2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2008–09 record17–14 (11–7 Horizon League)
Head coachRob Jeter
Home arenaUS Cellular Arena
2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
ConfOverall
TeamWLPCTWLPCT
#22 Butler153.833266.813
Green Bay135.7222211.667
Cleveland State126.6672611.703
Wright State126.6672013.606
Milwaukee117.6111714.548
UIC711.3891615.516
Youngstown State711.3891119.367
Loyola (IL)612.3331418.438
Valparaiso513.278922.290
Detroit216.111723.233

Rankings from AP Poll
† Horizon League Tournament winner

Recruits

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

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

Name Type College
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

Horizon League Standing: 5th
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Result Overall Conference Television
Regular Season Games
November 14, 2008Loyola MarymountAmes, IAW 75–511–0
November 15, 2008UC DavisAmes, IAW 81–752–0
November 16, 2008Iowa StateAmes, IAL 79–612–1
November 19, 2008Upper Iowa UniversityMilwaukee, WIW 87–593–1Horizon league Network
November 22, 2008#15 MarquetteBradley CenterL 100–803–2Sports 32
November 25, 2008Ball StateMilwaukee, WIL 82–693–3Horizon league Network
November 29, 2008#25 WisconsinMadison, WIL 67–463–4Big Ten Network
December 4, 2008DetroitMilwaukee, WIW 71–624–41–0Horizon league Network
December 6, 2008Wright StateMilwaukee, WIW 66–595–42–0Horizon league Network
December 11, 2008Miami (OH)Oxford, OHL 69–455–52–0Sports 32
December 20, 2008BradleyMilwaukee, WIW 86–746–52–0Horizon league Network
December 30, 2008UICChicago, ILW 71–667–53–0Sports 32
January 3, 2009LoyolaChicago, ILW 80–668–54–0Sports 32
January 5, 2009ValparaisoMilwaukee, WIW 61–479–55–0Horizon league Network
January 9, 2009UW–Green BayMilwaukee, WIL 77–759–65–1ESPNU
January 12, 2009SIU-EdwardsvilleMilwaukee, WIW 70–5910–65–1Horizon league Network
January 15, 2009Youngstown StateMilwaukee, WIW 69–5011–66–1Horizon league Network
January 17, 2009Cleveland StateMilwaukee, WIW 77–7512–67–1Horizon league Network
January 22, 2009ValparaisoValparaiso, INL 63–5112–77–2Sports 32
January 24, 2009#16 ButlerIndianapolis, INL 78–4812–87–3Sports 32
January 28, 2009LoyolaMilwaukee, WIW 72–5813–88–3Horizon league Network
January 31, 2009UICMilwaukee, WIW 63–6214–89–3Horizon league Network
February 7, 2009UW–Green BayGreen Bay, WIL 72–6814–99–4Sports 32
February 12, 2009Cleveland StateCleveland, OHL 70–6114–109–5Sports 32
February 14, 2009Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHL 70–6814–119–6Sports 32
February 18, 2009#21 ButlerMilwaukee, WIW 63–6015–1110–6Sports 32
February 21, 2009North Dakota StateMilwaukee, WIL 77–6915–1210–6Horizon league Network
February 26, 2009Wright StateDayton, OHL 70–6015–1310–7Sports 32
February 28, 2009DetroitDetroit, MIW 68–6316–1311–7Sports 32
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2009LoyolaMilwaukee, WIW 77–6817–13Horizon league Network
March 6, 2009Wright StateIndianapolis, INL 80–7017–14Horizon 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.

Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tone Boyle 3035.5.375.361.7683.11.10.80.213.2
Avery Smith 2930.1.397.295.6555.23.11.20.311.4
James Eayrs 3123.4.414.336.8495.51.20.70.311.2
Ricky Franklin 3030.0.384.391.6914.62.50.90.29.1
Tony Meier 3022.4.364.340.7784.40.70.10.56.7
Deonte Roberts 2920.3.5121.000.6583.71.60.70.36.4

2009 Horizon League Tournament

  First Round
Tuesday, March 3
Second Round
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Final
Tuesday, March 10
                                     
 
  1 Butler  
    (bye)  
 
  1 Butler 62  
  4 Wright St. 57  
4 Wright St. 68  
9 Valparaiso 56  
  4 Wright St. 80
    5 Milwaukee 70  
5 Milwaukee 77
8 Loyola Chicago 68  
  1 Butler 54
  3 Cleveland St. 57
 
 
  2 Green Bay
    (bye)  
 
  2 Green Bay 67
  3 Cleveland St. 73  
3 Cleveland St. 56  
10 Detroit 43  
  3 Cleveland St. 67
    6 UIC 64  
6 UIC 73
7 Youngstown St. 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

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