# 2020–21 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Will Ryan, played their home games at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. The Phoenix finished the season 8–17, 8–12 in Horizon League play, to finish in ninth place.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 69–99 | 0–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| December 1, 2020* 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 4 Wisconsin | L 42–82 | 0–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Illinois | L 91–93 $^{2OT}$ | 0–3 | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | L 68–82 | 0–4 | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | L 65–68 | 0–5 (0–1) | Krees Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| December 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | L 62–74 | 0–6 (0–2) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| December 26, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 53–67 | 0–7 (0–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| December 27, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 77–90 | 0–8 (0–4) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| January 1, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 77–84 | 0–9 (0–5) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 2, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 79–69 | 1–9 (1–5) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–9 (2–5) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 87–78 | 3–9 (3–5) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 61–86 | 3–10 (3–6) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| January 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 65–68 | 3–11 (3–7) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 77–59 | 4–11 (4–7) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 87–72 | 5–11 (5–7) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 68–74 | 5–12 (5–8) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| January 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 65–73 | 5–13 (5–9) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 am, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 71–80 | 5–14 (5–10) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 79–72 | 6–14 (6–10) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 86–82 | 7–14 (7–10) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | L 66–71 | 7–15 (7–11) | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 58–61 | 7–16 (7–12) | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 69–59 | 8–16 (8–12) | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| February 25, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Purdue Fort Wayne First round | L 84–89 $^{2OT}$ | 8–17 | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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