2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League.

2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	10–12 (7–10 Horizon)
Head coach	Patrick Baldwin (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Paris Parham Terrance McGee John Bowler
Home arena	Klotsche Center

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	16	–	4		.800			18	–	6		.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4		.800			19	–	8		.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6		.625			12	–	10		.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			14	–	11		.560
Oakland	10	–	10		.500			12	–	18		.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11		.450			15	–	12		.556
IUPUI	7	–	9		.438			8	–	10		.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10		.412			10	–	12		.455
Green Bay	8	–	12		.400			8	–	17		.320
UIC	6	–	10		.375			9	–	13		.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14		.300			8	–	15		.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12		.200			4	–	15		.211
† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Youngstown State.

Roster

2020–21 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Donovan Newby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Chicago Heights, Illinois G 1 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Dallas, Texas G 2 Jordan Lathon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Grandview, Missouri G 3 Te'Jon Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 4 Deandre Gholston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Gary, Indiana G 5 C.J. Wilbourn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS So Bloomington, Illinois G 10 Kaliem Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G/F 11 Vin Baker Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Old Saybrook, Connecticut F/C 12 Amir Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Randolph, New Jersey G/F 13 Courtney Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Cottage Grove, Minnesota G 14 Tyler Ellingson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin F 21 Tafari Simms 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Hamilton, Ontario G 22 Nick Pappas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Phoenix, Arizona G 24 Josh Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois C 44 Joey St. Pierre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Jr Spring Grove, Illinois	Head coach Patrick Baldwin (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Paris Parham (Minnesota State) Terrance McGee (Missouri State) John Bowler (Eastern Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 75–76	0–1	Bramlage Coliseum (577) Manhattan, KS
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 71–63	1–1	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
Conference regular season
December 19, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 68–65	2–1 (1–0)	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
December 20, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 74–62	3–1 (2–0)	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
December 26, 2020 Canceled, ESPN+		UIC	Postponed due to COVID-19		Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
December 27, 2020 Canceled, ESPN+		UIC	Postponed due to COVID-19		Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Robert Morris	L 64–67	3–2 (2–1)	UPMC Events Center  Moon Township, PA
January 2, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Robert Morris	Postponed due to COVID-19		UPMC Events Center  Moon Township, PA
January 8, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN3		IUPUI	W 94-70	4–2 (3–1)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 9, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN3		IUPUI	W 71-63	5–2 (4–1)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 72–81	5–3 (4–2)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 74–81	5–4 (4–3)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Cleveland State	L 53–64	5–5 (4–4)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	W 81–80 OT	6–5 (5–4)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
January 29, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at IUPUI	L 68–73	6–6 (5–5)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at IUPUI	W 83–76	7–6 (6–5)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
February 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	L 73–87	7–7 (6–6)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	L 65–79	7–8 (6–7)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 81–92	7–9 (6–8)	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 82–92	7–10 (6–9)	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 81–85	7–11 (6–10)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	W 89–87 2OT	8–11 (7–10)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	(9) IUPUI First round	W 84–72	9–11	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	at (2) Wright State Quarterfinals	W 94–92	10–11	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
March 8, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(8)	vs. (1) Cleveland State Semifinals	L 65–71	10–12	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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