After following many of his former teammates to the transfer portal, guard Josh Jefferson is heading back to Green Bay.

Jefferson entered the portal shortly after the university fired head coach Linc Dorner. Recently, the Phoenix hired Will Ryan, the son of Wisconsin coaching legend Bo Ryan. Jefferson sat out last season due to transfer rules after departing Illinois State the year before. Before Ryan was hired, two other Phoenix players that entered the transfer portal found new homes. No recruits from high school programs uncommitted from the Phoenix during the transition phase.