2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2008–09
Team:Milwaukee Panthers
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon League
Record:17–14
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:4th
Ac1 Year:5th
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach3:Brian Bidlingmyer

Recruits

The following is a list of commitments Milwaukee received for the 2008–09 season:

Roster

Milwaukee Men's Basketball
2008–2009 Roster
Head coach: Rob Jeter
G0Avery SmithSenior6'3", 175 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)
G1Charlie SwiggettJunior6'1", 180 lb(Chester, Pa)
G2Deonte RobertsSophomore6'3", 190 lb(St. Paul, Minn)
F3Riley WalkerFreshman6'6", 210 lb(McFarland, Wis)
G4Deion JamesSenior6'2", 190 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)
G5Ricky FranklinSenior6'2", 200 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)
G10Zach HoltJunior5'6", 160 lb(Pulaski, Tenn)
G11Tone BoyleJunior6'2", 175 lb(Middleton, Wis)
G15Patrick SouterFreshman6'0", 170 lb(Racine, Wis)
G20James DeanFreshman6'3", 190 lb(Las Vegas, Nev)
F21Tony MeierFreshman6'8", 210 lb(Wildwood, Mo)
G22Kaylan AndersonJunior6'5", 195 lb(Toronto, Ontario)
F23Anthony HillSophomore6'7", 230 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)
G30Jerard AjamiJunior6'2", 180 lb(Madison, Wis)
F42Burleigh PorteJunior6'8", 210 lb(Monrovia, Liberia)
F44Ryan HaggertyFreshman6'8", 210 lb(Glen Ellyn, Ill)
F52Jason AverkampJunior6'6", 230 lb(New Berlin, Wis)
F55James EayrsJunior6'7", 340 lb(Roseville, Minn)

Coaching staff

NameTypeCollege
Rob JeterHead coachUniversity of Wisconsin–Platteville
Brian BidlingmyerAssistant coachSiena College
Chad BoudreauAssistant coachHannibal-LaGrange College
Duffy ConroyAssistant coachSt. Ambrose University
Ronnie JonesDirector of Basketball OperationsUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Chip MacKenzieVideo CoordinatorEdgewood College
Dave BugalskiAthletic trainerUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Schedule

DateOpponent*Rank*LocationResultOverallConferenceTelevision
Regular Season Games
November 14, 2008 W 75–51 1–0
November 15, 2008 Ames, IA W 81–75 2–0
November 16, 2008 Ames, IA L 79–61 2–1
November 19, 2008 W 87–59 3–1Horizon league Network
November 22, 2008 L 100–80 3–2Sports 32
November 25, 2008 Milwaukee, WI L 82–69 3–3Horizon league Network
November 29, 2008L 67–46 3–4Big Ten Network
December 4, 2008 Detroit Milwaukee, WI W 71–62 4–41–0Horizon league Network
December 6, 2008 Wright State Milwaukee, WI W 66–59 5–42–0Horizon league Network
December 11, 2008 L 69–45 5–52–0Sports 32
December 20, 2008 Milwaukee, WI W 86–74 6–52–0Horizon league Network
December 30, 2008 UIC W 71–66 7–53–0Sports 32
January 3, 2009 Loyola Chicago, IL W 80–66 8–54–0Sports 32
January 5, 2009 Valparaiso Milwaukee, WI W 61–47 9–55–0Horizon league Network
January 9, 2009 UW–Green Bay Milwaukee, WI L 77–75 9–65–1ESPNU
January 12, 2009 Milwaukee, WI W 70–59 10–65–1Horizon league Network
January 15, 2009 Youngstown State Milwaukee, WI W 69–50 11–66–1Horizon league Network
January 17, 2009 Cleveland State Milwaukee, WI W 77–75 12–67–1Horizon league Network
January 22, 2009 Valparaiso L 63–51 12–77–2Sports 32
January 24, 2009
  1. 16 Butler
L 78–48 12–87–3Sports 32
January 28, 2009 Loyola Milwaukee, WI W 72–58 13–88–3Horizon league Network
January 31, 2009 UIC Milwaukee, WI W 63–62 14–89–3Horizon league Network
February 7, 2009 UW–Green Bay L 72–68 14–99–4Sports 32
February 12, 2009 Cleveland State L 70–61 14–109–5Sports 32
February 14, 2009 Youngstown State L 70–68 14–119–6 Sports 32
February 18, 2009
  1. 21 Butler
Milwaukee, WI W 63–60 15–1110–6 Sports 32
February 21, 2009 Milwaukee, WI L 77–69 15–1210–6 Horizon league Network
February 26, 2009 Wright State L 70–60 15–1310–7 Sports 32
February 28, 2009 Detroit W 68–63 16–1311–7 Sports 32
March 3, 2009 Loyola Milwaukee, WI W 77–68 17–13Horizon league Network
March 6, 2009 Wright State Indianapolis, IN L 80–70 17–14Horizon league Network
  • Rank according to AP Top 25 Poll. #All times are in EST. Conference games in bold.

Player stats

Updated as of March 20, 2009.
Showing only the Top 5 statistic leaders.

PlayerGPMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
30 35.5 .375 .361 .768 3.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 13.2
29 30.1 .397 .295 .655 5.2 3.1 1.2 0.3 11.4
31 23.4 .414 .336 .849 5.5 1.2 0.7 0.3 11.2
30 30.0 .384 .391 .691 4.6 2.5 0.9 0.2 9.1
30 22.4 .364 .340 .778 4.4 0.7 0.1 0.5 6.7
29 20.3 .512 1.000 .658 3.7 1.6 0.7 0.3 6.4

2009 Horizon League Tournament

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