1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	22–8 (11–4 MCC)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (10th season)
Assistant coach	Mike Heideman (9th season)
Home arena	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena

1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Xavier	14	–	0		1.000			23	–	5		.821
Illinois-Chicago	11	–	4		.733			18	–	9		.667
WI-Green Bay †	11	–	4		.733			22	–	8		.733
Detroit Mercy	9	–	5		.643			13	–	15		.464
La Salle	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Northern Illinois	7	–	8		.467			19	–	10		.655
Wright State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	17		.433
Cleveland State	3	–	11		.214			10	–	17		.370
UW-Milwaukee	2	–	13		.133			3	–	24		.111
Loyola (IL)	2	–	13		.133			5	–	22		.185
† 1995 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 1994–95 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 NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Phoenix lost to No. 3 seed Purdue in the first round, 49–48. Green Bay finished the season 22–8 (11–4 MCC).

Roster

1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
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) Jr 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	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1994*		at Oregon	L 71–96	0–1	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Nov 28, 1994*		at Idaho State	L 81–87 ^OT	0–2	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Nov 30, 1994*		at No. 13 Wisconsin	L 57–61	0–3	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 3, 1994*		at Illinois State	W 64–58	1–3	Redbird Arena  Normal, Illinois
Dec 17, 1994*		Bowling Green	W 69–62	2–3	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 19, 1994*		Morgan State	W 76–45	3–3	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 1994*		Mississippi Valley State	W 75–53	4–3	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 28, 1994*		Butler	L 43–56	4–4	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1994*		Indiana State	W 74–53	5–4	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 31, 1994*		Canisius	W 62–45	6–4	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1995*		Northern Illinois	W 62–57	7–4	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 7, 1995*		at Marquette	W 50–48	8–4	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 9, 1995*		Cleveland State	W 70–58	9–4	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Purdue First round	L 48–49[2]	22–8	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

1. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
2. "Purdue survives UWGB scare". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 18, 1995. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
3. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
4. "1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.