2014–15 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.[ 1]
Roster
2014–15 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
1
Kerem Kanter
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Istanbul , Turkey
G
2
Turner Botz
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Little Chute, WI
G
3
Khalil Small
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Chicago , IL
G/F
4
Jordan Fouse
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Racine, WI
G/F
10
Josh Humphrey
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Chicago , IL
G
12
Carrington Love
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Milwaukee , WI
F
15
Greg Mays
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Chicago , IL
G
23
Daeshon Francis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Indianapolis , IN
G
24
Keifer Sykes
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Chicago , IL
G
32
Tevin Findlay
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Malton, ON , Canada
F
34
Alfonzo McKinnie
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Chicago , IL
F
45
Kenneth Lowe
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Little Chute, WI
F/C
50
Henry Uwadiae
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Benin City , Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014–11–07
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.
References