2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Bart Lundy,[1] played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena as members of the Horizon League. They also played select games, including the Cream City Classic multi-team event, at the on-campus Klotsche Center.

2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–12 (14–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Williams
  • Ben Walker
  • Jose Winston
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Klotsche Center
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League tournament winner

They finished the season 20–10, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Wright State in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Cleveland State. The Panthers were invited to the CBI tournament, where they defeated Stetson in the opening round before falling to Charlotte in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2021-22 season in ninth place in the Horizon League with a record of 10-22, including 8-14 in conference play. They lost in the opening round of the Horizon League tournament to eighth-seeded UIC.

Offseason

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Departures

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Milwaukee Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Patrick Baldwin Jr. 23 F 6'9" 220 Freshman Sussex, WI Declared for 2022 NBA draft
Selected 28th overall by Golden State Warriors
Tyler Ellingson 14 G 6'5" 180 RS Sophomore Menomonee Falls, WI Left team
Deandre Gholston 4 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Gary, IN Transferred to Missouri
Devon Hancock 1 G 6'3" 190 RS Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Louisiana-Monroe
Samba Kane 34 C 7'0" 220 RS Junior Dakar, Senegal Left team
Jordan Lathon 2 G 6'4" 200 RS Junior Grandview, MO Transferred to Morehead State
Donovan Newby 0 G 6'1" 190 RS Freshman Chicago Heights, IL Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Nick Pappas 22 G 6'3" 180 RS Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Left team
Kyle Ross 13 F 6'6" 215 Freshman St. John, IN Left team
Tafari Simms 21 F 6'7" 212 RS Senior Hamilton, Ontario Transferred to Western Michigan
Jasin Sinani 3 G 6'3" 193 Freshman Oak Creek, WI Transferred to Campbell
Joey St. Pierre 44 C 6'10" 275 RS Senior Spring Grove, IL Transferred to Portland
Josh Thomas 24 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Milwaukee Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Keon Edwards 25 G 6'8" 210 Sophomore Houston, TX Nebraska
BJ Freeman 10 G/F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Selma, NC Dodge City CC
Dominic Ham 22 G 6'5" 195 Junior Atlanta, GA Georgia Highlands
Jalen Johnson 24 F 6'7" 230 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Alabama A&M
Kentrell Pullian 12 G 6'0" 182 Sophomore Benton Harbor, MI Eastern New Mexico
Ahmad Rand 23 F 6'8" 195 Senior Lincolnton, GA Oregon State
Jordan Ratliffe 4 G 5'10" 189 RS Senior Gibson, NC UNC Pembroke
Angelo Stuart 5 G 6'1" 175 RS Junior Queens, NY Hutchinson CC
Justin Thomas 25 G 6'7" 179 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Navarro

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Howell
SF
Springfield, MO Springfield Catholic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Elijah Jamison
PG
Louisburg, NC Liberty Heights 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Brian Taylor II
PG
St. Louis, MO DeSmet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 9, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports: 
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

Preseason

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The Panthers were picked to finish in ninth place in the Horizon League in the coaches' poll, receiving a total of 132 points.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brian Taylor II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 Markeith Browning II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS So Coffeyville CC Ypsilanti, Michigan
G 2 Elijah Jamison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Liberty Heights Louisburg, North Carolina
G 3 Zach Howell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Springfield Catholic Springfield, Missouri
G 4 Jordan Ratliffe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Sr UNC Pembroke Gibson, North Carolina
G 5 Angelo Stuart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Hutchinson CC Queens, New York
G/F 10 BJ Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dodge City CC Selma, North Carolina
G/F 11 Vin Baker Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Boston College Old Saybrook, Connecticut
F 12 Kentrell Pullian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Eastern New Mexico Benton Harbor, Michigan
F 20 Vincent Miszkiewicz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Purdue NW Elgin, Illinois
F 21 Vinko Polovic (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bosco Institute Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 22 Dominic Ham (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Georgia Highlands Atlanta, Georgia
F 23 Ahmad Rand (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oregon State Lincolnton, Georgia
F 24 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Alabama A&M Indianapolis, Indiana
G 25 Justin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Navarro Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 33 Moses Bol 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr UCF Wau, South Sudan
G 35 Keon Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Nebraska Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:00pm, ESPN+
MSOE W 102–46  1–0
 24  Stuart   8  Pullian   5  Stuart  Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
November 8, 2022*
5:30 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 53–84  1–1
 19  Freeman   5  Jamison   3  Jamison  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 12, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cardinal Stritch W 112–38  2–1
 18  Stuart   8  Pullian   5  Browning II  UWM Panther Arena (2,010)
Milwaukee, WI
November 20, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iowa State L 53–68  2–2
 11  Freeman   8  Thomas   2  Browning II  Hilton Coliseum (11,785)
Ames, IA
November 23, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas L 72–76  2–3
 18  Rand   8  Rand   4  Browning II  UWM Panther Arena (1,813)
Milwaukee, WI
November 26, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis
Cream City Classic
W 87–85  3–3
 20  Pullian   9  Pullian   3  Tied  Klotsche Center (1,242)
Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University
Cream City Classic
W 67–46  4–3
 12  Rand   7  Freeman   3  Thomas  Klotsche Center (1,283)
Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
Cream City Classic
W 84–68  5–3
 23  Freeman   13  Thomas   4  Thomas  Klotsche Center (1,183)
Milwaukee, WI
December 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay W 81–67  6–3
(1–0)
 13  Rand   6  Rand   4  Thomas  Resch Center (1,217)
Green Bay, WI
December 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 74–61  7–3
(2–0)
 18  Pullian   6  Tied   6  Thomas  UWM Panther Arena (1,322)
Milwaukee, WI
December 6, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 76–88  7–4
(2–0)
 24  Pullian   9  Pullian   4  Browning II  McKenzie Arena (2,658)
Chattanooga, TN
December 11, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Park W 92–63  8–4
 19  Jamison   7  Rand   6  Jamison  UWM Panther Arena (1,141)
Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island Cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Rhode Island players[3] Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
December 29, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 61–83  8–5
(2–1)
 12  Rand   7  Browning II   4  Browning II  Athletics Center O'rena (2,063)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 31, 2022
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 84–81  9–5
(3–1)
 23  Freeman   7  Pullian   4  Browning II  Calihan Hall (1,533)
Detroit, MI
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm
at Cleveland State W 68–64 OT 10–5
(4–1)
 24  Freeman   7  Pullian   4  Browning II  Wolstein Center (1,541)
Cleveland, OH
January 7, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 74–70  11–5
(5–1)
 19  Pullian   7  Tied   5  Browning II  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,552)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 80–75  12–5
(6–1)
 28  Freeman   8  Pullian   8  Thomas  UWM Panther Arena (1,598)
Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State L 74–78 OT 12–6
(6–2)
 20  Freeman   9  Freeman   2  Tied  UWM Panther Arena (1,892)
Milwaukee, WI
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 77–69  13–6
(7–2)
 26  Freeman   7  Freeman   6  Jamison  UWM Panther Arena (1,305)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 88—75  14–6
(8–2)
 30  Freeman   8  Browning II   11  Freeman  UWM Panther Arena (2,053)
Milwaukee, WI
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 86–93  14–7
(8–3)
 26  Freeman   7  Browning II   4  Thomas  Nutter Center (3,448)
Fairborn, OH
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm, BSOH
at Northern Kentucky W 75–74  15–7
(9–3)
 23  Freeman   4  Tied   9  Freeman  Truist Arena (4,466)
Highland Heights, KY
February 2, 2023
10:00 am, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 72–69  16–7
(10–3)
 12  Pullian   7  Freeman   3  Tied  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,607)
Indianapolis, IN
February 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay L 79-80 OT 16-8
(10-4)
 28  Freeman   12  Browning II   5  Freeman  UWM Panther Arena (2,419)
Milwaukee, WI
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 94–89  17–8
(11-4)
 26  Freeman   8  Rand   10  Freeman  UWM Panther Arena (1,768)
Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 80–77 OT 18–8
(12-4)
 16  Tied   9  Thomas   6  Thomas  UWM Panther Arena (1,807)
Milwaukee, WI
February 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 58–87  18–9
(12–5)
 12  Jamison   4  Tied   3  Tied  Beeghly Center (4,425)
Youngstown, OH
February 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris L 60–80  18–10
(12–6)
 13  Jamison   5  Freeman   3  Thomas  UPMC Events Center (1,612)
Moon Township, PA
February 23, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 96–94  19–10
(13–6)
 25  Pullian   12  Freeman   11  Freeman  Klotsche Center (1,790)
Milwaukee, WI
February 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 81–72  20–10
(14–6)
 31  Freeman   11  Rand   4  Thomas  UWM Panther Arena (3,334)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (7) Wright State
Quarterfinals
W 87–70  21–10
 29  Freeman   11  Rand   3  Tied  Klotsche Center (2,951)
Milwaukee, WI
March 6, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) Cleveland State
Semifinals
L 80–93  21–11
 24  Johnson   9  Rand   4  Tied  Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2023
6:30 pm, FloHoops
(11) vs. (6) Stetson
First round
W 87–83 OT 22–11
 43  Freeman   9  Thomas   4  Pullian  Ocean Center (922)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 20, 2023
5:30 pm, FloHoops
(11) vs. (3) Charlotte
Quarterfinals
L 65–76  22–12
 15  Freeman   6  Browning II   3  Thomas  Ocean Center (764)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

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