2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
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2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 17–14 (11–7 Horizon League) |
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Home arena | US Cellular Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Butler | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
Recruits
[edit]The following is a list of commitments Milwaukee received for the 2008–09 season:
- Riley Walker
- James Eayrs
- Tone Boyle
- Tony Meier
- Burleigh Porte
- Ryan Haggerty
- Patrick Souter
- Jerard Ajami
- James Dean
Roster
[edit]Milwaukee Men's Basketball 2008–2009 Roster | ||||||
Head coach: Rob Jeter | ||||||
G | 0 | Avery Smith | Senior | 6'3", 175 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) | |
G | 1 | Charlie Swiggett | Junior | 6'1", 180 lb | (Chester, Pa) | |
G | 2 | Deonte Roberts | Sophomore | 6'3", 190 lb | (St. Paul, Minn) | |
F | 3 | Riley Walker | Freshman | 6'6", 210 lb | (McFarland, Wis) | |
G | 4 | Deion James | Senior | 6'2", 190 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) | |
G | 5 | Ricky Franklin | Senior | 6'2", 200 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) | |
G | 10 | Zach Holt | Junior | 5'6", 160 lb | (Pulaski, Tenn) | |
G | 11 | Tone Boyle | Junior | 6'2", 175 lb | (Middleton, Wis) | |
G | 15 | Patrick Souter | Freshman | 6'0", 170 lb | (Racine, Wis) | |
G | 20 | James Dean | Freshman | 6'3", 190 lb | (Las Vegas, Nev) | |
F | 21 | Tony Meier | Freshman | 6'8", 210 lb | (Wildwood, Mo) | |
G | 22 | Kaylan Anderson | Junior | 6'5", 195 lb | (Toronto, Ontario) | |
F | 23 | Anthony Hill | Sophomore | 6'7", 230 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) | |
G | 30 | Jerard Ajami | Junior | 6'2", 180 lb | (Madison, Wis) | |
F | 42 | Burleigh Porte | Junior | 6'8", 210 lb | (Monrovia, Liberia) | |
F | 44 | Ryan Haggerty | Freshman | 6'8", 210 lb | (Glen Ellyn, Ill) | |
F | 52 | Jason Averkamp | Junior | 6'6", 230 lb | (New Berlin, Wis) | |
F | 55 | James Eayrs | Junior | 6'7", 340 lb | (Roseville, Minn) |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Type | College |
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Rob Jeter | Head coach | University of Wisconsin–Platteville |
Brian Bidlingmyer | Assistant coach | Siena College |
Chad Boudreau | Assistant coach | Hannibal-LaGrange College |
Duffy Conroy | Assistant coach | St. Ambrose University |
Ronnie Jones | Director of Basketball Operations | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
Chip MacKenzie | Video Coordinator | Edgewood College |
Dave Bugalski | Athletic trainer | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
Schedule
[edit]Horizon League Standing: 5th [1]
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Date | Opponent* | Rank* | Location | Result | Overall | Conference | Television |
Regular Season Games | |||||||
November 14, 2008 | Loyola Marymount | Ames, IA | W 75–51 | 1–0 | |||
November 15, 2008 | UC Davis | Ames, IA | W 81–75 | 2–0 | |||
November 16, 2008 | Iowa State | Ames, IA | L 79–61 | 2–1 | |||
November 19, 2008 | Upper Iowa University | Milwaukee, WI | W 87–59 | 3–1 | Horizon league Network | ||
November 22, 2008 | #15 Marquette | Bradley Center | L 100–80 | 3–2 | Sports 32 | ||
November 25, 2008 | Ball State | Milwaukee, WI | L 82–69 | 3–3 | Horizon league Network | ||
November 29, 2008 | #25 Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 67–46 | 3–4 | Big Ten Network | ||
December 4, 2008 | Detroit | Milwaukee, WI | W 71–62 | 4–4 | 1–0 | Horizon league Network | |
December 6, 2008 | Wright State | Milwaukee, WI | W 66–59 | 5–4 | 2–0 | Horizon league Network | |
December 11, 2008 | Miami (OH) | Oxford, OH | L 69–45 | 5–5 | 2–0 | Sports 32 | |
December 20, 2008 | Bradley | Milwaukee, WI | W 86–74 | 6–5 | 2–0 | Horizon league Network | |
December 30, 2008 | UIC | Chicago, IL | W 71–66 | 7–5 | 3–0 | Sports 32 | |
January 3, 2009 | Loyola | Chicago, IL | W 80–66 | 8–5 | 4–0 | Sports 32 | |
January 5, 2009 | Valparaiso | Milwaukee, WI | W 61–47 | 9–5 | 5–0 | Horizon league Network | |
January 9, 2009 | UW–Green Bay | Milwaukee, WI | L 77–75 | 9–6 | 5–1 | ESPNU | |
January 12, 2009 | SIU-Edwardsville | Milwaukee, WI | W 70–59 | 10–6 | 5–1 | Horizon league Network | |
January 15, 2009 | Youngstown State | Milwaukee, WI | W 69–50 | 11–6 | 6–1 | Horizon league Network | |
January 17, 2009 | Cleveland State | Milwaukee, WI | W 77–75 | 12–6 | 7–1 | Horizon league Network | |
January 22, 2009 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso, IN | L 63–51 | 12–7 | 7–2 | Sports 32 | |
January 24, 2009 | #16 Butler | Indianapolis, IN | L 78–48 | 12–8 | 7–3 | Sports 32 | |
January 28, 2009 | Loyola | Milwaukee, WI | W 72–58 | 13–8 | 8–3 | Horizon league Network | |
January 31, 2009 | UIC | Milwaukee, WI | W 63–62 | 14–8 | 9–3 | Horizon league Network | |
February 7, 2009 | UW–Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | L 72–68 | 14–9 | 9–4 | Sports 32 | |
February 12, 2009 | Cleveland State | Cleveland, OH | L 70–61 | 14–10 | 9–5 | Sports 32 | |
February 14, 2009 | Youngstown State | Youngstown, OH | L 70–68 | 14–11 | 9–6 | Sports 32 | |
February 18, 2009 | #21 Butler | Milwaukee, WI | W 63–60 | 15–11 | 10–6 | Sports 32 | |
February 21, 2009 | North Dakota State | Milwaukee, WI | L 77–69 | 15–12 | 10–6 | Horizon league Network | |
February 26, 2009 | Wright State | Dayton, OH | L 70–60 | 15–13 | 10–7 | Sports 32 | |
February 28, 2009 | Detroit | Detroit, MI | W 68–63 | 16–13 | 11–7 | Sports 32 | |
March 3, 2009 | Loyola | Milwaukee, WI | W 77–68 | 17–13 | Horizon league Network | ||
March 6, 2009 | Wright State | Indianapolis, IN | L 80–70 | 17–14 | Horizon league Network | ||
*Rank according to AP Top 25 Poll. #All times are in EST. Conference games in bold. |
Player stats
[edit]Updated as of March 20, 2009.
Showing only the Top 5 statistic leaders.
Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tone Boyle | 30 | 35.5 | .375 | .361 | .768 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
Avery Smith | 29 | 30.1 | .397 | .295 | .655 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.4 |
James Eayrs | 31 | 23.4 | .414 | .336 | .849 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.2 |
Ricky Franklin | 30 | 30.0 | .384 | .391 | .691 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
Tony Meier | 30 | 22.4 | .364 | .340 | .778 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
Deonte Roberts | 29 | 20.3 | .512 | 1.000 | .658 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
2009 Horizon League Tournament
[edit]First Round Tuesday, March 3 | Second Round Friday, March 6 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Final Tuesday, March 10 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Butler | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wright State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wright State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Valparaiso | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wright State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Milwaukee | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Milwaukee | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Loyola Chicago | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Butler | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Green Bay | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Detroit | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UIC | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UIC | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Youngstown State | 68 |
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals will be hosted by Butler.
Championship will be hosted by higher-numbered remaining seed