Green Bay's Anthony Roy, CBB's Leading Scorer, Apologizes After 'Humbling' Benching

Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb appears to have gotten through to guard Anthony Roy.

The Phoenix head coach elected to bench his leading scorer if Roy didn't start playing Gottlieb's way. This was seen during Saturday's game against Cleveland State when Roy did not see the court.

Following the game, Gottlieb addressed the elephant in the room and explain why he did not play Roy.

"I owe it to the guys to play the guys that do what we ask them to do," Gottlieb said. "There's things that transpired that I don't find appropriate to play today and I made the personal decision to not play him. I know how I want to do it and too many times in my life and too many times in the last six months I have acquiesced."

He then elaborated by comparing running the program to building a dream house, saying that he was going to do it "the right way."

Following the game, Roy took to X to apologize for his actions that included missing the shoot-around prior to the game:

"I want to start by apologizing to my teammates, my coaches, and everyone who supports out team. Missing shoot-around yesterday was completely unacceptable. I take full responsibility for my actions and I understand how my choices impacted not just me but the entire team. I let down the people who count on me, and that's not the leader I strive to be. Sitting out against Cleveland State was a very humbling experience. From here on out, I'm committed to holding myself to the highest standard..not just in how I play, but in how I carry myself as a teammate and a representative of this program. To my teammates and coaches thank you for holding me accountable. I'll do everything I can to lead by example from this point forward."

Roy is in his first season with Green Bay and has averaged 28 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists in nine games. He is currently the leading scorer in college basketball.

However, the win over Cleveland State was just Green Bay's second of the season so Roy's high-volume scoring wasn't necessarily contributing to team success.

He will hope to draw back into the lineup going forward and help the Phoenix capture some more success down the stretch.