Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball | |||
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University | University of WisconsinβGreen Bay | ||
Head coach | Doug Gottlieb (1st season) | ||
Conference | Horizon League | ||
Location | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | ||
Arena | Resch Center (9,729) Kress Events Center (4,018) | ||
Nickname | Phoenix | ||
Colors | Green and white | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1978*, 1979* | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1978*, 1979*, 1981* | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1978*, 1979*, 1981* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1981* | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1994 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1974*, 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1981*, 1991, "1994," 1995, "1996," 2016 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1991, 1994 (Summit) 1995, 2016 (Horizon) | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1992, 1994 (Summit) 1996, 2014 (Horizon) |
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team is: an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the: Horizon League for theββUniversity of WisconsinβGreen Bay. They are coached by, Doug Gottlieb.
Historyβ»
The Green Bay men's basketball teams' began in the 1969β70 school year where they competed at the NAIA level before it movedββto NCAA Division 2 in 1973. In 1982, it movedββto NCAA Division 1 where it competed in the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (now the Summit League). Since 1994, Green Bay has been competing in the Horizon League (formerly the Midwestern Collegiate Conference). The Phoenix saw success in the "early to mid 1990s," making their first NCAA appearance in 1991. And their first second round appearance in 1994. In recent years, the team made another first round appearance in 2016.
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Division I seasonsβ»
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Postseasonβ»
NCAA Division I Tournament resultsβ»
The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 1β5. Their highest seed was #8 in 1996.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1991 | #12 | First round | #5 Michigan State | L 58β60 |
1994 | #12 | First round Second Round |
#5 California #4 Syracuse |
W 61β57 L 59β64 |
1995 | #14 | First round | #3 Purdue | L 48β49 |
1996 | #8 | First round | #9 Virginia Tech | L 49β61 |
2016 | #14 | First round | #3 Texas A&M | L 65β92 |
NCAA Division II Tournament resultsβ»
The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times. Their combined record is 13β8.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1974 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
St. Joseph's (IL) Evansville |
L 54β70 L 75β87 |
1976 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Minnesota StateβMankato North Dakota |
W 72β67 L 61β65 |
1977 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
NebraskaβOmaha North Dakota |
W 89β63 L 43β45 |
1978 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
South Dakota State Augustana Lincoln (MO) Eastern Illinois Cheyney |
W 80β57 W 72β60 W 63β61 W 58β43 L 40β47 |
1979 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
North Dakota Northern Iowa Puget Sound Cheyney North Alabama |
W 63β48 W 56β50 W 65β53 W 46β45 L 50β64 |
1981 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game |
North Dakota State North Dakota North Alabama Mount St. Mary's Cal Poly |
W 82β76 W 72β60 W 65β39 L 60β76 L 61β62 |
NAIA Tournament resultsβ»
The Phoenix have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 2β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1973 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Dallas Baptist South Carolina State Slippery Rock |
W 77β66 W 72β55 L 58β60 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Phoenix have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 1β4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1990 | First round Second Round |
Southern Illinois Saint Louis |
W 73β60 L 54β58 |
1992 | First round | Manhattan | L 65β67 |
2014 | First round | Belmont | L 65β80 |
2015 | First round | Illinois State | L 56β69 |
CBI resultsβ»
The Phoenix have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 1β3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2009 | First round | Vermont | L 72β76 |
2010 | First round Quarterfinals |
Akron Saint Louis |
W 70β67 L 62β68 |
2017 | First round | UMKC | L 82β92 |
CIT resultsβ»
The Phoenix have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2013 | First round | Bradley | L 69β75 |
2019 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship |
East Tennessee State FIU Cal State Bakersfield Texas Southern Marshall |
W 102β94 W 98β68 W 80β64 W 87β86 L 70β90 |
Horizon League awardsβ»
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Player of the Yearβ»
- Jeff Nordgaard (1996)
- Keifer Sykes (2014, 2015)
Newcomer of the Yearβ»
- Noah Reynolds (2023)
Defensive Player of the Yearβ»
- Terry Evans (2008)
- Alec Brown (2014)
Sixth Man of the Yearβ»
- Ryan Tillema (2009)
- Warren Jones (2017)
Freshman of the Yearβ»
- Amari Davis (2020)
- David Douglas Jr. (2023)
Coach of the Yearβ»
- Brian Wardle (2014)
- Sundance Wicks (2023)
All-League First Teamβ»
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- Javier Mendiburu (2005)
- Ryan Tillema (2009)
- Rahmon Fletcher (2010)
- Alec Brown (2012, 2014)
- Keifer Sykes (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Carrington Love (2016)
- Khalil Small (2018)
- Sandy Cohen III (2019)
- JayQuan McCloud (2020)
- Noah Reynolds (2023)
All-League Second Teamβ»
- Brandon Morris (2004)
- Benito Flores (2005)
- Ryan Evanochko (2006, 2007)
- Mike Schachtner (2007, 2008)
- Rahmon Fletcher (2009, 2011)
- Alec Brown (2013)
- Greg Mays (2015)
- Jordan Fouse (2016)
- Charles Cooper (2017)
- Amari Davis (2021)
All-League Third Teamβ»
- Amari Davis (2020)
All-Freshman Team/All-Newcomer Teamβ»
- Brandon Morris (2004)
- Benito Flores (2005)
- Mike Schachtner (2006)
- Rahmon Fletcher (2008)
- Alec Brown (2011)
- Keifer Sykes (2012)
- Jordan Fouse (2013)
- Amari Davis - FOY (2020)
- Lucas Stieber (2021)
- Cade Meyer (2022)
- Kamari McGee (2022)
- David Douglas Jr. (2023)
- Marcus Hall (2023)
All-Defensive Teamβ»
- Terry Evans (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- Alec Brown (2013, 2014)
- Jordan Fouse (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Carrington Love (2016)
- Kenneth Lowe (2017)
- Khalil Small (2017, 2018)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Green Bay Athletics Logo Sheet". July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Doug Gottlieb Named 10th Head Coach in Green Bay Men's Basketball History". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Cooper, Sam. "Phoenix Suns' All-Time Dream Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Horizon League Player of the Year Winner| College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year Winners | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Bradley University: Welcome, Coach Wardle". www.bradley.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-21.