2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	18–14 (13–7 Horizon)
Head coach	Sundance Wicks (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Monaghan; Zach Malvik; Nic Reynolds;
Home arena	Resch Center; Kress Events Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland †	15	–	5	.750	24	–	12	.667
Youngstown State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	10	.688
Green Bay	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Wright State	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Northern Kentucky	12	–	8	.600	18	–	15	.545
Milwaukee	12	–	8	.600	20	–	15	.571
Cleveland State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	15	.583
Purdue Fort Wayne	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Robert Morris	6	–	14	.300	10	–	22	.313
IUPUI	2	–	18	.100	6	–	26	.188
Detroit Mercy	1	–	19	.050	1	–	31	.031

† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Sundance Wicks, played their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, with select games held on campus at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2022–23 season 3–29, 2–18 Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. 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] They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.

Offseason

Departures

Green Bay Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zae Blake	5	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Wagner
Brayden Dailey	22	F	6'7"	RS Freshman	Cuba City, WI	Transferred to Concordia St. Paul
Garren Davis	0	G	6'4"	Junior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to St. Mary's (TX)
Brock Heffner	24	F	6'8"	RS Freshman	Grafton, WI	Transferred to Mary
Nate Jenkins	55	G	6'2"	Junior	Delafield, WI	Left team
Cade Meyer	11	F	6'8"	Sophomore	Monroe, WI	Transferred to Northern Kentucky
Jack Rose	21	G	6'5"	Freshman	Bristol, WI	Transferred to Parkside
Donavan Short	13	C	6'10"	Freshman	Denmark, WI	Transferred to Nebraska–Kearney
Randy Tucker	1	G	6'4"	RS Junior	Rock Island, IL	Transferred to Niagara
Davin Ziegler	4	G	6'3"	Junior	Cleveland, OH	Left team

Incoming transfers

Green Bay Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rich Bhyre	34	F	6'8"	RS Senior	Delafield, WI	Rockhurst
Will Earnes	23	F	6'7"	Graduate	Lee's Summit, MO	Missouri Western
Elijah Jones	1	F	6'7"	Junior	South Holland, IL	John A. Logan College
Noah Reynolds	21	G	6'3"	Junior	Peoria, IL	Wyoming
Preston Ruedinger	2	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Oshkosh, WI	Valparaiso
Foster Wonders	0	G	6'5"	RS Sophomore	Iron Mountain, MI	Southern Illinois

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mac Wrecke SF	Hartland, WI	Arrowhead	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 5, 2022
Mac Wrecke SF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Marcus Hall SF	Schofield, WI	D.C. Everest	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Sep 25, 2022
Marcus Hall SF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
David Douglas Jr. SG	Yorkville, IL	Yorkville Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Mar 14, 2023
David Douglas Jr. SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jacob Antchak C	Langley, BC	Canada Topflight Academy West	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 17, 2023
Jacob Antchak C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Foster Wonders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS So	Southern Illinois	Iron Mountain, Michigan
F	1	Elijah Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	John A. Logan College	South Holland, Illinois
G	2	Preston Ruedinger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Valparaiso	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
F	3	Clarence Cummings III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Jr	State College of Florida	Orlando, Florida
G	4	Mac Wrecke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Arrowhead HS	Hartland, Wisconsin
F	5	Amari Jedkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Fr	Case HS	Racine, Wisconsin
G	10	Matt Blanton (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Chelsea HS	Chelsea, Michigan
F	13	Marcus Hall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	D.C. Everest HS	Schofield, Wisconsin
G	15	David Douglas Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Yorkville Christian HS	Yorkville, Illinois
G	21	Noah Reynolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Wyoming	Peoria, Illinois
C	22	Jacob Antchak	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Canada Topflight Academy West	Langley, British Columbia
F	23	Will Earnes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	GS	Missouri Western	Lee's Summit, Missouri
G	32	Ryan Wade	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Central Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan
F	34	Rich Bhyre	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	RS Sr	Rockhurst	Delafield, Wisconsin
G	41	Garret Dutro (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Placer HS	Colfax, California

Head coach

Sundance Wicks (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Monaghan (Lewis)
Zach Malvik (Winona State)
Nic Reynolds (Columbia (MO))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 25, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:00 pm		St. Norbert	W 65–63	–	–	–	–	Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 44–85	0–1	14 – Reynolds	7 – Hall	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (13,360) Ames, IA
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Francis (IL)	W 72–56	1–1	23 – Reynolds	8 – Tied	10 – Reynolds	Kress Events Center (1,379) Green Bay, WI
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 59–64	1–2	24 – Reynolds	15 – Jones	2 – Jones	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,207) Valparaiso, IN
November 20, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State Montana State MTE	W 54–53 ^OT	2–2	19 – Reynolds	9 – Jedkins	3 – Tied	Worthington Arena (2,251) Bozeman, MT
November 21, 2023* 8:00 pm		vs. UC Riverside Montana State MTE	L 68–74	2–3	19 – Reynolds	6 – Jones	8 – Reynolds	Worthington Arena (150) Bozeman, MT
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas (MN)	W 64–51	3–3	12 – Jones	6 – Tied	6 – Reynolds	Resch Center (1,618) Ashwaubenon, WI
November 29, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 71–75	3–4 (0–1)	16 – Reynolds	7 – Jones	8 – Reynolds	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,807) Fort Wayne, IN
December 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 70–58	4–4 (1–1)	17 – Reynolds	9 – Jones	8 – Reynolds	Resch Center (2,320) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIUE	L 69–78	4–5	20 – Reynolds	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Vadalabene Center (1,053) Edwardsville, IL
December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Illinois	L 59–68	4–6	14 – Reynolds	7 – Jones	3 – Reynolds	Resch Center (1,732) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 70–68	5–6	31 – Reynolds	11 – Jones	3 – Reynolds	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,265) Chicago, IL
December 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 11 Oklahoma	L 47–81	5–7	13 – Douglas Jr.	4 – Tied	2 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (7,012) Norman, OK
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		MSOE	W 79–46	6–7	15 – Douglas Jr.	6 – Eames	4 – Tied	Resch Center (1,557) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 29, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 88–77	7–7 (2–1)	39 – Reynolds	6 – Wonders	6 – Reynolds	Resch Center (1,917) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 78–61	8–7 (3–1)	27 – Reynolds	6 – Jones	3 – Wade	Resch Center (1,650) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 69–51	9–7 (4–1)	14 – Wonders	14 – Eames	4 – Reynolds	Calihan Hall (1,003) Detroit, MI
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	L 73–79	9–8 (4–2)	15 – Douglas Jr.	8 – Eames	7 – Eames	Athletics Center O'Rena (3,143) Rochester, MI
January 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 68–58	10–8 (5–2)	26 – Douglas Jr.	10 – Jones	6 – Reynolds	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (548) Indianapolis, IN
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 79–71	11–8 (6–2)	32 – Reynolds	10 – Jones	5 – Reynolds	Resch Center (1,463) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	W 88–81	12–8 (7–2)	30 – Reynolds	8 – Reynolds	8 – Reynolds	Nutter Center (3,590) Dayton, OH
January 20, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 52–74	12–9 (7–3)	11 – Jones	10 – Hall	4 – Reynolds	Truist Arena (4,935) Highland Heights, KY
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 69–59	13–9 (8–3)	19 – Wonders	8 – Eames	6 – Ruedinger	Resch Center (3,513) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 78–64	14–9 (9–3)	34 – Reynolds	9 – Wonders	5 – Reynolds	Resch Center (2,625) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 1, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 79–56	15–9 (10–3)	20 – Douglas Jr.	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Resch Center (5,490) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 81–76 ^OT	16–9 (11–3)	32 – Reynolds	8 – Jones	2 – Ruedinger	UPMC Events Center (826) Moon Township, PA
February 10, 2024 12:30 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 84–83	17–9 (12–3)	26 – Ruedinger	8 – Douglas	4 – Tied	Beeghly Center (3,229) Youngstown, OH
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 57–58	17–10 (12–4)	18 – Reynolds	14 – Jones	4 – Reynolds	Resch Center (2,425) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 23, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 59–85	17–11 (12–5)	19 – Eames	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Kress Events Center (3,301) Green Bay, WI
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	L 59–71	17–12 (12–6)	12 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Tied	Kress Events Center (3,202) Green Bay, WI
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	W 69–61	18–12 (13–6)	12 – Hall	15 – Jones	4 – Ruedinger	Wolstein Center (1,752) Cleveland, OH
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Milwaukee	L 69–90	18–13 (13–7)	15 – Tied	7 – Jones	5 – Byhre	UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,037) Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 7, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	(6) Milwaukee Quarterfinals	L 84–95	18–14	27 – Reynolds	6 – Tied	6 – Reynolds	Kress Events Center (2,394) Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

References

^ "UW-Green Bay Men's Basketball Program Announces Coaching Change" (Press release). Green Bay Phoenix. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Green Bay Phoenix. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

[1] "UW-Green Bay Men's Basketball Program Announces Coaching Change" (Press release). Green Bay Phoenix. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Green Bay Phoenix. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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