1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	22–8 (11–4 MCC)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (10th season);
Assistant coach	Mike Heideman (9th season)
Home arena	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier	14	–	0	1.000	23	–	5	.821
Illinois-Chicago	11	–	4	.733	18	–	9	.667
WI-Green Bay †	11	–	4	.733	22	–	8	.733
Detroit Mercy	9	–	5	.643	13	–	15	.464
La Salle	7	–	7	.500	13	–	14	.481
Northern Illinois	7	–	8	.467	19	–	10	.655
Wright State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	17	.433
Cleveland State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
UW-Milwaukee	2	–	13	.133	3	–	24	.111
Loyola (IL)	2	–	13	.133	5	–	22	.185

† 1995 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Dick Bennett. They were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Phoenix lost a heartbreaker to No. 3 seed Purdue in the first round, 49–48. Green Bay finished the season 22–8 (11–4 MCC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	33	Jeff Nordgaard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Dawson-Boyd	Dawson, Minnesota

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1994*		at Oregon	L 71–96	0–1	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Nov 28, 1994*		at Idaho State	L 81–87 ^OT	0–2	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Nov 30, 1994*		at No. 13 Wisconsin	L 57–61	0–3	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 3, 1994*		at Illinois State	W 64–58	1–3	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Dec 17, 1994*		Bowling Green	W 69–62	2–3	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 19, 1994*		Morgan State	W 76–45	3–3	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 1994*		Mississippi Valley State	W 75–53	4–3	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 28, 1994*		Butler	L 43–56	4–4	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1994*		Indiana State	W 74–53	5–4	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 31, 1994*		Canisius	W 62–45	6–4	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1995*		Northern Illinois	W 62–57	7–4	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 7, 1995*		at Marquette	W 50–48	8–4	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 9, 1995*		Cleveland State	W 70–58	9–4	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Purdue First round	L 48–49^[2]	22–8	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "Purdue survives UWGB scare". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 18, 1995. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.

v t e Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Venues	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (1969–2002) Resch Center (2002–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25