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. 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.
Nothing like that first W feeling‼️ Congrats coach! @FreddieOwens pic.twitter.com/S2Nq2G7U8S
— Green Bay Basketball (@gbphoenixmbb) February 7, 2023
