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Panthers staying put in Horizon League

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The Missouri Valley Conference gave notice on Tuesday that they are extending a membership invitation to Valparaiso to replace Wichita State, returning the conference to ten schools.

It means UW-Milwaukee, which was one of four finalists for a spot in the MVC, will be staying put in the Horizon League for the time being.

The MVC could still look to add two more teams down the road, expanding to 12 teams.  That would mean UW-Milwaukee could possibly be considered for a move again.

Whether it was Milwaukee or Valparaiso, the Horizon League will still drop to nine schools and will be looking to add a 10th member school.

 

Green Bay women picked as Horizon League favorites

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Kevin Borseth

For the ninth-straight year, the Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team will enter the season as the Horizon League preseason favorite, as announced by the league office during its media day event on Wednesday.

Coach Kevin Borseth’s team received 29 of the 30 first-place votes in the poll and accumulating 299 points to lead the nearest school (Detroit Mercy) by 46.  The Phoenix return four of five starters from a year ago.  Green Bay’s defense ranked ninth in the country last year, allowing 48.6 ppg in league play and 52.2 ppg overall.

Detroit Mercy came in second in the preseason poll, bringing back nearly everyone from last year’s squad. [Read more…]

Green Bay picked third in men’s Horizon League preseason poll

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Charles Cooper - Photo Courtesy of Green Bay Athletics

Charles Cooper – Photo Courtesy of Green Bay Athletics

The Horizon League released its preseason poll and honors on Thursday morning.

The Green Bay Phoenix landed senior Charles Cooper on the All-League First Team and were picked to finish third in the Horizon League preseason poll.

2015-16 regular season champion Valparaiso was selected to repeat as champions, followed by Oakland and Green Bay.  UIC was picked fourth and Wright State fifth.  The second five consist of Detroit Mercy, Northern Kentucky, Cleveland State, Youngstown State and Milwaukee.

Valparaiso’s Alec Peters is the Preseason Player of the Year.

Cooper started all 36 games for the Phoenix last season, finishing second on the  team in scoring and rebounding at 13.6 ppg and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Women’s College Soccer Update

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The UW-Milwaukee Panther women’s soccer team tied a program record with their 13th straight match without a loss, pulling out a 1-1 tie with the Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday night in Madison.

The Badgers (1-1-1) started the season as the No. 16 ranked team in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.

Milwaukee (2-0-1) opened the scoring when Callie O’Donnell found the back of the net just 1:56 into the match.  She beat Wisconsin goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem.

The Badgers got the equalizer from Micaela Powers at the 75:35 mark.

The Panthers are 9-0-4 during their 13 match unbeaten streak.

Marquette 2, Illinois State 1

Darian Powell broke a 1-1 tie at the 77:53 mark for the Marquette Golden Eagles in Normal, Illinois.

Milwaukee King announces basketball hire

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WIAA logoMilwaukee King has announced the hiring of Marc Mitchell as their new boys  basketball coach, replacing Jim Gosz, who resigned back in May to take the head job at Whitefish Bay Dominican.

Mitchell knows the landscape.  He played his high school  ball at Milwaukee Washington, helping the Purgolders win the 1987 WIAA state title.  Mitchell followed up by playing collegiately at UW-Milwaukee.

 

Wisconsin Baseball Roundup

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Travis Buxton-Verstegan had three hits for the Eagles - Photo: UW-La Crosse Athletics / Jim Lund

Travis Buxton-Verstegan had three hits for the Eagles – Photo: UW-La Crosse Athletics / Jim Lund

At the NCAA Division 3 baseball Regionals,

Starting with the Midwest Regional in La Crosse, the host Eagles remain unbeaten in the double elimination tournament, rolling to a 12-3 win over Concordia-Chicago.

The victory puts the Eagles in the Midwest Regional Championship at 3:30 this afternoon.  It’s also the 37th win of the season for La Crosse, breaking the record of 36 set in 2015.

Taylor Kohlwey’s first inning double extended his hitting streak to 48 games, the second longest in NCAA Division III history.  He also tied his own school record (2014) with his 88th hit of the season, and broke the UWL single-season record for doubles in a season with 21.  Kohlwey would later add his 89th hit of the season. [Read more…]

Johnson joins Jeter in Vegas

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Milwaukee Panthers logoUW-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.

Jeter lands at UNLV

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Milwaukee Panthers logoFormer UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter has been hired as an assistant at Nevada Las Vegas.

New coach Marvin Menzies named Jeter one of his new assistants on Thursday, joining other new assistants Eric Brown from Long Beach State and Andrew LeFleur from Providence.

Menzies came on board after UNLV hired head coach Chris Beard, and he bolted for Texas Tech one week later.

Jeter coached the UW-Milwaukee Panthers for eleven seasons before he was fired in mid-March.

UW-Milwaukee introduces new head coach Friday (AUDIO)

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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…]

Report: UW-Milwaukee reaches deal with Michigan assistant

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Milwaukee Panthers logoAccording to multiple reports, UW-Milwaukee has reached an agreement with Michigan assistant coach LaVall Jordan to become the school’s next head men’s basketball coach.  Jordan has spent the last six seasons on Michigan’s bench and three years before that at Iowa.

Jordan replaces Rob Jeter, who was fired in March after eleven years at the helm of the Panther basketball program.

That firing has led to much criticism of Panther athletic director Amanda Braun after she denied the Panthers an opportunity to participate in several second-tier postseason tournaments despite a 20-win season and an offer from a booster to pick up all of the costs.  Braun then fired Jeter and fans and Panther players made their disappointment known.

Four of those players, Austin Arians, Cody Wichmann, Akeem Springs and Jordan Johnson have been granted their releases and are considering transferring.  However, a condition of their release is they must meet with Jordan before leaving.