2021–22 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–21, 8–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to UIC.

2021–22 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–21 (8–14 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham
  • Terrance McGee
  • John Bowler
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 15 6   .714 20 11   .645
Purdue Fort Wayne 15 6   .714 21 12   .636
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Wright State 15 7   .682 22 14   .611
Oakland 12 7   .632 20 12   .625
Detroit Mercy 10 7   .588 14 15   .483
Youngstown State 12 9   .571 19 15   .559
UIC 9 10   .474 14 16   .467
Milwaukee 8 14   .364 10 22   .313
Robert Morris 5 16   .238 8 23   .258
Green Bay 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
IUPUI 1 16   .059 3 26   .103
2022 Horizon League tournament winner

On March 2, 2022, the school fired head coach Pat Baldwin.[1] On March 19, the school named Division II Queens University head coach Bart Lundy the team's new head coach.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 10–12, 7–10 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Te'Jon Lucas 3 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Transferred to BYU[2]
C. J. Wilbourn 5 F 6'7" 233 RS Sophomore Bloomington, Illinois Transferred to Wright State[3]
Amir Allen 12 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Randolph, New Jersey Graduated
Courtney Brown Jr. 14 F 6'7" 205 RS Sophomore Cottage Grove, Minnesota Transferred to St. Thomas[4]

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Baldwin Jr.
PF
Sussex, WI Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 12, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Jason Sinani
SF
Oak Creek, WI Oak Creek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kyle Ross
PF
St. John, IN Lake Central 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

Preseason

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The Panthers were picked to finish in fourth place in the Horizon League in the coaches' poll, receiving two first-place votes and a total of 396 points. Patrick Baldwin Jr. was selected to the Preseason First Team All-Horizon League, while DeAndre Gholston was selected to the Preseason Second Team All-Horizon League.[5]

Roster

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2021–22 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Donovan Newby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Chicago Heights, Illinois
G 1 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Dallas, Texas
G 2 Jordan Lathon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Grandview, Missouri
G 3 Jason Sinani 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Oak Creek, Wisconsin
G 4 Deandre Gholston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Gary, Indiana
G 5 Markeith Browning II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Ypsilanti, Michigan
G/F 11 Vin Baker Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Old Saybrook, Connecticut
F 13 Kyle Ross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. John, Indiana
G 14 Tyler Ellingson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F 20 Vincent Miszkiewicz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Elgin, Illinois
F 21 Tafari Simms 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Hamilton, Ontario
G 22 Nick Pappas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Phoenix, Arizona
F 23 Patrick Baldwin Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sussex, Wisconsin
G 24 Josh Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 33 Moses Bol 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Wau, South Sudan
C 34 Samba Kane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Dakar, Senegal
C 44 Joey St. Pierre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Sr Spring Grove, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
2:00 pm
MSOE W 69–63 
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,017)
Milwaukee, WI
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 pm, BSWI
at North Dakota W 75–60  1–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,628)
Grand Forks, ND
November 13, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 71–77  1–1
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,318)
Milwaukee, WI
November 18, 2021*
5:00 pm, SEC+/ESPN+
at No. 24 Florida L 45–81  1–2
O'Connell Center (8,223)
Gainesville, FL
November 23, 2021*
1:30 pm
vs. Bowling Green
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinal
L 68–82  1–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (574)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021*
10:00 am
vs. Yale
Fort Myers Tip-Off consolation
L 56–69  1–4
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Alcorn State L 57–61  1–5
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,604)
Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 68–70  1–6
(0–1)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,936)
Milwaukee, WI
December 4, 2021
11:00 am, ESPNU
Robert Morris W 77–69  2–6
(1–1)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,243)
Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2021*
8:30 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 54–65  2–7
CU Events Center (6,388)
Boulder, CO
December 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 58–82  2–8
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,380)
Milwaukee, WI
December 23, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Xavier (IL) W 74–52  3–8
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,051)
Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 75–80  3–9
(1–2)
Nutter Center (3,357)
Dayton, OH
January 1, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky W 61–55  4–9
(2–2)
BB&T Arena (2,365)
Highland Heights, KY
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay W 63–49  5–9
(3–2)
Resch Center (2,149)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Detroit Mercy L 60–85  5–10
(3–3)
Calihan Hall (2,320)
Detroit, MI
January 9, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 65–86  5–11
(3–4)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,793)
Rochester, MI
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC L 77-81  5–12
(3–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,790)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 89–54  6–12
(4–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,091)
Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 88–77  7–12
(5–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,902)
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy L 58–71  7–13
(5–6)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,018)
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris L 53–77  7–14
(5–7)
UPMC Events Center (852)
Moon Township, PA
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngtown State L 72–86  7–15
(5–8)
Beeghly Center (2,633)
Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 60–70  7–16
(5–9)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,304)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 6, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 71–84  7–17
(5–10)
Wolstein Center (2,147)
Cleveland, OH
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, My24 Sports/ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 39–75  7–18
(5–11)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,931)
Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Wright State W 60–57  8–18
(6–11)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,445)
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, My24 Sports/ESPN+
Green Bay W 54–44  9–18
(7–11)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,014)
Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 61–78  9–19
(7–12)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,355)
Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 71–81  9–20
(7–13)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,144)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 66–54  10–20
(8–13)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (603)
Indianapolis, IN
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 58–71  10–21
(8–14)
Credit Union 1 Arena (3,165)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
March 1, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) (8) UIC
First round
L 69-80  10-22
Milwaukee Panther Arena (803)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ "UW-Milwaukee fires coach Pat Baldwin after 5 losing seasons". WLUK. Associated Press. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Call, Jeff (June 14, 2021). "New BYU guard Te'Jon Lucas has a simple, short mission — hone his game, lead Cougars to deep NCAA Tournament run". Deseret News. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Adds C.J. Wilbourn". Wright State Raiders. May 24, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Greder, Andy (March 27, 2021). "St. Thomas basketball adds key transfer Courtney Brown from East Ridge". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "CLEVELAND STATE NAMED #HLMBB FAVORITE, DETROIT MERCY'S DAVIS TABBED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Horizon League. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.