List of Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball head coaches

Last updated May 18, 2024

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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]

↑ Ryan was fired in January 2023. Freddie Owens was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

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References

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

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[RyanOwens-4] Ryan was fired in January 2023. Freddie Owens was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "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.

[RyanOwens-3] 1 2 Venci, Scott (January 24, 2023). "UWGB fires Will Ryan as its men's basketball head coach" . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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