2011-12 MILWAUKEE PANTHERS 1 2 3 4 5 JA’ROB McCALLUM KAYLON WILLIAMS KYLE KELM RYAN ALLEN SHAQUILLE BOGA Jr. | Guard | 6-0 Sr. | Guard | 6-3 So. | Forward | 6-9 Sr. | Guard | 6-3 Fr. | Guard | 5-11 Marion, Ind. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Randolph, Wis. South Holland, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. 1144 1155 2200 2211 2222 PARIS GULLEY DEMETRIUS HARRIS MITCH ROELKE TONY MEIER EVAN RICHARD Jr. | Guard | 6-2 Jr. | Forward | 6-7 So. | Guard | 6-0 Sr. | Forward | 6-8 Fr. | Guard | 6-2 Peoria, Ill. Jacksonville, Ark. Waunakee, Wis. Wildwood, Mo. Kieler, Wis. 2233 3322 3333 4422 4444 J.J. PANOSKE LONNIE BOGA QUINTON GUSTAVSON JAMES HAARSMA RYAN HAGGERTY Fr. | Forward | 6-10 Jr. | Guard | 6-3 So. | Forward | 6-9 Jr. | Forward | 6-7 Jr. | Forward | 6-8 Brodhead, Wis. St. Louis, Mo. Racine, Wis. Racine, Wis. Glen Ellyn, Ill. 4455 CHRISTIAN WOLF ROB JETER CHAD BOUDREAU DUFFY CONROY RONNIE JONES Jr. | Forward | 6-9 Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Kohler, Wis. Seventh Season Seventh Season Seventh Season First Season 2011-12 Milwaukee Basketball Quick Facts Table Of Contents • General Information • Quick Facts and Roster pp. 1-2 School: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The roster and basic information on the 2011-12 Panthers City/Zip: Milwaukee, WI 53211 Founded: 1885 • 2011-12 Season Outlook pp. 3-5 Enrollment: 30,000 Nickname: Panthers Check out a detailed look at this season’s Panthers, highlighting Colors: Black and Gold key players and thoughts from head coach Rob Jeter Arena: U.S. Cellular Arena (10,783) Affiliation NCAA Division I • Coaching Staff pp. 6-11 Conference: Horizon League Read about head coach Rob Jeter and his coaching staff Chancellor: Michael Lovell Athletic Director: Rick Costello • The Panthers pp. 12-20 Senior Woman Administrator: Kathy Litzau Biographies and statistics on all of the Panther players, from seniors Ticket Manager: Brian Morgan Athletics Phone: 414-229-5158 to newcomers Ticket Phone: 414-229-5886 • 2010-11 In Review pp. 21-45 • Basketball History A look back at the 2010-11 season, including statistics, box scores, First Year of Basketball: 1896 game recaps and more Overall all-time record: 1243-1143-1 First Year In Division I: 1990 • History and Tradition pp. 46-87 Division I Record: 334-310 Follow the great tradition and history of Milwaukee basketball, NCAA Appearances/Last Appearance: 3/2006 Last NCAA opponent/Result: def. Oklahoma 82-74; from an unbeaten team in the 1940s to NCAA Tournament teams lost vs. Florida, 82-60 in the 2000s NIT Appearances/Last Appearance: 2/2011 Last NIT opponent/Result: lost at Northwestern, 70-61 • Record Book pp. 88-98 All of the records lists from Panther history, including non-Division • Coaching Staff I information and complete lists from recent seasons Head Coach: Rob Jeter (UW-Platteville, ‘91) Record At School (Season)/Career (Season): 101-89 (7th)/same • Facility/University Information pp. 99-103 Assistant Coach: Chad Boudreau (Hannibal-LaGrange ,‘95) Assistant Coach: Duffy Conroy (St. Ambrose, ‘99) Check out the on-campus Klotsche Center and Pavilion plus the Assistant Coach: Ronnie Jones (UWM, ‘04) downtown U.S. Cellular Arena, as well as key administrators Director of Operations: Chip MacKenzie (Edgewood, ‘90) Video Coordinator: Tone Boyle (UWM ‘11) • Media Information p. 104 Basketball Trainer: Elliott Meyer Important information for those covering the Panthers during the 2011-12 season • Media Relations Assoc. 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Press Row Phone: 414-908-5808 Printing by CCI. • 2010-11 Team Information Follow The Panthers Online Overall Record: 19-14 Official Website: uwmpanthers.com Home/Road/Neutral: 10-5/8-8/1-1 League Record/Finish: 13-5/T-1st Official Blog: uwmpantherscom.blogspot.com League Tournament: Lost to Butler in finals Facebook: facebook.com/MilwaukeePanthers Postseason: Lost in first round of NIT You Tube: youtube.com/uwmathletics Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Twitter: @kjocmke Newcomers/Redshirts: 5 @mkepanthers 2011-12 Media and Information Guide • Page 1 2011-12 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Ja’Rob McCallum G 6-1 170 Jr. Marion, Ind. (Marion) 2 Kaylon Williams G 6-3 185 Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy/Kirkwood CC) 3 Kyle Kelm F 6-9 210 So. Randolph, Wis. (Randolph) 4 Ryan Allen G 6-3 200 Sr. South Holland, Ill. (Thornton/Vincennes CC) 5 Shaquille Boga G 5-11 170 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer) 14 Paris Gulley G 6-2 170 Jr. Peoria, Ill. (Manual/Southeastern CC) 15 Demetrius Harris F 6-7 230 Jr. Jacksonville, Ark. (Jacksonville/Mineral Area CC) 20 Mitch Roelke G 6-0 170 So. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee) 21 Tony Meier F 6-8 210 Sr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) 22 Evan Richard G 6-2 175 Fr. Kieler, Wis. (Cuba City) 23 J.J. Panoske F 6-10 225 Fr. Brodhead, Wis. (Brodhead) 32 Lonnie Boga G 6-3 200 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer) 33 Quinton Gustavson C 6-9 200 So. Racine, Wis. (Case) 42 James Haarsma F 6-7 230 Jr. Racine, Wis. (St. Catherine’s/Evansville) 44 Ryan Haggerty F 6-8 210 Jr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Benet Academy) 45 Christian Wolf F 6-9 250 Jr. Kohler, Wis. (Kohler/Florida Gulf Coast) Coaching Staff Roster By State/Country Roster By Class Head Coach Wisconsin (7) Seniors (3) Rob Jeter Quinton Gustavson; James Haarsma; Ryan Allen; Tony Meier; Kaylon Williams 7th season Kyle Kelm; J.J. Panoske; UW-Platteville, 1991 Evan Richard; Mitch Roelke; Juniors (7) Assistant Coach Christian Wolf Lonnie Boga; Paris Gulley; Chad Boudreau Ryan Haggerty; James Haarsma; 7th season Missouri (3) Demetrius Harris; Ja’Rob McCallum; Hannibal-LaGrange, 1995 Tony Meier; Lonnie Boga; Christian Wolf Assistant Coach Shaquille Boga Duffy Conroy Sophomores (3) 7th season Indiana (1) Quinton Gustavson; Kyle Kelm; St. Ambrose, 1999 Ja’Rob McCallum Mitch Roelke Assistant Coach Ronnie Jones Illinois (3) Freshmen (3) 7th season Ryan Allen; Paris Gulley; Shaquille Boga; J.J. Panoske; UWM, 2004 Ryan Haggerty Evan Richard Pronunciations Director of Operations Iowa (1) Chip MacKenzie Kaylon Williams James Haarsma – hars-mah 7th season Rob Jeter – gee-tur Edgewood, 1990 Ja’Rob McCallum – JAH-rob Arkansas (1) J.J. Panoske – pa-nahs-key Video Coordinator Demetrius Harris Tone Boyle 1st season UWM, 2011 2011-12 Media and Information Guide • Page 2 Panthers Set To Build On 2011 Title Run When the 2010-11 basketball season began, people asked how the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee would replace its top two scorers. It led to the Panthers being picked fifth in the league, and expec- tations externally being tempered. Four months later, UWM was celebrating a league crown thanks to excellent player development, the arrival of some key new- comers and stellar execution down the stretch. Will history repeat itself in 2011-12? The Panthers will be seeking to replace their top two scorers in Anthony Hill and Tone Boyle. And, Milwaukee has been picked to finish fourth in the league, behind Butler, Detroit and Cleveland State. But, UWM returns three starters, with Kaylon Williams and Tony Meier both preseason all-league honorees. The group of return- ees also includes players like Kyle Kelm, who looks to make a big jump from his freshman to sophomore season. And, the six- person group of newcomers is expected to make an immediate impact. So, make no mistake, the Panthers very much have their eye on winning the league title. “The good news is people are excited,” head coach Rob Jeter said. “Our team is excited and you could really see that in the spring and the summer, the sense of togetherness and the sense of ac- complishment. But right now it is a new season.” That new season starts with plenty of familiar faces. The most fa- miliar is Tony Meier, a four-year player who started much of the year as a freshman and starts his senior year on pace to surpass 100 career games, 100 career starts, 1,000 career points and pos- sibly 500 career rebounds this season. He has also excelled off the court, earning Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete honors last spring. “He takes care of business on and off the court,” Jeter said. “He’s an excellent student, an excellent teammate and he has worked hard to make himself an excellent basketball player. I’m excited for Tony. He is becoming more than just a jump-shooter. He’s got- ten bigger. He’s rebounding the ball better. If we can get a little more of a post game for Tony – and I think he’s ready for that – then we’ll have a very special player.” The next returning starter may have been most responsible for the way the Panthers played down the stretch last season. Kaylon Williams came to Milwaukee with high expectations after excel- lent seasons at Evansville and Kirkwood Community College.