Post by Cactus Panther on Feb 22, 2023 20:22:48 GMT -6
This should be on the upcoming Cleveland State game thread, but because it has not been started yet...
Panther Athletics is set to honor the first men's basketball team in program history to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament this coming Saturday. This season marks the 20-year anniversary of the 2002-03 campaign, the first time the Panthers advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
That winter, the team won a school-record 24 games and claimed its first-ever Horizon League Tournament championship. The Panthers then just missed an upset of Notre Dame, 70-69, in a first-round contest. The team entered the tournament as a 12-seed in the West Region and faced the fifth-seeded Fighting Irish in Indianapolis.
The full roster has been invited to attend the game against Cleveland State Saturday evening and will be recognized and honored for their accomplishments. A large contingent of the roster is set to be in attendance.
Led by head coach Bruce Pearl, the Panthers earned their first NCAA tournament bid after beating Butler, 69-52, in the Horizon League championship. Tournament MVP Clay Tucker scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half and they did it all in front of a record crowd of 10,115 at what was then the U.S. Cellular Arena in downtown Milwaukee – then the largest home crowd ever for a Panther game.
Tucker led the offense that season with averages of 18.3 points per game, while adding 5.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He was one of four players to average double-figures, joined by Dylan Page (17.7 ppg), Ronnie Jones (10.8 ppg), and Jason Rederick (10.3 ppg). On the court, MKE's 24 wins marked the most in the school's Division I history and equaled the most in the program's 107-year history.
2002-03 Milwaukee Panthers roster
Player # Class Pos HGT WGT Hometown Stats Summary
Derek Huff 1 SR F 6-8 245 Louisville, KY 1.3 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Chris Hill 2 SO G 5-10 160 Chicago, Ill. Redshirt season
Ronnie Jones 5 SR G 5-9 165 Las Vegas, NV 10.8 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 3.0 Ast
Mark Pancratz 10 FR G 6-3 185 Schaumburg, IL 1.4 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Joah Tucker 13 SO F 6-5 220 Milwaukee, WI Sat out due to transfer
Dan Weisse 14 SR G 5-11 175 Oshkosh, WI 3.3 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Dylan Page 15 JR F 6-9 230 Amherst, WI 17.7 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Marcus Conigliaro 20 FR G 6-2 195 Milwaukee, WI 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Fernando Johnson 21 FR C 6-9 245 Milwaukee, WI 0.5 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Jose Winston 22 SR G 6-0 180 Milwaukee, WI 1.8 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Jason Frederick 24 SR G 6-4 185 Waukesha, WI 10.3 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 2.4 Ast
Clay Tucker 30 SR G 6-4 195 Lima, OH 18.3 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 4.1 Ast
Adam Finley 32 FR F 6-7 230 Genoa, IL 0.4 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Justin Lettenberger 33 SR F 6-6 190 Manitowoc, WI 6.1 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Nate Mielke 40 JR C 6-11 235 Waterloo, IA 6.5 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Rob Sanders 42 SO F 6-7 210 Toledo, OH 2.0 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Adrian Tigert 44 SO F 6-6 230 Oshkosh, WI Redshirt season
Go Panthers! United We Roar!
Panther Athletics is set to honor the first men's basketball team in program history to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament this coming Saturday. This season marks the 20-year anniversary of the 2002-03 campaign, the first time the Panthers advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
That winter, the team won a school-record 24 games and claimed its first-ever Horizon League Tournament championship. The Panthers then just missed an upset of Notre Dame, 70-69, in a first-round contest. The team entered the tournament as a 12-seed in the West Region and faced the fifth-seeded Fighting Irish in Indianapolis.
The full roster has been invited to attend the game against Cleveland State Saturday evening and will be recognized and honored for their accomplishments. A large contingent of the roster is set to be in attendance.
Led by head coach Bruce Pearl, the Panthers earned their first NCAA tournament bid after beating Butler, 69-52, in the Horizon League championship. Tournament MVP Clay Tucker scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half and they did it all in front of a record crowd of 10,115 at what was then the U.S. Cellular Arena in downtown Milwaukee – then the largest home crowd ever for a Panther game.
Tucker led the offense that season with averages of 18.3 points per game, while adding 5.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He was one of four players to average double-figures, joined by Dylan Page (17.7 ppg), Ronnie Jones (10.8 ppg), and Jason Rederick (10.3 ppg). On the court, MKE's 24 wins marked the most in the school's Division I history and equaled the most in the program's 107-year history.
2002-03 Milwaukee Panthers roster
Player # Class Pos HGT WGT Hometown Stats Summary
Derek Huff 1 SR F 6-8 245 Louisville, KY 1.3 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Chris Hill 2 SO G 5-10 160 Chicago, Ill. Redshirt season
Ronnie Jones 5 SR G 5-9 165 Las Vegas, NV 10.8 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 3.0 Ast
Mark Pancratz 10 FR G 6-3 185 Schaumburg, IL 1.4 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Joah Tucker 13 SO F 6-5 220 Milwaukee, WI Sat out due to transfer
Dan Weisse 14 SR G 5-11 175 Oshkosh, WI 3.3 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Dylan Page 15 JR F 6-9 230 Amherst, WI 17.7 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Marcus Conigliaro 20 FR G 6-2 195 Milwaukee, WI 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Fernando Johnson 21 FR C 6-9 245 Milwaukee, WI 0.5 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Jose Winston 22 SR G 6-0 180 Milwaukee, WI 1.8 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Jason Frederick 24 SR G 6-4 185 Waukesha, WI 10.3 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 2.4 Ast
Clay Tucker 30 SR G 6-4 195 Lima, OH 18.3 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 4.1 Ast
Adam Finley 32 FR F 6-7 230 Genoa, IL 0.4 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Justin Lettenberger 33 SR F 6-6 190 Manitowoc, WI 6.1 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Nate Mielke 40 JR C 6-11 235 Waterloo, IA 6.5 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Rob Sanders 42 SO F 6-7 210 Toledo, OH 2.0 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Adrian Tigert 44 SO F 6-6 230 Oshkosh, WI Redshirt season
Go Panthers! United We Roar!