List of Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball head coaches. There have been 10 head coaches of the Phoenix in their 56-season history.[1]

Green Bay's current head coach is Doug Gottlieb. He was hired as the Phoenix's head coach in May 2024,[2] replacing Sundance Wicks, who was hired to fill the coaching vacancy of the Wyoming Cowboys after the departure of their previous coach Jeff Linder following the 2023-24 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1969–1982 Dave Buss 13 271–102 .727
2 1982–1985 Dick Lien 3 22–62 .262
3 1985–1995 Dick Bennett 10 187–109 .632
4 1995–2002 Mike Heideman 7 110–95 .537
5 2002–2010 Tod Kowalczyk 8 136–112 .548
6 2010–2015 Brian Wardle 5 95–65 .594
7 2015–2020 Linc Darner 5 92–80 .535
8 2020–2023[a] Will Ryan 3 15–61 .197
- 2023* Freddie Owens 1 1–10 .091
9 2023–2024 Sundance Wicks 1 18–14 .563
10 2024–present Doug Gottlieb 1 0–0 –
Totals 10 coaches 56 seasons 947–710 .572
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Ryan was fired in January 2023. Freddie Owens was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Green Bay Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Green Bay Athletics. p. 20. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "UW-Green Bay hires Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks as coach". ESPN.com. ESPN. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Venci, Scott (January 24, 2023). "UWGB fires Will Ryan as its men's basketball head coach". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved March 14, 2023.