# 2021–22 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Will Ryan, split their home games between the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin and the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The competed as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 5–25, 4–16 in Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Detroit Mercy.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Phoenix finished the 2020–21 season 8–17, 8–12 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2021* 6:00 pm | | St. Norbert | W 80–45 | – | Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 77–81 | 0–1 | Kress Events Center (1,834) Green Bay, WI |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Wisconsin | L 34–72 | 0–2 | Kohl Center (16,005) Madison, WI |
| November 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. UNC Greensboro Jersey Mike's Classic | L 58–60 | 0–3 | McArthur Center (143) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV | | vs. FIU Jersey Mike's Classic | L 60–63 | 0–4 | McArthur Center (345) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 21, 2021* 11:00 am, Pluto TV | | vs. Weber State Jersey Mike's Classic | L 58–68 | 0–5 | McArthur Center (301) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 27, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UW–Superior | W 77–48 | 1–5 | Kress Events Center (1,480) Green Bay, WI |
| December 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 70–58 | 2–5 (1–0) | Resch Center (1,989) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 58–82 | 2–6 (1–1) | Kress Events Center (1,685) Green Bay, WI |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, Roo Sports Network | | at Kansas City | L 55–64 | 2–7 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,052) Kansas City, MO |
| December 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 64–82 | 2–8 | Bramlage Coliseum (5,437) Manhattan, KS |
| December 22, 2021* 4:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 56–72 | 2–9 | Williams Arena (10,302) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 30, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 74–79 | 2–10 (1–2) | BB&T Arena (2,384) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 69–72 | 2–11 (1–3) | Nutter Center (2,677) Dayton, OH |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 49-63 | 2–12 (1–4) | Resch Center (2,149) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols; Declared a no contest | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols; Declared a no contest | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 9, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols; Declared a no contest | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols; Declared a no contest | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 69–54 | 3–12 (2–4) | Resch Center (1,342) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | L 63–80 | 3–13 (2–5) | Resch Center (1,721) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 70–63 | 4–13 (3–5) | Resch Center (1,387) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 22, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 61–68 | 4–14 (3–6) | Resch Center (1,327) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 50–63 | 4–15 (3–7) | Beeghly Center (1,501) Youngstown, OH |
| January 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 60–62 | 4–16 (3–8) | UPMC Events Center (902) Moon Township, PA |
| February 4, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 69–85 | 4–17 (3–9) | Wolstein Center (2,111) Cleveland, OH |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 55–71 | 4–18 (3–10) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,163) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 62–79 | 4–19 (3–11) | Resch Center (1,621) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 62–71 | 4–20 (3–12) | Kress Events Center (1,735) Green Bay, WI |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 44–54 | 4–21 (3–13) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,014) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 55–74 | 4–22 (3–14) | Kress Events Center (1,664) Green Bay, WI |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 67–79 | 4–23 (3–15) | Kress Events Center (1,845) Green Bay, WI |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 77–81 | 4–24 (3–16) | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,257) Chicago, IL |
| February 26, 2022 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 67–41 | 5–24 (4–16) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (982) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (11) | at (6) Detroit Mercy First round | L 62–79 | 5–25 | Calihan Hall (1,817) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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