# 2019–20 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin and the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 17–16, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They defeated Oakland in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northern Kentucky.
On May 17, 2020, head coach Linc Darner was fired. He finished at Green Bay with a five-year record of 92–80.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2018–19 season 21–17 overall, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated UIC in the quarterfinals, before falling to top seeded Wright State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated East Tennessee State in the first round, FIU in the second round, Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals, Texas Southern in the semifinals, before falling to Marshall in the championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | St. Norbert | W 79–72 | | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 23 Purdue | L 57–79 | 0–1 | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 9, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UW–Stout | W 115–64 | 1–1 | Kress Events Center (1,541) Green Bay, WI |
| November 13, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico Legends Classic campus-site game | L 78–93 | 1–2 | The Pit (10,137) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin Legends Classic campus-site game | L 70–88 | 1–3 | Kohl Center (16,837) Madison, WI |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge Legends Classic campus-site game | W 85–84 | 2–3 | Kress Events Center (1,436) Green Bay, WI |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Colgate Legends Classic campus-site game | L 81–99 | 2–4 | Kress Events Center (1,342) Green Bay, WI |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 98–72 | 3–4 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,023) Bozeman, MT |
| December 4, 2019* 6:00 pm, FS2 | | at Xavier | L 71–84 | 3–5 | Cintas Center (10,129) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 7, 2019* 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 80–93 | 3–6 | Lantz Arena (1,488) Charleston, IL |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 66–79 | 3–7 | Addition Financial Arena (4,370) Orlando, FL |
| December 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | L 62–72 | 3–8 | Resch Center (1,924) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Concordia–Chicago | W 126–64 | 4–8 | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 85–84 | 5–8 | Convocation Center (1,123) DeKalb, IL |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 84–90 | 5–9 (0–1) | Nutter Center (4,089) Fairborn, OH |
| December 30, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 73–59 | 6–9 (1–1) | BB&T Arena (3,127) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 85–71 | 7–9 (2–1) | Resch Center (2,124) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | L 78–93 | 7–10 (2–2) | Resch Center (1,666) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 80–87 | 7–11 (2–3) | Resch Center (2,494) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 73–69 | 8–11 (3–3) | Resch Center (1,232) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 18, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 83–80 | 9–11 (4–3) | Resch Center (1,937) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 78–74 | 10–11 (5–3) | Wolstein Center (1,033) Cleveland, OH |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 94–98 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (5–4) | Beeghly Center (2,790) Youngstown, OH |
| January 31, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Northern Kentucky | L 62–71 | 10–13 (5–5) | Kress Events Center (1,885) Green Bay, WI |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 92–89 | 11–13 (6–5) | Resch Center (1,990) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 6, 2020 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 91–85 | 12–13 (7–5) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,394) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 58–71 | 12–14 (7–6) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,704) Chicago, IL |
| February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 94–90 | 13–14 (8–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,246) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 21, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 84–67 | 14–14 (9–6) | Calihan Hall (1,211) Detroit, MI |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 88–92 $^{OT}$ | 14–15 (9–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,869) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 102–92 | 15–15 (10–7) | Resch Center (2,217) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 74–67 | 16–15 (11–7) | Kress Events Center (3,369) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | (6) Oakland Quarterfinals | W 78–63 | 17–15 | Resch Center (2,439) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| March 9, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (2) Northern Kentucky Semifinals | L 69–80 | 17–16 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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