List of Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball head coaches

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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.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11969–1982 Dave Buss 13271–102.727
21982–1985 Dick Lien 322–62.262
31985–1995 Dick Bennett 10187–109.632
41995–2002 Mike Heideman 7110–95.537
52002–2010 Tod Kowalczyk 8136–112.548
62010–2015 Brian Wardle 595–65.594
72015–2020 Linc Darner 592–80.535
82020–2023 [a] Will Ryan 315–61.197
-2023* Freddie Owens 11–10.091
92023–2024 Sundance Wicks 118–14.563
102024–present Doug Gottlieb 10–0
Totals10 coaches56 seasons947–710.572
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. 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.
  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.