2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball | |
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Cable Car Classic champions | |
Conference | Horizon League |
2015–16 record | 20–13 (10–8 Horizon League) |
Head coach | Rob Jeter (11th season) |
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Home arena | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Klotsche Center |
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner |
On March 17, head coach Rob Jeter was fired.[1] He finished at Milwaukee with an 11-year record of 185–170.
Roster
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Schedule
- All conference games aired on the Horizon League website
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2015* 7:00 PM |
UW–Parkside | W 81–62 | Klotsche Center Milwaukee | ||||||||
Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 6:30 PM |
vs. Denver Cable Car Classic |
W 71–58 | 1–0 |
Leavey Center (1,552) Santa Clara | |||||||
11/14/2015* 7:30 PM |
vs. Lipscomb Cable Car Classic |
W 71–65 | 2–0 |
Leavey Center (1,150) Santa Clara | |||||||
11/15/2015* 4:30 PM |
vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic |
W 71–65 | 3–0 |
Leavey Center (1,314) Santa Clara | |||||||
11/17/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at No. 18 Notre Dame | L 78–86 | 3–1 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,464) Notre Dame | |||||||
11/20/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Trinity International Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 85–61 | 4–1 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,724) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
11/23/2015* 11:00 AM |
vs. Murray State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
L 63–66 | 4–2 |
Germain Arena (523) Estero, FL | |||||||
11/24/2015* 11:00 AM |
vs. Duquesne Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round |
L 92–96 OT | 4–3 |
Germain Arena (823) Estero, FL | |||||||
11/25/2015* 11:00 AM |
vs. Central Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game |
W 84–78 | 5–3 |
Germain Arena (1,077) Estero, FL | |||||||
12/03/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
SIU Edwardsville | W 64–51 | 6–3 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,028) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
12/09/2015* 8:00 PM, BTN |
at Wisconsin | W 68–67 | 7–3 |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | |||||||
12/13/2015* 12:00 PM |
Judson | W 125–74 | 8–3 |
Klotsche Center (1,813) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
12/17/2015* 7:00 PM, TWCS |
South Dakota | L 91–92 2OT | 8–4 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,034) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
12/23/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Minnesota | W 74–65 | 9–4 |
Williams Arena (10,364) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
01/02/2016 3:00 PM, TWCS |
Wright State | L 82–84 OT | 9–5 (0–1) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,803) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
01/04/2016 7:00 PM, TWCS |
Northern Kentucky | W 76–67 | 10–5 (1–1) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
01/07/2016 6:45 PM, ESPN3 |
at Youngstown State | W 81–65 | 11–5 (2–1) |
Beeghly Center (1,644) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
01/09/2016 2:00 PM, TWCS |
at Cleveland State | W 65–62 | 12–5 (3–1) |
Wolstein Center (1,805) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 PM |
at Valparaiso | L 56–68 | 12–6 (3–2) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,619) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/16/2016 3:00 PM, CSN Chicago |
at UIC | W 87–62 | 13–6 (4–2) |
UIC Pavilion (2,989) Chicago, IL | |||||||
01/23/2016 3:00 PM, TWCS |
Detroit | W 83–80 | 14–6 (5–2) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,107) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
01/25/2016 8:00 PM, ASN |
Oakland | L 79–82 | 14–7 (5–3) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,821) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
01/29/2016 7:00 PM, TWCS |
Green Bay | W 95–94 | 15–7 (6–3) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (5,192) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/04/2016 6:00 PM, TWCS |
at Wright State | L 83–84 | 15–8 (6–4) |
Nutter Center (4,164) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
02/06/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Northern Kentucky | L 71–75 | 15–9 (6–5) |
BB&T Arena (4,084) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
02/11/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Oakland | W 93–85 | 16–9 (7–5) |
Athletics Center O'rena (3,589) Rochester, MI | |||||||
02/13/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Detroit | L 66–80 | 16–10 (7–6) |
Calihan Hall (3,259) Detroit, MI | |||||||
02/15/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 |
at Green Bay | L 68–70 | 16–11 (7–7) |
Resch Center (3,685) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
02/20/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Cleveland State | W 88–54 | 17–11 (8–7) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,689) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/22/2016 7:00 PM |
Youngstown State | W 87–51 | 18–11 (9–7) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,688) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/26/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
Valparaiso | L 76–80 | 18–12 (9–8) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,137) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/28/2016 2:00 PM, ASN |
UIC | W 98–85 | 19–12 (10–8) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Horizon League Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2016 1:30 PM, ESPN3 |
(5) | vs. (8) Northern Kentucky First round |
W 86–69 | 20–12 |
Joe Louis Arena (5,247) Detroit, MI | ||||||
03/06/2016 12:00 PM, ESPN3 |
(5) | vs. (4) Green Bay Second round |
L 61–70 | 20–13 |
Joe Louis Arena (4,792) Detroit, MI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |