Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball

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Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
2021–22 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
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UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Head coachvacant
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
ArenaUWM Panther Arena
(Capacity: 10,783)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away


NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2005
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2005, 2006
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2003, 2005, 2006, 2014
Conference tournament champions
Horizon League
2003, 2005, 2006, 2014
Conference regular season champions
WIAC
1913, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1960

Horizon League
2004, 2005, 2006, 2011

The Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. They play their home games at UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

History[]

UWM's predecessor institutions (Milwaukee Normal School, Milwaukee State Teachers College and Milwaukee State College) have competed in basketball since the 19th century as the Milwaukee Normals (1896–1927) and Milwaukee State Green Gulls (1927–1956).

Milwaukee State's only undefeated season came in 1940 under head coach Guy Penwell as the Green Gulls finished the year 16–0 enroute to their third Wisconsin State Conference championship.

The team competed under the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee name for the first time for the 1956–57 season. In honor of joining the University of Wisconsin System, they sported the cardinal red and white colors and adopted "Cardinals" as their nickname. Three years later, the Cardinals made their first post-season appearance in the 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament.

Seeking to establish their own identity, Milwaukee adopted the colors of black and gold on September 1, 1965 and became known as the Panthers. They also left the Wisconsin State College Conference (now the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), of which they had been members since 1913, to form a conference with other urban public universities in the Great Lakes region such as Illinois-Chicago and Cleveland State. Such plans for a new conference never materialized, and the Panthers remained independent even as they moved from the NCAA College Division (now NCAA Division II) to the University Division (now NCAA Division I) in 1973.

The team moved again to NCAA Division III in 1980. Between 1985 and 1987, Milwaukee competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1987, the program moved to NCAA Division II where it won its regional in the 1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament, advancing to the contest's Elite Eight. Since 1990, Milwaukee Men's Basketball has competed in NCAA Division I. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference for one year in 1993–94 before joining the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, which became the Horizon League in 1999 and has been the Panthers' home ever since.

Milwaukee reached new heights of success during the mid-2000s, making its first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearance in 2003 under head coach Bruce Pearl, followed by a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2005 and a second round appearance in 2006. Pearl left after 2005 and the school hired Rob Jeter.[2] The Panthers won three straight regular-season Horizon League championships from 2004 to 2006 as well as the Horizon League Tournament championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006. The Panthers' most recent Horizon League regular season championship came in 2011. In 2014, the Panthers won the Horizon League tournament, making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006. Just a few weeks later, UWM was handed a one-year postseason ban due to a low Academic Progress Rate.[3]

On March 17, 2016, Milwaukee fired head coach Rob Jeter after 11 seasons with the Panthers.[4] On April 7, Milwaukee announced that Michigan assistant coach LaVall Jordan would be the new head coach.[5]

Less than one year later, on March 3, 2017, The Panthers made history by being the first No. 10 seed to win even one game in the Horizon League Tournament. They went on to place second overall in the tournament when they finally lost to Northern Kentucky University on March 7.[6]

Division I Coaching records[]

Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Pat Baldwin 2017–2022 57 92 0 .383
LaVall Jordan 2016–2017 11 24 0 .314
Rob Jeter 2005–2016 185 170 0 .521
Bruce Pearl 2001–2005 86 38 0 .694
Bo Ryan 1999–2001 30 27 0 .526
Ric Cobb 1995–1999 28 81 0 .257
Steve Antrim 1990–1995 74 63 0 .540
Bob Gottlieb 1975–1980 62 70 0 .470

Coaching records[]

Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Steve Antrim 1987–1990 50 37 0 .575
Ray Swetalla 1983–1987 33 74 0 .308
Bob Voight 1980–1983 51 25 0 .671
Bill Klucas 1973–1975 22 30 0 .423
Charles Parsley 1970–1973 46 29 0 .613
Ray Krzoska 1963–1970 86 87 0 .497
Russ Rebholz 1952–1963 126 120 0 .512
John Tierney 1942–1946 34 25 0 .577
Guy Penwell 1930–1942, 1946–1952 186 145 0 .562
Milton Murray 1926–1930 17 40 0 .298
George Downer 1918–1920 15 12 0 .556
Paul Stothart 1917–1918 1 9 0 .100
Barney Anderson 1914–1917, 1920–1926 59 76 1 .100
Emmett Angeli 1910–1914 51 17 0 .750
Charles Davies 1908–1910 11 19 0 .367
None 1896–1908 79 46 0 .632

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I tournament results[]

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2003 #12 First Round #5 Notre Dame L 69–70
2005 #12 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#5 Alabama
#4 Boston College
#1 Illinois
W 83–73
W 83–75
L 63–77
2006 #11 First Round
Second Round
#6 Oklahoma
#3 Florida
W 82–74
L 60–82
2014 #15 First Round #2 Villanova L 53–73

NCAA Division II tournament results[]

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1960 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Lincoln (MO)
Augustana (IL)
L 92–100
W 109–82
1989 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Augustana (SD)
Northern Colorado
Southeast Missouri State
W 99–95
W 89–88 OT
L 84–93

NCAA Division III tournament results[]

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place
Augustana (IL)
Beloit
L 63–70
W 75–73

NIT results[]

The Panthers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2004 Opening Round
First Round
Rice
Boise State
W 91–53
L 70–73
2011 First Round Northwestern L 61–70

CBI results[]

The Panthers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012 First Round TCU L 73–83

Conferences[]

Years Conferences Win–loss Pct. Seasons
1896–1913 Independent N/A N/A
1913–1964 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) N/A N/A 51
1964–1993 Independent 412–346 .544
1993–1994 Mid-Continent Conference 7–11 .388 1
1994–present Horizon League 213–231 .480 27

Home arenas[]

Years Arena
1956–1977 Baker Fieldhouse
1977–1992
1998–2003
2012–2013
J. Martin Klotsche Center
1992–1998 The Milwaukee Exposition, Convention Center and Arena
2003–2012 U.S. Cellular Arena
2013–present UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

Milwaukee—Green Bay rivalry records[]

Milwaukee victoriesGreen Bay victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1971 N/A Green Bay 82–75
2 1979 N/A Green Bay 58–57
3 1920 N/A Green Bay 57–53
4 1980 N/A Green Bay 70–50
5 1993 N/A Milwaukee 75–68
6 1993 N/A Milwaukee 61–48
7 1994 N/A Green Bay 64–42
8 1994 N/A Milwaukee 58–55
9 1995 N/A Green Bay 79–58
10 1995 N/A Green Bay 63–43
11 1996 N/A Green Bay 67–54
12 1996 N/A Green Bay 81–66
13 1997 N/A Green Bay 62–49
14 1997 N/A Green Bay 62–46
15 1998 N/A Green Bay 68–51
16 1998 N/A Green Bay 80–72
17 1999 N/A Green Bay 74–66
18 1999 N/A Milwaukee 59–57
19 1999 N/A Green Bay 72–66
20 2000 N/A Green Bay 67–65
21 2000 N/A Milwaukee 67–42
22 2000 N/A Milwaukee 62–58
23 2001 N/A Green Bay 53–49
24 2001 N/A Milwaukee 79–57
25 2002 N/A Milwaukee 63–51
26 2002 N/A Milwaukee 76–66
27 2003 N/A Green Bay 79–68
28 2003 N/A Milwaukee 78–54
29 2004 N/A Milwaukee 82–70
30 2004 N/A Milwaukee 81–70
31 2005 N/A Milwaukee 86–56
32 2005 N/A Green Bay 76–72
33 2006 N/A Milwaukee 80–60
34 2006 N/A Green Bay 84–77
35 2007 N/A Green Bay 73–67
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
36 2007 N/A Milwaukee 74–73
37 2008 N/A Milwaukee 65–61
38 2008 N/A Milwaukee 76–66
39 2009 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 77–75
40 2009 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 72–68
41 2010 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 71–51
42 2010 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 61–54
43 2011 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 69–64
44 2011 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 88–75
45 2012 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 64–63
46 2012 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 81–75
47 2013 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 74–54
48 2013 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 78–61
49 2013 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 62–46
50 2014 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 93–86
51 2014 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 73–63
52 2014 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 73–66
53 2015 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 79–63
54 2015 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 81–70
55 2016 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 95–94
56 2016 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 70–68
57 2016 Detroit, MI Green Bay 70–61
58 2017 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 80–74
59 2017 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 80–56
60 2018 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 99–92
61 2018 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 76–58
62 2019 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 92–82
63 2019 Green Bay, WI Green Bay 90–74
64 2020 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 87–80
65 2020 Milwaukee, WI Green Bay 94–90
66 2021 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 68–65
67 2021 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 74–62
68 2022 Green Bay, WI Milwaukee 63–49
69 2022 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 54–44
Series: Green Bay leads 39–30

See also[]

References[]

Basketball Media Guide (history)

  1. ^ Milwaukee Athletics Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Journal, Jon Masson Wisconsin State. "JUST ONE OPENING AT UW ROB JETER IS DRIVEN TO SUCCEED AT UWM; GARY CLOSE WON'T BE GOING TO EASTERN ILLINOIS". madison.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin-Milwaukee banned from 2015 postseason due to APR". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. ^ "Rob Jeter fired as UWM men's basketball coach". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  5. ^ Rosiak, Todd (7 April 2016). "Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan to coach UWM basketball". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Milwaukee's Wild Postseason Ride Ends In Title Game". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

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