Another Nordgaard flies high for the Phoenix Chari follows in brother Jeff's basketball footsteps

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 6, 1996| Author: TOM FLAHERTY | Copyright information

There's a familiar name in the basketball box scores from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Chari Nordgaard, a rising star, is a freshman on the Phoenix women's team. Her brother, Jeff, is finishing a great four-year run on the men's team.

Naturally, there are comparisons. That doesn't bother Chari.

"Not at all," she said. "I love it. I love being compared to him. He's my idol, so it's great. I love it."

Jeff, a 6-foot-7 forward, has averaged 23.7 points and...

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