2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–17 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach
  • Patrick Baldwin (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham
  • Terrance McGee
  • Pat Monaghan
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Klotsche Center
Seasons
2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688
Wright State † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
UIC 12 – 6   .667 20 – 16   .556
Oakland 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Milwaukee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Green Bay 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Cleveland State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 23   .343
Youngstown State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 24   .250
Detroit 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
† 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wright State.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 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 Patrick Baldwin head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Cody Wichmann 5 G 6'5" 210 Senior Pulaski, WI Graduated
Zac Saddler 11 F 6'7" 200 Freshman New Braunfels, TX Transferred to Western Texas College
Dan Studer 21 F 6'7" 230 Senior Germantown, WI Walk-on; graduated
Cameron Harvey 31 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Collegeville, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Vance Johnson 14 F 6'9" 240 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Northeast CC

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carson Warren-Newsome
SG 		Waukegan, IL Waukegan High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 18, 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shea Mitchell
#58 SF 		Lakeville, MN Lakeville South High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Sep 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 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) So Bogan High School Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Jeremiah Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Vincennes Louisville, Kentucky
G 3 Brock Stull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Boylan Catholic High School Rockford, Illinois
G 4 Jeremy Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Champlin Park High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 5 Carson Warren-Newsome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Waukegan High School Waukegan, Illinois
G 10 Sam Burkart (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Xavier High School Kaukauna, Wisconsin
G 13 August Haas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
F 14 Vance Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Northeast Community College Chicago, Illinois
G 15 Baylor Peterson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Edina High School Edina, Minnesota
F 23 Seth Dittmer (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Homeschooled Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Bryce Nze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Arrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
F 50 Brett Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr East Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
F 52 Alex Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr East Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 22, 2017*
4:00 pm 		at Marquette
Charity relief exhibition 		L 63–78 
Al McGuire Center (2,108)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Wisconsin Lutheran W 92–64 
Klotsche Center (825)
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wisconsin–La Crosse
Black & Gold Shootout 		W 83–73  1–0
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,492)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		at Iowa State W 74–56  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum (13,853)
Ames, IA
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Concordia–St. Paul
Black & Gold Shootout 		L 55–69  2–1
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,686)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 18, 2017*
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		FIU
Black & Gold Shootout 		W 66–51  3–1
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,313)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 19, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Elon
Black & Gold Shootout 		W 72–71  4–1
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,103)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 24, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Wisconsin L 49–71  4–2
 Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Nov 29, 2017*
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 75–62  5–2
 Convocation Center (1,216)
DeKalb, IL
Dec 2, 2017*
3:00 pm, FSWI 		Montana State L 64–68  5–3
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,596)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 5, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Jacksonville W 62–52  6–3
 Swisher Gymnasium (619)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Western Illinois L 69–90  6–4
 Western Hall (663)
Macomb, IL
Dec 13, 2017*
6:30 pm 		at Belmont L 63–82  6–5
 Curb Event Center (1,612)
Nashville
Dec 16, 2017*
1:00 pm, FSWI 		Loyola–Chicago W 73–56  7–5
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,705)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan L 63–66  7–6
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,115)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 68–76  7–7
(0–1) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,312)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 30, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Detroit W 87–79  8–7
(1–1) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (986)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 4, 2018
6:35 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 63–72  8–8
(1–2) 		Beeghly Center (1,484)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 6, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State W 67–63  9–8
(2–2) 		Wolstein Center (1,027)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 10, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at IUPUI L 71–72  9–9
(2–3) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,002)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UIC L 73–88  9–10
(2–4) 		UIC Pavilion (1,643)
Chicago, IL
Jan 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 92–99 OT 9–11
(2–5) 		Resch Center (2,630)
Green Bay, WI
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky L 64–91  9–12
(2–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,009)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State W 66–61  10–12
(3–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,603)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm, FSWI 		Youngstown State W 66–55  11–12
(4–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,677)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2018
1:00 pm, FSWI 		Cleveland State W 70–47  12–12
(5–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,865)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 29, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC L 56–74  12–13
(5–7) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,057)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay W 76–58  13–13
(6–7) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,973)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 8, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 52–54  13–14
(6–8) 		BB&T Arena (4,819)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State W 74–73  14–14
(7–8) 		Nutter Center (5,713)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI L 71–76 OT 14–15
(7–9) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,871)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 22, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit W 72–49  15–15
(8–9) 		Calihan Hall (1,102)
Detroit, MI
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oakland L 70–72  15–16
(8–10) 		Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 4, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (3) UIC
Quarterfinals 		W 80–75  16–16
 Little Caesars Arena (6,771)
Detroit, MI
Mar 5, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPNU 		(6) vs. (2) Wright State
Semifinals 		L 53–59  16–17
 Little Caesars Arena (5,398)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern 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.
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