2018–19 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fourth-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center, with five home games at the Kress Events Center, as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 21–17, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wright State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated East Tennessee State, FIU, Cal State Bakersfield, and Texas Southern to advance to the championship game where they lost to Marshall.

2018–19 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
2K Sports Classic subregional champions Hugh Durham Classic champions
CIT, runner-up
Conference	Horizon League
Record	21–17 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Linc Darner (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Randall Herbst Richard Davis Ben Swank
Home arena	Resch Center Kress Events Center

2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	13	–	5		.722			21	–	14		.600
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Oakland	11	–	7		.611			16	–	17		.485
Green Bay	10	–	8		.556			21	–	17		.553
UIC	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Youngstown State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Detroit Mercy	8	–	10		.444			11	–	20		.355
IUPUI	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Cleveland State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Milwaukee	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 7–11 in to finish in seventh place. They defeated Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual Horizon League Tournament champion Wright State.

Roster

2018–19 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 TJ Parham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Chicago, Illinois G 1 Sandy Cohen III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Seymour, Wisconsin G 2 PJ Pipes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Woodridge, Illinois G 5 Bansi King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lawrence, Kansas F 10 Shanquan "Tank" Hemphill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana G 11 JayQuan McCloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr North Chicago, Illinois F 12 Josh McNair 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Thornton, Colorado G 13 Trevian Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Joliet, Illinois F 15 Manny Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Chicago, Illinois F 20 Tyrone Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wauwatosa, Wisconsin F 21 Kameron Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Novi, Michigan G 24 Jevon Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 30 Hunter Crist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crown Point, Indiana G 33 Cody Schwartz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr De Pere, Wisconsin F 34 Will Chevalier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Kimberly, Wisconsin	Head coach Linc Darner (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Randall Herbst (Waldorf) Richard Davis (Ashland) Ben Swank (Edinboro) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		Michigan Tech	W 94–74		Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPN+		Wisconsin Lutheran	W 110–54	1–0	Kress Events Center (1,042) Green Bay, WI
Nov 9, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	L 74–78	1–1	Kress Events Center (1,469) Green Bay, WI
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Iowa 2K Classic campus game	L 82–93	1–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,597) Iowa City, IA
Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Eastern Washington 2K Classic regional semifinals	W 82–78 OT	2–2	Reese Court (1,076) Cheney, WA
Nov 17, 2018* 3:05 pm		vs. Morehead State 2K Classic sub-regional championship	W 87–70	3–2	Reese Court  Cheney, WA
Nov 20, 2018* 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 21 Oregon 2K Classic campus game	L 72–83	3–3	Matthew Knight Arena (6,569) Eugene, OR
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 85–83	4–3	Resch Center (1,669) Ashwaubenon, WI
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Belmont	W 100–92	5–3	Resch Center (2,125) Ashwaubenon, WI
Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 68–97	5–4	Stroh Center (1,911) Bowling Green, OH
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UW–Stout	W 112–46	6–4	Kress Events Center (1,152) Green Bay, WI
Dec 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 65–86	6–5	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,147) Omaha, NE
Dec 16, 2018* 4:00 pm, BTN		at No. 9 Michigan State	L 83–104	6–6	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 75–80	6–7	Ford Center (5,011) Evansville, IN
Horizon League regular season
Dec 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 92–82	7–7 (1–0)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,634) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 99–93 OT	8–7 (2–0)	Resch Center (2,023) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	W 90–89	9–7 (3–0)	Resch Center (2,470) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	L 83–101	9–8 (3–1)	Calihan Hall (1,405) Detroit, MI
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	L 78–90	9–9 (3–2)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,789) Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	L 70–76	9–10 (3–3)	Resch Center (2,655) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 90–85	10–10 (4–3)	Resch Center (2,321) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 65–87	10–11 (4–4)	BB&T Arena (3,257) Highland Heights, KY
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 75–87	10–12 (4–5)	Nutter Center (6,112) Fairborn, OH
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 90–74	11–12 (5–5)	Kress Center (3,720) Green Bay, WI
Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	W 82–65	12–12 (6–5)	Wolstein Center (1,144) Cleveland, OH
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 77–96	12–13 (6–6)	Beeghly Center (2,170) Youngstown, OH
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 66–54	13–13 (7–6)	Resch Center (2,239) Ashwaubenon, WI
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Detroit Mercy	W 82–73	14–13 (8–6)	Resch Center (2,419) Ashwaubenon, WI
Feb 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at UIC	W 63–62	15–13 (9–6)	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,191) Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	L 68–79	15–14 (9–7)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,429) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 70–67	16–14 (10–7)	Resch Center (2,281) Ashwaubenon, WI
Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 82–86	16–15 (10–8)	Resch Center (2,889) Ashwaubenon, WI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(5) UIC Quarterfinals	W 82–77	17–15	Resch Center (1,727) Ashwaubenon, WI
Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) Wright State Semifinals	L 54–66	17–16	Little Caesars Arena  Detroit, MI
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Mar 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, CBS Sports Live		at East Tennessee State First round – Hugh Durham Classic	W 102–94	18–16	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,817) Johnson City, TN
Mar 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Live		FIU Second round	W 98–68	19–16	Kress Events Center (1,341) Green Bay, WI
Mar 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, CBS Sports Live		Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals	W 80–65	20–16	Kress Events Center (1,822) Green Bay, WI
Apr 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Live		Texas Southern Semifinals	W 87–86 OT	21–16	Kress Events Center (2,269) Green Bay, WI
Apr 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Marshall Final	L 70–90	21–17	Cam Henderson Center (5,748) Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.