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1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

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1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record25–4 (16–0 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaBrown County Arena
Seasons
1995–96 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
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

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1995–96 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  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.
  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.