Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (also known as UW-Green Bay, UWGB or GB) is a public university located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System.
UW–Green Bay was founded in 1965 and originally had an environmental emphasis, but now offers a wide array of degrees. It is unusual among Wisconsin's public universities in that it does not have a football team, due to advice from Vince Lombardi citing high costs and the fact that the city already hosted the Green Bay Packers.
Men's Basketball
Notable Alumni
- Tony Bennett - former NBA basketball player and current men's head basketball coach for Washington State University.
- Logan Vander Velden - former NBA basketball player.
- Dick Bennett - former head basketball coach.
Women's Basketball
UW-Green Bay is a NCAA Division I school. They are a member of the Horizon League. The UW-Green Bay women's basketball team has won or tied for the Horizon League regular-season championship nine times, including the last eight years. They have been to the NCAA tournament eight times, as well, including four of the last five years. Their lone win in the NCAA Tournament came in 2003, when they were seeded #8 and defeated the University of Washington from the Pacific Ten Conference in the first round. They also received their first national ranking in 2003, when they were ranked as high as #16 in both the Associated Press poll and the Coaches' Poll. In 2005, they also received a national ranking and a bid to the NCAA Tournament, but were knocked out in the first round by University of Maryland, College Park. They have also made two appearances in the Women's NIT (National Invitational Tournament), most recently in 2006, where they lost to Iowa State University in overtime in a first round game.
