# 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Sundance Wicks, played their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, with select games held on campus at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2022–23 season 3–29, 2–18 Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. On January 31, 2023, third-year head coach Will Ryan was fired after starting the season 2–19. Assistant coach Freddie Owens was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.

## Offseason
### Departures

Green Bay Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zae Blake | 5 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Wagner |
| Brayden Dailey | 22 | F | 6'7" | RS Freshman | Cuba City, WI | Transferred to Concordia St. Paul |
| Garren Davis | 0 | G | 6'4" | Junior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to St. Mary's (TX) |
| Brock Heffner | 24 | F | 6'8" | RS Freshman | Grafton, WI | Transferred to Mary |
| Nate Jenkins | 55 | G | 6'2" | Junior | Delafield, WI | Left team |
| Cade Meyer | 11 | F | 6'8" | Sophomore | Monroe, WI | Transferred to Northern Kentucky |
| Jack Rose | 21 | G | 6'5" | Freshman | Bristol, WI | Transferred to Parkside |
| Donavan Short | 13 | C | 6'10" | Freshman | Denmark, WI | Transferred to Nebraska–Kearney |
| Randy Tucker | 1 | G | 6'4" | RS Junior | Rock Island, IL | Transferred to Niagara |
| Davin Ziegler | 4 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Cleveland, OH | Left team |

### Incoming transfers

Green Bay Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Rich Bhyre | 34 | F | 6'8" | RS Senior | Delafield, WI | Rockhurst |
| Will Earnes | 23 | F | 6'7" | Graduate | Lee's Summit, MO | Missouri Western |
| Elijah Jones | 1 | F | 6'7" | Junior | South Holland, IL | John A. Logan College |
| Noah Reynolds | 21 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Peoria, IL | Wyoming |
| Preston Ruedinger | 2 | G | 6'2" | Sophomore | Oshkosh, WI | Valparaiso |
| Foster Wonders | 0 | G | 6'5" | RS Sophomore | Iron Mountain, MI | Southern Illinois |

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mac Wrecke SF | Hartland, WI | Arrowhead | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 5, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Marcus Hall SF | Schofield, WI | D.C. Everest | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 25, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| David Douglas Jr. SG | Yorkville, IL | Yorkville Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jacob Antchak C | Langley, BC | Canada Topflight Academy West | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2023* 6:00 pm | | St. Norbert | W 65–63 | – | – | – | – | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 44–85 | 0–1 | 14 – Reynolds | 7 – Hall | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,360) Ames, IA |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Francis (IL) | W 72–56 | 1–1 | 23 – Reynolds | 8 – Tied | 10 – Reynolds | Kress Events Center (1,379) Green Bay, WI |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 59–64 | 1–2 | 24 – Reynolds | 15 – Jones | 2 – Jones | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,207) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 20, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State Montana State MTE | W 54–53 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 19 – Reynolds | 9 – Jedkins | 3 – Tied | Worthington Arena (2,251) Bozeman, MT |
| November 21, 2023* 8:00 pm | | vs. UC Riverside Montana State MTE | L 68–74 | 2–3 | 19 – Reynolds | 6 – Jones | 8 – Reynolds | Worthington Arena (150) Bozeman, MT |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Thomas (MN) | W 64–51 | 3–3 | 12 – Jones | 6 – Tied | 6 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,618) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| November 29, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 71–75 | 3–4 (0–1) | 16 – Reynolds | 7 – Jones | 8 – Reynolds | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,807) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 70–58 | 4–4 (1–1) | 17 – Reynolds | 9 – Jones | 8 – Reynolds | Resch Center (2,320) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIUE | L 69–78 | 4–5 | 20 – Reynolds | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Vadalabene Center (1,053) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 59–68 | 4–6 | 14 – Reynolds | 7 – Jones | 3 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,732) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 70–68 | 5–6 | 31 – Reynolds | 11 – Jones | 3 – Reynolds | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,265) Chicago, IL |
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 47–81 | 5–7 | 13 – Douglas Jr. | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (7,012) Norman, OK |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | MSOE | W 79–46 | 6–7 | 15 – Douglas Jr. | 6 – Eames | 4 – Tied | Resch Center (1,557) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 29, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 88–77 | 7–7 (2–1) | 39 – Reynolds | 6 – Wonders | 6 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,917) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 78–61 | 8–7 (3–1) | 27 – Reynolds | 6 – Jones | 3 – Wade | Resch Center (1,650) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 69–51 | 9–7 (4–1) | 14 – Wonders | 14 – Eames | 4 – Reynolds | Calihan Hall (1,003) Detroit, MI |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 73–79 | 9–8 (4–2) | 15 – Douglas Jr. | 8 – Eames | 7 – Eames | Athletics Center O'Rena (3,143) Rochester, MI |
| January 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 68–58 | 10–8 (5–2) | 26 – Douglas Jr. | 10 – Jones | 6 – Reynolds | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (548) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 79–71 | 11–8 (6–2) | 32 – Reynolds | 10 – Jones | 5 – Reynolds | Resch Center (1,463) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 88–81 | 12–8 (7–2) | 30 – Reynolds | 8 – Reynolds | 8 – Reynolds | Nutter Center (3,590) Dayton, OH |
| January 20, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 52–74 | 12–9 (7–3) | 11 – Jones | 10 – Hall | 4 – Reynolds | Truist Arena (4,935) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 69–59 | 13–9 (8–3) | 19 – Wonders | 8 – Eames | 6 – Ruedinger | Resch Center (3,513) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 78–64 | 14–9 (9–3) | 34 – Reynolds | 9 – Wonders | 5 – Reynolds | Resch Center (2,625) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 1, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 79–56 | 15–9 (10–3) | 20 – Douglas Jr. | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Resch Center (5,490) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (11–3) | 32 – Reynolds | 8 – Jones | 2 – Ruedinger | UPMC Events Center (826) Moon Township, PA |
| February 10, 2024 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 84–83 | 17–9 (12–3) | 26 – Ruedinger | 8 – Douglas | 4 – Tied | Beeghly Center (3,229) Youngstown, OH |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 57–58 | 17–10 (12–4) | 18 – Reynolds | 14 – Jones | 4 – Reynolds | Resch Center (2,425) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 23, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 59–85 | 17–11 (12–5) | 19 – Eames | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Kress Events Center (3,301) Green Bay, WI |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 59–71 | 17–12 (12–6) | 12 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Kress Events Center (3,202) Green Bay, WI |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 69–61 | 18–12 (13–6) | 12 – Hall | 15 – Jones | 4 – Ruedinger | Wolstein Center (1,752) Cleveland, OH |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Milwaukee | L 69–90 | 18–13 (13–7) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Jones | 5 – Byhre | UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,037) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | (6) Milwaukee Quarterfinals | L 84–95 | 18–14 | 27 – Reynolds | 6 – Tied | 6 – Reynolds | Kress Events Center (2,394) Green Bay, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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