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2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–17 (8–10 Horizon)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham
  • Terrance McGee
  • Pat Monaghan
Quick facts Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball, Conference ...
2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–17 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham
  • Terrance McGee
  • Pat Monaghan
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Klotsche Center
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2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Kentucky15–3 .83322–10  .688
Wright State †14–4 .77825–10  .714
UIC12–6 .66720–16  .556
Oakland10–8 .55619–14  .576
Milwaukee8–10 .44416–17  .485
IUPUI8–10 .44411–19  .367
Green Bay7–11 .38913–20  .394
Cleveland State6–12 .33312–23  .343
Youngstown State6–12 .3338–24  .250
Detroit4–14 .2228–24  .250
† 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner
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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

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Cody Wichmann5G6'5"210SeniorPulaski, WIGraduated
Zac Saddler11F6'7"200FreshmanNew Braunfels, TXTransferred to Western Texas College
Dan Studer21F6'7"230SeniorGermantown, WIWalk-on; graduated
Cameron Harvey31G6'3"205RS SeniorCollegeville, PAGraduated
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Vance Johnson14F6'9"240JuniorChicago, ILJunior college transferred from Northeast CC
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Recruiting class of 2017

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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Recruiting class of 2018

More information College recruiting (2018), Name ...
College recruiting (2018)
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 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) SoBogan High School Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Jeremiah Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg) JrVincennes Louisville, Kentucky
G 3 Brock Stull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrBoylan Catholic High School Rockford, Illinois
G 4 Jeremy Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoChamplin Park High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 5 Carson Warren-Newsome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWaukegan High School Waukegan, Illinois
G 10 Sam Burkart (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoXavier High School Kaukauna, Wisconsin
G 13 August Haas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoGammel Hellerup Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
F 14 Vance Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNortheast Community College Chicago, Illinois
G 15 Baylor Peterson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrEdina High School Edina, Minnesota
F 23 Seth Dittmer (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHomeschooled Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 24 Bryce Nze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoArrowhead High School Hartland, Wisconsin
F 50 Brett Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrEast Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
F 52 Alex Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrEast Troy High School East Troy, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.
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