Green Bay's basketball program began in 1969 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Phoenix compete in the Horizon League and have won multiple conference championships. The program has been a consistent Horizon League contender.
The Phoenix nickname was adopted in 1970 through a student contest, replacing the 'Bay Badgers,' symbolizing rebirth and rising — a metaphor for the growing university in northeastern Wisconsin.
Upsetting Jason Kidd's California Golden Bears 61-57 in the first round of the 1994 NCAA Tournament, the program's only NCAA Tournament victory and one of the greatest moments in program history.
Green Bay's Kress Events Center is located in the football-obsessed city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, meaning the basketball team competes for attention with the NFL's Packers — one of the most unique competitive dynamics in college sports.
The Green Bay Phoenix compete in the Horizon League and hold an all-time record of 712–664 (.517 winning percentage) across 45 recorded seasons dating back to 1981-82.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
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| 2025-26 | 18-15 | 12-8 (Horizon) | Doug Gottlieb | |
| 2024-25 | 4-28 | 2-18 (Horizon) | Doug Gottlieb | |
| 2023-24 | 18-14 | 13-7 (Horizon) | Sundance Wicks | |
| 2022-23 | 3-29 | 2-18 (Horizon) | Freddie Owens,Will Ryan | |
| 2021-22 | 5-25 | 4-16 (Horizon) | Will Ryan | |
| 2020-21 | 8-17 | 8-12 (Horizon) | Will Ryan | |
| 2019-20 | 17-16 | 11-7 (Horizon) | Linc Darner | |
| 2018-19 | 21-17 | 10-8 (Horizon) | Linc Darner | |
| 2017-18 | 13-20 | 7-11 (Horizon) | Linc Darner | |
| 2016-17 | 18-14 | 12-6 (Horizon) | Linc Darner | |
| 2015-16 | 23-13 | 11-7 (Horizon) | Linc Darner | |
| 2014-15 | 24-9 | 12-4 (Horizon) | Brian Wardle | |
| 2013-14 | 24-7 | 14-2 (Horizon) | Brian Wardle | |
| 2012-13 | 18-16 | 10-6 (Horizon) | Brian Wardle | |
| 2011-12 | 15-15 | 10-8 (Horizon) | Brian Wardle | |
| 2010-11 | 14-18 | 8-10 (Horizon) | Brian Wardle | |
| 2009-10 | 22-13 | 11-7 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2008-09 | 22-11 | 13-5 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2007-08 | 15-15 | 9-9 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2006-07 | 18-15 | 7-9 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2005-06 | 15-16 | 8-8 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2004-05 | 17-11 | 10-6 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2003-04 | 17-11 | 11-5 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2002-03 | 10-20 | 4-12 (Horizon) | Tod Kowalczyk | |
| 2001-02 | 9-21 | 4-12 (Horizon) | Mike Heideman | |
| 2000-01 | 11-17 | 4-10 (MW Coll) | Mike Heideman | |
| 1999-00 | 14-16 | 6-8 (MW Coll) | Mike Heideman | |
| 1998-99 | 20-11 | 9-5 (MW Coll) | Mike Heideman | |
| 1997-98 | 17-12 | 7-7 (MW Coll) | Mike Heideman | |
| 1996-97 | 14-14 | 10-6 (MW Coll) | Mike Heideman | |
| 1995-96 | 25-4 | 16-0 (MW Coll) | Mike Heideman | AP #22 |
| 1994-95 | 22-8 | 11-4 (MW Coll) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1993-94 | 27-7 | 15-3 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1992-93 | 13-14 | 9-7 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1991-92 | 25-5 | 14-2 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1990-91 | 24-7 | 13-3 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1989-90 | 24-8 | 9-3 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1988-89 | 14-14 | 6-6 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1987-88 | 18-9 | 9-5 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1986-87 | 15-14 | 8-6 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1985-86 | 5-23 | 3-11 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Bennett | |
| 1984-85 | 4-24 | 1-13 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Lien | |
| 1983-84 | 9-19 | 5-9 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Lien | |
| 1982-83 | 9-19 | 2-11 (Mid-Cont) | Dick Lien | |
| 1981-82 | 14-13 | Ind | Dave Buss |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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