# 2006–07 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 9-22, 6–10 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to University of Illinois Chicago.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2005–06 season 22–9, 12–4 in Horizon League play to finish in first place. The team was automatically placed in the semifinals round of the Horizon League tournament, beating Loyola University Chicago 80-66 to advance to the Horizon League Finals. The Panthers then beat Butler University 87-71, granting Milwaukee an automatic bid into the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the third time in history, and second time in a row.
Seeded eleventh, the Panthers beat sixth seeded Oklahoma 82-74. After their upset win, the Panthers faced third seeded and eventual champions Florida, losing 60-82.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition games ||||||
| Nov 1, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Parkside | L 71-77 | | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 6, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Edgewood | W 77-53 | | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| John Thompson Foundation Classic ||||||
| Nov 10, 2006* 7:30 pm | | Radford | W 72-60 | 1-0 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,154) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 11, 2006* 7:30 pm | | Washington State | L 54-74 | 1-1 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,736) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 12, 2006* 5:30 pm | | Alabama-Birmingham | L 60-75 | 1-2 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,765) Milwaukee, WI |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2006* 6:00 pm | | at Michigan | L 59-66 | 1-3 | Crisler Center (8,102) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Nov 19, 2006* 4:05 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 58-69 | 1-4 | McLeod Center (6,108) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Nov 22, 2006* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 75-58 | 2-4 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,685) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 26, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | L 68-78 | 2-5 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,636) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 29, 2006* 6:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 61-76 | 2-6 | McGuirk Arena (1,684) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 2, 2006* 3:00 pm | | at Oakland | L 70-76 | 2-7 | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| Dec 6, 2006* 7:05 pm | | at Missouri State | L 60-79 | 2-8 | Hammons Student Center (6,257) Springfield MO |
| Dec 10, 2006 12:00 pm | | Youngstown State | L 65-68 | 2-9 (0-1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,670) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 13, 2006* 7:00 pm | | at No. 7 Wisconsin | L 49-68 | 2-10 | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| Dec 22, 2006* 7:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 73-89 | 2-11 | Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Huntsville, TX |
| Dec 27, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 75-73 | 3-11 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,224) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 30, 2006 7:00 pm | | No. 15 Butler | L 50-55 | 3-12 (0-2) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,194) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 4, 2007 7:00 pm | | Detroit Mercy | W 65-64 $^{OT}$ | 4-12 (1-2) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,120) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 6, 2007 3:00 pm | | at Loyola-Chicago | L 74-87 | 4-13 (1-3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,918) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 11, 2007 6:30 pm | | at Cleveland State | W 60-48 | 5-13 (2-3) | Wolstein Center (1,842) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 13, 2007 6:35 pm | | at Youngstown State | L 63-81 | 5-14 (2-4) | Beeghly Center (3,982) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 17, 2007 7:00 pm | | Illinois-Chicago | W 76-65 | 6-14 (3-4) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,312) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 21, 2007 1:00 pm | | Wright State | W 73-69 | 7-14 (4-4) | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,803) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 25, 2007 6:05 pm | | at Detroit Mercy | L 84-91 $^{OT}$ | 7-15 (4-5) | Calihan Hall (1,453) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 27, 2007 1:00 pm | | Green Bay | L 67-73 | 7-16 (4-6) | U.S. Cellular Arena (6,190) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 29, 2007 7:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 57-56 $^{OT}$ | 8-16 (5-6) | U.s. Cellular Arena (3,203) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 3, 2007 1:00 pm | | at No. 13 Butler | L 47-66 | 8-17 (5-7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,086) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 5, 2007 6:00 pm | | Wright State | L 50-76 | 8-18 (5-8) | Nutter Center (4,242) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 14, 2007 7:00 pm | | Loyola-Chicago | L 56-66 | 8-19 (5-9) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,475) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 17, 2007* 7:05 pm | | at Drake | L 76-84 | 8-20 | Knapp Center (5,424) Des Moines, IA |
| Feb 21, 2007 7:00 pm | | at Illinois-Chicago | L 59-72 | 8-21 (5-10) | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,912) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2007 7:05 pm | | at Green Bay | W 74-73 | 9-21 (6-10) | Resch Center (5,612) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2007 7:00 pm | (8) | (5) Illinois-Chicago First round | L 77-83 | 9-22 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,098) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||