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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 3, 2023 12:15:29 GMT -6
My educated guess is $275,000 per year. Probably a 5-year deal.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 14, 2023 8:48:51 GMT -6
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 24, 2023 14:24:41 GMT -6
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 25, 2023 18:02:48 GMT -6
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Post by mcdadenets50 on Apr 25, 2023 19:29:06 GMT -6
His brother is on the GB staff as an assistant if I’m not mistaken.
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Post by ghostofpbj on Apr 26, 2023 7:00:52 GMT -6
His brother is on the GB staff as an assistant if I’m not mistaken. I still don’t “Phear the Phoenix”, but I’m looking forward to beating them even more now
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Post by kman24 on Apr 26, 2023 7:09:38 GMT -6
His brother is on the GB staff as an assistant if I’m not mistaken. Yep, he is. Noah originally committed to transfer to Wisconsin, then backed out after GB hired his brother.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 26, 2023 10:12:23 GMT -6
His brother is on the GB staff as an assistant if I’m not mistaken. Yep, he is. Noah originally committed to transfer to Wisconsin, then backed out after GB hired his brother. Ingenious plot!
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Post by PantherU on Apr 26, 2023 10:15:25 GMT -6
Yep, he is. Noah originally committed to transfer to Wisconsin, then backed out after GB hired his brother. He backed out because Wisconsin got AJ Storr. They recruited over him.
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Post by Cactus Panther on May 5, 2023 11:26:28 GMT -6
'This decision is too important for me to play around with': How former Wisconsin recruit Noah Reynolds landed at UWGB Scott Venci Green Bay Press-Gazette
Former Wyoming point guard Noah Reynolds committed to UWGB last month after reopening his recruitment.
If Noah Reynolds has grandchildren someday, he’s going to have quite a story to tell them about how he ended up playing basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
It began in March when the 6-foot-3 point guard entered the NCAA transfer portal after spending his first two seasons at Wyoming, which included a breakout sophomore campaign in which he averaged 14.5 points.
The University of Wisconsin initially reached out to a basketball contact of Reynolds’ in his hometown of Peoria, Illinois, telling the person they were anticipating transfers in the backcourt after the season.
The Badgers were seeking a downhill guard, somebody who could open opportunities for other players.
“I’m listening to that while I’m watching them in the NIT, and I’m like, ‘Wow, Chucky Hepburn just went and got downhill for 20 points in the first half,’” Reynolds said. “I’m trying to put the pieces together. I’m sitting back, and their season ends and (junior guard) Jordan Davis leaves. They are like, ‘We knew this was going to happen, this is why we are bringing you in.’
“I’m like, 'OK. That makes sense.' It wasn’t what I was expecting, but it still makes sense.”
Reynolds sought strong connection with UW coach Greg Gard
Reynolds said he visited Wisconsin before its season was completed. He liked what he saw and heard and ended up committing to the school in April.
His desire throughout the recruiting process was relationships. He wanted a strong connection with the head coach. It was the picture painted for him with the Badgers, that they are big on people and relationships with their guys.
“There are some things you don’t find out until you commit,” Reynolds said.
Indeed, things got a bit strange after Reynolds decided to make Madison home. The Badgers added another scoring option a short time later when they landed former St. John’s guard AJ Storr.
Reynolds and Storr were AAU teammates and remain good friends.
He was talking to Storr after both committed and asked his old pal about what his communication was like with the coaching staff.
Reynolds said Storr told him he was speaking with them every day.
Reynolds looked down at his phone. He said he realized Wisconsin coach Greg Gard hadn’t communicated with him for nine or 10 days. No calls. No texts.
He thought it was a little odd. He also is a big believer that people treat you how they feel about you.
Former UW recruit Noah Reynolds wasn't happy with what he said was a lack of communication from UW head coach Greg Gard.
Reynolds attempted to reach Gard but received no text message or call back. He then called an assistant coach and told the coach he had talked with Storr and learned they had been speaking to him every day. He told the coach he thought they had been on the same page with how big a decision coming to Wisconsin was for Reynolds and that he was looking for strong relationships.
“Instantly, their antennas turned on,” Reynolds said. “I’m not a high maintenance dude, I don’t need a lot. So, I guess they kind of took that as we can leave him alone."
Two weeks after committing, Reynolds announced he no longer felt it was in his best interest to attend Wisconsin and was reopening his recruitment.
“It wasn’t like I opened without letting them know," he said. "They knew full well where my head was at and where I was at before I ever even decided to decommit.”
Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft, who was the lead recruiter for Reynolds, reached out after he decommitted. He never did hear back from Gard.
“This decision is too important for me to play around with any type of games like that,” Reynolds said. “I thought I made the best decision for me. Whether or not I went to Green Bay, I knew I wasn’t going to be going to Wisconsin, just because I didn’t think that would be the best situation for what I was looking for.”
When reached for comment about Reynolds, the Wisconsin athletics department issued a statement.
"During his recruitment and after Noah committed to Wisconsin several members of our coaching and administrative staff, including Greg Gard, were in communication with him almost daily as we helped him prepare for a transition to Madison," the statement said. "We were really looking forward to getting him on campus, but we wish him all the best at Green Bay.”
Reynolds deals with fallout from decommitment
Reynolds received flak from some fans on Twitter who thought he backed out when Storr committed. That he only wanted minutes and didn’t care about wins.
It didn’t bother him. He didn't feel the need to defend himself.
Reynolds isn’t that enthralled with social media and doesn’t post much. His Twitter timeline is filled mostly with retweets highlighting accomplishments of teammates and family.
“I was fine,” he said. “I realize how much of a role (social media) plays in college basketball, especially Twitter. That’s the only reason I have Twitter, is for my college basketball career.
“(Wyoming coach) Jeff Linder gave me encouraging words. If you live for their praise, you will fall for their criticism. Those words, I felt, were powerful words from a wise man.”
As soon as Reynolds decommitted, there was buzz he would head to UWGB. It made sense, considering UWGB coach Sundance Wicks was an assistant at Wyoming during Reynolds’ career there and Reynolds’ brother, Nic, is part of Wicks’ staff at UWGB.
But Reynolds said when he opened his recruitment, he was open to anything. He was fielding calls and talked with the University of Miami, Florida, Ohio State, Penn State and strongly was considering playing for new coach Ryan Odom at VCU.
Reynolds knows Wisconsin might think he was planning to go to UWGB all along — Phoenix fans probably won’t shed a tear after losing both Trevor Anderson and Kamari McGee to the Badgers in a five-year span — but he said it never was the case.
Both Wicks and Nic Reynolds were happy for him when he committed to Wisconsin. Wicks sent a congratulations text with a picture of him and Nic in an arcade playing Galaga.
“It was just reassuring to me that regardless of where I go, my brother is in a good spot and my good friend-coach Sundance is thriving,” Reynolds said. “It was good for me to see.”
In the end, the spot for Reynolds did turn out to be UWGB with the coach who recruited him at Wyoming and his big brother.
Noah Reynolds hopes for good health after multiple concussions
Reynolds is one of the most significant transfer additions in program history.
The only concern might be his health.
Reynolds sustained multiple concussions last season before being shut down in February.
He eventually returned home to Peoria to recover and believes being at a normal altitude compared to Laramie, Wyoming, likely helped the process.
His first concussion came during a team trip to Greece last summer. Reynolds was knocked down while in the air during a game, and after landing, his head whiplashed and bounced off the floor. Somehow, that was considered a mild one.
Another concussion occurred against the University of New Mexico on Dec. 31, when he took an elbow to the back of his temple. That one gave him some lingering effects. He also had taken big hits in a game against Saint Mary’s earlier that month, although it wasn’t diagnosed as a concussion.
He played only six more games after the concussion against New Mexico, with his season coming to an end after sustaining another against San Jose State on Feb. 4.
Head injuries are scary. Reynolds understands there always is a possibility he could get another concussion, especially with the way he plays and the physicality of the game.
But he plans to be the same guy as always on the court.
“As far as changing my game, I’ve never done anything like that,” Reynolds said. “And I don’t think I will have to.”
Noah Reynolds is the new face of UWGB's program
Reynolds arrives in Green Bay as just one piece of a team that hopes to jump-start a program that has won 16 combined games the past three seasons.
But everyone knows he is more than that. He has the chance to be the face of the program for his two seasons here, perhaps the way Amari Davis was an all-conference performer before transferring to Missouri in 2021 after his sophomore year.
He feels no pressure if that’s the label applied to him. It’s not like Reynolds hasn’t been the face of a team before, especially during a prep career at Peoria Notre Dame High School in which he led it to a combined 44-2 record his final two seasons.
Reynolds was an all-state selection as a senior after averaging 15.3 points, 6.3 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals.
He showed his ability to score throughout last season, including putting up a career-high 30 points against Texas A&M-Commerce and scoring 20 or more seven times.
“Noah is Green Bay grit personified,” Wicks said. “There has been nothing easy about his journey, and he has earned everything he has gotten by the blood and sweat he has put into this game during the invisible hours. There is a reason why he was one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal. He can score it at all three levels, is a relentless attacker and loves the challenge of guarding the other team's best.
“What makes him special is the competitive chip on his shoulder he plays with and the camaraderie he creates with his brothers in the locker room. He raises the level of any gym he is in because this dude loves to hoop.”
Reynolds plays the game to have fun, which is why any added pressure to be the man won’t faze him. He’s enjoyed being on good teams and suffered with everyone else on the bad teams.
He’s ready to make UWGB one of the good ones, and he’s doing it at a place he is confident will show him love and care.
“Sundance and the rest of the staff knows that I understand that through this process there is going to be rebuild,” Reynolds said. “But the expectation is to win. It’s always been to win. I wouldn’t have come if I didn’t believe we could win starting in Year 1.
“I’ve only got two years of eligibility. I’m going to do to the best of my power to make sure Green Bay gets back on track.”
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Post by PantherU on Jun 20, 2023 12:29:06 GMT -6
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Post by ghostofdylan on Aug 3, 2023 10:09:11 GMT -6
My buddy from De Pere says that UWGB is "absolutely dominating in-state recruiting" at the moment. Thoughts?
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Aug 3, 2023 13:44:55 GMT -6
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Post by PantherU on Aug 3, 2023 19:12:05 GMT -6
My buddy from De Pere says that UWGB is "absolutely dominating in-state recruiting" at the moment. Thoughts? We are dominating UWGB in recruiting. Full stop. Do I want to have the best players we can get from Wisconsin? Absolutely. Do I want to pass on players from elsewhere if they're better than the players we'd be getting from Wisconsin? I do not. If your buddy says anything, ask him if he'd prefer to have lesser players from Wisconsin, or Jacob Antchak and Noah Reynolds. I hope this turnaround for Green Bay brings immediate results. I know everyone wants to say the rivalry is interesting regardless of whether or not one or both of the teams suck, but we're kidding ourselves - it's far better when both are good. I'll say what I've said to GB fans: I either need GB to get really good or I need them to be in a lesser conference, whether that means us moving up (preferably) or them moving down. I hope they win 20 games this year, I really do. I hope they win some big non-con games and bring a really decent NET rating into the Horizon League Tournament so when we sweep them on the way to the dance they're not an anchor on our seeding.
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Post by Cactus Panther on Aug 4, 2023 9:49:58 GMT -6
A hopefully improved GB team fits into my own personal motto for the Horizon League - "Raise the Floor!"
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