2020–21 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Will Ryan, played their home games at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. The Phoenix finished the season 8–17, 8–12 in Horizon League play, to finish in ninth place.[1]

2020–21 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record8–17 (8–12 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJared Swanson
Assistant coaches
  • Freddie Owens
  • Brandon Pritzl
Home arenaKress Events Center
Seasons
2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 16 4   .800 18 6   .750
Cleveland State 16 4   .800 19 8   .704
Detroit Mercy 10 6   .625 12 10   .545
Northern Kentucky 11 7   .611 14 11   .560
Oakland 10 10   .500 12 18   .400
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 15 12   .556
IUPUI 7 9   .438 8 10   .444
Milwaukee 7 10   .412 10 12   .455
Green Bay 8 12   .400 8 17   .320
UIC 6 10   .375 9 13   .409
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 14   .300 8 15   .348
Robert Morris 3 12   .200 4 15   .211
2021 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Phoenix finished the 2019–20 season 17–16, 11–7 in Horizon League play, to finish in third place. They defeated Oakland in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northern Kentucky.

On May 17, 2020, head coach Linc Darner was fired.[2] He finished at Green Bay with a five-year record of 92–80.

Roster

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2020–21 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Josh Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr New Albany, IN
G 1 Amari Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Trotwood, OH
G 2 PJ Pipes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Woodridge, IL
G 3 Japannah Kellogg III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Ames, IA
G 4 Blayton Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr West Memphis, AR
G 5 Lucas Stieber 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Green Bay, WI
G 10 Damontae Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Zion, IL
G 11 Jacob Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jeffersonville, IN
F 12 Cem Kirciman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bursa, Turkey
F 13 Ryan Chlaflin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brussels, WI
F 14 Paris Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bolivar, TN
G 15 Colin Schaefer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sun Prairie, WI
G 20 Jiovanni Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Novi, MI
F 21 Terrance Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr La Crosse, WI
F 23 Emmanuel Ansong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bordentown, NJ
G 32 Donavan Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Hillsboro, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
at Minnesota L 69–99  0–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 1, 2020*
4:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 4 Wisconsin L 42–82  0–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
December 5, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Eastern Illinois L 91–93 2OT 0–3
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
December 8, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Marquette L 68–82  0–4
Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League regular season
December 19, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Milwaukee L 65–68  0–5
(0–1)
Krees Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
December 20, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Milwaukee L 62–74  0–6
(0–2)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
December 26, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Wright State L 53–67  0–7
(0–3)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
December 27, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Wright State L 77–90  0–8
(0–4)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
January 1, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 77–84  0–9
(0–5)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 2, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 79–69  1–9
(1–5)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 8, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland W 84–81 OT 2–9
(2–5)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 9, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland W 87–78  3–9
(3–5)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 15, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 61–86  3–10
(3–6)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 65–68  3–11
(3–7)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 22, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Purdue Fort Wayne W 77–59  4–11
(4–7)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 23, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Purdue Fort Wayne W 87–72  5–11
(5–7)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 29, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 68–74  5–12
(5–8)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
January 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 65–73  5–13
(5–9)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 5, 2021
6:00 am, ESPN3
IUPUI L 71–80  5–14
(5–10)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
IUPUI W 79–72  6–14
(6–10)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
February 12, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 86–82  7–14
(7–10)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Kentucky L 66–71  7–15
(7–11)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
February 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UIC L 58–61  7–16
(7–12)
Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UIC W 69–59  8–16
(8–12)
Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) (10) Purdue Fort Wayne
First round
L 84–89 2OT 8–17
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Horizon Men's College Basketball Standings - 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (May 17, 2020). "UW-Green Bay parts ways with coach Linc Darner". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2020.