Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball

Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
University	University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Head coach	Linc Darner (1st season)
Conference	Horizon League
Arena	Resch Center (capacity: 9,729)
Nickname	Phoenix
Colors	Green and white
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

External links

• Green Bay Men's Basketball