2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

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.

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
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland144 .778259  .735
Valparaiso144 .778249  .727
Green Bay126 .6671814  .563
Northern Kentucky126 .6672411  .686
Wright State117 .6112012  .625
UIC711 .3891719  .472
Detroit612 .333823  .258
Cleveland State513 .278922  .290
Youngstown State513 .2781321  .382
Milwaukee414 .2221124  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Johnson1G5'9"175RS JuniorWaukegan, ILTransferred to UNLV
Akeem Springs2G6'4"210JuniorWaukegan, ILGraduate transferred to Minnesota
JayQuan McCloud11G6'2"175SophomoreWaukegan, ILTransferred
J. J. Panoske23F6'10"225SeniorBrodhead, WIGraduated
J. R. Lyle30G6'2"175SeniorKansas City, MOGraduated
Matt Tiby31F6'8"230SeniorUrbandale, IAGraduated
Scotty Tyler33F6'7"205SophomoreGrafton, WITransferred to UW–Whitewater
Austin Arians34F6'6"200RS JuniorStoughton, WIGraduate transferred to Wake Forest

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Cameron Harvey[5]31G6'3"210RS SeniorNaperville, ILTransferred from Stetson. Will be eligible to play since Harvey graduated from Stetson.
Jeremiah Bell[6]1G6'0"171SophLouisville, KYTransferred 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Bryce Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrBogan High School Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Jeremiah Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg) SoVincennes Louisville, Kentucky
G 3 Brock Stull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoBoylan Catholic High School Rockford, Illinois
G 4 Jeremy Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrChamplin Park High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 5 Cody Wichmann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPulaski High School Pulaski, Wisconsin
G 10 Sam Burkart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrXavier High School Kaukauna, Wisconsin
F 11 Zac Saddler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNew Braunfels High School New Braunfels, Texas
G 13 August Haas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrGammel Hellerup Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
G 15 Baylor Peterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoEdina High School Edina, Minnesota
F 21 Dan Studer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWisconsin–Stevens Point Germantown, Wisconsin
F 23 Seth Dittmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrHomeschooled Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Bryce Nze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrArrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
G 31 Cameron Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSStetson Collegeville, Pennsylvania
F 50 Brett Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrEast Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
F 52 Alex Prahl (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrEast 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.
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