by College Sports Madness Pre-Season Conference Selections
(Green Bay, WI) University of Wisconsin Green Bay junior Tesha Buck (Mdewakanton Sioux) was selected as the College Sports Madness Preseason Player of the Year as well as preseason All-Horizon League First Team.
Buck, a guard, was a Second Team All-Horizon League selection as a sophomore last season where she averaged 11.6 points per game and 3.2 assists per game. Tesha started in all 33 games last season for the Phoenix that was highlighted by being named the Horizon League Conference Tournament MVP.
Green Bay received the most accolades from College Sports Madness with four players being recognized and Kevin Borseth being named Coach of the Year. Phoenix junior Tesha Buck was named the preseason Player of the Year, and teammate Mackenzie Wolf was tabbed the league’s Freshman of the Year.
The Phoenix will open the season on October 31st with an exhibition game against Minnesota-Duluth at the Kress Center. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM CST.
Madness 2015-16 Horizon League Preseason All-Horizon League Awards
Coach of the Year: Kevin Borseth, Green Bay
Player of the Year: Tesha Buck, Green Bay
Freshman of the Year: Mackenzie Wolf, Green Bay
First Team
Tesha Buck, G, Green Bay
Rosanna Reynolds, G, Detroit
Mehryn Kraker, G/F, Green Bay
Olivia Nash, F, Oakland
Ruvanna Campbell, F, UIC
Second Team
Kaili Lukan, G, Green Bay
Elena Popkey, G, Oakland
Alexis Eckles, G, Cleveland State
Indiya Benjamin, G, Youngstown State
Jenny Lindner, G/F, Milwaukee
So Proud of my GrandDaughter Tesha Buck