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1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

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1994–95 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record22–8 (11–4 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Heideman (9th season)
Home arenaBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
Seasons
1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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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

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  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.