# 2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
## Recruits

The following is a list of commitments Milwaukee received for the 2008–09 season:
* Riley Walker
* James Eayrs
* Tone Boyle
* Tony Meier
* Burleigh Porte
* Ryan Haggerty
* Patrick Souter
* Jerard Ajami
* James Dean

## Roster

Milwaukee Men's Basketball 2008–2009 Roster :
| Head coach: Rob Jeter ||||||
| G | 0 | Avery Smith | Senior | 6'3", 175 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) |
| G | 1 | Charlie Swiggett | Junior | 6'1", 180 lb | (Chester, Pa) |
| G | 2 | Deonte Roberts | Sophomore | 6'3", 190 lb | (St. Paul, Minn) |
| F | 3 | Riley Walker | Freshman | 6'6", 210 lb | (McFarland, Wis) |
| G | 4 | Deion James | Senior | 6'2", 190 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) |
| G | 5 | Ricky Franklin | Senior | 6'2", 200 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) |
| G | 10 | Zach Holt | Junior | 5'6", 160 lb | (Pulaski, Tenn) |
| G | 11 | Tone Boyle | Junior | 6'2", 175 lb | (Middleton, Wis) |
| G | 15 | Patrick Souter | Freshman | 6'0", 170 lb | (Racine, Wis) |
| G | 20 | James Dean | Freshman | 6'3", 190 lb | (Las Vegas, Nev) |
| F | 21 | Tony Meier | Freshman | 6'8", 210 lb | (Wildwood, Mo) |
| G | 22 | Kaylan Anderson | Junior | 6'5", 195 lb | (Toronto, Ontario) |
| F | 23 | Anthony Hill | Sophomore | 6'7", 230 lb | (Milwaukee, Wis) |
| G | 30 | Jerard Ajami | Junior | 6'2", 180 lb | (Madison, Wis) |
| F | 42 | Burleigh Porte | Junior | 6'8", 210 lb | (Monrovia, Liberia) |
| F | 44 | Ryan Haggerty | Freshman | 6'8", 210 lb | (Glen Ellyn, Ill) |
| F | 52 | Jason Averkamp | Junior | 6'6", 230 lb | (New Berlin, Wis) |
| F | 55 | James Eayrs | Junior | 6'7", 340 lb | (Roseville, Minn) |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Type | College |
| Rob Jeter | Head coach | University of Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Brian Bidlingmyer | Assistant coach | Siena College |
| Chad Boudreau | Assistant coach | Hannibal-LaGrange College |
| Duffy Conroy | Assistant coach | St. Ambrose University |
| Ronnie Jones | Director of Basketball Operations | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Chip MacKenzie | Video Coordinator | Edgewood College |
| Dave Bugalski | Athletic trainer | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |

## Schedule

Horizon League Standing: 5th :
| Date | Opponent* | Location | Result | Overall | Conference | Television |
| Regular Season Games ||||||||
| November 14, 2008 | Loyola Marymount | Ames, IA | W 75–51 | 1–0 | |
| November 15, 2008 | UC Davis | Ames, IA | W 81–75 | 2–0 | |
| November 16, 2008 | Iowa State | Ames, IA | L 79–61 | 2–1 | |
| November 19, 2008 | Upper Iowa University | Milwaukee, WI | W 87–59 | 3–1 | | Horizon league Network |
| November 22, 2008 | #15 Marquette | Bradley Center | L 100–80 | 3–2 | | Sports 32 |
| November 25, 2008 | Ball State | Milwaukee, WI | L 82–69 | 3–3 | | Horizon league Network |
| November 29, 2008 | #25 Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 67–46 | 3–4 | | Big Ten Network |
| December 4, 2008 | Detroit | Milwaukee, WI | W 71–62 | 4–4 | 1–0 | Horizon league Network |
| December 6, 2008 | Wright State | Milwaukee, WI | W 66–59 | 5–4 | 2–0 | Horizon league Network |
| December 11, 2008 | Miami (OH) | Oxford, OH | L 69–45 | 5–5 | 2–0 | Sports 32 |
| December 20, 2008 | Bradley | Milwaukee, WI | W 86–74 | 6–5 | 2–0 | Horizon league Network |
| December 30, 2008 | UIC | Chicago, IL | W 71–66 | 7–5 | 3–0 | Sports 32 |
| January 3, 2009 | Loyola | Chicago, IL | W 80–66 | 8–5 | 4–0 | Sports 32 |
| January 5, 2009 | Valparaiso | Milwaukee, WI | W 61–47 | 9–5 | 5–0 | Horizon league Network |
| January 9, 2009 | UW–Green Bay | Milwaukee, WI | L 77–75 | 9–6 | 5–1 | ESPNU |
| January 12, 2009 | SIU-Edwardsville | Milwaukee, WI | W 70–59 | 10–6 | 5–1 | Horizon league Network |
| January 15, 2009 | Youngstown State | Milwaukee, WI | W 69–50 | 11–6 | 6–1 | Horizon league Network |
| January 17, 2009 | Cleveland State | Milwaukee, WI | W 77–75 | 12–6 | 7–1 | Horizon league Network |
| January 22, 2009 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso, IN | L 63–51 | 12–7 | 7–2 | Sports 32 |
| January 24, 2009 | #16 Butler | Indianapolis, IN | L 78–48 | 12–8 | 7–3 | Sports 32 |
| January 28, 2009 | Loyola | Milwaukee, WI | W 72–58 | 13–8 | 8–3 | Horizon league Network |
| January 31, 2009 | UIC | Milwaukee, WI | W 63–62 | 14–8 | 9–3 | Horizon league Network |
| February 7, 2009 | UW–Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | L 72–68 | 14–9 | 9–4 | Sports 32 |
| February 12, 2009 | Cleveland State | Cleveland, OH | L 70–61 | 14–10 | 9–5 | Sports 32 |
| February 14, 2009 | Youngstown State | Youngstown, OH | L 70–68 | 14–11 | 9–6 | Sports 32 |
| February 18, 2009 | #21 Butler | Milwaukee, WI | W 63–60 | 15–11 | 10–6 | Sports 32 |
| February 21, 2009 | North Dakota State | Milwaukee, WI | L 77–69 | 15–12 | 10–6 | Horizon league Network |
| February 26, 2009 | Wright State | Dayton, OH | L 70–60 | 15–13 | 10–7 | Sports 32 |
| February 28, 2009 | Detroit | Detroit, MI | W 68–63 | 16–13 | 11–7 | Sports 32 |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||||
| March 3, 2009 | Loyola | Milwaukee, WI | W 77–68 | 17–13 | | Horizon league Network |
| March 6, 2009 | Wright State | Indianapolis, IN | L 80–70 | 17–14 | | Horizon league Network |
| *Rank according to AP Top 25 Poll. $^#$All times are in EST. Conference games in bold. ||||||||

## Player stats

Updated as of March 20, 2009. Showing only the Top 5 statistic leaders.
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Tone Boyle | 30 | 35.5 | .375 | .361 | .768 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
| Avery Smith | 29 | 30.1 | .397 | .295 | .655 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.4 |
| James Eayrs | 31 | 23.4 | .414 | .336 | .849 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.2 |
| Ricky Franklin | 30 | 30.0 | .384 | .391 | .691 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
| Tony Meier | 30 | 22.4 | .364 | .340 | .778 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Deonte Roberts | 29 | 20.3 | .512 | 1.000 | .658 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.4 |

## 2009 Horizon League Tournament

| First Round Tuesday, March 3 | First Round Tuesday, March 3 | First Round Tuesday, March 3 | Second Round Friday, March 6 | Second Round Friday, March 6 | Second Round Friday, March 6 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | | Final Tuesday, March 10 | Final Tuesday, March 10 | Final Tuesday, March 10 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Butler | 62 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Wright State | 57 | | | | |
| 4 | Wright State | 68 | | | | | | | 4 | Wright State | 57 | |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 56 | 4 | Wright State | 80 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Milwaukee | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 77 | 5 | Milwaukee | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 68 | | | | | | | | 1 | Butler | 54 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland State | 57 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Green Bay | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland State | 73 | | | | |
| 3 | Cleveland State | 56 | | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland State | 73 | |
| 10 | Detroit | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Detroit | 43 | 3 | Cleveland State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | UIC | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | UIC | 73 | 6 | UIC | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds Second round and semifinals will be hosted by Butler. Championship will be hosted by higher-numbered remaining seed