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.
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Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 11–24 (4–14 Horizon) |
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Home arena | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Klotsche Center |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
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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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
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