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
2016–17 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oakland144 .778  259  .735
Valparaiso144 .778  249  .727
Green Bay126 .667  1814  .563
Northern Kentucky126 .667  2411  .686
Wright State117 .611  2012  .625
UIC711 .389  1719  .472
Detroit612 .333  823  .258
Cleveland State513 .278  922  .290
Youngstown State513 .278  1321  .382
Milwaukee414 .222  1124  .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

    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.

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