2019–20 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin and the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 17–16, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They defeated Oakland in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northern Kentucky.

2019–20 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
2019–20 record	17–16 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coach	Linc Darner (5th season)
Associate head coach	Randall Herbst
Assistant coaches	Richard Davis Ben Swank
Home arena	Resch Center Kress Events Center

2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Green Bay	11	–	7		.611			17	–	16		.515
Youngstown State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
UIC	10	–	8		.556			18	–	17		.514
Oakland	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Cleveland State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Milwaukee	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Detroit Mercy*	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
IUPUI	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

On May 17, 2020, head cocah Linc Darner was fired.[1] He finished at Green Bay with a five-year record of 92–80.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2018–19 season 21–17 overall, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated UIC in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top seeded Wright State in the semifinals.[3] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated East Tennessee State in the first round,[4] FIU in the second round,[5] Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals,[6] Texas Southern in the semifinals,[7] before falling to Marshall in the championship game.[8]

Roster

2019–20 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Josh Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr New Albany, Indiana G 1 Amari Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Trotwood, Ohio G 2 PJ Pipes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Woodridge, Illinois G 3 Japannah Kellogg III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Ames, Iowa G 4 Jiovanni Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Novi, Michigan G 5 Lucas Stieber 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Green Bay, Wisconsin F 10 ShanQuan Hemphill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana G 11 JayQuan McCloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr North Chicago, Illinois F 12 Josh McNair 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Thornton, Colorado G 13 Trevian Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Joliet, Illinois F 15 Manny Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 21 Kameron Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Novi, Michigan G 30 Hunter Crist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cicero, Illinois G 33 Cody Schwartz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr De Pere, Wisconsin F 34 Will Chevalier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Kimberly, Wisconsin	Head coach Linc Darner (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Randall Herbst (Waldorf) Richard Davis (Ashland) Ben Swank (Edinboro) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 16, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2019* 7:00 pm		St. Norbert	W 79–72		Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 23 Purdue	L 57–79	0–1	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 9, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		UW–Stout	W 115–64	1–1	Kress Events Center (1,541) Green Bay, WI
November 13, 2019* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico Legends Classic campus-site game	L 78–93	1–2	The Pit (10,137) Albuquerque, NM
November 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin Legends Classic campus-site game	L 70–88	1–3	Kohl Center (16,837) Madison, WI
November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm		Cal State Northridge Legends Classic campus-site game	W 85–84	2–3	Kress Events Center (1,436) Green Bay, WI
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm		Colgate Legends Classic campus-site game	L 81–99	2–4	Kress Events Center (1,342) Green Bay, WI
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Montana State	W 98–72	3–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,023) Bozeman, MT
December 4, 2019* 6:00 pm, FS2		at Xavier	L 71–84	3–5	Cintas Center (10,129) Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2019* 3:15 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 80–93	3–6	Lantz Arena (1,488) Charleston, IL
December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	L 66–79	3–7	Addition Financial Arena (4,370) Orlando, FL
December 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	L 62–72	3–8	Resch Center (1,924) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Concordia–Chicago	W 126–64	4–8	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 85–84	5–8	Convocation Center (1,123) DeKalb, IL
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 84–90	5–9 (0–1)	Nutter Center (4,089) Fairborn, OH
December 30, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 73–59	6–9 (1–1)	BB&T Arena (3,127) Highland Heights, KY
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 85–71	7–9 (2–1)	Resch Center (2,124) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	L 78–93	7–10 (2–2)	Resch Center (1,666) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	L 80–87	7–11 (2–3)	Resch Center (2,494) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 73–69	8–11 (3–3)	Resch Center (1,232) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 18, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 83–80	9–11 (4–3)	Resch Center (1,937) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	W 78–74	10–11 (5–3)	Wolstein Center (1,033) Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 94–98 ^OT	10–12 (5–4)	Beeghly Center (2,790) Youngstown, OH
January 31, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Northern Kentucky	L 62–71	10–13 (5–5)	Kress Events Center (1,885) Green Bay, WI
February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 92–89	11–13 (6–5)	Resch Center (1,990) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 6, 2020 10:00 am, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 91–85	12–13 (7–5)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,394) Indianapolis, IN
February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at UIC	L 58–71	12–14 (7–6)	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,704) Chicago, IL
February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 94–90	13–14 (8–6)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,246) Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 84–67	14–14 (9–6)	Calihan Hall (1,211) Detroit, MI
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	L 88–92 ^OT	14–15 (9–7)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,869) Auburn Hills, MI
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 102–92	15–15 (10–7)	Resch Center (2,217) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 74–67	16–15 (11–7)	Kress Events Center (3,369) Green Bay, WI
Horizon League Tournament
March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	(6) Oakland Quarterfinals	W 78–63	17–15	Resch Center (2,439) Ashwaubenon, WI
March 9, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) Northern Kentucky Semifinals	L 69–80	17–16	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[9]

References

1. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29187520/sources-green-bay-parts-ways-coach-linc-darner
2. "No. 4 Green Bay Comes Back to Beat No. 5 UIC, Advances to Tournament Semifinals in Detroit". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
3. "Green Bay's Comeback Comes Up Short in Semifinals Loss to No. 1 Seed Wright State". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
4. "Green Bay Claims Hugh Durham Classic Trophy, Wins 102-94 Thriller Over ETSU in CIT First Round". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
5. "Green Bay Blitzes FIU in CIT Second Round 98-68, Will Host Quarterfinal Game on Friday". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
6. "Green Bay's Impressive CIT Run Continues, Advances to Semifinals with Win Over CSU Bakersfield". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
7. "CIT Championship Bound! Green Bay Outlasts Texas Southern in Overtime 87-86". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
8. "Green Bay's Magical Postseason Ride Ends with CIT Runner-Up Finish at Marshall". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
9. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.