2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
Schedule
Horizon League Standing: 5th
[1]
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
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
Tone Boyle
30
35.5
.375
.361
.768
3.1
1.1
0.8
0.2
13.2
Avery Smith
29
30.1
.397
.295
.655
5.2
3.1
1.2
0.3
11.4
James Eayrs
31
23.4
.414
.336
.849
5.5
1.2
0.7
0.3
11.2
Ricky Franklin
30
30.0
.384
.391
.691
4.6
2.5
0.9
0.2
9.1
Tony Meier
30
22.4
.364
.340
.778
4.4
0.7
0.1
0.5
6.7
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
62
4
Wright State
57
4
Wright State
68
9
Valparaiso
56
4
Wright State
80
5
Milwaukee
70
5
Milwaukee
77
8
Loyola Chicago
68
1
Butler
54
3
Cleveland State
57
2
Green Bay
67
3
Cleveland State
73
3
Cleveland State
56
10
Detroit
43
3
Cleveland State
67
6
UIC
64
6
UIC
73
7
Youngstown State
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