern Illinois Panthers and Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions by extremely large margins.

Related: A look ahead at the week for Wisconsin basketball

The Badgers are one of the hottest teams in college basketball right now, along with several other Big Ten schools including No. 3-ranked Iowa and No. 5-ranked Illinois. Forward Micah Potter also seems to have taken the next step forward this season, with a phenomenal 19 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Nov 27, 2020; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Micah Potter (11) drives against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions forward Markedric Bell (right) at the Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

Green Bay lost its first game of the season against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 99-69, but the Phoenix will be a much tougher opponent than the Panthers or Golden Lions were last week. UW-Green Bay is led by head coach Will Ryan this season, son of legendary Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan.

Here is how to watch tomorrow’s game against the UW-Green Bay Phoenix:

How to watch:

Matchup: No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers vs. UW-Green Bay Phoenix

Where: Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.

When: Dec. 1, 2020 at 4 p.m. CST

Where to watch: Big Ten Network

Announcers: 

  • Play-by-Play: Jeff Levering
  • Analyst: Brian Butch

Where to stream: The FOX Sports Go app or online at foxsportsgo.com

Where to listen: Badger Sports Network on the iHeartRadio app or Sirius Satellite Radio 196

Announcers: 

  • Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay
  • Analyst: Mike Lucas

Will Ryan, the son of Wisconsin legend Bo Ryan, will become the head basketball coach at UW-Green Bay

Bo Ryan’s oldest son takes over at UW-Green Bay

[lawrence-newsletter]Yesterday afternoon, it was announced that the next generation of the Ryan family would be looking to bring a Wisconsin program to new heights. Former Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan’s oldest son Will Ryan was announced as the next head men’s basketball coach at UW-Green Bay.

Ryan spent last season as the head coach at Wheeling University in West Virginia, a small, private NCAA Division II program. This past season, in Ryan’s only season at the helm, Wheeling went 14-13 overall. From 2007-2019 at North Dakota State and Ohio University, Ryan spent 12 years as an assistant at the Division One level under Head Coach Saul Phillips.

The hiring of Ryan comes after former Phoenix Head Coach Linc Darner surprisingly came to an agreement with the UW-Green Bay to mutually part ways. Over five seasons in Green Bay, Darner went 92-80 and shockingly led Green Bay to the NCAA Tournament in his first year in 2015-16. The parting of ways came as a surprise to many given the success that Darner had and his reputation with the players.

It will now be up to the son of arguably the greatest coach in the history of the state of Wisconsin to lead UW-Green Bay to new heights.