# 2007–08 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-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 14–16, 9–9 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Loyola University Chicago.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2006–07 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 77–83 against the University of Illinois Chicago.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Upper Iowa | W 78–53 | 1–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,024) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 14, 2007* 6:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Worthen Arena (3,307) Muncie, IN |
| Nov 18, 2007* 2:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | L 66–73 | 2–1 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,130) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 20, 2007* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 89–80 | 3–1 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,733) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 24, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Drake | L 59–80 | 3–2 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,550) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 27, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston | L 77-81 | 3-3 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,485) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 30, 2007* 7:30 pm | | at No. 13 Marquette | L 65-100 | 3-4 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,283) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 6, 2007 7:00 pm | | at Illinois Chicago | L 73-91 | 3-5 (0–1) | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,482) Chicago IL |
| Dec 8, 2007 7:00 pm | | at Loyola | L 68-73 $^{OT}$ | 3-6 (0–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,842) Chicago IL |
| Dec 12, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin–Madison | L 39-61 | 3-7 | U.S. Cellular Arena (10,017) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 19, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 74-71 | 4-7 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,555) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 29, 2007* 2:30 pm | | at Wyoming | W 80-66 | 5-7 | Arena-Auditorium (5,155) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 3, 2008 7:00 pm | | Wright State | W 75-64 | 6-7 (1–2) | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,663) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 5, 2008 7:00 pm | | Detroit Mercy | W 55-53 | 7-7 (2-2) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,410) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 7, 2008 4:35 pm | | at Youngstown State | W 61-39 | 8-7 (3-2) | Beeghly Center (1,247) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 10, 2008 7:05 pm | | at Valparaiso | W 71-69 | 9-7 (4-2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,945) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 12, 2008 1:00 pm | | at No. 14 Butler | L 56-72 | 9-8 (4-3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,698) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 19, 2008 7:05 pm | | at Green Bay | W 65-61 | 10-8 (5-3) | Resch Center (5,587) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 24, 2008 7:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 76-69 | 11-8 (6-3) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,370) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 26, 2008 7:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 79-71 | 12-8 (7-3) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,725) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 31, 2008 6:05 pm | | at Detroit Mercy | L 61-72 | 12-9 (7-4) | Calihan Hall (1,428) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 2, 2008 6:00 pm | | at Wright State | L 51-53 | 12-10 (7-5) | Nutter Center (6,700) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 12, 2008 6:00 pm | | No. 9 Butler | L 75-83 $^{OT}$ | 12-11 (7-6) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,055) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 16, 2008 7:00 pm | | Green Bay | W 66-56 | 13-11 (8-6) | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,410) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 20, 2008 6:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | L 64-74 | 13-12 (8-7) | Wolstein Center (2,174) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 23, 2008* 9:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 72-84 | 13-13 | Carver Arena (10,670) Peoria IL |
| Feb 25, 2008 8:00 pm | | Valparaiso | L 57-66 | 13-14 (8-8) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,115) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 28, 2008 7:00 pm | | at Loyola | W 68-53 | 14-14 (9-8) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,062) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 1, 2008 7:00 pm | | Illinois-Chicago | L 55-63 | 14-15 (9-9) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,425) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2008 7:00 pm | (5) | (8) Loyola First round | L 51-57 | 14-16 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,017) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||