Cody Wichmann

Green Bay, Milwaukee fall in Horizon League play

January 30, 2017 By Bill Scott

Despite leading for all but five minutes of the game and shooting a season-high 60% from the field, the Green Bay Phoenix fell to Detroit Mercy 93-92 in Horizon League action on Sunday.

The Phoenix also committed a season-high 21 turnovers, 13 of them in the second half, in the loss.

Detroit (5-17, 3-7 HL) trailed 92-87 with 1:46 left, but they scored the final six points of the game, keeping the Phoenix scoreless the rest of the way.

Four players finished in double-figures for Green Bay (13-9, 7-3 HL), led by Khalil Small’s season-high 21. Warren Jones and Charles Cooper each scored 15 points and Turner Botz added 12. [Read more…]

Panthers end road trip with tough defeat

December 15, 2016 By Bill Scott

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers, playing their 9th road game out of the last 10, fell to the Ohio Bobcats (6-2) 71-69 in Athens, Ohio on Wednesday night.

The Panthers (4-7) were led by senior Cody Wichmann with 15 points, all on three pointers.

August Haas and Bryce Barnes added 11-points each for the Panthers, who return home to host Western Illinois on Saturday at the Klotsche Center.

The Panthers finished 6-of-20 from beyond the arc.

Ohio improved to a perfect 5-0 at home this season.

Panther women win

The Milwaukee Panther women (8-2) knocked off Chicago State 71-49 on Wednesday night.

Johnson joins Jeter in Vegas

May 19, 2016 By Bill Scott

UW-Milwaukee point guard Jordan Johnson is following his coach Rob Jeter to UNLV. Both Johnson and the Runnin’ Rebels tweeted the news on Wednesday, almost two weeks after Jeter was hired as an assistant to new Las Vegas coach Marvin Menzies.

Johnson averaged 12 points and eight assists for the Panthers last season, and he’ll have to sit out one year under NCAA transfer rules before he plays his senior year in the fall of 2017.

Johnson is the third player to leave Milwaukee after being upset about the way Jeter was let go. Cody Wichmann decided to stay after he also received permission to transfer.

UW-Milwaukee introduces new head coach Friday (AUDIO)

April 9, 2016 By Bill Scott

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee introduced their new head coach at a news conference on Friday afternoon.

The new face of Panthers basketball is former Michigan, Iowa and Butler assistant coach LaVall Jordan. The 36-year-old Jordan replaces Rob Jeter who was fired back in March after 11 seasons at the school.

Jordan discussed his vision for the program moving forward and was asked about the future of those players that had asked for and been given their release, with a condition that they meet with Jordan first.

Two of those players, Jordan Johnson and Cody Wichmann, were in attendance, along with several other of their teammates. [Read more…]

Panthers hot shooting ends losing skid

January 15, 2015 By Bill Scott

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers ended their 6-game losing streak by knocking off Youngstown State 77-62 in Horizon League men’s action on Wednesday night.

Milwaukee shot a season best 62.2% from the field and were even better in the second half, converting 14 of 20 from the field (70%).

The Panthers (6-12, 1-3) won the battle of the only winless teams in the Horizon League.

Akeem Springs led the way with 18 points (8 of 10 fg), while Steve McWhorter had 16 points and 12 assists. Sophomore Cody Wichmann added 15 points by making all five of his three-pointers.