2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record11–24 (4–14 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Townsend
  • Omar Lowery
  • Will Vergollo
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Klotsche Center
Seasons
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Valparaiso 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
Green Bay 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
Wright State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
UIC 7 – 11   .389 17 – 19   .472
Detroit 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Youngstown State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 21   .382
Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 11 – 24   .314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach LaVall Jordan, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–24, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They defeated Detroit, Valparaiso and UIC to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky.

On June 12, 2017, head coach LaVall Jordan left the school to accept the head coaching position at Butler, his alma mater.[1] On June 20, the school named Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 17, 2016 head coach Rob Jeter was fired.[3] He finished at Milwaukee with an 11-year record of 185–170. On April 7, the school hired LaVall Jordan as head coach.[4]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Johnson 1 G 5'9" 175 RS Junior Waukegan, IL Transferred to UNLV
Akeem Springs 2 G 6'4" 210 Junior Waukegan, IL Graduate transferred to Minnesota
JayQuan McCloud 11 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Waukegan, IL Transferred
J. J. Panoske 23 F 6'10" 225 Senior Brodhead, WI Graduated
J. R. Lyle 30 G 6'2" 175 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Matt Tiby 31 F 6'8" 230 Senior Urbandale, IA Graduated
Scotty Tyler 33 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Grafton, WI Transferred to UW–Whitewater
Austin Arians 34 F 6'6" 200 RS Junior Stoughton, WI Graduate transferred to Wake Forest

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cameron Harvey[5] 31 G 6'3" 210 RS Senior Naperville, IL Transferred from Stetson. Will be eligible to play since Harvey graduated from Stetson.
Jeremiah Bell[6] 1 G 6'0" 171 Soph Louisville, KY Transferred from Vincennes. Will be eligible to play since Bell graduated from Vincennes.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryce Nze
SF 		Waukesha, WI Arrowhead High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bryce Barnes
PG 		Chicago, IL Bogan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
August Haas
PG 		Copenhagen, Denmark SISU Basketball Klub 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A May 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Zac Saddler
G/F 		New Braunfels, TX New Braunfels High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A May 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dylan Alderson
PG 		Davison, MI Clarkston High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Sep 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bryce Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Bogan High School Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Jeremiah Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Vincennes Louisville, Kentucky
G 3 Brock Stull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Boylan Catholic High School Rockford, Illinois
G 4 Jeremy Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Champlin Park High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 5 Cody Wichmann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pulaski High School Pulaski, Wisconsin
G 10 Sam Burkart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Xavier High School Kaukauna, Wisconsin
F 11 Zac Saddler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr New Braunfels High School New Braunfels, Texas
G 13 August Haas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
G 15 Baylor Peterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Edina High School Edina, Minnesota
F 21 Dan Studer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Wisconsin–Stevens Point Germantown, Wisconsin
F 23 Seth Dittmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Homeschooled Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Bryce Nze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Arrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
G 31 Cameron Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Stetson Collegeville, Pennsylvania
F 50 Brett Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr East Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
F 52 Alex Prahl (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr East Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
2:00 pm 		Concordia (WI) W 77–62 
Klotsche Center (897)
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		MSOE
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		W 88–58  1–0
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,856)
Milwaukee, WI
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Memphis L 54–68  1–1
 FedEx Forum (9,398)
Memphis, TN
11/20/2016*
12:30 pm, FS1 		at DePaul L 59–77  1–2
 Allstate Arena (9,398)
Rosemont, IL
11/25/2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. East Tennessee State
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 62–86  1-3
 Sanford Pentagon (626)
Sioux Falls, SD
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm 		vs. UC Irvine
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		W 54–37  2–3
 Sanford Pentagon (379)
Sioux Falls, SD
11/27/2016*
2:30 pm, FSW 		vs. South Dakota State
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 58–81  2–4
 Sanford Pentagon (1,346)
Sioux Falls, SD
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Jacksonville W 72–67  3–4
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,473)
Milwaukee, WI
12/03/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Montana L 69–75  3-5
 Dahlberg Arena (3,369)
Missoula, MT
12/05/2016*
8:05 pm 		at Montana State W 83–78  4–5
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,212)
Bozeman, MT
12/10/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago L 56–72  4–6
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,696)
Chicago, IL
12/14/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 69–71  4–7
 Convocation Center (4,271)
Athens, OH
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Illinois L 59–75  4–8
 Klotsche Center (893)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Belmont L 56–62  4–9
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,127)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 87–88 OT 4–10
(0–1) 		Beeghly Center (2,854)
Youngstown, OH
12/31/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State L 53–62  4–11
(0–2) 		Wolstein Center (1,013)
Cleveland, OH
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, Spectrum 		at Green Bay L 74–80  4–12
(0–3) 		Resch Center (4,159)
Green Bay, WI
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, Spectrum 		Northern Kentucky W 68–58  5–12
(1–3) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,389)
Milwaukee, WI
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State L 67–70  5–13
(1–4) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,402)
Milwaukee, WI
01/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UIC L 57–71  5–14
(1–5) 		UIC Pavilion (2,726)
Chicago, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State W 63–62  6–14
(2–5) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,194)
Milwaukee, WI
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Youngstown State W 94–85 OT 7–14
(3–5) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (641)
Milwaukee, WI
01/27/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit W 73–69 OT 8–14
(4–5) 		Calihan Hall (1,751)
Detroit, MI
01/29/2017
12:00 pm, ASN 		at Oakland L 70–79 OT 8–15
(4–6) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,902)
Rochester, MI
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Valparaiso L 53–71  8–16
(4–7) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,267)
Milwaukee, WI
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC L 100–105 OT 8–17
(4–8) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,622)
Milwaukee, WI
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		at Wright State L 65–76  8–18
(4–9) 		Nutter Center (4,004)
Dayton, OH
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 63–69  8–19
(4–10) 		BB&T Arena (4,963)
Highland Heights, KY
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, Spectrum/ESPN3 		Green Bay L 56–80  8–20
(4–11) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,626)
Milwaukee, WI
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Valparaiso L 61–67  8–21
(4–12) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (3,512)
Valparaiso, IN
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Detroit L 74–81  8–22
(4–13) 		Klotsche Center (1,273)
Milwaukee, WI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 75–86  8–23
(4–14) 		Klotsche Center (1,227)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
03/03/2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		(10) vs. (7) Detroit
First Round 		W 85–60  9–23
 Joe Louis Arena (5,468)
Detroit, MI
03/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(10) vs. (2) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals 		W 43–41  10–23
 Joe Louis Arena (8,581)
Detroit, MI
03/06/2017
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		(10) vs. (6) UIC
Semifinals 		W 74–68  11–23
 Joe Louis Arena (3,708)
Detroit, MI
03/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(10) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
Championship game 		L 53–59  11–24
 Joe Louis Arena (5,929)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "UWM's LaVall Jordan accepts Butler coaching job". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee hires NU assistant Patrick Baldwin as head coach". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rob Jeter fired as UWM men's basketball coach".
  4. ^ "ESPN: UW-Milwaukee hires LaVall Jordan as new head basketball coach". FOX6Now.com. April 7, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Adds Trio To Men's Basketball Roster". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "Milwaukee Adds Trio To Men's Basketball Roster". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2017.