Days after he received his own extension from the university, Green Bay Athletic Director Josh Moon extended one of his hires, men's basketball coach Doug Gottlieb.

 

The athletic department announced the extension of Gottlieb on Friday, giving the head coach the keys to the program until the 2030-2031 season. It marches in step with Moon's five-year extension. After rough first season, Gottlieb turned the program around in his second season, advancing to Indianapolis for the Horizon League Tournament with 19 wins.

 

"Doug is building a program that this entire region can be proud of year in and year out," said Moon. "He is recruiting the right kind of guys that put in the work to excel in the classroom and on the court, while positively impacting this community. We are excited to watch the continued growth of this program under Doug's leadership."

 

"I am supremely appreciative of Chancellor Mike Alexander and Josh Moon in awarding me this contract extension," added Gottlieb. "Green Bay is just an incredible place to live, work, and grow, and the next five years our goal is to return the Phoenix to our rightful spot at or near the top of the Horizon League every single year. To our Phans, I remain grateful to your support, to our donors, you are truly helping us build something special, and to our student athletes, they know who will be their coach during their time in Green Bay." 

 

The department noted in their announcement that Gottlieb's Phoenix excelled on and off the court, becoming the only program with two players on the All-Academic squad and a program-record 3.40 cumulative GPA.