2022–23 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Phoenix, led by interim head coach Freddie Owens , split their home games between the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin and the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin . The Phoenix finished the season 3–29, 2–18 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Horizon League tournament , they lost to Wright State in the first round.
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] On March 14, the school named Wyoming assistant coach Sundance Wicks the team's new head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2021–22 season 5–25, 4–16 Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Detroit Mercy .
Offseason
Departures
Green Bay Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Emmanuel Ansong
23
F
6'4"
195
Junior
Bordentown, NJ
Transferred to Vanderbilt
Ryan Claflin
13
F
6'6"
190
Freshman
Brussels, WI
Transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic
Donovan Ivory
15
G
6'6"
RS Sophomore
Kaukauna, WI
Transferred to Southern Miss
Japannah Kellogg III
3
F
6'8"
190
RS Freshman
Ames, IA
Transferred to Albany
Cem Kirciman
12
F
6'8"
220
Freshman
Bursa , Turkey
Transferred to Lewis
Mitch Listau
1
G
6'4"
RS Sophomore
Waunakee, WI
Graduated
Tutu Majok
21
F
6'9"
Sophomore
Cairo , Egypt
Transferred to USAO
Kamari McGee
2
G
6'0"
Freshman
Racine, WI
Transferred to Wisconsin
Donavan Moore
0
G
6'3"
180
Sophomore
Hillsboro, IL
Transferred to Lindenwood
Lucas Stieber
5
G
6'3"
185
RS Freshman
Green Bay, WI
Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Blayton Williams
4
G
6'3"
175
Junior
West Memphis, AR
Transferred to Mississippi College
Incoming transfers
2022 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Amari Jedkins PF
Racine, WI
Case
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
N/A
Apr 14, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Jack Rose SG
Salem, WI
Westosha Central
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
May 16, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Donavan Short C
Denmark, WI
Denmark
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 12, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports :
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Preseason
The Panthers were picked to finish in tenth place in the Horizon League in the coaches' poll, receiving a total of 111 points.[ 3]
Roster
2022–23 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Garren Davis
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
The Colony /Clarendon
Dallas, Texas
G
1
Randy Tucker
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
RS Jr
Rock Island /Vincennes
Rock Island, Illinois
G
2
Zane Short
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Jr
Denmark /Indian River
Waunakee, Wisconsin
F
3
Clarence Cummings III
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
RS So
Maynard Evans /SCF
Orlando, Florida
G
4
Davin Ziegler
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr
Benedictine /Indian Hills
Cleveland, Ohio
G
5
Zae Blake
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
So
Hargrave /SW Mississippi
Washington, D.C.
F
11
Cade Meyer
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
Monroe
Monroe, Wisconsin
C
13
Donavan Short
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
Fr
Denmark
Denmark, Wisconsin
F
15
Amari Jedkins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Fr
Case
Racine, Wisconsin
G
21
Jack Rose
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
Westosha Central
Bristol, Wisconsin
F
22
Brayden Dailey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
RS Fr
Cuba City
Cuba City, Wisconsin
F
24
Brock Heffner
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
RS Fr
Grafton /Hawaii
Grafton, Wisconsin
G
32
Ryan Wade
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Sr
Skyline /Central Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
G
55
Nate Jenkins
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
Kettle Moraine /Iowa State
Delafield, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 15, 2022
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2022 *7:00pm
St. Norbert
W 50–45
–
–
–
Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
November 3, 2022 *7:00pm
Michigan Tech
W 72–66
–
–
–
Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
Regular season
November 7, 2022 *6:00pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
L 53–80
0–1
19 – Zeigler
8 – Zeigler
3 – Meyer
Hulman Center (2,739)Terre Haute, IN
November 12, 2022 *5:30 pm, Fox Sports
at Georgetown Jamaica Classic campus game
L 58–92
0–2
13 – Blake
5 – Cummings III
3 – Meyer
Capital One Arena (4,583)Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2022 *8:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin
L 45–56
0–3
15 – Blake
5 – Zeigler
2 –
Kohl Center (14,204)Madison, WI
November 18, 2022 *10:30 am, HBCU GO
Queens Jamaica Classic semifinals
L 65-81
0–4
10 – Meyer
5 – Jenkins
5 – Jenkins
Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 20, 2022 *6:30pm, WCWF
Utah Valley Jamaica Classic third place game
L 56-79
0–5
16 – Cummings III
4 – Blake
3 – Blake
Montego Bay Convention Centre (5,128)Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 26, 2022 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC
L 64–78
0–6
19 – Heffner
5 –
3 – Cummings III
Kress Events Center (1,200)Green Bay, WI
December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee
L 67–81
0–7 (0–1)
19 – Meyer
6 – Blake
3 –
Resch Center (1,217)Ashwaubenon, WI
December 5, 2022 11:00 am, ESPN+
IUPUI
W 68–61
1–7 (1–1)
20 – Blake
9 – Tucker
4 –
Resch Center (4,290)Ashwaubenon, WI
December 6, 2022 *7:00 pm, NBCSCHI
at Loyola Chicago
L 46–70
1–8
15 – Meyer
5 –
3 – Blake
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,645)Chicago, IL
December 10, 2022 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City
W 70–64
2–8
25 – Meyer
7 – Meyer
3 –
Resch Center (1,625)Ashwaubenon, WI
December 13, 2022 *7:00 pm,
at St. Thomas
L 61–82
2–9
24 – Meyer
8 – Cummings III
7 – Blake
Schoenecker Arena (1,036)St. Paul, MN
December 16, 2022 *7:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford
L 40–85
2–10
10 –
7 – Tucker
2 – Cummings III
Maples Pavilion (2,583)Stanford, CA
December 18, 2022 *2:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
L 56–65
2–11
16 – Cummings III
7 – Cummings III
4 – Heffner
Gill Coliseum (2,581)Corvallis, OR
December 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy
L 59–76
2–12 (1–2)
14 – Blake
6 – Meyer
5 – Blake
Calihan Hall (1,543)Detroit, MI
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland
L 65–81
2–13 (1–3)
17 – Tucker
6 –
6 – Blake
Athletics Center O'Rena (1,901)Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne
L 69–79
2–14 (1–4)
23 – Cummings III
11 – Meyer
4 – Blake
Memorial Coliseum (1,473)Fort Wayne, IN
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State
L 77–82
2–15 (1–5)
18 –
9 – Meyer
6 –
Wolstein Center (1,906)Cleveland, OH
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State
L 67–99
2–16 (1–6)
13 – Meyer
7 – Cummings III
4 – Cummings III
Resch Center (2,409)Ashwaubenon, WI
January 14, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky
L 53–74
2–17 (1–7)
14 – Tucker
5 –
7 – Wade
Resch Center (1,624)Ashwaubenon, WI
January 19, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State
L 70–86
2–18 (1–8)
24 – Heffner
6 – Davis
2 –
Resch Center (1,261)Ashwaubenon, WI
January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris
L 38–72
2–19 (1–9)
11 – Tucker
7 – Tucker
2 –
Resch Center (1,600)Ashwaubenon, WI
January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky
L 50–68
2–20 (1–10)
16 – Meyer
8 – Meyer
4 – Wade
Truist Arena (2,622)Highland Heights, KY
January 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State
L 46–77
2–21 (1–11)
10 – Meyer
9 – Meyer
2 – Jenkins
Nutter Center (5,418)Dayton, OH
February 4, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI
L 53–68
2–22 (1–12)
16 – Meyer
7 – Meyer
3 – Rose
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (752)Indianapolis, IN
February 6, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee
W 80–79 OT
3–22 (2–12)
20 – Tucker
8 – Tucker
6 – Zeigler
UWM Panther Arena (2,419)Milwaukee, WI
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland
L 47–59
3–23 (2–13)
14 – Zeigler
10 – Meyer
4 – Wade
Kress Center (1,401)Green Bay, WI
February 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy
L 71–76
3–24 (2–14)
20 – Cummings III
11 – Meyer
3 – Tucker
Kress Center (1,403)Green Bay, WI
February 16, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris
L 56–71
3–25 (2–15)
12 – Cummings III
5 – Cummings III
3 – Wade
UPMC Events Center (915)Moon Township, PA
February 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State
L 65–95
3–26 (2–16)
14 – Meyer
10 – Meyer
5 – Wade
Beeghly Center (3,283)Youngstown, OH
February 23, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State
L 65–76
3–27 (2–17)
14 – Zeigler
6 – Tucker
5 – Tucker
Kress Center (1,305)Green Bay, WI
February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne
L 61–78
3–28 (2–18)
19 – Tucker
8 – Cummings III
4 – Wade
Kress Center (1,361)Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
(10)
at (7) Wright State First round
L 57–77
3–29
20 – Tucker
6 – Tucker
4 – Wade
Nutter Center (2,597)Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Source[ 4]
References