2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
2008–09 record	17–14 (11–7 Horizon League)
Head coach	Rob Jeter
Home arena	US Cellular Arena

	Conf			Overall
2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#22 Butler	15	3	.833	26	6	.813
Green Bay	13	5	.722	22	11	.667
Cleveland State†	12	6	.667	26	11	.703
Wright State	12	6	.667	20	13	.606
Milwaukee	11	7	.611	17	14	.548
UIC	7	11	.389	16	15	.516
Youngstown State	7	11	.389	11	19	.367
Loyola (IL)	6	12	.333	14	18	.438
Valparaiso	5	13	.278	9	22	.290
Detroit	2	16	.111	7	23	.233
Rankings from AP Poll † Horizon League Tournament winner

Recruits

The following is a list of commitments Milwaukee received for the 2008–09 season:

Riley Walker
James Eayrs
Tone Boyle
Tony Meier
Burleigh Porte
Ryan Haggerty
Patrick Souter
Jerard Ajami
James Dean

Roster

Milwaukee Men's Basketball 2008–2009 Roster
Head Coach: Rob Jeter
G	0	Avery Smith	Senior	6'3", 175 lb	(Milwaukee, Wis)
G	1	Charlie Swiggett	Junior	6'1", 180 lb	(Chester, Pa)
G	2	Deonte Roberts	Sophomore	6'3", 190 lb	(St. Paul, Minn)
F	3	Riley Walker	Freshman	6'6", 210 lb	(McFarland, Wis)
G	4	Deion James	Senior	6'2", 190 lb	(Milwaukee, Wis)
G	5	Ricky Franklin	Senior	6'2", 200 lb	(Milwaukee, Wis)
G	10	Zach Holt	Junior	5'6", 160 lb	(Pulaski, Tenn)
G	11	Tone Boyle	Junior	6'2", 175 lb	(Middleton, Wis)
G	15	Patrick Souter	Freshman	6'0", 170 lb	(Racine, Wis)
G	20	James Dean	Freshman	6'3", 190 lb	(Las Vegas, Nev)
F	21	Tony Meier	Freshman	6'8", 210 lb	(Wildwood, Mo)
G	22	Kaylan Anderson	Junior	6'5", 195 lb	(Toronto, Ontario)
F	23	Anthony Hill	Sophomore	6'7", 230 lb	(Milwaukee, Wis)
G	30	Jerard Ajami	Junior	6'2", 180 lb	(Madison, Wis)
F	42	Burleigh Porte	Junior	6'8", 210 lb	(Monrovia, Liberia)
F	44	Ryan Haggerty	Freshman	6'8", 210 lb	(Glen Ellyn, Ill)
F	52	Jason Averkamp	Junior	6'6", 230 lb	(New Berlin, Wis)
F	55	James Eayrs	Junior	6'7", 340 lb	(Roseville, Minn)

Coaching staff

Name	Type	College
Rob Jeter	Head Coach	University of Wisconsin–Platteville
Brian Bidlingmyer	Assistant Coach	Siena College
Chad Boudreau	Assistant Coach	Hannibal-LaGrange College
Duffy Conroy	Assistant Coach	St. Ambrose University
Ronnie Jones	Director of Basketball Operations	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Chip MacKenzie	Video Coordinator	Edgewood College
Dave Bugalski	Athletic Trainer	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Schedule

Horizon League Standing: 5th
Date	Opponent*	Rank*	Location	Result	Overall	Conference	Television
Regular Season Games
November 14, 2008	Loyola Marymount		Ames, IA	W 75–51	1–0
November 15, 2008	UC Davis		Ames, IA	W 81–75	2–0
November 16, 2008	Iowa State		Ames, IA	L 79–61	2–1
November 19, 2008	Upper Iowa University		Milwaukee, WI	W 87–59	3–1		Horizon league Network
November 22, 2008	#15 Marquette		Bradley Center	L 100–80	3–2		Sports 32
November 25, 2008	Ball State		Milwaukee, WI	L 82–69	3–3		Horizon league Network
November 29, 2008	#25 Wisconsin		Madison, WI	L 67–46	3–4		Big Ten Network
December 4, 2008	Detroit		Milwaukee, WI	W 71–62	4–4	1–0	Horizon league Network
December 6, 2008	Wright State		Milwaukee, WI	W 66–59	5–4	2–0	Horizon league Network
December 11, 2008	Miami (OH)		Oxford, OH	L 69–45	5–5	2–0	Sports 32
December 20, 2008	Bradley		Milwaukee, WI	W 86–74	6–5	2–0	Horizon league Network
December 30, 2008	UIC		Chicago, IL	W 71–66	7–5	3–0	Sports 32
January 3, 2009	Loyola		Chicago, IL	W 80–66	8–5	4–0	Sports 32
January 5, 2009	Valparaiso		Milwaukee, WI	W 61–47	9–5	5–0	Horizon league Network
January 9, 2009	UW–Green Bay		Milwaukee, WI	L 77–75	9–6	5–1	ESPNU
January 12, 2009	SIU-Edwardsville		Milwaukee, WI	W 70–59	10–6	5–1	Horizon league Network
January 15, 2009	Youngstown State		Milwaukee, WI	W 69–50	11–6	6–1	Horizon league Network
January 17, 2009	Cleveland State		Milwaukee, WI	W 77–75	12–6	7–1	Horizon league Network
January 22, 2009	Valparaiso		Valparaiso, IN	L 63–51	12–7	7–2	Sports 32
January 24, 2009	#16 Butler		Indianapolis, IN	L 78–48	12–8	7–3	Sports 32
January 28, 2009	Loyola		Milwaukee, WI	W 72–58	13–8	8–3	Horizon league Network
January 31, 2009	UIC		Milwaukee, WI	W 63–62	14–8	9–3	Horizon league Network
February 7, 2009	UW–Green Bay		Green Bay, WI	L 72–68	14–9	9–4	Sports 32
February 12, 2009	Cleveland State		Cleveland, OH	L 70–61	14–10	9–5	Sports 32
February 14, 2009	Youngstown State		Youngstown, OH	L 70–68	14–11	9–6	Sports 32
February 18, 2009	#21 Butler		Milwaukee, WI	W 63–60	15–11	10–6	Sports 32
February 21, 2009	North Dakota State		Milwaukee, WI	L 77–69	15–12	10–6	Horizon league Network
February 26, 2009	Wright State		Dayton, OH	L 70–60	15–13	10–7	Sports 32
February 28, 2009	Detroit		Detroit, MI	W 68–63	16–13	11–7	Sports 32
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2009	Loyola		Milwaukee, WI	W 77–68	17–13		Horizon league Network
March 6, 2009	Wright State		Indianapolis, IN	L 80–70	17–14		Horizon league Network
Rank according to AP Top 25 Poll. ^#All times are in EST. Conference games in bold*.

Player stats

Updated as of March 20, 2009.
Showing only the Top 5 statistic leaders.

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Boyle, Tone !Tone Boyle	30	35.5	.375	.361	.768	3.1	1.1	0.8	0.2	13.2
Smith, Avery !Avery Smith	29	30.1	.397	.295	.655	5.2	3.1	1.2	0.3	11.4
Eayrs, James !James Eayrs	31	23.4	.414	.336	.849	5.5	1.2	0.7	0.3	11.2
Franklin, Ricky !Ricky Franklin	30	30.0	.384	.391	.691	4.6	2.5	0.9	0.2	9.1
Meier, Tony !Tony Meier	30	22.4	.364	.340	.778	4.4	0.7	0.1	0.5	6.7
Roberts, Deonte !Deonte Roberts	29	20.3	.512	1.000	.658	3.7	1.6	0.7	0.3	6.4

2009 Horizon League Tournament

First Round Tuesday, March 3			Second Round Friday, March 6			Semifinals Saturday, March 7			Final Tuesday, March 10


			1	Butler

				(bye)



						1	Butler	62

						4	Wright St.	57
4	Wright St.	68

9	Valparaiso	56
			4	Wright St.	80

			5	Milwaukee	70
5	Milwaukee	77

8	Loyola Chicago	68
									1	Butler	54

									3	Cleveland St.	57



			2	Green Bay

				(bye)



						2	Green Bay	67

						3	Cleveland St.	73
3	Cleveland St.	56

10	Detroit	43
			3	Cleveland St.	67

			6	UIC	64
6	UIC	73

7	Youngstown St.	68

First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals will be hosted by Butler. Championship will be hosted by higher-numbered remaining seed

References

Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball

Venues	Baker Fieldhouse (1956–1977) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1977–1992) U.S. Cellular Arena (1992–1998) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1998–2003) U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2012) Klotsche Center (2012–2013) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2013–present)

Rivalries	Rivalry records

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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