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 Basketball2008–2009 Roster Head coach: Rob JeterG0Avery SmithSenior6'3", 175 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)G1Charlie SwiggettJunior6'1", 180 lb(Chester, Pa)G2Deonte RobertsSophomore6'3", 190 lb(St. Paul, Minn)F3Riley WalkerFreshman6'6", 210 lb(McFarland, Wis)G4Deion JamesSenior6'2", 190 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)G5Ricky FranklinSenior6'2", 200 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)G10Zach HoltJunior5'6", 160 lb(Pulaski, Tenn)G11Tone BoyleJunior6'2", 175 lb(Middleton, Wis)G15Patrick SouterFreshman6'0", 170 lb(Racine, Wis)G20James DeanFreshman6'3", 190 lb(Las Vegas, Nev)F21Tony MeierFreshman6'8", 210 lb(Wildwood, Mo)G22Kaylan AndersonJunior6'5", 195 lb(Toronto, Ontario)F23Anthony HillSophomore6'7", 230 lb(Milwaukee, Wis)G30Jerard AjamiJunior6'2", 180 lb(Madison, Wis)F42Burleigh PorteJunior6'8", 210 lb(Monrovia, Liberia)F44Ryan HaggertyFreshman6'8", 210 lb(Glen Ellyn, Ill)F52Jason AverkampJunior6'6", 230 lb(New Berlin, Wis)F55James EayrsJunior6'7", 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 DateOpponent*Rank*LocationResultOverallConferenceTelevision 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 4–41–0 Horizon league Network December 6, 2008 Wright State Milwaukee, WI W 66–59 5–42–0 Horizon league Network December 11, 2008 Miami (OH) Oxford, OH L 69–45 5–52–0 Sports 32 December 20, 2008 Bradley Milwaukee, WI W 86–74 6–52–0 Horizon league Network December 30, 2008 UIC Chicago, IL W 71–66 7–53–0 Sports 32 January 3, 2009 Loyola Chicago, IL W 80–66 8–54–0 Sports 32 January 5, 2009 Valparaiso Milwaukee, WI W 61–47 9–55–0 Horizon league Network January 9, 2009 UW–Green Bay Milwaukee, WI L 77–75 9–65–1 ESPNU January 12, 2009 SIU-Edwardsville Milwaukee, WI W 70–59 10–65–1 Horizon league Network January 15, 2009 Youngstown State Milwaukee, WI W 69–50 11–66–1 Horizon league Network January 17, 2009 Cleveland State Milwaukee, WI W 77–75 12–67–1 Horizon league Network January 22, 2009 Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN L 63–51 12–77–2 Sports 32 January 24, 2009 #16 Butler Indianapolis, IN L 78–48 12–87–3 Sports 32 January 28, 2009 Loyola Milwaukee, WI W 72–58 13–88–3 Horizon league Network January 31, 2009 UIC Milwaukee, WI W 63–62 14–89–3 Horizon league Network February 7, 2009 UW–Green Bay Green Bay, WI L 72–68 14–99–4 Sports 32 February 12, 2009 Cleveland State Cleveland, OH L 70–61 14–109–5 Sports 32 February 14, 2009 Youngstown State Youngstown, OH L 70–68 14–119–6 Sports 32 February 18, 2009 #21 Butler Milwaukee, WI W 63–60 15–1110–6 Sports 32 February 21, 2009 North Dakota State Milwaukee, WI L 77–69 15–1210–6 Horizon league Network February 26, 2009 Wright State Dayton, OH L 70–60 15–1310–7 Sports 32 February 28, 2009 Detroit Detroit, MI W 68–63 16–1311–7 Sports 32 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 30 35.5 .375 .361 .768 3.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 13.2 29 30.1 .397 .295 .655 5.2 3.1 1.2 0.3 11.4 31 23.4 .414 .336 .849 5.5 1.2 0.7 0.3 11.2 30 30.0 .384 .391 .691 4.6 2.5 0.9 0.2 9.1 30 22.4 .364 .340 .778 4.4 0.7 0.1 0.5 6.7 29 20.3 .512 1.000 .658 3.7 1.6 0.7 0.3 6.4
2009 Horizon League Tournament
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
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