1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	25–4 (16–0 MCC)
Head coach	Mike Heideman;
Home arena	Brown County Arena
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Green Bay	16	–	0	1.000	25	–	4	.862
Butler	12	–	4	.750	19	–	8	.704
Northern Illinois †	12	–	4	.750	19	–	8	.704
Wright State	8	–	8	.500	14	–	13	.519
Detroit	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Milwaukee	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333
UIC	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Loyola (IL)	5	–	11	.313	8	–	19	.296
Cleveland State	3	–	13	.188	5	–	21	.192

† 1996 MCC tournament winner As of March 5, 1996 Rankings from AP poll

The 1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Heideman. The Phoenix played their home games at the Resch Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 25–4, 16–0 in Horizon League play and lost in the first round of the 1996 NCAA tournament to Virginia Tech.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	33	Jeff Nordgaard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Dawson, MN
G	34	Ben Berlowski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Mike Heideman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1995*		Morgan State	W 76–54	1–0	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 1995*		vs. Texas A&M First Bank Classic	W 60–49	2–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 1995*		at Marquette First Bank Classic	L 44–64	2–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 6, 1995*		at No. 5 Kentucky	L 62–74	2–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1995*		Idaho State	W 73–56	3–2	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 13, 1995*		at Oregon	W 81–71 ^OT	4–2	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Dec 16, 1995		Michigan Tech	W 60–52	5–2 (1–0)	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 23, 1995*		at Western Kentucky	W 59–56 ^OT	6–2	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1995*		Coppin State Pepsi Oneida Classic	W 66–57	7–2	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1995*		Princeton Pepsi Oneida Classic	W 55–35	8–2	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jan 4, 1996		Wright State	W 78–52	9–2 (1–0)	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jan 6, 1996		Cleveland State	W 71–57	10–2 (2–0)	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 1996	No. 25	Milwaukee	W 81–66	22–2 (14–0)	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Feb 22, 1996	No. 25	at Illinois-Chicago	W 90–56	23–2 (15–0)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Feb 24, 1996	No. 25	Butler	W 73–66 ^OT	24–2 (16–0)	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
MCC tournament
Mar 2, 1996*	No. 22	vs. Loyola-Chicago Quarterfinal	W 58–48	25–2	Ervin J. Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio
Mar 3, 1996*	No. 22	vs. Detroit Mercy Semifinal	L 50–56	25–3	Ervin J. Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) No. 22 Virginia Tech First Round	L 48–61	25–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time..

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Jeff Nordgaard – MCC Player of the Year
Mike Heideman – MCC Coach of the Year

References

^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Green Bay Phoenix Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[2] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[3] "2019-20 Green Bay Phoenix Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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