# 2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at U.S. Cellular Arena, with two home games played at the Klotsche Center, and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Basketball tournament to Butler. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to TCU.

## 2011 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| J.J. Panoske Power Forward | Brodhead, WI | Brodhead High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 9, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Shaquille Boga Point Guard | Florissant, MO | McCluer High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 1, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Paris Gulley Shooting Guard | West Burlington, IA | Southeastern Community College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 27, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Demetrius Harris Power Forward | Park Hills, MO | Mineral Area Community College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 11, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Mitch Roelke Guard | Waunakee, WI | Waunakee High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 11, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011. ||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Type | College |
| Rob Jeter | Head coach | University of Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Chad Boudreau | Assistant coach | Hannibal-LaGrange College |
| Duffy Conroy | Assistant coach | St. Ambrose University |
| Ronnie Jones | Assistant coach | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Chip MacKenzie | Director of Basketball Operations | Edgewood College |
| Tone Boyle | Video Coordinator | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Chris Hill | Academic Advisor | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Elliott Meyer | Athletic trainer | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Ja'Rob McCallum | 6'0" | 170 | G | Jr. | Marion, IN, U.S. | Marion HS |
| 2 | Kaylon Williams | 6'3" | 185 | G | Sr. | Cedar Rapids, IA, U.S. | Kennedy HS |
| 3 | Kyle Kelm | 6'9" | 210 | F | So. | Randolph, WI, U.S. | Randolph HS |
| 4 | Ryan Allen | 6'3" | 200 | G | Sr. | South Holland, IL, U.S. | Thornton HS |
| 5 | Shaquille Boga | 5'11" | 170 | G | Fr. | St. Louis, MO, U.S. | McCluer HS |
| 14 | Paris Gulley | 6'2" | 170 | G | Jr. | Peoria, Il, U.S. | Peoria Manual HS |
| 15 | Demetrius Harris | 6'7" | 230 | F | Jr. | Jacksonville, AR, U.S. | Jacksonville HS |
| 20 | Mitch Roelke | 6'0" | 170 | G | So. | | |
| 21 | Tony Meier | 6'8" | 210 | F | Sr. | Wildwood, MO, U.S. | Lafayette HS |
| 22 | Evan Richard | 6'2" | 175 | G | Fr. | Kieler, WI, U.S. | Cuba City HS |
| 23 | J.J. Panoske | 6'10" | 225 | F | Fr. | Brodhead, WI, U.S. | Brodhead HS |
| 32 | Lonnie Boga | 6'3" | 200 | G | Jr. | St. Louis, MO, U.S. | McCluer HS |
| 33 | Quinton Gustavson | 6'9" | 200 | F | Fr. | Racine, WI, U.S. | Case HS |
| 41 | Nick Olson | 6'6" | 215 | F | So. | Milwaukee, WI, U.S. | Wauwatosa West HS |
| 42 | James Haarsma | 6'7" | 230 | F | Jr. | Racine, WI, U.S. | St. Catherine's HS |
| 44 | Ryan Haggerty | 6'8" | 210 | F | Jr. | Glen Ellyn, IL, U.S. | Benet Academy |
| 45 | Christian Wolf | 6'8" | 250 | F | Jr. | Kohler, WI, U.S. | Kohler HS |

## 2011–12 Schedule and results

* All times are Central
* All conference games are aired on horizon league.com
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/5/2011* 7:00pm | Parkside | W 67–59 | – | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 1:00pm | Southwest Minnesota State University | W 71–65 | 1–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,246) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00pm | at Northern Illinois | W 59–57 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (1,025) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00pm, Sports 32 | IUPUI Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | W 62–49 | 3–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,022) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/20/2011* 4:00pm, Horizon League.com | Texas Southern Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | W 73–38 | 4–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,531) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/23/2011* 6:00pm, Big Ten Network.com | at Michigan State Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | L 55–68 | 4–1 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/26/2011* 7:00pm | at Little Rock Auto Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | W 59–54 | 5–1 | Jack Stephens Center (2,431) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/1/2011 7:00 pm, Horizon League.com | Loyola | W 59–41 | 6–1 (1–0) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,517) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/3/2011 1:00 pm, Sports 32 | UIC | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 (2–0) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,330) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/5/2011* 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | at DePaul | W 87–76 | 8–1 | Allstate Arena (6,661) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/10/2011* 1:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | L 51–67 | 8–2 | McLeod Center (4,067) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/13/2011* 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | #14 Wisconsin | L 54–60 | 8–3 | U.S. Cellular Arena (10,143) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/17/2011* 7:00 pm, Horizon League.com | Omaha | W 86–50 | 9–3 | Klotsche Center (2,446) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/22/2011* 8:00 pm, Sports 32\ESPN3 | at #10 Marquette | L 50–64 | 9–4 | Bradley Center (14,917) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/29/2011 7:00 pm, Horizon League.com | at Valparaiso | W 57–55 | 10–4 (3–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,644) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/31/2011 1:00 pm, Sports 32/WNDY/HLN GOTW | at Butler | L 50–54 | 10–5 (3–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,291) Indianapolis, IN |
| 1/3/2012* 6:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 61–72 | 10–6 | University Arena (2,246) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1/7/2012 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | Green Bay | W 64–63 | 11–6 (4–1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,437) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/12/2012 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | Wright State | W 58–38 | 12–6 (5–1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,364) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/14/2012 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | Detroit | W 84–74 | 13–6 (6–1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,038) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/20/2012 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | W 68–66 | 13–7 (6–2) | Beeghly Center (2,845) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/22/2012 1:00 pm, Sports 32 | at Cleveland State | L 57–83 | 13–8 (6–3) | Wolstein Center (3,235) Cleveland, OH |
| 1/26/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Butler | W 53–42 | 14–8 (7–3) | U.S. Cellular Arena (6,435) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/28/2012 1:00 pm, Sports 32 | Valparaiso | L 52–55 | 14–9 (7–4) | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,773) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/31/2012 7:00 pm, Horizon League.com | Youngstown State | L 65–73 | 14–10 (7–5) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,372) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/4/2012 1:00 pm, Sports 32/HLN GOTW | at Green Bay | W 81–75 | 15–10 (8–5) | Resch Center (5,124) Green Bay, WI |
| 2/10/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | L 57–58 | 15–11 (8–6) | Calihan Hall (1,274) Detroit, MI |
| 2/12/2012 2:00 pm, Horizon League.com | at Wright State | L 46–70 | 15–12 (8–7) | Nutter Center (4,263) Dayton, OH |
| 2/14/2012 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | Cleveland State | W 86–84 | 16–12 (9–7) | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,643) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/18/2012* 3:00 pm, Horizon League.com | Fairfield ESPNU Bracket Buster | W 67–63 | 17–12 | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,683) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/23/2012 7:00 pm, Sports 32 | at UIC | W 72–61 | 18–12 (10–7) | UIC Pavilion (3,997) Chicago, IL |
| 2/25/2012 3:00 pm, Horizon League.com | at Loyola | W 78–69 | 19–12 (11–7) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,919) Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| 2/28/2012 7:00 pm, Sports 32/Horizon League.com | UIC First Round | W 68–55 | 20–12 | Klotsche Center (3,482) Milwaukee, WI |
| 3/2/2012 7:30 pm, Sports 32/Horizon League.com | vs. Butler Second Round | L 49–71 | 20–13 | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,239) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2012 College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 3/13/2012 7:00 pm | at TCU First Round | L 73–83 | 20–14 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,062) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ¦¦ Improvement in ranking. ¦¦ Decrease in ranking. RV – Received votes. :
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| Mid-Major | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |