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1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Heideman. The Phoenix played their home games at the Resch Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 25–4, 16–0 in Horizon League play and lost in the first round of the 1996 NCAA tournament to Virginia Tech.
| 1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball | |
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MCC Regular season champions | |
| Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 25–4 (16–0 MCC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home arena | Brown County Arena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1996 MCC tournament winner As of March 5, 1996 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 28, 1995* | Morgan State | W 76–54 | 1–0 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Dec 1, 1995* | vs. Texas A&M First Bank Classic | W 60–49 | 2–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Dec 2, 1995* | at Marquette First Bank Classic | L 44–64 | 2–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Dec 6, 1995* | at No. 5 Kentucky | L 62–74 | 2–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1995* | Idaho State | W 73–56 | 3–2 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Dec 13, 1995* | at Oregon | W 81–71 OT | 4–2 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
| Dec 16, 1995 | Michigan Tech | W 60–52 | 5–2 (1–0) | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Dec 23, 1995* | at Western Kentucky | W 59–56 OT | 6–2 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1995* | Coppin State Pepsi Oneida Classic | W 66–57 | 7–2 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Dec 30, 1995* | Princeton Pepsi Oneida Classic | W 55–35 | 8–2 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Jan 4, 1996 | Wright State | W 78–52 | 9–2 (1–0) | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Jan 6, 1996 | Cleveland State | W 71–57 | 10–2 (2–0) | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Feb 19, 1996 | No. 25 | Milwaukee | W 81–66 | 22–2 (14–0) | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Feb 22, 1996 | No. 25 | at Illinois-Chicago | W 90–56 | 23–2 (15–0) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
| Feb 24, 1996 | No. 25 | Butler | W 73–66 OT | 24–2 (16–0) | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
| MCC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 2, 1996* | No. 22 | vs. Loyola-Chicago Quarterfinal | W 58–48 | 25–2 | Ervin J. Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 3, 1996* | No. 22 | vs. Detroit Mercy Semifinal | L 50–56 | 25–3 | Ervin J. Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1996* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) No. 22 Virginia Tech First Round | L 48–61 | 25–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.. | |||||||||||
Rankings edit
Awards and honors edit
- Jeff Nordgaard – MCC Player of the Year
- Mike Heideman – MCC Coach of the Year
References edit
- ^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 Green Bay Phoenix Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.