2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Horizon League
Record	22–12 (14–6 Horizon)
Head coach	Bart Lundy (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jake Williams Ben Walker Jose Winston
Home arena	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Klotsche Center

2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.

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

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Elijah Jamison PG	Louisburg, NC	Liberty Heights	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 12, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Brian Taylor II PG	St. Louis, MO	DeSmet	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 9, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/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

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

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 Bart Lundy (Lenoir–Rhyne) Assistant coach(es) Jake Williams (Middle Tennessee) Ben Walker (Creighton) Jose Winston (Milwaukee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2022

Schedule and results

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

1. Rosiak, Todd (March 18, 2022). "UWM hires Bart Lundy of Division II Queens University as its men's basketball coach". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
2. "Purdue Fort Wayne, Northern Kentucky Tied for #HLMBB Favorites, Detroit Mercy's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Horizon League. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
3. Zills, Chris (December 19, 2022). "Men's Basketball Game At Rhode Island Cancelled". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
4. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved November 1, 2022.