1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

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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
Assistant coachMike Heideman
Home arenaBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
Seasons
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1993–94 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin–Green Bay 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Illinois-Chicago 14 4   .778 20 9   .690
Valparaiso 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Cleveland State 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
Wright State 9 9   .500 12 18   .400
Eastern Illinois 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Milwaukee 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Western Illinois 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
Youngstown State 3 15   .167 5 21   .192
1994 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster[]

1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 33 Jeff Nordgaard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So 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)
 
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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