1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 1993–94 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 1994 NCAA Tournament, the school's second ever appearance in the tournament. As a 12 seed, the Phoenix defeated the 5 seed University of California in the first round, 61–57. Green Bay would fall to Syracuse in the second round.

1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Mid-Continent Conference Champions
Second Round vs. Syracuse, L, 59–64
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
1993–94 record27–7 (15–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach
Home arenaBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
1993–94 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wisconsin–Green Bay153 .833  277  .794
Illinois-Chicago144 .778  209  .690
Valparaiso144 .778  208  .714
Cleveland State99 .500  1415  .483
Wright State99 .500  1218  .400
Eastern Illinois711 .389  1215  .444
Northern Illinois711 .389  1017  .370
Milwaukee711 .389  1017  .370
Western Illinois513 .278  720  .259
Youngstown State315 .167  521  .192
1994 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 33 Jeff Nordgaard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoDawson-Boyd Dawson, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 24*
vs. Purdue
Great Alaska Shootout
L 69–74  0–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 26*
vs. N. C. State
Great Alaska Shootout
W 76–45  1–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 27*
vs. Wake Forest
Great Alaska Shootout
L 58–61 OT 1–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
December 3*
vs. Detroit W 74–63  2–2
 
 
December 4*
at Marquette W 46–45  3–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 8*
at Wisconsin L 50–64  3–3
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 11*
at Bowling Green State W 52–49  4–3
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 18*
Oregon W 66–46  5–3
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
December 27*
Chicago State W 97–53  6–3
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
December 30*
vs. Eastern Washington W 58–44  7–3
 
 
December 31*
East Carolina W 60–43  8–3
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
January 8
Western Illinois W 60–48  9–3
(1–0)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
January 10
Northern Illinois W 59–46  10–3
(2–0)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
January 15
at Youngstown State W 69–67  11–3
(3–0)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, Ohio
January 17
at Cleveland State W 78–56  12–3
(4–0)
Henry J. Goodman Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
January 22
at Wright State L 51–53  13–4
(4–1)
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
January 24
at Eastern Illinois W 64–57  14–4
(5–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
January 26
at Milwaukee W 64–42  15–4
(6–1)
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 29
Valparaiso W 63–50  16–4
(7–1)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
January 31
Illinois-Chicago W 71–60  17–4
(8–1)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
February 5
Youngstown State W 69–58  18–4
(9–1)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
February 7
Cleveland State W 83–62  19–4
(10–1)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
February 12
at Western Illinois W 66–48  20–4
(11–1)
Western Hall 
Macomb, Illinois
February 12
at Northern Illinois W 73–70  21–4
(12–1)
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
February 19
at Valparaiso L 56–63  21–5
(12–2)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, Indiana
February 21
at Illinois-Chicago W 80–66  22–5
(13–2)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
February 24
Milwaukee L 55–58  22–6
(13–3)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
February 26
Wright State W 80–46  23–6
(14–3)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
February 28
Eastern Illinois W 58–45  24–6
(15–3)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Mid-Continent Conference Tournament
March 6
vs. Western Illinois
Quarterfinal
W 79–39  25–6
(16–3)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
March 7
vs. Cleveland State
Semifinal
W 93–63  26–6
(17–3)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
March 8
vs. Illinois-Chicago
Final
W 61–56  27–6
(18–3)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 17
vs. California
First round
W 61–57  28–6
(18–3)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
March 19
vs. Syracuse
Second round
L 59–64  29–6
(18–3)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. "1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.


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