Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball

Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
	2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
University	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Head coach	LaVall Jordan (1st season)
Conference	Horizon League
Arena	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena ; (capacity: 10,783)
Nickname	Panthers
Colors	Black and gold;
Uniforms
Home	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 a 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 en route 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'd been members since 1913, to form a conference with other urban public universities in the Great Lakes region such as the University of Illinois-Chicago and Cleveland State University. 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 competed in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship's Elite Eight in 1989. 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 2004–2006 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 Rournament 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]

Coaching records

Coach	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
LaVall Jordan	2016-Present	0	0	0	.000
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	1987–1995	124	100	0	.554
Ray Swatella	1983–1987	33	74	0	.308
Bob Voight	1980–1983	51	25	0	.671
Bob Gottlieb	1975–1980	62	70	0	.470
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	Results
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	Second Round	#2 Villanova	L 73–53

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.
1896-1913	Independent	N/A	N/A
1913-1964	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)	N/A	N/A
1964–1993	Independent	412-346	.544
1993–1994	Mid-Continent Conference	7-11	.388
1994–present	Horizon League	183-172	.515

Home arenas

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

References

Basketball Media Guide (history)

^ Milwaukee Athletics Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Wisconsin-Milwaukee banned from 2015 postseason due to APR". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
^ "Rob Jeter fired as UWM men's basketball coach". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
^ Rosiak, Todd (7 April 2016). "Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan to coach UWM basketball". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

External links

Milwaukee Men's Basketball

[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.

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v t e Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Baker Fieldhouse (1956–1977) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1977–1992) U.S. Cellular Arena (1992–1998) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1998–2003) U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2012) Klotsche Center (2012–2013) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Academics	College of Engineering & Applied Science College of Health Sciences College of Letters and Science College of Nursing School of Social Welfare School of the Arts School of Architecture & Urban Planning School of Education School of Information Studies School of Business School of Public Health School of Freshwater Sciences
Research	UWM Research Foundation Research Growth Initiative Great Lakes WATER Institute Einstein@Home
Campus	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries UWM Union Sandburg Halls Greene Geological Museum Helene Zelazo Center
Athletics	Milwaukee Panthers Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Horizon League Engelmann Field J. Martin Klotsche Center Franklin Field
People	Notable alumni Notable faculty Notable athletes and sports figures University chancellors
Student life	Student Association Housing WUWM UWM Post Student organizations Performing arts venues In popular culture History
Public art	Lapham Memorial Three Bronze Discs Milwaukee Polyphony Float Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology Jantar-Mantar Pangaea
Related	University of Wisconsin System

v t e Horizon League men's basketball
Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Mercy Titans Green Bay Phoenix IU Indy Jaguars Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Robert Morris Colonials Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24