2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Cable Car Classic champions
ConferenceHorizon League
2015–16 record20–13 (10–8 Horizon League)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Klotsche Center
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso162 .889  307  .811
Oakland135 .722  2312  .657
Wright State135 .722  2213  .629
Green Bay117 .611  2313  .639
Milwaukee108 .556  2013  .606
Detroit99 .500  1615  .516
Youngstown State612 .333  1121  .344
Northern Kentucky*513 .278  921  .300
Cleveland State414 .222  923  .281
UIC315 .167  525  .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

On March 17, head coach Rob Jeter was fired.[1] He finished at Milwaukee with an 11-year record of 185–170.

Roster

2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Jordan Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Waukegan, Illinois
G 2 Akeem Springs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Waukegan, Illinois
G 3 Brock Stull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Caledonia, Illinois
G 4 Jeremy Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 5 Cody Wichmann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pulaski, Wisconsin
G 11 JayQuan McCloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Waukegan, Illinois
G 15 Baylor Peterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edina, Minnesota
G 20 Derek Rongstad 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Middleton, Wisconsin
F 21 Dan Studer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Germantown, Wisconsin
F 23 J.J. Panoske 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Brodhead, Wisconsin
G 30 J.R. Lyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri
F 31 Matt Tiby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Urbandale, Iowa
F 33 Scotty Tyler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Grafton, Wisconsin
F 34 Austin Arians 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Stoughton, Wisconsin
F 50 Brett Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS So East Troy, Wisconsin
F 52 Alex Prahl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS So East Troy, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12/5/15

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
UW–Parkside W 81–62 
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Denver
Cable Car Classic
W 71–58  1–0
Leavey Center (1,552)
Santa Clara
11/14/2015*
7:30 pm
vs. Lipscomb
Cable Car Classic
W 71–65  2–0
Leavey Center (1,150)
Santa Clara
11/15/2015*
4:30 pm
vs. Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
W 71–65  3–0
Leavey Center (1,314)
Santa Clara
11/17/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 18 Notre Dame L 78–86  3–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,464)
Notre Dame
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Trinity International
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 85–61  4–1
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,724)
Milwaukee, WI
11/23/2015*
11:00 am
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 63–66  4–2
Germain Arena (523)
Estero, FL
11/24/2015*
11:00 am
vs. Duquesne
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round
L 92–96 OT 4–3
Germain Arena (823)
Estero, FL
11/25/2015*
11:00 am
vs. Central Michigan
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game
W 84–78  5–3
Germain Arena (1,077)
Estero, FL
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 64–51  6–3
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,028)
Milwaukee, WI
12/09/2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 68–67  7–3
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
12/13/2015*
12:00 pm
Judson W 125–74  8–3
Klotsche Center (1,813)
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCS
South Dakota L 91–92 2OT 8–4
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,034)
Milwaukee, WI
12/23/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Minnesota W 74–65  9–4
Williams Arena (10,364)
Minneapolis, MN
Horizon League regular season
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, TWCS
Wright State L 82–84 OT 9–5
(0–1)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,803)
Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, TWCS
Northern Kentucky W 76–67  10–5
(1–1)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813)
Milwaukee, WI
01/07/2016
6:45 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 81–65  11–5
(2–1)
Beeghly Center (1,644)
Youngstown, OH
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, TWCS
at Cleveland State W 65–62  12–5
(3–1)
Wolstein Center (1,805)
Cleveland, OH
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at Valparaiso L 56–68  12–6
(3–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,619)
Valparaiso, IN
01/16/2016
3:00 pm, CSN Chicago
at UIC W 87–62  13–6
(4–2)
UIC Pavilion (2,989)
Chicago, IL
01/23/2016
3:00 pm, TWCS
Detroit W 83–80  14–6
(5–2)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,107)
Milwaukee, WI
01/25/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
Oakland L 79–82  14–7
(5–3)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,821)
Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, TWCS
Green Bay W 95–94  15–7
(6–3)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (5,192)
Milwaukee, WI
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, TWCS
at Wright State L 83–84  15–8
(6–4)
Nutter Center (4,164)
Fairborn, OH
02/06/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 71–75  15–9
(6–5)
BB&T Arena (4,084)
Highland Heights, KY
02/11/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland W 93–85  16–9
(7–5)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,589)
Rochester, MI
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 66–80  16–10
(7–6)
Calihan Hall (3,259)
Detroit, MI
02/15/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
at Green Bay L 68–70  16–11
(7–7)
Resch Center (3,685)
Green Bay, WI
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State W 88–54  17–11
(8–7)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,689)
Milwaukee, WI
02/22/2016
7:00 pm
Youngstown State W 87–51  18–11
(9–7)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,688)
Milwaukee, WI
02/26/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Valparaiso L 76–80  18–12
(9–8)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,137)
Milwaukee, WI
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
UIC W 98–85  19–12
(10–8)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League Tournament
03/05/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (8) Northern Kentucky
First round
W 86–69  20–12
Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
03/06/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Green Bay
Second round
L 61–70  20–13
Joe Louis Arena (4,792)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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