Conference Horizon League Assistant coach Todd Townsend Assistant coach Will Vergollo | 2016–17 record 8–23 (4–14 Horizon) Assistant coach Omar Lowery | |
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Head coach LaVall Jordan (1st year) | ||
The 2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach LaVall Jordan, play their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center and are members of the Horizon League.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 17, 2016 head coach Rob Jeter was fired. He finished at Milwaukee with a 11-year record of 185–170. On April 7, the school hired LaVall Jordan as head coach.