# 2024–25 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Doug Gottlieb, and played their home games at Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin and Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 13–7 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Milwaukee in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Green Bay departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Elijah Jones | 1 | F | 6' 7" | Junior | South Holland, IL | Transferred to Charleston |
| Clarence Cummings III | 3 | F | 6' 5" | RS Junior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Amari Jedkins | 5 | F | 6' 7" | RS Freshman | Racine, WI | Transferred to Montana |
| Matt Blanton | 10 | G | 6' 4" | Freshman | Chelsea, MI | Walk-on; left the team |
| David Douglas Jr. | 15 | G | 6' 5" | Freshman | Yorkville, IL | Transferred to Fresno State |
| Noah Reynolds | 21 | G | 6' 3" | Junior | Peoria, IL | Transferred to TCU |
| Jacob Antchak | 22 | C | 6' 8" | Freshman | Langley, BC | Transferred to UBC |
| Will Eames | 23 | F | 6' 7" | GS Senior | Lee's Summit, MO | Graduated |
| Rich Byhre | 34 | F | 6' 8" | RS Senior | Delafield, WI | Transferred to St. Thomas (MN) |
| Garret Dutro | 41 | G | 6' 5" | Freshman | Colfax, CA | Walk-on; left the team |

### Incoming transfers

Green Bay incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Donovan Santoro | 7 | F | 6' 8" | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Providence |
| Anthony Roy | 9 | G | 6' 5" | Senior | Oakland, CA | Langston |
| Muodubem Muoneke | 11 | G | 6' 5" | Junior | Cypress, TX | Abilene Christian |
| Isaiah Miranda | 14 | C | 7' 1" | RS Sophomore | Castaic, CA | Oklahoma State |
| Mouhamadou Cissé | 77 | C | 6' 10" | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | Trinity Valley CC |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jeremiah Johnson PG | Norman, OK | Phoenix Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| C.J. O'Hara SG | Minneapolis, MN | Totino-Grace High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Caden Wilkins SF | Bettendorf, IA | Bettendorf High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 6, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Bennett Basich SG | Hartland, WI | Arrowhead High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Roee Oselka F/C | Givatayim, Israel | Hapoel Holon B.C. | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Ben Tweedy PG | Queensland, Australia | Rockhampton Cyclones | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 140 ESPN: — ||||||
| 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: "Green Bay 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024. "2024 Green Bay Phoenix Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 24, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | St. Norbert | W 102–73 | — | 46 – Roy | – | – | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 76–89 | 0–1 | 27 – Roy | 7 – Hall | 6 – Ruedinger | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,251) Stillwater, OK |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Thomas (MN) | L 76–90 | 0–2 | 24 – Roy | 4 – tied | 4 – tied | Kress Events Center (2,060) Green Bay, WI |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 87–73 | 1–2 | 35 – Roy | 9 – Roy | 6 – Roy | Western Hall (835) Macomb, IL |
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Providence | L 65–79 | 1–3 | 19 – Hall | 9 – Johnson | 4 – Tweedy | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,927) Providence, RI |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 82–57 | 2–3 | 34 – Roy | 6 – tied | 5 – Ruedinger | Resch Center (1,772) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville Ohio State MTE | L 81–98 | 2–4 | 31 – Roy | 7 – Roy | 2 – tied | Ford Center (4,418) Evansville, IN |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Ohio State Ohio State MTE | L 69–102 | 2–5 | 30 – Roy | 5 – Wrecke | 5 – Tweedy | Value City Arena (10,123) Columbus, OH |
| November 30, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 66–72 | 2–6 | 20 – Roy | 9 – Roy | 4 – Ruedinger | Resch Center (1,920) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at IU Indy | L 75–84 | 2–7 (0–1) | 34 – Roy | 7 – Roy | 3 – Ruedinger | The Jungle (615) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/TV32 | | Cleveland State | L 61–83 | 2–8 (0–2) | 10 – tied | 5 – Wonders | 3 – Wrecke | Resch Center (2,021) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 67–88 | 2–9 (0–3) | 20 – Roy | 6 – Hall | 3 – Hall | Resch Center (2,135) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 66–83 | 2–10 | 18 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 7 – Hall | The Thunderdome (1,026) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+/TV32 | | Michigan Tech | L 70–72 | 2–11 | 21 – Johnson | 15 – Johnson | 5 – Wade | Resch Center (5,207) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 62–72 | 2–12 | 19 – Wrecke | 5 – Oselka | 2 – tied | Knapp Center (3,418) Des Moines, IA |
| December 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 67–83 | 2–13 (0–4) | 12 – Ruedinger | 7 – Ruedinger | 5 – tied | Resch Center (1,885) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 51–74 | 2–14 (0–5) | 14 – Johnson | 7 – Wrecke | 3 – Hall | Nutter Center (3,297) Fairborn, OH |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 60–78 | 2–15 (0–6) | 19 – Hall | 5 – Ruedinger | 6 – Ruedinger | Truist Arena (2,119) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 59–70 | 2–16 (0–7) | 15 – tied | 8 – Levy | 7 – Ruedinger | UWM Panther Arena (3,507) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 67–89 | 2–17 (0–8) | 17 – Hall | 5 – Ruedinger | 4 – tied | Resch Center (2,007) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 69–73 | 2–18 (0–9) | 18 – Levy | 7 – Johnson | 4 – tied | Resch Center (1,651) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/TV32 | | IU Indy | L 77–86 | 2–19 (0–10) | 18 – Johnson | 8 – Ruedinger | 4 – tied | Resch Center (1,958) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 66–81 | 2–20 (0–11) | 19 – Levy | 9 – Levy | 4 – Levy | Wolstein Center (1,830) Cleveland, OH |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 54–68 | 2–21 (0–12) | 16 – Wonders | 6 – Wrecke | 3 – Wade | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,071) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 57–67 | 2–22 (0–13) | 15 – Levy | 10 – Levy | 3 – Levy | Calihan Hall (1,501) Detroit, MI |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 74–89 | 2–23 (0–14) | 20 – Johnson | 8 – Tweedy | 5 – Levy | Memorial Coliseum (2,422) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 60–73 | 2–24 (0–15) | 19 – Hall | 8 – Johnson | 3 – tied | Kress Events Center (1,501) Green Bay, WI |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/TV32 | | Wright State | W 79–68 | 3–24 (1–15) | 27 – Tweedy | 7 – tied | 5 – Hall | Kress Events Center (1,708) Green Bay, WI |
| February 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 85–94 | 3–25 (1–16) | 29 – Hall | 7 – Hall | 7 – Ruedinger | UPMC Events Center (1,172) Moon Township, PA |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 77–81 | 3–26 (1–17) | 16 – Hall | 8 – O'Hara | 7 – Tweedy | Beeghly Center (2,135) Youngstown, OH |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 76–71 | 4–26 (2–17) | 20 – Johnson | 7 – O'Hara | 4 – Tweedy | Resch Center (1,754) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 84–87 | 4–27 (2–18) | 25 – Hall | 5 – Hall | 6 – Tweedy | Resch Center (2,241) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | at (6) Oakland First round | L 72–96 | 4–28 | 21 – Johnson | 11 – Levy | 6 – tied | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,003) Auburn Hills, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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