1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represents 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 to earn 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 would fall to Syracuse in the second round.

1993–94 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Mid-Continent Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record27–7 (15–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Heideman (8th season)
Home arenaBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
Seasons
1993–94 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
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 edit

1993–94 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) So Dawson-Boyd Dawson, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule edit

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 edit

  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.