The 2017–18 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-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 16–17, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wright State.
Previous season The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 11–24, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They defeated Detroit, Valparaiso, and UIC to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky.
On June 12, 2017, head coach LaVall Jordan left the school to accept the head coaching position at Butler, his alma mater. On June 20, the school named Patrick Baldwin head coach.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Cody Wichmann 5 G 6'5" 210 Senior Pulaski, WI Graduated Zac Saddler 11 F 6'7" 200 Freshman New Braunfels, TX Transferred to Western Texas College Dan Studer 21 F 6'7" 230 Senior Germantown, WI Walk-on; graduated Cameron Harvey 31 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Collegeville, PA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Vance Johnson 14 F 6'9" 240 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Northeast CC
Recruiting class of 2017
Recruiting class of 2018
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Horizon League tournament
References