2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record18–15 (12–8 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaResch Center
Kress Events Center
2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State † 15 – 5   .750 23 – 12   .657
Robert Morris 13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667
Detroit Mercy 12 – 8   .600 17 – 15   .531
Oakland 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500
Green Bay 12 – 8   .600 18 – 15   .545
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Northern Kentucky 10 – 10   .500 20 – 14   .588
Milwaukee 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Youngstown State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
Cleveland State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 22   .333
IU Indy 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Doug Gottlieb, and played their home games at the Resch Center and Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2024–25 season 4–28, 2–18 in Horizon League play, to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Oakland in the first round.[1]

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

2025–26 Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll[2]
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Milwaukee (24) 428
2. Oakland (7) 384
3. Youngstown State (2) 364
4. Robert Morris (8) 345
5. Purdue Fort Wayne (1) 287
6. Northern Kentucky 274
7. Wright State 221
8. Cleveland State (2) 217
9. Detroit Mercy 176
10. IU Indy 115
11. Green Bay 93

Preseason All-Horizon League

First team Second team
Orlando Lovejoy, Detroit Mercy Faizon Fields, Milwaukee
Marcus Hall, Green Bay Seth Hubbard, Milwaukee
Amar Aguillard, Milwaukee Dan Gherezgher, Northern Kentucky
Tuburu Naivalurua, Oakland Corey Hadnot II, Purdue Fort Wayne
Cris Carroll, Youngstown State DeSean Goode, Robert Morris

Offseason

Departures

Green Bay departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ryan Wade 15 G 6'2" RS Senior Ann Arbor, MI Graduated
Mouhamadou Cissé 77 C 6'10" Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to UT Permian Basin (DII)
Jeremiah Johnson 3 G 6'3" Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Campbell
Donovan Santoro 7 F 6'8" Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to St. Edward's (DII)
Bennett Basich 8 G 6'4" Freshman Hartland, WI Transferred to Northern Michigan (DII)
Ben Tweedy 6 G 6'2" Freshman Southport, Queensland Transferred to Colgate[3]
Ayden Goll 1 G 6'2" Freshman Milton, WI Transferred to Wheeling (DII)
Anthony Roy 9 G 6'5" Senior Oakland, CA Transferred to Oklahoma State[4]
Foster Wonders 0 G 6'5" RS Junior Iron Mountain, MI Transferred to Cleveland State
Yonatan Levy 34/40 F 6'9" Freshman Hod HaSharon, Israel Transferred to Pepperdine[5]
Roee Oselka 31 F/C 6'10" Freshman Givatayim, Israel Transferred to Howard College (JUCO)

Incoming transfers

Green Bay incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Justin Allen 7 G 6'4" Senior Mount Kisco, NY Carnegie Mellon (DIII)[6]
LeBron Thomas 22 G 6'3" Junior Bishopville, SC Vincennes (JUCO)[7]
Rob Stroud 15 F 6'5" Graduate Danville, IL Lewis (DII)[8]
Ramel Bathea 0 F 6'9" Sophomore Fort Washington, MD MiraCosta College (JUCO)[9]
Josh Hines 1 G 6'2" RS Junior Macomb, MI Macomb CC (JUCO)[10]
Dontrell Hewlett 12 G 6'4" Graduate Sacramento, CA UT Tyler (DII)

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Keegan VanKauwenberg
PG 		Kaukauna, WI Kaukauna High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Oct 28, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    
Trey Schachte
PG 		Pittsburgh, PA Taylor Allderdice High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 7, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    
Vukašin Todorović
PF 		Ljubljana, Slovenia KK Šenčur 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Apr 28, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    
Maruan Čičić
C 		Bar, Montenegro Hoosac School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 8, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: —    On3: —    ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Green Bay Phoenix Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  • "2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team". On3. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ramel Bethea 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So MiraCosta College Fort Washington, MD
G 1 Josh Hines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Macomb CC Macomb, MI
G 2 Preston Ruedinger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Valparaiso Oshkosh, WI
G 3 Keegan Van Kauwenberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Kaukauna HS Kaukauna, WI
G 4 Mac Wrecke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS So Arrowhead HS Hartland, WI
F 6 Vuskain Todorovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr KK Šenčur Ljubljana, Slovenia
G 7 Justin Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Carnegie Mellon Mt. Kisco, NY
G 10 C.J. O'Hara 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So Combine Academy Minneapolis, MN
G 11 Trey Schachter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Allderdice HS Pittsburgh, PA
G 12 Dontrell Hewlett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 GS UT Tyler Sacramento, CA
F 13 Marcus Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr D.C. Everest HS Schofield, WI
F 15 Rob Stroud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 GS Lewis Danville, IL
C 20 Maruan Cicic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 Fr Hoosac School Bar, Montenegro
G 21 Brady Fitzgerald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 RS Fr Mt. Vernon HS Fortville, IN
G 22 LeBron Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Vincennes Bishopville, SC
F 23 Caden Wilkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 RS Fr Bettendorf HS Bettendorf, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 19 Kansas L 51–94  0–1
  17 – Hall   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 7, 2025*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 76–83  0–2
  22 – Wilkins   7 – O'Hara   7 – Hall  Alumni Arena (1,373)
Amherst, NY
November 10, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Ripon W 83–63  1–2
  21 – Hall   10 – Hall   7 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (2,294)
Green Bay, WI
November 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., S.L. Network 		at St. Thomas L 61–80  1–3
  10 – Wrecke   4 – Tied   4 – Ruedinger  Anderson Arena (2,658)
St. Paul, MN
November 15, 2025*
8:00 p.m., B10+ 		at Minnesota L 65–72 OT 1–4
  15 – Tied   8 – O'Hara   6 – Ruedinger  Williams Arena (7,431)
Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2025*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Yale
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		L 67–73  1–5
  20 – Hall   8 – Hall   7 – Ruedinger  UVI Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UMass
Paradise Jam consolation semifinal 		W 79–75  2–5
  27 – Allen   5 – Ruedinger   3 – Ruedinger  UVI Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Iona
Paradise Jam 5th place game 		W 80–75  3–5
  28 – Allen   9 – Wilkins   7 – Ruedinger  UVI Sports and Fitness Center (324)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Haskell Indian Nations W 95–55  4–5
  30 – Ruedinger   8 – Bethea   4 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (2,744)
Green Bay, WI
December 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+/WACY-TV 		Robert Morris L 78–80  4–6
(0–1) 		 20 – Allen   7 – O'Hara   6 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (1,535)
Green Bay, WI
December 7, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 58–86  4–7
(0–2) 		 19 – O'Hara   5 – Allen   4 – Ruedinger  Nutter Center (3,056)
Fairborn, OH
December 11, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IU Indy W 85–75  5–7
(1–2) 		 20 – Tied   9 – Hall   5 – Ruedinger  The Jungle (676)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+/WACY-TV 		UC Santa Barbara W 67–64  6–7
  25 – Hall   5 – Hall   13 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (1,510)
Green Bay, WI
December 23, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Campbell L 79–102  6–8
  14 – Ruedinger   5 – O'Hara   3 – Ruedinger  Gore Arena (1,411)
Buies Creek, NC
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne W 72–54  7–8
(2–2) 		 21 – Allen   10 – Wilkins   3 – Ruedinger  Memorial Coliseum (1,723)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 79–76  8–8
(3–2) 		 21 – Allen   5 – Bethea   5 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (1,864)
Green Bay, WI
January 9, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IU Indy W 75–59  9–8
(4–2) 		 24 – Ruedinger   12 – Hall   4 – O'Hara  Kress Center (1,531)
Green Bay, WI
January 11, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 80–78  10–8
(5–2) 		 27 – Allen   6 – Ruedinger   9 – Hall  Kress Center (1,594)
Green Bay, WI
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 88–73  11–8
(6–2) 		 23 – Ruedinger   7 – Tied   10 – Ruedinger  Wolstein Center (2,012)
Cleveland, OH
January 18, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oakland L 63–88  11–9
(6–3) 		 11 – Bethea   6 – Allen   8 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (2,011)
Green Bay, WI
January 22, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 81–88  11–10
(6–4) 		 22 – O'Hara   6 – Ruedinger   5 – Ruedinger  Beeghly Center (1,721)
Youngstown, OH
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 71–67  12–10
(7–4) 		 18 – O'Hara   9 – Allen   5 – Ruedinger  UPMC Events Center (1,487)
Moon Township, PA
January 30, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cleveland State L 82–89  12–11
(7–5) 		 23 – Ruedinger   7 – Hall   8 – Ruedinger  Resch Center (2,429)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wright State L 75–83  12–12
(7–6) 		 21 – O'Hara   6 – Ruedinger   6 – Ruedinger  Resch Center (2,194)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky W 87–84 OT 13–12
(8–6) 		 23 – O'Hara   10 – Allen   5 – Hall  Truist Arena (2,212)
Highland Heights, KY
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 76–63  14–12
(9–6) 		 17 – O'Hara   7 – O'Hara   5 – Ruedinger  Resch Center (1,980)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 76-59  15–12
(10–6) 		 34 – Allen   5 – Allen   6 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (2,531)
Green Bay, WI
February 15, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 72–75  15–13
(10–7) 		 32 – Hall   7 – Hall   5 – Ruedinger  UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,363)
Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 73–68  16–13
(11–7) 		 21 – Allen   4 – Tied   5 – Allen  The Blacktop (2,492)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 22, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 70–74  16–14
(11–8) 		 19 – Ruedinger   5 – Tied   6 – Ruedinger  Calihan Hall (1,887)
Detroit, MI
February 28, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Youngstown State
Senior Day 		W 85–63  17–14
(12–8) 		 22 – Allen   8 – Ruedinger   7 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (2,438)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) (6) Purdue Fort Wayne
First round 		W 64–56  18–14
  19 – Hall   5 – Tied   8 – Ruedinger  Kress Center (2,067)
Green Bay, WI
March 8, 2026
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) (7) Northern Kentucky
Second round 		L 76–96  18–15
  18 – Allen   4 – Allen   10 – Ruedinger  Corteva Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[11][12]

Notes

References

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  7. ^ Boone, Kyle (April 20, 2025). "Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay land transfer LeBron (no, not that one) out of junior college". CBS Sports.
  8. ^ Venci, Scott (May 1, 2025). "UWGB men's basketball coach Doug Gottlieb lands three recruits in final days of April". Green Bay Press Gazette.
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