1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Mid-Continent Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	27–7 (15–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (9th season);
Assistant coach	Mike Heideman (8th season)
Home arena	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented 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 and earned 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 lost to Syracuse in the second round.

1993–94 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Green Bay †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
UIC	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

Roster

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-Boyd	Dawson, Minnesota

Head coach

Dick Bennett

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 24* 11:30 pm		vs. No. 21 Purdue Great Alaska Shootout	L 69–74	0–1	20 – Ludvigson	9 – Nordgaard	5 – Nordgaard	Sullivan Arena (5,154) Anchorage, Alaska
November 26* 4:00 pm		vs. N. C. State Great Alaska Shootout	W 76–45	1–1	15 – Ludvigson	8 – Berlowski	4 – Tied	Sullivan Arena (4,343) Anchorage, Alaska
November 27* 6:00 pm		vs. Wake Forest Great Alaska Shootout	L 58–61 ^OT	1–2	20 – Vander Valden	7 – Tied	6 – Grzesk	Sullivan Arena (4,312) Anchorage, Alaska
December 3* 5:30 pm		vs. Detroit First Bank Classic	W 74–63	2–2	22 – Vander Velden	6 – Ludvigson	5 – Westlake	Bradley Center (15,772) Milwaukee, WI
December 4* 9:00 pm		at Marquette First Bank Classic	W 46–45	3–2	18 – Vander Velden	7 – Nordgaard	5 – Rice	Bradley Center (13,840) Milwaukee, WI
December 8* 7:05 pm, WGBA-TV		at Wisconsin	L 50–64	3–3	18 – Vander Velden	11 – Nordgaard	2 – Tied	Wisconsin Field House (11,500) Madison, WI
December 11* 12:30 pm		at Bowling Green State	W 52–49	4–3	14 – Berlowski	5 – Nordgaard	8 – Grzesk	Anderson Arena (1,794) Bowling Green, Ohio
December 18* 7:35 pm		Oregon	W 66–46	5–3	17 – Ludvigson	8 – Tied	5 – Nordgaard	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (4,154) Green Bay, WI
December 27* 7:35 pm		Chicago State	W 97–53	6–3	16 – Ludvigson	7 – Nordgaard	7 – Berlowski	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (4,538) Green Bay, WI
December 30* 8:15 pm		vs. Eastern Washington Great Northern Classic	W 58–44	7–3	11 – Vander Velden	6 – Ludvigson	4 – Tied	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,504) Green Bay, WI
December 31* 8:15 pm		East Carolina Great Northern Classic	W 60–43	8–3	14 – Nordgaard	9 – Nordgaard	4 – Vander Velden	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,104) Green Bay, WI
January 8 7:35 pm		Western Illinois	W 60–48	9–3 (1–0)	25 – Nordgaard	9 – Vander Velden	6 – Martinez	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (4,846) Green Bay, WI
January 10 7:35 pm, NewSport		Northern Illinois	W 59–46	10–3 (2–0)	18 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Martinez	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,004) Green Bay, WI
January 15 6:30 pm		at Youngstown State	W 69–67	11–3 (3–0)	21 – Nordgaard	8 – Berlowski	8 – Martinez	Beeghly Center (2,116) Youngstown, Ohio
January 17 6:30 pm		at Cleveland State	W 78–56	12–3 (4–0)	14 – Nordgaard	12 – Nordgaard	6 – Martinez	Henry J. Goodman Arena (2,377) Cleveland, Ohio
January 22 3:00 pm		at Wright State	L 51–53	13–4 (4–1)	18 – Nordgaard	7 – LeDuc	3 – Tied	Ervin J. Nutter Center (6,039) Fairborn, Ohio
January 24 7:30 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 64–57	14–4 (5–1)	18 – Martinez	4 – Tied	4 – Tied	Lantz Arena (4,102) Charleston, Illinois
January 26 7:30 pm		at Milwaukee	W 64–42	15–4 (6–1)	17 – Nordgaard	13 – Nordgaard	4 – Grzesk	MECCA Arena (4,552) Milwaukee, WI
January 29 7:35 pm		Valparaiso	W 63–50	16–4 (7–1)	21 – Nordgaard	7 – Nordgaard	3 – Grzesk	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,994) Green Bay, WI
January 31 7:35 pm		Illinois-Chicago	W 71–60	17–4 (8–1)	25 – Nordgaard	10 – Nordgaard	5 – Tied	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,454) Green Bay, WI
February 5 7:35 pm		Youngstown State	W 69–58	18–4 (9–1)	17 – Nordgaard	5 – Ludvigson	7 – Grzesk	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,645) Green Bay, WI
February 7 7:35 pm		Cleveland State	W 83–62	19–4 (10–1)	27 – Nordgaard	10 – Nordgaard	6 – Westlake	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,675) Green Bay, WI
February 12 7:30 pm		at Western Illinois	W 66–48	20–4 (11–1)	21 – Ludvigson	10 – Ludvigson	7 – Martinez	Western Hall (1,961) Macomb, Illinois
February 14 6:05 pm, WGBA-TV		at Northern Illinois	W 73–70	21–4 (12–1)	21 – Nordgaard	9 – Nordgaard	5 – Martinez	Chick Evans Field House (2,016) DeKalb, Illinois
February 19 1:30 pm		at Valparaiso	L 56–63	21–5 (12–2)	17 – Vander Velden	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,322) Valparaiso, Indiana
February 21 7:00 pm		at Illinois-Chicago	W 80–66	22–5 (13–2)	21 – Nordgaard	6 – Vander Velden	6 – Grzesk	UIC Pavilion (4,450) Chicago, Illinois
February 24 7:35 pm		Milwaukee	L 55–58	22–6 (13–3)	17 – Nordgaard	9 – Nordgaard	3 – Vander Velden	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,416) Green Bay, WI
February 26 7:35 pm		Wright State	W 80–46	23–6 (14–3)	17 – Berlowski	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,596) Green Bay, WI
February 28 7:35 pm		Eastern Illinois	W 58–45	24–6 (15–3)	19 – Nordgaard	6 – LeDuc	5 – Martinez	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (5,542) Green Bay, WI
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
March 6 1:00 pm, NewSport	(1)	vs. (8) Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 79–39	25–6	17 – Vander Velden	8 – Grzesk	5 – Jackson	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
March 7 6:30 pm, NewSport	(1)	vs. (4) Cleveland State Semifinals	W 93–63	26–6	23 – Nordgaard	7 – Tied	5 – Grzesk	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
March 8 6:30 pm, ESPN	(1)	vs. (2) Illinois-Chicago Championship	W 61–56	27–6	32 – Nordgaard	7 – LeDuc	3 – Tied	Rosemont Horizon (8,322) Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA tournament
March 17 4:15 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 16 California First round	W 61–57	28–6 (18–3)	24 – Nordgaard	9 – Nordgaard	7 – Martinez	Dee Events Center (12,126) Ogden, Utah
March 19 3:35 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse Second round	L 59–64	29–6 (18–3)	19 – Nordgaard	7 – Ludvigson	4 – Martinez	Dee Events Center (12,126) Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[2] "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[3] "1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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