2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at U.S. Cellular Arena, with two home games played at the Klotsche Center, and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Basketball tournament to Butler. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to TCU.

2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–14 (11–7 Horizon League)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaU.S. Cellular Arena
Klotsche Center
Seasons
2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 14 4   .778 22 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Detroit 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Butler 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Youngstown State 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Green Bay 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Wright State 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UIC 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
Loyola Chicago 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2012 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

2011 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
J.J. Panoske
Power Forward
Brodhead, WI Brodhead High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 9, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 83
Shaquille Boga
Point Guard
Florissant, MO McCluer High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 1, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Paris Gulley
Shooting Guard
West Burlington, IA Southeastern Community College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 27, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Demetrius Harris
Power Forward
Park Hills, MO Mineral Area Community College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Mitch Roelke
Guard
Waunakee, WI Waunakee High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011.

Coaching staff

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Name Type College
Rob Jeter Head coach University of Wisconsin–Platteville
Chad Boudreau Assistant coach Hannibal-LaGrange College
Duffy Conroy Assistant coach St. Ambrose University
Ronnie Jones Assistant coach University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Chip MacKenzie Director of Basketball Operations Edgewood College
Tone Boyle Video Coordinator University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Chris Hill Academic Advisor University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Elliott Meyer Athletic trainer University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Ja'Rob McCallum 6'0" 170 G Jr. Marion, IN, U.S. Marion HS
2 Kaylon Williams 6'3" 185 G Sr. Cedar Rapids, IA, U.S. Kennedy HS
3 Kyle Kelm 6'9" 210 F So. Randolph, WI, U.S. Randolph HS
4 Ryan Allen 6'3" 200 G Sr. South Holland, IL, U.S. Thornton HS
5 Shaquille Boga 5'11" 170 G Fr. St. Louis, MO, U.S. McCluer HS
14 Paris Gulley 6'2" 170 G Jr. Peoria, Il, U.S. Peoria Manual HS
15 Demetrius Harris 6'7" 230 F Jr. Jacksonville, AR, U.S. Jacksonville HS
20 Mitch Roelke 6'0" 170 G So.
21 Tony Meier 6'8" 210 F Sr. Wildwood, MO, U.S. Lafayette HS
22 Evan Richard 6'2" 175 G Fr. Kieler, WI, U.S. Cuba City HS
23 J.J. Panoske 6'10" 225 F Fr. Brodhead, WI, U.S. Brodhead HS
32 Lonnie Boga 6'3" 200 G Jr. St. Louis, MO, U.S. McCluer HS
33 Quinton Gustavson 6'9" 200 F Fr. Racine, WI, U.S. Case HS
41 Nick Olson 6'6" 215 F So. Milwaukee, WI, U.S. Wauwatosa West HS
42 James Haarsma 6'7" 230 F Jr. Racine, WI, U.S. St. Catherine's HS
44 Ryan Haggerty 6'8" 210 F Jr. Glen Ellyn, IL, U.S. Benet Academy
45 Christian Wolf 6'8" 250 F Jr. Kohler, WI, U.S. Kohler HS

2011–12 Schedule and results

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  • All times are Central
  • All conference games are aired on horizon league.com
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2011*
7:00pm
Parkside W 67–59 
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Regular season
11/12/2011*
1:00pm
Southwest Minnesota State University W 71–65  1–0
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
11/14/2011*
7:00pm
at Northern Illinois W 59–57  2–0
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
11/18/2011*
7:00pm, Sports 32
IUPUI
Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational
W 62–49  3–0
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
11/20/2011*
4:00pm, Horizon League.com
Texas Southern
Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational
W 73–38  4–0
U.S. Cellular Arena (2,531)
Milwaukee, WI
11/23/2011*
6:00pm, Big Ten Network.com
at Michigan State
Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational
L 55–68  4–1
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
11/26/2011*
7:00pm
at Little Rock
Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational
W 59–54  5–1
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
12/1/2011
7:00 pm, Horizon League.com
Loyola W 59–41  6–1
(1–0)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/3/2011
1:00 pm, Sports 32
UIC W 73–71 OT 7–1
(2–0)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/5/2011*
7:00 pm, Sports 32
at DePaul W 87–76  8–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
12/10/2011*
1:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 51–67  8–2
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
12/13/2011*
7:00 pm, Sports 32
#14 Wisconsin L 54–60  8–3
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm, Horizon League.com
Omaha W 86–50  9–3
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/22/2011*
8:00 pm, Sports 32\ESPN3
at #10 Marquette L 50–64  9–4
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/29/2011
7:00 pm, Horizon League.com
at Valparaiso W 57–55  10–4
(3–0)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
12/31/2011
1:00 pm, Sports 32/WNDY/HLN GOTW
at Butler L 50–54  10–5
(3–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/3/2012*
6:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 61–72  10–6
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
1/7/2012
7:00 pm, Sports 32
Green Bay W 64–63  11–6
(4–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/12/2012
7:00 pm, Sports 32
Wright State W 58–38  12–6
(5–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/14/2012
7:00 pm, Sports 32
Detroit W 84–74  13–6
(6–1)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/20/2012
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 68–66  13–7
(6–2)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
1/22/2012
1:00 pm, Sports 32
at Cleveland State L 57–83  13–8
(6–3)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
1/26/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Butler W 53–42  14–8
(7–3)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/28/2012
1:00 pm, Sports 32
Valparaiso L 52–55  14–9
(7–4)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/31/2012
7:00 pm, Horizon League.com
Youngstown State L 65–73  14–10
(7–5)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
2/4/2012
1:00 pm, Sports 32/HLN GOTW
at Green Bay W 81–75  15–10
(8–5)
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
2/10/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 57–58  15–11
(8–6)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
2/12/2012
2:00 pm, Horizon League.com
at Wright State L 46–70  15–12
(8–7)
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
2/14/2012
7:00 pm, Sports 32
Cleveland State W 86–84  16–12
(9–7)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
2/18/2012*
3:00 pm, Horizon League.com
Fairfield
ESPNU Bracket Buster
W 67–63  17–12
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
2/23/2012
7:00 pm, Sports 32
at UIC W 72–61  18–12
(10–7)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
2/25/2012
3:00 pm, Horizon League.com
at Loyola W 78–69  19–12
(11–7)
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
2/28/2012
7:00 pm, Sports 32/Horizon League.com
UIC
First Round
W 68–55  20–12
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
3/2/2012
7:30 pm, Sports 32/Horizon League.com
vs. Butler
Second Round
L 49–71  20–13
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
2012 College Basketball Invitational
3/13/2012
7:00 pm
at TCU
First Round
L 73–83  20–14
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
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