Baldwin staying home to play for dad at UW-Milwaukee

Five-star recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Sussex, WI), announced on Wednesday that he is staying home to play college basketball for his dad at UW-Milwaukee. The 6’9 senior forward made his choice known on ESPN, choosing the Panthers over finalists Duke and...

UWM pauses men’s basketball season

With the NCAA men’s college basketball season set to open this coming week, the UW-Milwaukee Panther men’s basketball program has put their program on pause after a positive COVID-19 test in its Tier 1 group. It means the MKE Classic Tournament that the...

Panthers open with win over Concordia (Wis.)

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers opened their season with a 72-62 win over Concordia (Wis.) on Tuesday night at UWM Panther Arena. Redshirt junior Te’Jon Lucas, who sat out last season after transferring from Illinois, led the Panthers with 19 points.  He added seven...

Panthers fall to 0-3 with loss in Miami

The UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball team dropped to 0-3, falling 86-83 to Florida International on Tuesday night in Miami. Osasumwen Osaghae’s three-point play with 11 seconds left to play won it for Florida International.  Osaghae scored in the paint and...

UW-Milwaukee loses three top players

Just when it appeared UW-Milwaukee had steadied their ship in men’s basketball, the Panthers are losing three more players. Junior guards Brock Stull and Jeremiah Bell, along with sophomore forward Bryce Nze, had all requested and been granted their release from...

Jeter joins Gophers coaching staff

Former Wisconsin assistant and Milwaukee Panther head coach Rob Jeter is joining the Minnesota Gophers coaching staff. Gophers coach Richard Pitino announced Tuesday that Jeter will replace Kimani Young, who left for Connecticut to be an assistant coach there. Jeter...

UW-Milwaukee pulls upset in Ames, Iowa

Expectations from outside of the UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball locker room are small, but the Panthers pulled off a big upset on Monday night. Brock Stull scored 17 points to lead the Panthers to a 74-56 victory over Iowa State as the Cyclones suffered their...

Panthers searching for new basketball coach again

After just one season on the job in Milwaukee, head men’s basketball coach LaVall Jordan is leaving, agreeing to become the next head coach at Butler University. The Butler job opened up last week when Chris Holtmann left to take the head job at Ohio State....

Milwaukee falls in WNIT

Big Ten Player of the Year Rachel Banham poured in 48 points on Wednesday night, leading the Minnesota Gophers to a 87-80 win over the UW-Milwaukee Panthers in the opening round of the WNIT at Williams Arena. The Panthers led by one-point at halftime, but Banham went...

Badgers win streak over Milwaukee ends

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...

Panthers earn semifinal matchup against the Phoenix

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers won their second game in the Horizon League men’s basketball tournament, knocking off Valparaiso 74-57 in front of a small crowd of 1,770 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The fifth-seeded Panthers (19-13) earned a spot in the...

Panthers out with 2013-14 men’s hoop schedule

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee released their men’s basketball schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season.  The schedule includes home games against DePaul and Northern Iowa and road games at Wisconsin and at Davidson. Milwaukee plays the first five games...

Green Bay opens HL Tournament with a win

Adrian Ritchie had a career-high 27 points as the host Green Bay Phoenix cruised to a 80-59 win over Valparaiso on the Horizon League Quarterfinals. Lydia Bauer added 17 points for (20) Green Bay (27-2), which will host fourth-seeded Detroit in the semifinals on...

Horizon League Tournament opens tonight

The Men’s Horizon League Basketball tournament opens tonight with three games. In Green Bay, the Phoenix have already beaten Milwaukee twice this season.  They’ll host the Panthers at the Resch Center.  The Phoenix                 (16-14, 9-5 HL) beat the...

Badgers take down UW-Milwaukee

The Wisconsin Badgers rolled over the UW-Milwaukee Panther men’s basketball team 74-53 Saturday night.  History favored the Badgers, as the only time the Panthers had beaten Wisconsin was in 1992. Forward Ryan Evans led three Badgers in double figures with 19...

UW-Milwaukee falls in Hoops for Hope Classic

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers cold shooting cost them a 74-60 decision against Rider on the final day of the Hoops For Hope Classic at Puerto Vallerta, Mexico. The Panthers shot just 37% and committed 15 turnovers in the loss. Evan Richard had 11 points to lead UWM...

Panthers blow lead, fall in overtime

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers blew a 17-point second half lead and fell to South Carolina 82-75 in overtime on Sunday. Milwaukee led 40-23 early in the second half, but watched as South Carolina go on a 26-12 run and tie things up.  Brenton Williams took over in overtime...

Rechlicz announces women’s hoops staff at UWM

UW-Milwaukee women’s basketball coach Kyle Rechlicz added three assistant coaches to her staff on Monday. Frank Goldsberry, Jess Wilhite and Janese Banks had their hirings announced today.  Goldsberry served as an assistant at Dayton University since 2003. ...