The Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League

Horizon League

The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....

 for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The current head coach is Rob Jeter

Rob Jeter

Rob Jeter is an American college basketball coach and the current coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers basketball team.-Personal:...

.

History

The modern era of Milwaukee men's basketball began with the 1956–57 school year but has a rich history in basketball that dates back to 1896. Between 1956 and 1973 they competed in the NCAA College Division until they moved to NCAA Division I in 1973. The team moved again to NCAA Division III in 1980. Between 1985 and 1987, Milwaukee Men's Basketball competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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. In 1987, the program moved to NCAA Division II where it competed in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship

NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship

The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...

's Elite Eight in 1989. Since 1990, Milwaukee Men's Basketball has competed in NCAA Division I in the Mid-Continent Conference(now The Summit League) in 1993-94 and the Horizon League from the 1994-95 season to present.

The Panthers

Milwaukee Panthers

The Milwaukee Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. A total of 15 Panthers athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I. Panthers have won the James J...

 men's basketball team reached new heights of success during the mid-2000s, making its first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

 appearance in 2003, followed by a sweet sixteen appearance in 2005 and a second round appearance in 2006. The Panthers won three straight regular-season Horizon League championships from 2004–2006 as well as the Horizon League tournament championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

Overall
Years of basketball	113
1st season	1896-97
Head coaches	20
All Games
All-time record	1245-1144-1
20+ win seasons	10
30+ win seasons	0
Horizon League Games
Horizon W–L record	143-128
Horizon titles	7
NCAA Division I Tournament
NCAA Appearances	3
NCAA W–L record	3–3
Sweet Sixteen	1
Elite Eight	0
Final Four	0
National Championships	0

NCAA Tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1960 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1959-60 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	First Round Regional Third Place Game	Lincoln Augustana	L 100–92 W 109–82
1982	First Round Regional Third Place Game	Augustana Beloit	L 70–63 W 75–73
1989	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite 8	Augustana Northern Colorado SE Missouri St.	W 99–95 W 89–82 L 93–84
2003 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...	First Round	Notre Dame	L 70–69
2005 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Alabama Boston College Illinois	W 83–73 W 83–75 L 77–63
2006 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...	First Round Second Round	Oklahoma Florida	W 82–72 L 82–60

Other tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments

National Invitation Tournament

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. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2004 2004 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:...	Opening Round First Round	Rice Boise State	W 91–63 L 73–70
2011 2011 National Invitation Tournament -Colorado bracket:-Boston College bracket:-Virginia Tech bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:* 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...	First Round	Northwestern	L 70–61

Coaching records

Coach	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Rob Jeter Rob Jeter Rob Jeter is an American college basketball coach and the current coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers basketball team.-Personal:...	2005–Present	101	89	0	.532
Bruce Pearl Bruce Pearl Bruce Dean-Fredrick Pearl is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's team. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he obtained his first position as an assistant basketball coach. He was the first coach to lead...	2001–2005	86	38	0	.694
Bo Ryan Bo Ryan William "Bo" Francis Ryan, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison men's basketball team.-Playing career:...	1999–2001	30	27	0	.526
Ric Cobb	1995–1999	28	81	0	.257
Steve Antrim	1987–1995	124	100	0	.554
Ray Swatella	1983–1987	33	74	0	.308
Bob Voight	1980–1983	51	25	0	.671
Bob Gottlieb Bob Gottlieb Bob Gottlieb, father of ESPN college basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb and Cal assistant coach Greg Gottlieb, coached the NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in men's basketball from 1975–1980, and was also the head coach of Jacksonville for two years prior.He compliled a 62-70 record ...	1975–1980	62	70	0	.470
Bill Klucas	1973–1975	22	30	0	.423
Charles Parsley	1970–1973	46	29	0	.613
Ray Krzoska	1963–1970	86	87	0	.497
Russ Rebholz Russ Rebholz -Early days:-Modern era:-External links:**...	1952–1963	126	120	0	.512
John Tierney	1942-1946	34	25	0	.577
Guy Penwell Guy Penwell Guy Penwell was the head basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1930–1942 and 1946-1952.-Coaching Record:-References:...	1930-1942, 1946-1952	186	145	0	.562
Milton Murray	1926-1930	17	40	0	.298
George Downer	1918-1920	15	12	0	.556
Paul Stothart	1917-1918	1	9	0	.100
Barney Anderson	1914-1917;1920-1926	59	76	1	.100
Emmett Angeli	1910-1914	51	17	0	.750
Charles Davies	1908-1910	11	19	0	.367
None	1896-1908	79	46	0	.632

Year-by-year (1956–present)

1970s and 1980s (Phoenix 4–0)

Year	Winner	Result	Loser
1971	Green Bay	82–75	Milwaukee
1979	Green Bay	58–57 OT	Milwaukee
1980	Green Bay	57–53	Milwaukee
1980	Green Bay	70–50	Milwaukee

1990s (Phoenix 11–4)

Year	Winner	Result	Loser
1993	Milwaukee	75–68	Green Bay
1993	Milwaukee	61–48	Green Bay
1994	Green Bay	64–42	Milwaukee
1994	Milwaukee	58–55	Green Bay
1995	Green Bay	79–58	Milwaukee
1995	Green Bay	63–43	Milwaukee
1996	Green Bay	67–54	Milwaukee
1996	Green Bay	81–66	Milwaukee
1997	Green Bay	62–49	Milwaukee
1997	Green Bay	62–46	Milwaukee
1998	Green Bay	68–51	Milwaukee
1998	Green Bay	80–72	Milwaukee
1999	Green Bay	74–66	Milwaukee
1999	Milwaukee	59–57	Green bay
1999	Green Bay	72–66	Milwaukee

2000s (Panthers 13–8)

Year	Winner	Result	Loser
2000	Green Bay	67–65	Milwaukee
2000	Milwaukee	67–42	Green Bay
2000	Milwaukee	62–58	Green Bay
2001	Green Bay	53–49	Milwaukee
2001	Milwaukee	79–57	Green Bay
2002	Milwaukee	63–51	Green Bay
2002	Milwaukee	76–66	Green Bay
2003	Green Bay	79–68	Milwaukee
2003	Milwaukee	78–54	Green Bay
2004	Milwaukee	82–70	Green Bay
2004	Milwaukee	81–70	Green Bay
2005	Milwaukee	86–56	Green Bay
2005	Green Bay	76–72	Milwaukee
2006	Milwaukee	80–60	Green Bay
2006	Green Bay	84–77	Milwaukee
2007	Green Bay	73–67	Milwaukee
2007	Milwaukee	74–73	Green Bay
2008	Milwaukee	65–61	Green Bay
2008	Milwaukee	76–66	Green Bay
2009	Green Bay	77–75	Milwaukee
2009	Green Bay	72–68	Milwaukee

2010s (Tied 2–2)

Year	Winner	Result	Loser
2010	Milwaukee	71–51	Green Bay
2010	Green Bay	61–54	Milwaukee
2011	Green Bay	69–64	Milwaukee
2011	Milwaukee	88–75	Green Bay

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition

1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah...

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Years ?	'03 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...	'05 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...	'06 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...
Seeds ?	12	12	11

NCAA Division 1 ranking history

The UWM Panthers were ranked in the Top 20 at one point during the 1992-1993 season.
The UWM Panthers were also ranked after week 17 in 2005 at #23.

Final AP Poll

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Ranks

Final ESPN/USA Today Poll

Years	-
Ranks

Final Mid-Major Poll

Years	Ranks		Years	Conferences	Win-Loss	Pct.
1896-1913	None	N/A	N/A
1913-1964	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. As the name implies, member teams are located in the state of Wisconsin, although there are three associate members from Minnesota and one from Michigan...	N/A	N/A
1964–1993	None	412-346	.544
1993–1994	Mid-Continent Conference	7-11	.388
1994–present	Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League Horizon League The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....	143-128	.528

Home arenas

Years	Arena
1956–1977	Baker Fieldhouse
1977–1992	J. Martin Klotsche Center
1992–1998	MECCA Arena
1998–2003	J. Martin Klotsche Center
2003–Present	U.S. Cellular Arena U.S. Cellular Arena U.S. Cellular Arena is an indoor arena, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

External links

• Milwaukee Men's Basketball