# 2014–15 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was fifth year coach Brian Wardle. The Phoenix played their home games at the Resch Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Valparaiso. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Illinois State.
Keifer Sykes was named the Horizon League Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Jordan Fouse won conference All-Defensive team honors.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2014* 7:00 pm | | Ripon | W 78–56 | | Resch Center (2,229) Green Bay, WI |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois–Springfield Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 88–57 | 1–0 | Resch Center (3,201) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 3 Wisconsin | L 60–84 | 1–1 | Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI |
| 11/24/2014* 11:00 am | | vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 66–49 | 2–1 | Germain Arena (2,118) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2014* 5:00 pm | | vs. Evansville Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 64–62 | 3–1 | Germain Arena (3,027) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2014* 7:30 pm | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 59–45 | 4–1 | Germain Arena (3,867) Estero, FL |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Minnesota–Duluth | W 78–52 | 5–1 | Resch Center (2,249) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/04/2014* 6:00 pm | | at Georgia State | L 48–72 | 5–2 | GSU Sports Arena (2,181) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 15 Miami (FL) | W 68–55 | 6–2 | BankUnited Center (4,735) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/13/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | W 64–48 | 7–2 | Resch Center (3,399) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | | Morehead State | W 66–50 | 8–2 | Resch Center (2,443) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm | | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock South Point Holiday Hoops Classic semifinals | W 66–46 | 9–2 | South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/22/2014* 3:30 pm | | vs. UC Irvine South Point Holiday Hoops Classic championship | L 70–72 | 9–3 | South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/27/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | W 78–61 | 10–3 | Resch Center (4,267) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/31/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 54–50 | 11–3 | Resch Center (2,870) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 79–55 | 12–3 (1-0) | Resch Center (2,814) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/09/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Milwaukee | W 79–63 | 13–3 (2–0) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,718) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/11/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 82–67 | 14–3 (3–0) | Resch Center (2,428) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/15/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 66–69 | 14–4 (3–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (1,973) Rochester, MI |
| 01/17/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 70–64 | 15–4 (4–1) | Calihan Hall (3,782) Detroit, MI |
| 01/20/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | | UIC | W 78–55 | 16–4 (5–1) | Resch Center (2,914) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/23/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Valparaiso | W 51–50 | 17–4 (6–1) | Resch Center (4,916) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 62–76 | 17–5 (6–2) | Wolstein Center (3,525) Cleveland, OH |
| 02/02/2015 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Wright State | W 71–58 | 18–5 (7–2) | Nutter Center (3,590) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 81–70 | 19–5 (8–2) | Resch Center (4,693) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/11/2015 6:45 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 63–62 | 20–5 (9–2) | Beeghly Center (2,599) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Valparaiso | L 59–63 | 20–6 (9–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,920) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 96–76 | 21–6 (10–3) | Resch Center (3,252) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/20/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Cleveland State | L 61–66 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (10–4) | Resch Center (4,674) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 72–67 | 22–7 (11–4) | UIC Pavilion (2,768) Chicago, IL |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | W 83–63 | 23–7 (12–4) | Resch Center (6,019) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU (Delayed on U) | | vs. UIC Semifinals | W 70–56 | 24–7 | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,629) Valparaiso, IN |
| 03/10/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Valparaiso Championship game | L 44–54 | 24–8 | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,713) Valparaiso, IN |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (5) | at No. (4) Illinois State First round | L 56–69 | 24–9 | Redbird Arena (4,942) Normal, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||