Junior guard Kam Cerroni, who led the Horizon League in 3-point shooting last season but recently saw reduced playing time, has left the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men?s basketball team effective immediately.
Coach Brian Wardle said Cerroni informed him of the decision late Wednesday night, and Cerroni did not travel with the team on Thursday to Cleveland, where it plays Cleveland State tonight at 8.
?This is a sad time for all of us to hear Kam?s decision not to remain a part of this basketball program,? Wardle said in a statement. ?On behalf of our staff, I thank him for being a part of our program and wish him all the best in his future.?
Cerroni, who made at least one 3-pointer in every conference game last season and shot 46.5 percent on 3s, did not play in the Feb. 7 game against Wright State. That followed the Feb. 2 game at Loyola in which he didn?t get into the game until the final seconds. However, Cerroni returned to a more prominent role in last Saturday?s win over Detroit. He played 19 minutes and scored 11 points, making 3-of-4 3-pointers. It was his highest single-game output since Dec. 15. He was shooting 35.4 percent from 3-point range this season.
?It?s not something I wanted; we just had differences, and we couldn?t resolve them,? Cerroni told Press-Gazette Media. ?It wasn?t anything playing-time related. It had nothing to do with playing time.?
When asked what the differences were, Cerroni said: ?Just differences, really. It?s unfortunate. I love Green Bay and the campus and the school. The people have been good to me. I love my teammates. It was just best for me.?
Cerroni said he wasn?t sure whether he would try to play at another school next season. He has one year of eligibility remaining. He didn?t rule out the possibility of staying at UWGB next year as a student.
The Sussex native, who committed to UWGB under previous coach Tod Kowalczyk, played in 73 games during his two-plus seasons at UWGB. He started 24 games, including five this season, and averaged 5.6 points per game.
This leaves the Phoenix (13-12 overall, 7-5 Horizon League) with nine available players and likely means more minutes for guards Cole Stefan and Sultan Muhammad.
Coach Brian Wardle said Cerroni informed him of the decision late Wednesday night, and Cerroni did not travel with the team on Thursday to Cleveland, where it plays Cleveland State tonight at 8.
?This is a sad time for all of us to hear Kam?s decision not to remain a part of this basketball program,? Wardle said in a statement. ?On behalf of our staff, I thank him for being a part of our program and wish him all the best in his future.?
Cerroni, who made at least one 3-pointer in every conference game last season and shot 46.5 percent on 3s, did not play in the Feb. 7 game against Wright State. That followed the Feb. 2 game at Loyola in which he didn?t get into the game until the final seconds. However, Cerroni returned to a more prominent role in last Saturday?s win over Detroit. He played 19 minutes and scored 11 points, making 3-of-4 3-pointers. It was his highest single-game output since Dec. 15. He was shooting 35.4 percent from 3-point range this season.
?It?s not something I wanted; we just had differences, and we couldn?t resolve them,? Cerroni told Press-Gazette Media. ?It wasn?t anything playing-time related. It had nothing to do with playing time.?
When asked what the differences were, Cerroni said: ?Just differences, really. It?s unfortunate. I love Green Bay and the campus and the school. The people have been good to me. I love my teammates. It was just best for me.?
Cerroni said he wasn?t sure whether he would try to play at another school next season. He has one year of eligibility remaining. He didn?t rule out the possibility of staying at UWGB next year as a student.
The Sussex native, who committed to UWGB under previous coach Tod Kowalczyk, played in 73 games during his two-plus seasons at UWGB. He started 24 games, including five this season, and averaged 5.6 points per game.
This leaves the Phoenix (13-12 overall, 7-5 Horizon League) with nine available players and likely means more minutes for guards Cole Stefan and Sultan Muhammad.
