Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball

2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

University

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Conference

Horizon League

Location

Green Bay, WI

Head coach

Linc Darner (1st year)

Arena

Resch Center
(Capacity: 9,729)

Nickname

Phoenix

Colors

Green and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1994

NCAA Tournament appearances

1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2016

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 a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. The head coach is Linc Darner. The Phoenix saw success in the early to mid 1990s, making their first NCAA appearance in 1991 and the second round in 1994.

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 (now the Summit League). Since 1994, Green Bay has been competing in the Horizon League (formerly the Midwestern Collegiate Conference).

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.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
1991	#12	First Round	#5 Michigan State	L 58–60
1994	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 California #4 Syracuse	W 61–57 L 59–64
1995	#14	First Round	#3 Purdue	L 48–49
1996	#8	First Round	#9 Virginia Tech	L 49–61
2016	#14	First Round	#3 Texas A&M	L 65–92

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times. Their combined record is 13–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	St. Joseph's (IL) Evansville	L 54–70 L 75–87
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Minnesota State–Mankato North Dakota	W 72–67 ^2OT L 61–65
1977	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Nebraska–Omaha North Dakota	W 89–63 L 43–45
1978	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	South Dakota State Augustana Lincoln (MO) Eastern Illinois Cheyney	W 80–57 W 72–60 W 63–61 W 58–43 L 40–47
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	North Dakota Northern Iowa Puget Sound Cheyney North Alabama	W 63–48 W 56–50 W 65–53 W 46–45 L 50–64
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 82–76 W 72–60 W 65–39 L 60–76 L 61–62 ^2OT

NAIA tournament results

The Phoenix have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Dallas Baptist South Carolina State Slippery Rock	W 77–66 W 72–55 L 58–60

NIT results

The Phoenix have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round Second Round	Southern Illinois Saint Louis	W 73–60 L 54–58
1992	First Round	Manhattan	L 65–67
2014	First Round	Belmont	L 65–80
2015	First Round	Illinois State	L 56–69

CBI results

The Phoenix have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round	Vermont	L 72–76
2010	First Round Quarterfinals	Akron Saint Louis	W 70–67 L 62–68 ^2OT

CIT results

The Phoenix have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round	Bradley	L 69–75

References

↑ UW–Green Bay. "Institutional Colors - Marketing and University Communication - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay". Uwgb.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

External links

Green Bay Men's Basketball

Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball

Venues	Resch Center (2002–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Links to related articles

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Academics	Business

Facilities	Aldo Santaga Stadium Kress Events Center Phlash TV Resch Center University of Wisconsin–Parkside Timeline Weidner Center

Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball 2013–14 2014–15

Related	University of Wisconsin System

Horizon League men's basketball

Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Titans Green Bay Phoenix Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies UIC Flames Valparaiso Crusaders Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins

Championships and awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Sports teams based in Wisconsin

Baseball

MLB: Milwaukee Brewers
MWL: Beloit Snappers; Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
NWL: Eau Claire Express; Green Bay Bullfrogs; Kenosha Kingfish; La Crosse Loggers; Lakeshore Chinooks; Madison Mallards; Wisconsin Woodchucks; Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Basketball

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks
IBA: Kenosha Ballers

Football

NFL: Green Bay Packers
IFL: Green Bay Blizzard
IWFL: Madison Blaze; Wisconsin Warriors
MSFL: Racine Raiders
GFL: Brew City Bulldogs; Madison Wolves; Waukesha Raiders; Wisconsin Wolfpack

Hockey

AHL: Milwaukee Admirals
USHL: Green Bay Gamblers; Madison Capitols
NAHL: Coulee Region Chill; Janesville Jets
NA3HL: La Crosse Freeze; Wisconsin Whalers

Soccer

MASL: Milwaukee Wave
PLA: Croatian Eagles SC; Aris SC; Milwaukee Bavarians; Madison 56ers

Australian
rules
football

MAAFL: Milwaukee Bombers

Ultimate

AUDL: Madison Radicals

Roller
derby

WFTDA: Brewcity Bruisers; Fox Cities Roller Derby; Mad Rollin' Dolls; Mid-State Sisters of Skate; Paper Valley Roller Girls
MRDA: Green Bay Smackers; Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg
USARS: Root River Rollers

College
athletics

NCAA

Div. I	Green Bay Phoenix Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Panthers Wisconsin Badgers

Div. II	Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers

Div. III	Alverno Inferno Beloit Buccaneers Carroll Pioneers Carthage Red Men Concordia Falcons Edgewood Eagles Lakeland Muskies Lawrence Vikings Maranatha Baptist Crusaders Marian Sabres MSOE Raiders Northland LumberJacks Ripon Red Hawks St. Norbert Green Knights Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds Wisconsin– La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors

NAIA

Category:Sports teams in Wisconsin

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