2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	6–7 (1–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Doug Gottlieb (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Keil Ganz; Kerry Rupp; Aerick Sanders; Jerry Smith;
Home arena	Resch Center; Kress Events Center

2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Oakland	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	7	.462
Robert Morris	2	–	1	.667	10	–	4	.714
Youngstown State	2	–	1	.667	8	–	5	.615
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	–	1	.667	8	–	6	.571
Detroit Mercy	2	–	1	.667	5	–	7	.417
Wright State	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
Northern Kentucky	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
Green Bay	1	–	2	.333	6	–	7	.462
IU Indy	0	–	3	.000	4	–	9	.308
Cleveland State	0	–	3	.000	4	–	10	.286

† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by second-year head coach Doug Gottlieb, and play 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]

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^[2]
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^[3]
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^[4]
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)^[5]
LeBron Thomas	22	G	6'3"	Junior	Bishopville, SC	Vincennes (JUCO)^[6]
Rob Stroud	15	F	6'5"	Graduate	Danville, IL	Lewis (DII)^[7]
Ramel Bathea	0	F	6'9"	Sophomore	Fort Washington, MD	MiraCosta College (JUCO)^[8]
Josh Hines	1	G	6'2"	RS Junior	Macomb, MI	Macomb CC (JUCO)^[9]
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
Keegan VanKauwenberg PG	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
Trey Schachte PG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: On3: ESPN:
Vukašin Todorović PF	Ljubljana, Slovenia	KK Šenčur	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Apr 28, 2025
Vukašin Todorović PF	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
Maruan Čičić C	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

Doug Gottlieb (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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) Buffalo, 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 & 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 & 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 & 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+/WXPX-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+/WXPX-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						Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne						Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
January 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Milwaukee						Kress Center Green Bay, WI
January 9, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	IU Indy						Kress Center Green Bay, WI
January 11, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Kentucky						Kress Center Green Bay, WI
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cleveland State						Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 18, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland						Kress Center Green Bay, WI
January 22, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Youngstown State						Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Robert Morris						UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 30, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cleveland State						Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wright State						Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky						Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Detroit Mercy						Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/WXPX-TV	Purdue Fort Wayne						Kress Center Green Bay, WI
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Milwaukee						UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oakland						The Blacktop Auburn Hills, MI
February 22, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Youngstown State Senior Day						Kress Center Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 2–10, 2026 TBA	TBA						Home court of higher seed
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[10]^[11]

Notes

References

^ "Green Bay men's basketball team ends season with loss to Oakland in conference tournament". fox11online.com. Associated Press. March 4, 2025.
^ Dewan, Todd (August 13, 2025). "Colgate men's basketball announces incoming class". romesentinel.com. Daily Sentinel.
^ Wright, Scott (April 5, 2025). "Oklahoma State basketball adds Anthony Roy, former Langston and Green Bay guard". The Oklahoman.
^ Patton, Andy (June 19, 2025). "WCC School Lands 23-Year-Old Transfer with Three Years of Eligibility Remaining". Athlon Sports.
^ Hallinan, Kelly (July 10, 2025). "Justin Allen brings elite Division III scoring resume to UW-Green Bay". nbc26.com. WGBA-TV.
^ Boone, Kyle (April 20, 2025). "Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay land transfer LeBron (no, not that one) out of junior college". CBS Sports.
^ Venci, Scott (May 1, 2025). "UWGB men's basketball coach Doug Gottlieb lands three recruits in final days of April". Green Bay Press Gazette.
^ DuBois, Joey (July 1, 2025). "28-year-old Ramel Bethea brings military experience to Green Bay men's basketball". WBAY.
^ Venci, Scott (May 28, 2025). "UWGB men's basketball lands junior college guard Josh Hines in NCAA transfer portal". Green Bay Press Gazette.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Green Bay Phoenix. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Green Bay Phoenix Schedule 2025-26". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[1] "Green Bay men's basketball team ends season with loss to Oakland in conference tournament". fox11online.com. Associated Press. March 4, 2025.

[2] Dewan, Todd (August 13, 2025). "Colgate men's basketball announces incoming class". romesentinel.com. Daily Sentinel.

[3] Wright, Scott (April 5, 2025). "Oklahoma State basketball adds Anthony Roy, former Langston and Green Bay guard". The Oklahoman.

[4] Patton, Andy (June 19, 2025). "WCC School Lands 23-Year-Old Transfer with Three Years of Eligibility Remaining". Athlon Sports.

[5] Hallinan, Kelly (July 10, 2025). "Justin Allen brings elite Division III scoring resume to UW-Green Bay". nbc26.com. WGBA-TV.

[6] Boone, Kyle (April 20, 2025). "Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay land transfer LeBron (no, not that one) out of junior college". CBS Sports.

[7] Venci, Scott (May 1, 2025). "UWGB men's basketball coach Doug Gottlieb lands three recruits in final days of April". Green Bay Press Gazette.

[8] DuBois, Joey (July 1, 2025). "28-year-old Ramel Bethea brings military experience to Green Bay men's basketball". WBAY.

[9] Venci, Scott (May 28, 2025). "UWGB men's basketball lands junior college guard Josh Hines in NCAA transfer portal". Green Bay Press Gazette.

[10] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Green Bay Phoenix. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[11] "Green Bay Phoenix Schedule 2025-26". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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