Post by uwmdenver on Apr 18, 2006 16:32:39 GMT -6
I know that many on this board support the idea of UWM athletics being known as "Milwaukee." I was doing some research and Wikipedia seems to write a nice chunk about this support;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Under Athletics: (the article then goes on to include a lengthy bit about the Panthers)
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee plays in the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Beginning in the fall of 2005, UWM has chosen to rebrand itself for athletics purposes simply as "Milwaukee", following in the footsteps of other campuses of major public university systems such as Chattanooga and Charlotte. Whether referred to as Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee, the athletic teams are nicknamed Panthers.
Athletic Director Bud Haidet came to the school in 1988 and promptly moved the program from NAIA to NCAA Division 1. The program has won the McCafferty Trophy, which is awarded to the conference's best program in all sports, three times since 2001 and is expected to pick up its second in a row this year.
In March 2005, for the second time in university history, Milwaukee's men's basketball program entered the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as the 12th Seed in the Midwest regional bracket. Milwaukee ousted fifth-seed Alabama in the first round, and fourth-seed Boston College (coach Bruce Pearl's alma mater) in the second round, Milwaukee entered for the first time ever the third round of the tournament. The Panthers would go on to lose to the eventual tournament runner-up, Illinois, 77-63 in its Sweet Sixteen matchup. It was an Illinois team that included future NBA players Deron Williams and Luther Head. Milwaukee's entrance into the Sweet Sixteen was due in part to Pearl's full court press playmaking style, or as the Boston Globe would call it, the "UWM Press." After their appearance in the NCAA tournament, Bruce Pearl was hired away by the University of Tennessee. He followed former Panthers coach Bo Ryan, who left UWM to coach the University of Wisconsin Badgers after the 2000-2001 season after leading the Panthers to their first back-to-back winning seasons in eight years. Milwaukee currently trails cross-town school Marquette University in the all time men's basketball series, 35-0. It is one of the longest current streaks in the country.
In March 2006, for the third time in four years, Milwaukee won the Horizon League Championship to enter the NCAA Tournament as an 11th Seed under first-year coach Rob Jeter. In the first round, the Panthers faced the sixth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in Jacksonville, Florida, and won easily, 82-74. The Panthers never trailed against the Sooners, and led by as much as 14 late in the 2nd half. Milwaukee bowed out of the 2006 NCAA tournament in the second round at the hands of the eventual national champion Florida Gators.
Taylor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Under Athletics: (the article then goes on to include a lengthy bit about the Panthers)
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee plays in the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Beginning in the fall of 2005, UWM has chosen to rebrand itself for athletics purposes simply as "Milwaukee", following in the footsteps of other campuses of major public university systems such as Chattanooga and Charlotte. Whether referred to as Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee, the athletic teams are nicknamed Panthers.
Athletic Director Bud Haidet came to the school in 1988 and promptly moved the program from NAIA to NCAA Division 1. The program has won the McCafferty Trophy, which is awarded to the conference's best program in all sports, three times since 2001 and is expected to pick up its second in a row this year.
In March 2005, for the second time in university history, Milwaukee's men's basketball program entered the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as the 12th Seed in the Midwest regional bracket. Milwaukee ousted fifth-seed Alabama in the first round, and fourth-seed Boston College (coach Bruce Pearl's alma mater) in the second round, Milwaukee entered for the first time ever the third round of the tournament. The Panthers would go on to lose to the eventual tournament runner-up, Illinois, 77-63 in its Sweet Sixteen matchup. It was an Illinois team that included future NBA players Deron Williams and Luther Head. Milwaukee's entrance into the Sweet Sixteen was due in part to Pearl's full court press playmaking style, or as the Boston Globe would call it, the "UWM Press." After their appearance in the NCAA tournament, Bruce Pearl was hired away by the University of Tennessee. He followed former Panthers coach Bo Ryan, who left UWM to coach the University of Wisconsin Badgers after the 2000-2001 season after leading the Panthers to their first back-to-back winning seasons in eight years. Milwaukee currently trails cross-town school Marquette University in the all time men's basketball series, 35-0. It is one of the longest current streaks in the country.
In March 2006, for the third time in four years, Milwaukee won the Horizon League Championship to enter the NCAA Tournament as an 11th Seed under first-year coach Rob Jeter. In the first round, the Panthers faced the sixth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in Jacksonville, Florida, and won easily, 82-74. The Panthers never trailed against the Sooners, and led by as much as 14 late in the 2nd half. Milwaukee bowed out of the 2006 NCAA tournament in the second round at the hands of the eventual national champion Florida Gators.
Taylor
