# 2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wright State.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 11–24, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They defeated Detroit, Valparaiso, and UIC to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky.
On June 12, 2017, head coach LaVall Jordan left the school to accept the head coaching position at Butler, his alma mater. On June 20, the school named Patrick Baldwin head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cody Wichmann | 5 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Pulaski, WI | Graduated |
| Zac Saddler | 11 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Freshman | New Braunfels, TX | Transferred to Western Texas College |
| Dan Studer | 21 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Germantown, WI | Walk-on; graduated |
| Cameron Harvey | 31 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Collegeville, PA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Vance Johnson | 14 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from Northeast CC |

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Carson Warren-Newsome SG | Waukegan, IL | Waukegan High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 18, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Shea Mitchell #58 SF | Lakeville, MN | Lakeville South High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Sep 10, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 22, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Marquette Charity relief exhibition | L 63–78 | | Al McGuire Center (2,108) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin Lutheran | W 92–64 | | Klotsche Center (825) Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wisconsin–La Crosse Black & Gold Shootout | W 83–73 | 1–0 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,492) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | at Iowa State | W 74–56 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (13,853) Ames, IA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Concordia–St. Paul Black & Gold Shootout | L 55–69 | 2–1 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,686) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 18, 2017* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | FIU Black & Gold Shootout | W 66–51 | 3–1 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,313) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 19, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Elon Black & Gold Shootout | W 72–71 | 4–1 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,103) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 24, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 49–71 | 4–2 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 75–62 | 5–2 | Convocation Center (1,216) DeKalb, IL |
| Dec 2, 2017* 3:00 pm, FSWI | | Montana State | L 64–68 | 5–3 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,596) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | W 62–52 | 6–3 | Swisher Gymnasium (619) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 69–90 | 6–4 | Western Hall (663) Macomb, IL |
| Dec 13, 2017* 6:30 pm | | at Belmont | L 63–82 | 6–5 | Curb Event Center (1,612) Nashville |
| Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm, FSWI | | Loyola–Chicago | W 73–56 | 7–5 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,705) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 63–66 | 7–6 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,115) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 68–76 | 7–7 (0–1) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,312) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 30, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 87–79 | 8–7 (1–1) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (986) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 4, 2018 6:35 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 63–72 | 8–8 (1–2) | Beeghly Center (1,484) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 6, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 67–63 | 9–8 (2–2) | Wolstein Center (1,027) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | L 71–72 | 9–9 (2–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,002) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 73–88 | 9–10 (2–4) | UIC Pavilion (1,643) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 92–99 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (2–5) | Resch Center (2,630) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | L 64–91 | 9–12 (2–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,009) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 66–61 | 10–12 (3–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,603) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, FSWI | | Youngstown State | W 66–55 | 11–12 (4–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,677) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:00 pm, FSWI | | Cleveland State | W 70–47 | 12–12 (5–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,865) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 29, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | L 56–74 | 12–13 (5–7) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,057) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | W 76–58 | 13–13 (6–7) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,973) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 52–54 | 13–14 (6–8) | BB&T Arena (4,819) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | W 74–73 | 14–14 (7–8) | Nutter Center (5,713) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 71–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–15 (7–9) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,871) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 72–49 | 15–15 (8–9) | Calihan Hall (1,102) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 70–72 | 15–16 (8–10) | Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) UIC Quarterfinals | W 80–75 | 16–16 | Little Caesars Arena (6,771) Detroit, MI |
| Mar 5, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (2) Wright State Semifinals | L 53–59 | 16–17 | Little Caesars Arena (5,398) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||