2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to UIC in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UMKC.
2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball | |
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CBI, First Round | |
Conference | Horizon League |
2016–17 record | 18–14 (12–6 Horizon) |
Head coach | Linc Darner (2nd season) |
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Home arena | Resch Center |
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 19 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 21 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 24 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 23–13, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Valparaiso, and Wright State to win the Horizon League Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Texas A&M.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Carrington Love | 12 | G | 6'1" | 171 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduated |
Henry Uwadiae | 50 | F/C | 6'8" | 230 | RS Junior | Benin City, Nigeria | Graduate transferred to Dominican |
Recruiting class of 2016
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Trevor Anderson SG |
Stevens Point, WI | Stevens Point Area Senior High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kameron Hankerson SF |
Novi, MI | Novi High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Caleb Coleman SF |
Hammond, IN | Hammond High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 12, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Will Chevalier PF |
Kimberly, WI | Kimberly High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 25, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Trevian Bell SF |
Joliet, IL | Joliet High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
P.J. Pipes PG |
Lemont, IL | Lemont High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 16, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/01/2016* 7:00 PM |
Indiana Tech | W 98–65 | Resch Center (1,975) Green Bay, WI | ||||||||
Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/12/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Northland | W 84–49 | 1–0 |
Resch Center (2,170) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
11/15/2016* 1:00 AM, ESPN2 |
at Pacific College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
L 58–76 | 1–1 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716) Stockton, CA | |||||||
11/19/2016* 6:00 PM |
vs. Murray State Bill Frack Tournament |
L 77–93 | 1–2 |
Stroh Center (1,676) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
11/20/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Bowling Green Bill Frack Tournament |
W 77–61 | 2–2 |
Stroh Center (1,514) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
11/21/2016* 3:00 PM |
vs. UMKC Bill Frack Tournament |
W 95–77 | 3–2 |
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
11/26/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Central Michigan | L 77–89 | 3–3 |
Resch Center (2,799) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3/FSKC |
at Kansas State | L 61–80 | 3–4 |
Bramlage Coliseum (10,769) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
12/03/2016* 6:00 PM |
at Toledo | W 78–77 | 4–4 |
Savage Arena (4,291) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/06/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Central Michigan | L 97–107 | 4–5 |
McGuirk Arena (2,266) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
12/14/2016* 8:00 PM, BTN |
at No. 14 Wisconsin | L 59–73 | 4–6 |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | |||||||
12/17/2016* 4:30 PM, ESPN3 |
Belmont Postponed (snow),no makeup date announced[1] |
Resch Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
SIU Edwardsville | W 94–92 OT | 5–6 |
Resch Center (1,858) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Saint Mary's (MN) | W 108–59 | 6–6 |
Resch Center (2,186) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
12/29/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Cleveland State | W 76–75 OT | 7–6 (1–0) |
Wolstein Center (1,441) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
12/31/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN3 |
at Youngstown State | W 90–77 | 8–6 (2–0) |
Beeghly Center (1,402) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
01/06/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Milwaukee | W 80–74 | 9–6 (3–0) |
Resch Center (4,159) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
01/10/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Northern Kentucky | W 80–71 | 10–6 (4–0) |
Resch Center (2,063) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
01/12/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Wright State | W 78–61 | 11–6 (5–0) |
Resch Center (2,416) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
01/16/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Valparaiso | L 59–80 | 11–7 (5–1) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,625) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/20/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Youngstown State | L 89–92 | 11–8 (5–2) |
Resch Center (2,991) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
01/23/2017 6:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3 |
Cleveland State | W 83–73 | 12–8 (6–2) |
Resch Center (2,349) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
01/27/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Oakland | W 80–72 | 13–8 (7–2) |
Athletics Center O'rena (3,239) Rochester, MI | |||||||
01/29/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Detroit | L 92–93 | 13–9 (7–3) |
Calihan Hall (1,505) Detroit, MI | |||||||
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
UIC | W 84–80 | 14–9 (8–3) |
Resch Center (2,760) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
02/04/2017 12:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Valparaiso | W 86–69 | 15–9 (9–3) |
Resch Center (3,963) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
02/09/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3 |
at Northern Kentucky | L 67–69 | 15–10 (9–4) |
BB&T Arena (3,416) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
02/11/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Wright State | L 79–88 | 15–11 (9–5) |
Nutter Center (6,675) Dayton, OH | |||||||
02/18/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Milwaukee | W 80–56 | 16–11 (10–5) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,626) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at UIC | W 87–79 | 17–11 (11–5) |
UIC Pavilion (3,583) Chicago, IL | |||||||
02/24/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU |
Oakland | L 72–85 | 17–12 (11–6) |
Resch Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||
02/26/2017 2:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3 |
Detroit | W 89–81 | 18–12 (12–6) |
Resch Center (3.718) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
Horizon League Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (6) UIC Quarterfinals |
L 70–79 | 18–13 |
Joe Louis Arena (5,654) Detroit, MI | ||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/15/2017* 7:05 pm |
at UMKC First Round |
L 82–92 | 18–14 |
Municipal Auditorium (1,128) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |