Adding to a team already with a great deal of length, with the 17th pick in the NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected D.J. Wilson out of Michigan.

Wilson is a 6-foot-10, 234-pound forward with a 7-foot-3 wingspan that is versatile enough to play at small forward and center along with the 4.

During his three years with the Maize and Blue, Wilson started 36 of 69 games. After a knee injury five games into his freshman season, Wilson elected to redshirt the remainder of the season and was eventually awarded a medical. The following season, he came off the bench in 26 games, averaging 2.7 points in 6.1 minutes per game.

Bucks general manager Jon Horst in talking about Wilson, “D.J. has been at the top of our list for a long time.  He’s been there steadily. There was a couple other guys in that range and in that discussion, and until the guy gets there, you never know. So, we felt fairly confident that he was going to get to 17, but until 16 went, we weren’t really sure. When he got there, we were excited and happy with the result.”

It was not until this past season that Wilson emerged, starting 36 of 38 games while averaging 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Helping the Wolverines to the Big Ten Tournament title with four wins in four days, Wilson was instrumental in guiding U-M to a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament.

The Sacramento, California, native led U-M with 203 total boards, making him the first Wolverine to record 200-plus rebounds since McGary (2012-13). Wilson added four double-doubles and became a threat from long range, making 41 triples while shooting 37.3 percent. Wilson’s 57 blocks were the most by a Wolverine in nine seasons.

The Milwaukee Brewers finished off a split of their four-game series against Pittsburgh with a 4-2 victory Thursday afternoon at Miller Park.

Eric Sogard went three for four with two doubles, scoring twice and prevented a run with a defensive gem in the eighth inning.

Travis Shaw hit his 14th homerun of the year to go along with two doubles while driving in three. Chase Anderson got the win to improve to 6-2 going six innings and allowed two runs on two hits while striking out seven.

Cory Knebel tossed the ninth for his 12th save and set a major league record in the process.  Knebel struck out Josh Bell in top of 9th swinging.  Knebel has at least one strikeout in each of his 38 appearances (37.2 ip 65K) a new MLB record to start the season.

A three run seventh inning capped by a Domingo Santana two-run homer rallied the Milwaukee Brewers past  the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at Miller Park on Wednesday night.

The Brewers faced a 3-1 deficit before a single to Keon Broxton and a double to Orlando Arcia started the comeback. Pinch hitter Eric Thames would drive in Broxton on a groundout to make it a one-run game. Santana would then launch his 12th of the season to cap a two-hit, three-RBI performance.

Cory Knebel pitched a scoreless ninth for his 11th save.  Knebel has at least 1 strike out in each of his 37 appearances this season (36.2 ip, 64K), which ties the longest streak, exclusively as a reliever, to begin a season in the modern era (since 1900) with Aroldis Chapman, Cin (5/11 – 8/13, 2014).

Letroy Guion

Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion was charged with driving under the influence after an arrest early Wednesday in Hawaii.

Guion, who turned 30 on Wednesday, had a blood alcohol level of .086 when tested for a routine traffic stop, according to Honolulu police. He was released on $500 bail.

“The Packers are aware of the matter involving Letroy Guion,” a team spokesman said, per the Green Bay Press Gazette. “We will refrain from making any further comment as it is an ongoing legal matter.”

Guion is set to serve a four-game suspension to open the upcoming 2017 season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Last season, Guion recorded 30 tackles in 15 games.

Milwaukee Panthers

Patrick Baldwin has been named head coach of the UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball team.

Baldwin joins UWM from Northwestern University and becomes the seventh head coach since Milwaukee’s 1990 move to NCAA Division I.

Baldwin will be formally introduced during a news conference 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Union Art Gallery in the UWM Student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. The news conference will be livestreamed at MKEPanthers.com.

“We are proud to have Patrick join the UW-Milwaukee family,” said UWM Chancellor Mark Mone. “His deep commitment to have our student-athletes succeed in the classroom as well as on the court reflects the values of Milwaukee basketball. I know he will also play an important role in helping to connect our university to the community.”

Baldwin has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern, helping rebuild his alma mater into a force in the Big Ten.

The Milwaukee Bucks have named Jon Horst as General Manager. Horst, 34, has served as the team’s Director of Basketball Operations since 2008 where he was instrumental in personnel evaluation, salary cap management and contract negotiations.

“Our No. 1 priority is building a championship-caliber organization and we believe Jon is the right person to be our General Manager,” said Bucks owners Wes Edens, Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan. “He has been an integral part of basketball operations for the last nine years, and has helped advise us on every major basketball decision since we purchased the team. Jon is very talented, capable, organized and someone we have leaned on for his strategic thinking and ability to execute our vision.

“There is a tremendous level of enthusiasm surrounding our new state-of-the-art arena, the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Science Center and transformational development of downtown Milwaukee. We’re excited about the future of our organization and are confident that Jon will lead our team to the highest level.”

Horst began his NBA front office career with the Detroit Pistons in 2005 and joined the Bucks basketball staff in 2008.

“I’m extremely grateful to our ownership group for their faith and trust in me,” Horst said. “Wes, Marc and Jamie have demonstrated a commitment to building a championship-caliber team, providing the necessary tools and resources, and I’m excited to execute their vision. In my new capacity, I’m looking forward to working with Jason Kidd and the coaching staff, along with our world-class performance team, to give our talented players the support they need to bring a championship to Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin.”

Horst graduated from Rochester (Mich.) College in 2006 with a degree in sports management. He was a four-year member of the school’s men’s basketball team that won the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship in 2004 and 2005. He and his wife, Mia, have two children, Sophie and Zeke.

Jimmy Nelson tossed a complete game to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 series finale victory over San Diego at Miller Park.

Nelson struck out 10 while scattering six hits and did not give up an earned run.  It was Nelson’s first complete game of his career.

Hernan Perez and Manny Pina provided the offense with solo home runs in the sixth inning and Milwaukee’s defense chipped in with a pair of double plays.