# 2019–20 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-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 12–19, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Youngstown State.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 9–22, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Horizon League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 31, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cardinal Stritch | W 88–46 | - | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Concordia (WI) | W 72–62 | 1–0 | UWM Panther Arena (1,156) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 9, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 110–115 $^{3OT}$ | 1–1 | UWM Panther Arena (2,038) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wisconsin Lutheran | W 103–53 | 2–1 | UWM Panther Arena (895) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kansas City | W 61–52 | 3–1 | UWM Panther Arena (1,590) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 79–70 | 4–1 | UWM Panther Arena (971) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 22, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloHoops.com | | vs. Rice Islands of the Bahamas Showcase First Round | L 69–75 | 4–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (300) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 23, 2019* 10:00 am, FloHoops.com | | vs. Morgan State Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Consolation 2nd Round | W 62–57 | 5–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (300) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 24, 2019* 1:30 pm, FloHoops.com | | vs. George Washington Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 5th place game | L 63–66 | 5–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (300) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 53–56 | 5–4 | Knapp Center (2,373) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 68–95 | 5–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | L 68–75 | 5–6 | UWM Panther Arena (1,101) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 21, 2019* 4:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 64–83 | 5–7 | Kohl Center (17,030) Madison, WI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 64–74 | 5–8 (0–1) | BB&T Arena (2,551) Highland Heights, KY |
| Dec 30, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 70–82 | 5–9 (0–2) | Nutter Center (3,470) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 78–74 | 6–9 (1–2) | UWM Panther Arena (977) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 64–62 | 7–9 (2–2) | UWM Panther Arena (1,012) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 87–80 | 8–9 (3–2) | Resch Center (2,494) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | L 84–90 | 8–10 (3–3) | UWM Panther Arena (1,150) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 73–68 | 9–10 (4–3) | UWM Panther Arena (1,492) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (5–3) | Beeghly Center (1,712) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 53–70 | 10–11 (5–4) | Wolstein Center (1,062) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | L 61–65 | 10–12 (5–5) | UWM Panther Arena (2,120) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 2, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 56–65 | 10–13 (5–6) | UWM Panther Arena (1,070) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 74–57 | 11–13 (6–6) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,995) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 8, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (7–6) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,007) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | L 90–94 | 12–14 (7–7) | UWM Panther Arena (2,246) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 68–75 | 12–15 (7–8) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,252) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Feb 23, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 73–79 | 12–16 (7–9) | Calihan Hall (1,247) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 68–70 | 12–17 (7–10) | UWM Panther Arena (1,462) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 69–73 | 12–18 (7–11) | UWM Panther Arena (2,198) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | at (5) Youngstown State First round | L 57–63 | 12–19 | Beeghly Center (2,110) Youngstown, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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