2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–12 (7–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham
  • Terrance McGee
  • John Bowler
Home arenaKlotsche Center
Seasons
2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 16 – 4   .800 18 – 6   .750
Cleveland State † 16 – 4   .800 19 – 8   .704
Detroit Mercy 10 – 6   .625 12 – 10   .545
Northern Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 14 – 11   .560
Oakland 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400
Youngstown State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 12   .556
IUPUI 7 – 9   .438 8 – 10   .444
Milwaukee 7 – 10   .412 10 – 12   .455
Green Bay 8 – 12   .400 8 – 17   .320
UIC 6 – 10   .375 9 – 13   .409
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 – 14   .300 8 – 15   .348
Robert Morris 3 – 12   .200 4 – 15   .211
† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Youngstown State.

Roster

2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Donovan Newby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Chicago Heights, Illinois
G 1 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Dallas, Texas
G 2 Jordan Lathon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Grandview, Missouri
G 3 Te'Jon Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 4 Deandre Gholston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Gary, Indiana
G 5 C.J. Wilbourn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS So Bloomington, Illinois
G 10 Kaliem Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G/F 11 Vin Baker Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Old Saybrook, Connecticut
F/C 12 Amir Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Randolph, New Jersey
G/F 13 Courtney Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Cottage Grove, Minnesota
G 14 Tyler Ellingson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F 21 Tafari Simms 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Hamilton, Ontario
G 22 Nick Pappas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 24 Josh Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 44 Joey St. Pierre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Jr Spring Grove, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 75–76  0–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (577)
Manhattan, KS
December 13, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 71–63  1–1
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Conference regular season
December 19, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay W 68–65  2–1
(1–0) 		Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
December 20, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay W 74–62  3–1
(2–0) 		Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
December 26, 2020
Canceled, ESPN+ 		UIC Postponed due to COVID-19 Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 27, 2020
Canceled, ESPN+ 		UIC Postponed due to COVID-19 Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Robert Morris L 64–67  3–2
(2–1) 		UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
January 2, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN3 		at Robert Morris Postponed due to COVID-19 UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
January 8, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN3 		IUPUI W 94-70  4–2
(3–1) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 9, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN3 		IUPUI W 71-63  5–2
(4–1) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 72–81  5–3
(4–2) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 74–81  5–4
(4–3) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Cleveland State L 53–64  5–5
(4–4) 		Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State W 81–80 OT 6–5
(5–4) 		Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
January 29, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at IUPUI L 68–73  6–6
(5–5) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at IUPUI W 83–76  7–6
(6–5) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
February 5, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky L 73–87  7–7
(6–6) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky L 65–79  7–8
(6–7) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State L 81–92  7–9
(6–8) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State L 82–92  7–10
(6–9) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 81–85  7–11
(6–10) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland W 89–87 2OT 8–11
(7–10) 		Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) (9) IUPUI
First round 		W 84–72  9–11
 Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) at (2) Wright State
Quarterfinals 		W 94–92  10–11
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
March 8, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		(8) vs. (1) Cleveland State
Semifinals 		L 65–71  10–12
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [1]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2020.