2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Sundance Wicks, play their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, with select games held on campus at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay.
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| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 18–14 (13–7 Horizon) |
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| Home arena | Resch Center Kress Events Center |
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| Oakland † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 1 | – | 31 | .031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Horizon League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2022–23 season 3–29, 2–18 Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. On January 31, 2023, third-year head coach Will Ryan was fired after starting the season 2–19. Assistant coach Freddie Owens was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[1] They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Zae Blake | 5 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Wagner | |
| Brayden Dailey | 22 | F | 6'7" | RS Freshman | Cuba City, WI | Transferred to Concordia St. Paul | |
| Garren Davis | 0 | G | 6'4" | Junior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to St. Mary's (TX) | |
| Brock Heffner | 24 | F | 6'8" | RS Freshman | Grafton, WI | Transferred to Mary | |
| Nate Jenkins | 55 | G | 6'2" | Junior | Delafield, WI | Left team | |
| Cade Meyer | 11 | F | 6'8" | Sophomore | Monroe, WI | Transferred to Northern Kentucky | |
| Jack Rose | 21 | G | 6'5" | Freshman | Bristol, WI | Transferred to Parkside | |
| Donavan Short | 13 | C | 6'10" | Freshman | Denmark, WI | Transferred to Nebraska–Kearney | |
| Randy Tucker | 1 | G | 6'4" | RS Junior | Rock Island, IL | Transferred to Niagara | |
| Davin Ziegler | 4 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Cleveland, OH | Left team |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Rich Bhyre | 34 | F | 6'8" | RS Senior | Delafield, WI | Rockhurst | |
| Will Earnes | 23 | F | 6'7" | Graduate | Lee's Summit, MO | Missouri Western | |
| Elijah Jones | 1 | F | 6'7" | Junior | South Holland, IL | John A. Logan College | |
| Noah Reynolds | 21 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Peoria, IL | Wyoming | |
| Preston Ruedinger | 2 | G | 6'2" | Sophomore | Oshkosh, WI | Valparaiso | |
| Foster Wonders | 0 | G | 6'5" | RS Sophomore | Iron Mountain, MI | Southern Illinois |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Mac Wrecke SF |
Hartland, WI | Arrowhead | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 5, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: | ||||||
| Marcus Hall SF |
Schofield, WI | D.C. Everest | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 25, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| David Douglas Jr. SG |
Yorkville, IL | Yorkville Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| Jacob Antchak C |
Langley, BC | Canada Topflight Academy West | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 30, 2023* 6:00 pm |
St. Norbert | W 65–63 | – |
– | – | – | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iowa State | L 44–85 | 0–1 |
14 – Reynolds | 7 – Hall | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,360) Ames, IA | ||||
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Francis (IL) | W 72–56 | 1–1 |
23 – Reynolds | 8 – Tied | 10 – Reynolds | Kress Events Center (1,379) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | L 59–64 | 1–2 |
24 – Reynolds | 15 – Jones | 2 – Jones | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,207) Valparaiso, IN | ||||
| November 20, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana State Montana State MTE |
W 54–53 OT | 2–2 |
19 – Reynolds | 9 – Jedkins | 3 – Tied | Worthington Arena (2,251) Bozeman, MT | ||||
| November 21, 2023* 8:00 pm |
vs. UC Riverside Montana State MTE |
L 68–74 | 2–3 |
19 – Reynolds | 6 – Jones | 8 – Reynolds | Worthington Arena (150) Bozeman, MT | ||||
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Thomas (MN) | W 64–51 | 3–3 |
12 – Jones | 6 – Tied | 6 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,618) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| November 29, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 71–75 | 3–4 (0–1) |
16 – Reynolds | 7 – Jones | 8 – Reynolds | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,807) Fort Wayne, IN | ||||
| December 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | W 70–58 | 4–4 (1–1) |
17 – Reynolds | 9 – Jones | 8 – Reynolds | Resch Center (2,320) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at SIUE | L 69–78 | 4–5 |
20 – Reynolds | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Vadalabene Center (1,053) Edwardsville, IL | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | L 59–68 | 4–6 |
14 – Reynolds | 7 – Jones | 3 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,732) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UIC | W 70–68 | 5–6 |
31 – Reynolds | 11 – Jones | 3 – Reynolds | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,265) Chicago, IL | ||||
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 47–81 | 5–7 |
13 – Douglas Jr. | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (7,012) Norman, OK | ||||
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
MSOE | W 79–46 | 6–7 |
15 – Douglas Jr. | 6 – Eames | 4 – Tied | Resch Center (1,557) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| December 29, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wright State | W 88–77 | 7–7 (2–1) |
39 – Reynolds | 6 – Wonders | 6 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,917) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Robert Morris | W 78–61 | 8–7 (3–1) |
27 – Reynolds | 6 – Jones | 3 – Wade | Resch Center (1,650) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Detroit Mercy | W 69–51 | 9–7 (4–1) |
14 – Wonders | 14 – Eames | 4 – Reynolds | Calihan Hall (1,003) Detroit, MI | ||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oakland | L 73–79 | 9–8 (4–2) |
15 – Douglas Jr. | 8 – Eames | 7 – Eames | Athletics Center O'Rena (3,143) Rochester, MI | ||||
| January 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at IUPUI | W 68–58 | 10–8 (5–2) |
26 – Douglas Jr. | 10 – Jones | 6 – Reynolds | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (548) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cleveland State | W 79–71 | 11–8 (6–2) |
32 – Reynolds | 10 – Jones | 5 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,463) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State | W 88–81 | 12–8 (7–2) |
30 – Reynolds | 8 – Reynolds | 8 – Reynolds | Nutter Center (3,590) Dayton, OH | ||||
| January 20, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | L 52–74 | 12–9 (7–3) |
11 – Jones | 10 – Hall | 4 – Reynolds | Truist Arena (4,935) Highland Heights, KY | ||||
| January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland | W 69–59 | 13–9 (8–3) |
19 – Wonders | 8 – Eames | 6 – Ruedinger | Resch Center (3,513) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | W 78–64 | 14–9 (9–3) |
34 – Reynolds | 9 – Wonders | 5 – Reynolds | Resch Center (2,625) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| February 1, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
IUPUI | W 79–56 | 15–9 (10–3) |
20 – Douglas Jr. | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Resch Center (5,490) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | W 81–76 OT | 16–9 (11–3) |
32 – Reynolds | 8 – Jones | 2 – Ruedinger | UPMC Events Center (826) Moon Township, PA | ||||
| February 10, 2024 12:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | W 84–83 | 17–9 (12–3) |
26 – Ruedinger | 8 – Douglas | 4 – Tied | Beeghly Center (3,229) Youngstown, OH | ||||
| February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Kentucky | L 57–58 | 17–10 (12–4) |
18 – Reynolds | 14 – Jones | 4 – Reynolds | Resch Center (2,425) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
| February 23, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | L 59–85 | 17–11 (12–5) |
19 – Eames | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Kress Events Center (3,301) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Youngstown State | L 59–71 | 17–12 (12–6) |
12 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Kress Events Center (3,202) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | W 69–61 | 18–12 (13–6) |
12 – Hall | 15 – Jones | 4 – Ruedinger | Wolstein Center (1,752) Cleveland, OH | ||||
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Milwaukee | L 69–90 | 18–13 (13–7) |
15 – Tied | 7 – Jones | 5 – Byhre | UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,037) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | (6) Milwaukee Quarterfinals |
L 84–95 | 18–14 |
27 – Reynolds | 6 – Tied | 6 – Reynolds | Kress Events Center (2,394) Green Bay, WI | |||
Source[2]
References
- "UW-Green Bay Men's Basketball Program Announces Coaching Change" (Press release). Green Bay Phoenix. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Green Bay Phoenix. Retrieved September 25, 2023.