# 2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by third-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center, with one home game at the Kress Events Center, as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in to finish in seventh place. They defeated Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual Horizon League Tournament champion Wright State.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kerem Kanter | 1 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior (redshirt) | Istanbul, Turkey | Graduate transferred to Xavier |
| Turner Botz | 2 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Little Chute, WI | Graduated |
| Jamar Hurdle | 23 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduated |
| Tevin Findlay | 32 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Malton, Ontario | Graduated |
| Charles Cooper | 34 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Senior | Gary, IN | Graduated |
| Kenneth Lowe | 45 | G | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Little Chute, WI | Graduated |
| Trevor Anderson | 12 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Stevens Point, WI | transferred to Wisconsin |

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Manny Patterson #64 PF | Chicago, IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct. 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Ripon | W 100–70 | | 15 – Hankerson/Pipes/Small | 8 – Patterson | 8 – Hankerson | Resch Center (1,835) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov. 5, 2017* 12:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at No. 15 Minnesota ARC Hurricane Relief | L 86–115 | | 20 – Small | 10 – Small | 6 – Small | Maturi Pavilion (2,381) Minneapolis, MN |
| Non-Conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 65–85 | 0–1 | 13 – Small | 10 – Small | 4 – Hankerson | Convocation Center (858) DeKalb, IL |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lakeland Hoops In The Heartland | W 98–27 | 1–1 | 17 – Hankerson | 12 – Small | 6 – Small | Resch Center (2,156) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State Hoops In The Heartland | L 68–77 | 1–2 | 15 – Parham/Small | 7 – Small | 5 – Crist | Humphrey Coliseum (6,359) Starkville, MS |
| Nov 24, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida A&M Hoops In The Heartland | W 57–50 | 2–2 | 16 – Small | 9 – Patterson | 3 – Pipes/Small | Resch Center (2,239) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson Hoops In The Heartland | L 71–83 | 2–3 | 19 – Small | 6 – Jesperson/Small | 4 – Hankerson | Resch Center (1,836) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 75–86 | 2–4 | 16 – Hankerson/Jesperson | 7 – Hankerson | 7 – Small | Curb Event Center (1,086) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Illinois | W 59–57 | 3–4 | 20 – Small | 5 – Jesperson | 5 – Parham | Resch Center (1,925) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 9, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 77–100 | 3–5 | 17 – Jesperson | 7 – Parham | 3 – Hankerson/Small | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| Dec 12, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 63–85 | 3–6 | 15 – Small | 6 – Small | 2 – Bains/Hankerson/Small | Hulman Arena (2,924) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Wisconsin–Parkside | W 86–50 | 4–6 | 16 – Crist | 7 – Crist | 4 – Hankerson/Pipes | Resch Center (2,458) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rockford | W 108–64 | 5–6 | 29 – Small | 9 – Patterson | 8 – Pipes | Resch Center (1,913) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, SPEC | | Bowling Green | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 | 19 – Small | 9 – Small | 4 – Bains/Pipes | Resch Center (2,973) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 23, 2017* 4:30 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 60–81 | 5–8 | 13 – Cohen | 4 – Jesperson | 3 – Cohen/Crist | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Horizon League regular season |||||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 95–83 | 6–9 (1–0) | 24 – Cohen | 8 – Small | 6 – Small | Resch Center (2,284) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 30, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | W 80–79 | 7–9 (2–0) | 19 – Hankerson | 12 – Cohen | 4 – Cohen/Small | Resch Center (2,683) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 63–67 | 7–9 (2–1) | 18 – Small | 6 – Cohen | 2 – 6 Players Tied | Resch Center (1,932) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 4, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 79–80 | 7–10 (2–2) | 30 – Small | 9 – Small | 3 – 4 Players Tied | Wolstein Center (1,095) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 6, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 74–85 | 7–11 (2–3) | 27 – Cohen | 7 – Bains | 3 – Bains | Beeghly Center (4,470) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 73–84 | 7–12 (2–4) | 27 – Small | 9 – Small | 9 – Hankerson | UIC Pavilion (1,595) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 12, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | L 61–67 | 7–13 (2–5) | 16 – Hankerson | 8 – Patterson | 3 – Hankerson | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (827) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 99–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (3–5) | 29 – Cohen | 14 – Patterson | 5 – Pipes/Small | Resch Center (2,630) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 80–67 | 8–14 (3–6) | 20 – Small | 8 – Small | 5 – Small | Resch Center (2,264) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 20, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | L 65–77 | 8–15 (3–7) | 17 – Small | 8 – Small | 4 – Small | Resch Center (3,119) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 66–44 | 9–15 (4–7) | 25 – Small | 13 – Patterson | 3 – Pipes | Resch Center (2,325) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 85–67 | 10–15 (5–7) | 27 – Small | 7 – Small | 4 – Small | Resch Center (2,992) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | L 58–76 | 10–16 (5–8) | 13 – Patterson | 9 – Patterson | 3 – Cohen | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,973) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 64–68 | 10–17 (5–9) | 21 – Cohen | 10 – Cohen | 4 – Small | Nutter Center (4,714) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 80–86 | 10–18 (5–10) | 20 – Small | 7 – Cohen | 7 – Hankerson | BB&T Arena (6,455) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 16, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | L 75–83 | 10–19 (5–11) | 25 – Cohen | 7 – Cohen/Jesperson | 4 – Hankerson/Small | Kress Events Center (3,872) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | W 96–90 | 11–19 (6–11) | 36 – Cohen | 11 – Cohen | 5 – Cohen | Athletics Center O'rena (3,211) Rochester, MI |
| Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 107–97 | 12–19 (7–11) | 31 – Cohen | 10 – Small | 5 – Cohen | Calihan Hall (1,547) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Detroit First round | W 93–81 | 13–19 | 36 – Hankerson | 11 – Cohen | 6 – Cohen | Little Caesars Arena (4,248) Detroit, MI |
| Mar 3, 2018 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Wright State Quarterfinals | L 72–87 | 13–20 | 34 – Small | 11 – Small | 6 – Small | Little Caesars Arena (6,276) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||