Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. The head coach for the Green Bay Phoenix is Will Ryan.
History
The Green Bay men's basketball teams' began in the 1969-70 school year where they competed at the NAIA level before it moved to NCAA Division 2 in 1973. In 1982, it moved to NCAA Division 1 where it competed in the Association of Mid-Continent Universities. Since 1994, Green Bay has been competing in the Horizon League. 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.since the facility opened in 2002.
Division I seasons
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| 1981-82 | Dave Buss | 14-13 | Independent | - | - |
| 1982-83 | Dick Lien | 9-19 | Mid-Continent Conference | 8th | - |
| 1983-84 | Dick Lien | 9-19 | Mid-Continent Conference | 6th | - |
| 1984-85 | Dick Lien | 4-24 | Mid-Continent Conference | 8th | - |
| 1985-86 | Dick Bennett | 5-23 | Mid-Continent Conference | 7th | - |
| 1986-87 | Dick Bennett | 15-14 | Mid-Continent Conference | 4th | - |
| 1987-88 | Dick Bennett | 18-9 | Mid-Continent Conference | 3rd | - |
| 1988-89 | Dick Bennett | 14-14 | Mid-Continent Conference | 4th | - |
| 1989-90 | Dick Bennett | 24-8 | Mid-Continent Conference | 2nd | NIT Second Round |
| 1990-91 | Dick Bennett | 24-7 | Mid-Continent Conference | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 1991-92 | Dick Bennett | 25-5 | Mid-Continent Conference | 1st | NIT First Round |
| 1992-93 | Dick Bennett | 13-14 | Mid-Continent Conference | 4th | - |
| 1993-94 | Dick Bennett | 27-7 | Mid-Continent Conference | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 1994-95 | Dick Bennett | 22-8 | Midwestern City Conference | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 1995-96 | Mike Heideman | 25-4 | Midwestern City Conference | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1996-97 | Mike Heideman | 14-14 | Midwestern City Conference | 4th | - |
| 1997-98 | Mike Heideman | 17-12 | Midwestern City Conference | 4th | - |
| 1998-99 | Mike Heideman | 20-11 | Midwestern City Conference | 3rd | - |
| 1999-00 | Mike Heideman | 14-16 | Midwestern City Conference | 4th | - |
| 2000-01 | Mike Heideman | 11-17 | Midwestern City Conference | 7th | - |
| 2001-02 | Mike Heideman | 9-21 | Horizon League | 8th | - |
| 2002-03 | Tod Kowalczyk | 10-20 | Horizon League | 6th | - |
| 2003-04 | Tod Kowalczyk | 17-11 | Horizon League | 3rd | - |
| 2004-05 | Tod Kowalczyk | 17-11 | Horizon League | 2nd | - |
| 2005-06 | Tod Kowalczyk | 15-16 | Horizon League | 3rd | - |
| 2006-07 | Tod Kowalczyk | 18-15 | Horizon League | 3rd | - |
| 2007-08 | Tod Kowalczyk | 15-15 | Horizon League | 4th | - |
| 2008-09 | Tod Kowalczyk | 22-11 | Horizon League | 2nd | CBI First Round |
| 2009-10 | Tod Kowalczyk | 22-13 | Horizon League | 3rd | CBI Second Round |
| 2010-11 | Brian Wardle | 14-18 | Horizon League | 7th | - |
| 2011-12 | Brian Wardle | 15-15 | Horizon League | 6th | - |
| 2012-13 | Brian Wardle | 18-16 | Horizon League | 3rd | CIT First Round |
| 2013-14 | Brian Wardle | 24-7 | Horizon League | 1st | NIT First Round |
| 2014-15 | Brian Wardle | 24-9 | Horizon League | 2nd | NIT First Round |
| 2015-16 | Linc Darner | 23-12 | Horizon League | 4th | NCAA First Round |
| 2016-17 | Linc Darner | 18-14 | Horizon League | 3rd | CBI First Round |
| 2017-18 | Linc Darner | 13-20 | Horizon League | 7th | - |
| 2018-19 | Linc Darner | 21-17 | Horizon League | 4th | CIT Runner-Up |
| 2019-20 | Linc Darner | 17-16 | Horizon League | 3rd | - |
on the school's campus has hosted multiple regular season UW-Green Bay men's basketball games since February 2018.
Postseason
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 1–5. Their highest seed was #8 in 1996.NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times. Their combined record is 13–8.NAIA Tournament results
The Phoenix have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 2–1.NIT results
The Phoenix have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4.CBI results
The Phoenix have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times. Their combined record is 1–3.CIT results
The Phoenix have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament two times. Their combined record is 4–2.Horizon League awards
Player of the Year
- Jeff Nordgaard
- Keifer Sykes
Defensive Player of the Year
- Terry Evans
- Alec Brown
Sixth Man of the Year
- Ryan Tillema
- Warren Jones
Freshman of the Year
- Amari Davis
Coach of the Year
- Brian Wardle
All-League First Team
- Javier Mendiburu
- Ryan Tillema
- Rahmon Fletcher
- Alec Brown
- Keifer Sykes
- Carrington Love
- Khalil Small
- Sandy Cohen III
- JayQuan McCloud
All-League Second Team
- Brandon Morris
- Benito Flores
- Ryan Evanochko
- Mike Schachtner
- Rahmon Fletcher
- Alec Brown
- Greg Mays
- Jordan Fouse
- Charles Cooper
All-League Third Team
- Amari Davis
All-Freshman Team/All-Newcomer Team
- Brandon Morris
- Benito Flores
- Mike Schachtner
- Rahmon Fletcher
- Alec Brown
- Keifer Sykes
- Jordan Fouse
- Amari Davis
All-Defensive Team
- Terry Evans
- Alec Brown
- Jordan Fouse
- Carrington Love
- Kenneth Lowe
- Khalil Small