UWGB / Michigan State

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GB just inked a 4 year contract with Mich St this week. 3 of the games will be in Lansing and one at Green Bay in 2006. I'm jealous, I wish we could get a series similar to that.

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Speaking of UWGB, I just found this story from the Green Bay paper. Was this discussed?

BY ROB DEMOVSKY
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay guard Terry Parker, whose playing time greatly diminished late last season, has left the team and intends to transfer.
Coach Tod Kowalczyk confirmed on Thursday that Parker has informed the coaching staff of his decision, but Kowalczyk did not want to make any further comments. No official announcement was made by the university.
Parker had not been taking part in offseason workouts that resumed late last month when the players returned from spring break, and he told friends in recent weeks that he was not happy with his playing time and was considering transfer to a school closer to his Stone Mountain, Ga., home.
The 6-foot-2 sophomore was the first player Kowalczyk signed shortly after he was hired in the spring of 2002. He started 17 games as a freshman and 26 of 28 games last season but saw his playing time dwindle during the second half of the season after junior Javier Mendiburu began to emerge as one of the Phoenix’s key players.
Parker finally was knocked out of the starting lineup for the final game of the season, UWGB’s loss to Butler in the Horizon League tournament.
“Green Bay is a great place, and it was a hard decision to make, but I needed to do what’s best for me,” Parker said.
Kowalczyk said he did not know where Parker intended to go next year.
The loss of Parker probably hurts more for depth purposes than anything because Parker almost certainly would not have been a starter next season. UWGB is deep at the guard position with Mendiburu, Brandon Morris, Matt Rohde and Ryan Evanochko all returning. Parker’s minutes likely would have dropped even more when Utah transfer Ryan Werch becomes eligible after the first semester next season.
Parker started strong last season, scoring a career-high 25 points in an early season win over Western Illinois. Parker did not score in double figures in any of the final 11 games of the season. During that closing stretch, he averaged 3.9 points per game and shot 29.8 percent. His season average was 8.3 points per game. Parker wasn’t a strong rebounder — he averaged only 1.8 boards per game, lowest among the regular contributors — and at times was a defensive liability. His greatest strength, however, was scoring off the dribble, and the Phoenix will need to find someone to replace that next season.
Three players have left UWGB since the end of last season. Seldom-used guard Calix N’diaye and redshirt Adrian Schaffer announced last month they decided to transfer. Both likely will end up at Division II schools.
UWGB has two scholarships to use next season after it signed post players Tevah Morris of Clinton, Tenn., and Robert Zuk of Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College on Wednesday.