# 2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 11th-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center, both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Horizon League play, to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 17, head coach Rob Jeter was fired. He finished at Milwaukee with an 11-year record of 185–170.

## Schedule

* All conference games aired on the Horizon League website.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | UW–Parkside | W 81–62 | | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Denver Cable Car Classic | W 71–58 | 1–0 | Leavey Center (1,552) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 14, 2015* 7:30 p.m. | | vs. Lipscomb Cable Car Classic | W 71–65 | 2–0 | Leavey Center (1,150) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 15, 2015* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | W 71–65 | 3–0 | Leavey Center (1,314) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 17, 2015* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at No. 18 Notre Dame | L 78–86 | 3–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,464) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 20, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Trinity International Gulf Coast Showcase | W 85–61 | 4–1 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,724) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 23, 2015* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Murray State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 63–66 | 4–2 | Germain Arena (523) Estero, FL |
| November 24, 2015* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Duquesne Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round | L 92–96 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Germain Arena (823) Estero, FL |
| November 25, 2015* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Central Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase 7th-place game | W 84–78 | 5–3 | Germain Arena (1,077) Estero, FL |
| December 3, 2015* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | SIU Edwardsville | W 64–51 | 6–3 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,028) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9, 2015* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | W 68–67 | 7–3 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| December 13, 2015* 12:00 p.m. | | Judson | W 125–74 | 8–3 | Klotsche Center (1,813) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 17, 2015* 7:00 p.m., TWCS | | South Dakota | L 91–92 $^{2OT}$ | 8–4 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,034) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 23, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Minnesota | W 74–65 | 9–4 | Williams Arena (10,364) Minneapolis, MN |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 3:00 p.m., TWCS | | Wright State | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (0–1) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,803) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 4, 2016 7:00 p.m., TWCS | | Northern Kentucky | W 76–67 | 10–5 (1–1) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 7, 2016 6:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 81–65 | 11–5 (2–1) | Beeghly Center (1,644) Youngstown, OH |
| January 9, 2016 2:00 p.m., TWCS | | at Cleveland State | W 65–62 | 12–5 (3–1) | Wolstein Center (1,805) Cleveland, OH |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | at Valparaiso | L 56–68 | 12–6 (3–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,619) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 16, 2016 3:00 p.m., CSN Chicago | | at UIC | W 87–62 | 13–6 (4–2) | UIC Pavilion (2,989) Chicago, IL |
| January 23, 2016 3:00 p.m., TWCS | | Detroit | W 83–80 | 14–6 (5–2) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,107) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 25, 2016 8:00 p.m., ASN | | Oakland | L 79–82 | 14–7 (5–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,821) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 29, 2016 7:00 p.m., TWCS | | Green Bay | W 95–94 | 15–7 (6–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (5,192) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 4, 2016 6:00 p.m., TWCS | | at Wright State | L 83–84 | 15–8 (6–4) | Nutter Center (4,164) Fairborn, OH |
| February 6, 2016 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 71–75 | 15–9 (6–5) | BB&T Arena (4,084) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 11, 2016 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Oakland | W 93–85 | 16–9 (7–5) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,589) Rochester, MI |
| February 13, 2016 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Detroit | L 66–80 | 16–10 (7–6) | Calihan Hall (3,259) Detroit, MI |
| February 15, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 68–70 | 16–11 (7–7) | Resch Center (3,685) Green Bay, WI |
| February 20, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 88–54 | 17–11 (8–7) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,689) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 22, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | Youngstown State | W 87–51 | 18–11 (9–7) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,688) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 26, 2016 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Valparaiso | L 76–80 | 18–12 (9–8) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (4,137) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 28, 2016 2:00 p.m., ASN | | UIC | W 98–85 | 19–12 (10–8) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2016 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (8) Northern Kentucky First round | W 86–69 | 20–12 | Joe Louis Arena (5,247) Detroit, MI |
| March 6, 2016 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Green Bay Second round | L 61–70 | 20–13 | Joe Louis Arena (4,792) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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