Jordan Johnson

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…]

Tiby, Love named All Horizon League first team

March 2, 2016 By Bill Scott

Matt Tiby

Milwaukee Panther forward Matt Tiby and Green Bay Phoenix guard Carrington Love have been named to the All-Horizon League men’s basketball first team.

Tiby, a senior, led the Panthers with 16 points and eight rebounds a game. He has 256 rebounds this season and in three years as a Panther has registered the top three rebounding seasons in Milwaukee’s Division 1 History.

Love led Green Bay in scoring and steals this season with averages of 18.3 points and 2.5 steals per game. The senior stepped up and filled the scoring void created by the graduation of two-time Horizon League Player of the Year [Read more…]

Panthers knock off another Big Ten foe

December 24, 2015 By Bill Scott

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers had already knocked off the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison earlier. Last night, the Panthers added the Minnesota Gophers to their Big Ten hit-list, pulling out a 74-65 win at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Milwaukee point-guard Jordan Johnson finished a rebound shy of a triple-double, tallying 19 points, ten assists and nine rebounds.

The Panthers (9-4) were 10-49 against the Big Ten before this season, with their last victory coming back in 2005.

The Panthers have won four of their last five. They open Horizon League play on Saturday, January 2nd in Milwaukee.

Badgers win streak over Milwaukee ends

December 10, 2015 By Bill Scott

Bronson Koenig

After wins over Syracuse and Temple, the Wisconsin Badgers jumped out to an early lead on Milwaukee, but the Panthers came from behind to pull out a 68-67 win at the Kohl Center, ending a 22-game losing streak against Wisconsin.

The Panthers won for just the second time in 33 meetings against Wisconsin.

Bronson Koenig had a chance to win it for the Badgers, but instead of driving to the basket and possibly drawing a foul, he settled for a step-back three-pointer that landed just short. Koenig hit just 2 of 10 shots from the field in the [Read more…]