Sundance Wicks

Title

Head Coach

The Wicks File
Hometown: Gillette, Wyo.
Alma Mater (Year): Northern State (2003, undergrad) | Northern State (2006, masters)
Degree: International Business | Health, Physical Education, and Coaching

Coaching Experience:
2023-present: Head Coach, Green Bay
2020-23: Assistant Coach, University of Wyoming
2018-20: Head Coach, Missouri Western University
2016-18: Associate Head Coach, Northern State University
2015-16: Assistant Coach, University of San Francisco
2007-11: Assistant Coach, Northern Illinois University
2006-07: Assistant Coach, University of Colorado
2004-06: Graduate Assistant, Northern State University

Honors and awards:
Two-time All-NSIC
Two-time First Team All-NSIC

Championships:
2017-18 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Champion - Northern State
NCAA DII National Runner-Up
Central Region Champions
NSIC Tournament Champions

Worth noting:
He spent five months training NBA pre-draft prospects at the Impact Basketball Academy in Las Vegas. Wick's draft class trainees included Kawhi Leonard, Alec Burks, and Isaiah Thomas.
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Sundance Wicks was named the ninth head men's basketball coach in program history on March 14, 2023. Wicks joins the Phoenix after three seasons as an assistant coach at Wyoming.

In his first season with the Cowboys, Wicks helped revamp an offense that led the Mountain West in scoring at 76.5 points per game. During the 2022 campaign, the Cowboys reached the NCAA Tournament after finishing the season with a 25-9 overall record. It was the school's first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 20 years and broke a seven-year NCAA Tournament drought. Wyoming's 24 regular season wins were the most since the 1951-52 season.

Prior to his time with the Cowboys, he spent two highly successful years as the head men's basketball coach at NCAA Division II Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. In his first season at the helm of the program, his team doubled their win total from the year before. Wicks proceeded to lead the Griffons to 18 wins in 2019-20, which was the most by the program in a decade. Over his two years there, Wicks mentored six All-MIAA players.

After lettering four years as a student-athlete at Northern State from 1999-2003, Wicks began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Wolves. During the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, Wicks was the associate head coach. In 2017-18, he helped lead Northern State to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season and postseason championships. That same year, Northern State made the program's first-ever appearance in the national championship game.

Wicks also built the Arizona Power Basketball Academy, serving as the skill instructor and director from 2011-15.

As a student-athlete, Wicks was twice named first-team All-NSIC, scoring 1,174 points and pulling down 665 rebounds in his career. He was also a two-time All-NSIC performer in the 400-meter hurdles at Northern State. After graduation, Wicks played for the Sodertalje Kings in Sweden. He led the team in points and rebounding.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT COACH SUNDANCE WICKS
Rex Walters, Assistant Coach, Charlotte Hornets
"Green Bay just got so much better today. The energy, passion, intelligence and love will impact Green Bay for years to come! I was fortunate to work with coach Wicks for a year and I have memories that will last a lifetime. The young men that get to play for him just got a great coach, teacher and a lifelong mentor that will show them how to be successful on the court and in life. Green Bay….Get Ready for THE JUICE!"

Jeff Linder, Head Coach, University of Wyoming
"I am so excited for coach Wicks, his wife Courteney, and their two children (Grace & Skywalker) as they embark on this new journey. His energy and compassion will be felt immediately as he starts to build UWGB from the ground up. As much as I hate to see him go I know that coach Wicks is ready for the challenge and prepared to lead the Phoenix to great things."

Ben McCollum, Head Coach, Northwest Missouri State University
"Sundance will bring a high level of energy to the Green Bay Phoenix! I have known him for many years and know that he is a lifelong learner and genuinely cares about the kids he coaches. Great hire by Josh Moon."

Paul Sather, Head Coach, University of North Dakota
"Green Bay basketball just got a bolt of lightning in Sundance Wicks as their new coach. Sunny can coach, connect, and create a unique culture that wins on and off the court. Great hire!"

Sundance Wicks All-Time Head Coaching Record

Year	School	Record	Conference Finish / Postseason
2018-19	Missouri Western	12-18	12th (MIAA)
2019-20	Missouri Western	18-14	4th (MIAA)
2 seasons		30-32 (.483)
2023-24	Green Bay	18-14	3rd (Horizon League)
1 season		18-14 (.650)

Overall Record (3 seasons): 48-46 (.511)

Missouri Western: 30-32 (2 seasons)
Green Bay: 18-14 (1 season)