Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball

2023–24 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

University

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Head coach

Bart Lundy

Conference

Horizon League

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Arena

UWM Panther Arena
(Capacity: 10,783)

Nickname

Panthers

Colors

Black and gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

1989*

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1989*, 2005

NCAA tournament round of 32

2005, 2006

NCAA tournament appearances

Division II: 1960, 1989
Division III: 1982
Division I: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2014

Conference tournament champions

Horizon League
2003, 2005, 2006, 2014

Conference regular season champions

WIAC
1913, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1960

Horizon League
2004, 2005, 2006, 2011

The Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. They play their home games at UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and are currently coached by Bart Lundy.^[2] The Panthers have made four NCAA Tournament tournament appearances, most recently in 2014.

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History

UWM's predecessor institutions (Milwaukee Normal School, Milwaukee State Teachers College and Milwaukee State College) have competed in basketball since the 19th century as the Milwaukee Normals (1896–1927) and Milwaukee State Green Gulls (1927–1956).

Milwaukee State's only undefeated season came in 1940 under head coach Guy Penwell as the Green Gulls finished the year 16–0 enroute to their third Wisconsin State Conference championship.

The team competed under the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee name for the first time for the 1956–57 season. In honor of joining the University of Wisconsin System, they sported the cardinal red and white colors and adopted "Cardinals" as their nickname. Three years later, the Cardinals made their first post-season appearance in the 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament.

1965–1998: Becoming the Panthers; up to Division I

Seeking to establish their own identity, Milwaukee adopted the colors of black and gold on September 1, 1965 and became known as the Panthers. They also left the Wisconsin State College Conference (now the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), of which they had been members since 1913, to form a conference with other urban public universities in the Great Lakes region such as Illinois-Chicago and Cleveland State. Such plans for a new conference never materialized, and the Panthers remained independent even as they moved from the NCAA College Division (now NCAA Division II) to the University Division (now NCAA Division I) in 1973.

The team moved again to NCAA Division III in 1980. Between 1985 and 1987, Milwaukee competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1987, the program moved to NCAA Division II where it won its regional in the 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, advancing to the contest's Elite Eight. Since 1990, Milwaukee Men's Basketball has competed in NCAA Division I. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference for one year in 1993–94 before joining the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, which became the Horizon League in 1999 and has been the Panthers' home ever since.

1999–2001: Bo Ryan era

In 1999, the Panthers hired Bo Ryan, a highly successful Division III coach at UW–Plattville, as the team's new head coach. Under Ryan, the Panthers had their first consecutive winning seasons since 1993, and Ryan was also instrumental in bringing wider attention and fan enthusiasm to the program. After just two seasons, Ryan left to become the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers.

2002–2005: Bruce Pearl era

After Bo Ryan's departure, Milwaukee would hire Bruce Pearl, a successful Division II coach at Southern Indiana, as head coach. Milwaukee reached new heights of success during the mid-2000s, making its first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearance in 2003 under Pearl, followed by a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2005 and a second-round appearance in 2006. Pearl left to become the head coach at Tennessee after 2005 and the school hired Rob Jeter, a former assistant under Bo Ryan.^[3] The Panthers won three straight regular-season Horizon League championships from 2004 to 2006 as well as the Horizon League tournament championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

2006–2015: Rob Jeter era

The Panthers' most recent Horizon League regular season championship came in 2011. In 2014, the Panthers won the Horizon League tournament, making their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2006. Just a few weeks later, UWM was handed a one-year postseason ban due to a low Academic Progress Rate.^[4] Under Jeter, while the Panthers were mostly competitive, they were unable to stay consistently on top in the Horizon League.

On March 17, 2016, Milwaukee fired Rob Jeter after 11 seasons with the Panthers.^[5]

2016–2021: LaVall Jordan and Pat Baldwin eras

On April 7, 2016, Milwaukee announced that Michigan assistant coach LaVall Jordan would be the new head coach.^[6]

Less than one year later, on March 3, 2017, the Panthers made history by being the first No. 10 seed to win a game in the Horizon League Tournament. They went on to place second overall in the tournament, losing to Northern Kentucky in the championship game on March 7.^[7] After this one lone season, Jordan accepted the head coaching job at Butler. On June 20, Milwaukee hired Northwestern assistant coach Pat Baldwin as their new head coach.^[8]

In 2021, the Panthers made national news when they were able to successfully recruit Baldwin's son Patrick Baldwin Jr., who was rated by ESPN as the number four rated recruit in the country, becoming the highest rated player to commit to a Horizon League school.^[9] Baldwin Jr. struggled with injury in his freshman season, and the Panthers finished the season 10–22. On March 2, 2022, Pat Baldwin was fired as head coach after five straight losing seasons.^[10] Patrick Baldwin Jr. declared for the 2022 NBA draft, where he was selected 28th by the Golden State Warriors, becoming the first player in program history to be selected in the first round.^[11]

2022–Present: Bart Lundy era

On March 18, 2022, the Panthers hired Bart Lundy, a successful Division II coach at Queens (NC), as the team's next head coach.^[12] In Lundy's first season, the Panthers won 20 regular season games for the first time since 2004-05, finishing second in the Horizon League before losing in the semifinals of the conference tournament to Cleveland State. Milwaukee accepted an invite to the 2023 College Basketball Invitational, their first postseason appearance since the 2014 NCAA tournament. The Panthers defeated Stetson in overtime in the first round, marking their first postseason tournament victory since 2006, before losing to eventual champions Charlotte in the quarterfinals.

Milwaukee wins vs. the AP Top 25

Year	Opponent	Date	Score	Site
2004-05	#21 Alabama #14 Boston College	3-17-05 3-19-05	W 83-73 W 83-75	Neutral Neutral
2005-06	#24 Oklahoma	3-16-06	W 82-74	Neutral
2008-09	#21 Butler	3-18-09	W 63-60	Home

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	#12	First round	#5 Notre Dame	L 69–70
2005	#12	First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Alabama #4 Boston College #1 Illinois	W 83–73 W 83–75 L 63–77
2006	#11	First round Second Round	#6 Oklahoma #3 Florida	W 82–74 L 60–82
2014	#15	First round	#2 Villanova	L 53–73

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1960	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Lincoln (MO) Augustana (IL)	L 92–100 W 109–82
1989	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Augustana (SD) Northern Colorado Southeast Missouri State	W 99–95 W 89–88 ^OT L 84–93

NCAA Division III Tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division III tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Augustana (IL) Beloit	L 63–70 W 75–73

NIT results

The Panthers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2004	Opening Round First round	Rice Boise State	W 91–53 L 70–73
2011	First round	Northwestern	L 61–70

CBI results

The Panthers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round	TCU	L 73–83
2023	First round Quarterfinals	#6 Stetson #3 Charlotte	W 87–83 L 65–76

Conferences

Years	Conferences	Win–loss	Pct.	Seasons
1896–1913	Independent	N/A	N/A
1913–1964	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)	N/A	N/A	51
1964–1993	Independent	412–346	.544
1993–1994	Mid-Continent Conference	7–11	.388	1
1994–present	Horizon League	227–237	.489	28

Home arenas

Years	Arena
1956–1977	Baker Fieldhouse
1977–1992 1998–2003 2012–present	J. Martin Klotsche Center
1992–1998	The Milwaukee Exposition, Convention Center and Arena (The MECCA)
2003–2012	U.S. Cellular Arena
2013–present	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

Milwaukee—Green Bay rivalry records

Milwaukee victories	Green Bay victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1971	N/A	Green Bay	82–75
2	1979	N/A	Green Bay	58–57
3	1980	N/A	Green Bay	57–53
4	1980	N/A	Green Bay	70–50
5	1993	N/A	Milwaukee	75–68
6	1993	N/A	Milwaukee	61–48
7	1994	N/A	Green Bay	64–42
8	1994	N/A	Milwaukee	58–55
9	1995	N/A	Green Bay	79–58
10	1995	N/A	Green Bay	63–43
11	1996	N/A	Green Bay	67–54
12	1996	N/A	Green Bay	81–66
13	1997	N/A	Green Bay	62–49
14	1997	N/A	Green Bay	62–46
15	1998	N/A	Green Bay	68–51
16	1998	N/A	Green Bay	80–72
17	1999	N/A	Green Bay	74–66
18	1999	N/A	Milwaukee	59–57
19	1999	N/A	Green Bay	72–66
20	2000	N/A	Green Bay	67–65
21	2000	N/A	Milwaukee	67–42
22	2000	N/A	Milwaukee	62–58
23	2001	N/A	Green Bay	53–49
24	2001	N/A	Milwaukee	79–57
25	2002	N/A	Milwaukee	63–51
26	2002	N/A	Milwaukee	76–66
27	2003	N/A	Green Bay	79–68
28	2003	N/A	Milwaukee	78–54
29	2004	N/A	Milwaukee	82–70
30	2004	N/A	Milwaukee	81–70
31	2005	N/A	Milwaukee	86–56
32	2005	N/A	Green Bay	76–72
33	2006	N/A	Milwaukee	80–60
34	2006	N/A	Green Bay	84–77
35	2007	N/A	Green Bay	73–67
36	2007	N/A	Milwaukee	74–73

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
37	2008	N/A	Milwaukee	65–61
38	2008	N/A	Milwaukee	76–66
39	2009	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	77–75
40	2009	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	72–68
41	2010	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	71–51
42	2010	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	61–54
43	2011	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	69–64
44	2011	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	88–75
45	2012	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	64–63
46	2012	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	81–75
47	2013	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	74–54
48	2013	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	78–61
49	2013	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	62–46
50	2014	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	93–86
51	2014	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	73–63
52	2014	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	73–66
53	2015	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	79–63
54	2015	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	81–70
55	2016	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	95–94
56	2016	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	70–68
57	2016	Detroit, MI	Green Bay	70–61
58	2017	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	80–74
59	2017	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	80–56
60	2018	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	99–92
61	2018	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	76–58
62	2019	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	92–82
63	2019	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay	90–74
64	2020	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	87–80
65	2020	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	94–90
66	2021	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	68–65
67	2021	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	74–62
68	2022	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	63–49
69	2022	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	54–44
70	2022	Green Bay, WI	Milwaukee	81–67
71	2023	Milwaukee, WI	Green Bay	80–79
Series: Green Bay leads 40–31

Players in the NBA draft

Year	Player	Round #	Pick #	Overall #	Team
1961	Ron Debillous	10th	1	84	New York Knicks
1971	Vance Tyree	16th	1	225	Cleveland Cavaliers
1977	Larry Pikes	8th	3	154	Milwaukee Bucks
1991	Von McDade	2nd	26	53	New Jersey Nets
2022	Patrick Baldwin Jr.	1st	28	28	Golden State Warriors

References

Basketball Media Guide (history)

^ Milwaukee Athletics Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ Thamel, Pete (March 18, 2022). "Bart Lundy accepts men's basketball coaching job for UW-Milwaukee Panthers, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ Journal, Jon Masson Wisconsin State. "JUST ONE OPENING AT UW ROB JETER IS DRIVEN TO SUCCEED AT UWM; GARY CLOSE WON'T BE GOING TO EASTERN ILLINOIS". madison.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
^ "Wisconsin-Milwaukee banned from 2015 postseason due to APR". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
^ "Rob Jeter fired as UWM men's basketball coach". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
^ Rosiak, Todd (7 April 2016). "Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan to coach UWM basketball". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ "Milwaukee's Wild Postseason Ride Ends In Title Game". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
^ "Milwaukee hires Baldwin as new hoops coach". ESPN.com. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "5-star recruit picks Milwaukee over Duke, UVa". ESPN.com. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ Rosiak, Todd. "Pat Baldwin fired after five seasons as men's basketball coach at UW-Milwaukee". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "Warriors Select Patrick Baldwin Jr. (#28) & Gui Santos (#55) in 2022 NBA Draft, Presented by Oracle". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "Sources: Lundy accepts job at UW-Milwaukee". ESPN.com. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

External links

Official website

v t e Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Baker Fieldhouse (1956–1977) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1977–1992) U.S. Cellular Arena (1992–1998) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1998–2003) U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2012) Klotsche Center (2012–2013) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Academics	College of Engineering & Applied Science College of Health Sciences College of Letters and Science College of Nursing School of Social Welfare School of the Arts School of Architecture & Urban Planning School of Education School of Information Studies School of Business School of Public Health School of Freshwater Sciences
Research	UWM Research Foundation Research Growth Initiative Great Lakes WATER Institute Einstein@Home
Campus	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries UWM Union Sandburg Halls Greene Geological Museum Helene Zelazo Center
Athletics	Milwaukee Panthers Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Horizon League Engelmann Field J. Martin Klotsche Center Franklin Field
People	Notable alumni Notable faculty Notable athletes and sports figures University chancellors
Student life	Student Association Housing WUWM UWM Post Student organizations Performing arts venues In popular culture History
Public art	Lapham Memorial Three Bronze Discs Milwaukee Polyphony Float Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology Jantar-Mantar Pangaea
Related	University of Wisconsin System

v t e Horizon League men's basketball
Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Mercy Titans Green Bay Phoenix IUPUI Jaguars Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Robert Morris Colonials Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins
Championships and awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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