2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball | |
---|---|
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 4–2 (0–0 Horizon) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Home arena | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue Fort Wayne | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IU Indy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Bart Lundy, play their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and select games at the on-campus Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League.
Previous season
[edit]The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season in sixth place in the Horizon League with a record of 20–15, including 12–8 in conference play. They defeated eleventh-seeded Detroit Mercy Titans at the Klotsche Center in the first round of the Horizon League tournament, then going on to upset third-seeded Green Bay in the quarterfinals, earning their second-straight trip to the conference semifinals in Indianapolis. The Panthers upset fifth-seeded Northern Kentucky in the semifinals to earn their first championship game appearance since 2017. In the finals, Milwaukee was defeated by top seed Oakland, 83–76.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | No. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markeith Browning II | 1 | G | 6'4" | 196 | RS Junior | Ypsilanti, MI | Transferred to Lindenwood |
B.J. Freeman | 10 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Selma, NC | Transferred to Arizona State |
Dominic Ham | 27 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
Zach Howell | 3 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Springfield, MO | Transferred to Drury |
Elijah Jamison | 2 | G | 6'3" | 196 | Sophomore | Louisburg, NC | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |
Makuei Riek | 17 | G | 6'6" | 170 | Freshman | Rochester, MN | Transferred to Fairfield |
Pierce Spencer | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Junior | Porter, TX | Graduated |
Angelo Stuart | 5 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Queens, NY | Graduated |
Langston Wilson | 13 | G | 6'9" | 215 | Graduate Student | Upper Darby, PA | Exhausted eligibility |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | No. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Themus Fulks | 1 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Winston-Salem, NC | Louisiana |
Danilo Jovanovich | 24 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Louisville |
John Lovelace Jr. | 00 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Youngstown State |
A.J. McKee | 5 | G | 6'2" | 200 | RS Senior | Charlotte, NC | Queens (NC) |
Jamichael Stillwell | 3 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Miami Dade College |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ Robinson G |
Montclair, NJ | Immaculate Conception (Montclair, NJ) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 29, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
|
Preseason
[edit]The Panthers were picked to finish in first place in the Horizon League preseason coaches poll, tied with Purdue Fort Wayne, receiving a total of 421 points and 15 first-place votes. Guards AJ McKee and Erik Pratt were selected to the Preseason All-League Second-Team.[1]
Roster
[edit]2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Roster |
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lakeland | W 118–62 | 1–0 |
18 – Stillwell | 14 – Stillwell | 8 – McKee | Klotsche Center (1,448) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | L 68–87 | 1–1 |
18 – Fulks | 9 – Stillwell | 2 – Tied | McLeod Center (3,247) Cedar Falls, IA | ||||
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Longwood | L 62–76 | 1–2 |
19 – Pullian | 9 – Stillwell | 5 – Fulks | Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA | ||||
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | W 80–74 | 2–2 |
22 – Pullian | 10 – Stillwell | 4 – Fulks | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,046) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State Cream City Challenge |
W 91–74 | 3–2 |
21 – McKee | 11 – Stillwell | 6 – Fulks | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,638) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wofford Cream City Challenge |
W 76–74 | 4–2 |
24 – Fulks | 12 – Stillwell | 4 – Fulks | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,756) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
November 24, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
St. Thomas Cream City Challenge |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cleveland State | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
December 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Green Bay | Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI | |||||||||
December 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Akron MKE Tip-Off |
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Central (IL) | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
IU Indy | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oakland | OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Detroit Mercy | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Green Bay | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Youngstown State | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Robert Morris | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Wright State | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||||
January 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at IU Indy | IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
February 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wright State | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Kentucky | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 21, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oakland | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
Source:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ White, Rachel (October 15, 2024). "Milwaukee, Purdue Fort Wayne Share Top Spot in 2024-25 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". horizonleague.org. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved June 27, 2024.