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[yoda]

Doug Gottlieb, who was hired by Wisconsin-Green Bay last May as their head coach, is not off to a very good start. ...

Green Bay at 2-13 and on an 11-game losing streak - is trying something pretty unusual...

They are bringing in a 23 year old freshman Euro player who has been playing in the European pro leagues for 5-6 years
and who has never averaged more than 4-5 ppg...
He has apparently been ruled immediately eligible

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/college/uwgb/2025/01/02/uwgb-mens-basketball-adds-center-yonatan-jonathan-levy-to-roster/77410070007/

https://x.com/KyleMalzhan/status/1874968149499716015

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BUT - unfortunately, it didn't help much.
They still got hammered by Wright State 74-51
Levy played 23 minutes, was 2-10, and had 5 pts, 6 reb

Green Bay has two former MVC guys,
Preston Ruedinger from Valpo scored 8 pts
Foster Wonders who was highly touted at SIU had 5 pts
...both at pretty much right at their averages.

[Da Coach]

Gottleib thought it would be easy to win as a Division I coach. He's learning it's not and now he's getting desperate to try not to embarrass himself.

[yoda]

a couple of his players have now left the team, including one that was said to have NBA potential

https://x.com/KyleMalzhan/status/1873451366724882598

[egib52]

Gottleib thought it would be easy to win as a Division I coach. He's learning it's not and now he's getting desperate to try not to embarrass himself.

I think he has sufficiently embarrassed himself. However, based on the way he has lived his life I am not sure he has much shame.

[yoda]

Tony Bennett at Virginia has retired effectively immediately.....

Miami head coach, Jim Larranaga, suddenly & unexpectedly quits

Was just checking some scores right now...

Virginia is getting hammered by 21 pts with a couple minutes left vs Louisville
and Miami is getting annihilated by SMU, 60-20 with a minute til halftime...

I have to believe both Tony Bennett and Jim Larranaga are sitting home thinking,
"whoa, did I ever get the he** outta there in the nick of time"...

[yoda]

Green Bay at 2-13 and on an 11-game losing streak - is trying something pretty unusual...

They are bringing in a 23 year old freshman Euro player .....

Their new guy Levy had a good game today, 18 pts, 4 reb but it didn't result in a win, as he turned the ball over a bunch and was in foul trouble.
Green Bay drops their 15th straight to go 2-18. Hey - someone tell them that FORMER Green Bay assistant Jimmie Foster has endless Milwaukee and Wisconsin connections and is available?