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1 MILWAUKEE Basketball Contact: Kevin O Connor; (P) ; (F) ; kjoc@uwm.edu Game #25 Milwaukee (13-11, 5-7 Wright State (15-9, 8-5 Horizon) Thurs. Feb p.m. CST Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio UWM continues a stretch of three-straight road games with a Thursday night contest at Wright State. The Panthers dropped a decision at Green Bay Saturday for their secondstraight loss. Offense was the issue for Milwaukee at the Resch Center. UWM scored just 20 secondhalf points, including just four in the first 10 minutes. Plus, the Panthers turned the ball over 11 times in the final 20 minutes. Ja Rob McCallum and Anthony Hill did lead Milwaukee with 13 points apiece. After reaching double figures in threepointers made in three-straight games, the Panthers have made just eight 3-pointers in their last two outings. Wright State is 9-1 at home this season and the Panthers have not won in Dayton since the season. On The Air Thursday s game airs live on Sports 32, with Daron Sutton and Adrian Tigert on the call. WISN (AM 1130) has radio coverage, with Bill Johnson calling the action. All home games also include Panthers Extra... live from Major Goolsby s. The postgame show, with hosts Bob Brainerd and Adrian Tigert, follows the game broadcast. The Short List Ja Rob McCallum Ticket Time Tickets for Thursday s game in Dayton are available at the Nutter Center Box Office on the day of the game. Tickets for all UWM home games are priced at $20, $15 and $10 and are available through Ticketmaster or at the U.S. Cellular Arena on the day of the game. As always, UWM students are admitted free with a valid UWM ID Schedule/Results Overall: 13-11; League: 5-7 November 4 Cardinal Stritch (EX) W, Parkside (EX) W, Concordia-St. Paul W, Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tipoff 16 #-vs. Western Kentucky L, #-vs. Indiana State L, Hillsdale W, Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tipoff 23 $-vs. Texas State W, $-vs. Colgate W, Bowling Green W, ot December 3 UIC* Sports 32 W, Loyola* L, Marquette Sports 32 L, North Dakota State W, Miami (Ohio) W, Wisconsin* BTN L, Valparaiso* Sports 32 L, January Butler* Sports 32 (HLN) L, SIU Edwardsville W, Green Bay* Sports 32 (HLN) W, Detroit* Sports 32 L, Wright State* Sports 32 W, ot Youngstown State* ESPNU W, Cleveland State* Sports 32 L, Valparaiso* W, Butler* Sports 32 L, February Green Bay* L, Wright State* Sports 32 6 pm Detroit* 2 pm 15 Youngstown State* 7 pm 18 Cleveland State* Sports 32 7:30 pm 20 Niagara (BracketBusters) 7 pm Loyola* Sports 32 7 pm UIC* Sports 32 1 pm March Speedway Men s Basketball Championship 2 First Round TBA 5 Second Round TBA 6 League Semifinals ESPNU TBA 9 League Championship ESPN 8 pm All times listed are central - Horizon League game # Baton Rouge, La. $ Fort Worth, Tex.

2 Studying The Likely Starters Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships 5 Ricky Franklin Sr. G 6-1 Milwaukee, Wis. 23 Anthony Hill Jr. F 6-7 Milwaukee, Wis. 30 Jerard Ajami Jr. G 6-2 Madison, Wis. 44 Ryan Haggerty Fr. F 6-8 Glen Ellyn, Ill. 55 James Eayrs Sr. F 6-7 Roseville, Minn. In Short Passed 1,000 career points Jan. 5 at SIUE and now has 1,150 in his career... has had eight 20-plus point efforts... hit the gamewinning three Jan. 29 vs. Valpo... has scored 23 pts twice, including Jan. 24 at Cleveland St. In Short Made his first start of the season Jan. 17 vs. Wright St.... had first career dbldbl with 12 pts and 10 rbs... scored 21 vs. Butler Jan has played in 78 games with the Panthers... started 22 times last season... has reached double figures in eight of his last 14 games. In Short Has started each of the first 24 games for the Panthers... scored 12 pts vs. GB Jan eligible this season after sitting out last season as a transfer... played two seasons at Northern Michigan... all-state performer at Madison Memorial... is a walk-on. In Short Made first collegiate start Saturday at Green Bay... had six points and three rbs. in 30 mins... eight points and four rbs. in 12 mins. vs. Butler Jan has played in 11 games... on the active roster after redshirting last season. In Short Has been in double figures 13 times this season, including four double-doubles... collegiate-best 28 points vs. Texas State Nov preseason All-Horizon League Second Team... named league player of the week Nov pts and 13 rbs vs. GB Jan. 9. Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Ja Rob McCallum Fr. G 6-1 Marion, Ind. In Short Has played in 21 games and made one start... scored 13 pts Sat. at GB... has reached double figures six times 32 Lonnie Boga Fr. G 6-3 St. Louis, Mo. In Short In his first season in Milwaukee... has played in all 24 games and started eight... tallied four doublefigure efforts, incl. 17 vs. Colgate. 2 Wright St. 2/11/10 Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Key Panthers In Reserve 15 Patrick Souter Fr. G 6-0 Racine, Wis. In Short First active season with the Panthers after redshirting last season... had 12 points in the loss to WKU in Nov... six assts. at VU Dec Jason Averkamp Sr. F 6-6 New Berlin, Wis. In Short Starting his fourth season with the Panthers... scored 22 Jan. 29 vs. Valpo and had double-double at SIUE... has played in 79 games. Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG Tony Meier So. F 6-8 Wildwood, Mo. In Short Returned Sat. at GB after missing Butler game with ankle injury... has started 19 games... has reached double figures in pts. four times. Stat Snapshot PPG RPG APG

3 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Game #25 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men s basketball team continues a stretch of three-straight road games with a Thursday night contest at Wright State. Matchup History UWM holds a all-time lead over Wright State thanks to having won 14 of the last 19 meetings between the two schools. Last season, the teams met three times, with UWM winning the first matchup before Wright State won the final two. UWM then beat Wright State earlier this season in Milwaukee, its 12th-straight home win over the Raiders. But, the Panthers have not won in Dayton since First Time With The Raiders Deonte Roberts and Ricky Franklin scored 18 points apiece and UWM overcame a 15-point, first-half deficit to claim a overtime win over Wright State Jan. 16 at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The Panthers actually used a 29-7 run to build a ninepoint second-half lead, but then had to win the game in overtime. In the extra session, Milwaukee took the lead for good on a Franklin free throw with 1:42 left and found some breathing room when James Eayrs buried a three-pointer 30 seconds later. From there, UWM hit 4-of-6 from the line to hang on. Tough Road Swings UWM is in Ohio and Michigan this weekend for the third of its four true league road trips. With the addition of Valpo to the league, the Horizon schedule has returned to a more traditional format, with Wright State Thursday-Saturday (or Friday-Sunday) road trips again the norm. And those trips are always difficult, even in years where UWM would have only one in a season. In looking only at league road swings that involve two games in three days since the campaign, UWM has won both games of a trip three times, split a trip five times and been swept seven times. Last season, Milwaukee split its two games on this road trip, losing at Wright State before winning in Detroit. On The Road Again Thursday s game in Dayton continues a stretch that has UWM on the road for five of its final seven league contests. The Panthers are 4-5 in true road games and 2-2 in neutral site contests this season. UWM went 3-10 in true road games last season and, if you include three neutralsite games, went 5-11 away from Milwaukee in When all is said and done, Milwaukee will have played 13 home games and 18 games away from home. Impressive Winning Margin Not only has UWM claimed four road wins this season, but three of them have come by double digits. That marks the most double-digit road victories since the season, when the Panthers claimed five road wins by 10 or more points. UWM also had five such wins in and six in , when the Panthers actually won four-straight road games by 10-plus points. Busting A Bracket UWM will face Niagara University in this Opponent Checkup Wright State has slowly but surely worked its way back up the Horizon League standings and the Raiders enter play this week just one game out of second place. WSU had won four-straight games until a loss at Butler Saturday. The Raiders had that game tied near the end of the first half but the Bulldogs put together a run that lasted until early in the second half to take control. season s BracketBuster matchup. The Panthers and Purple Eagles will play Sat., Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Niagara is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and advanced to the title game of its league tournament a season ago, winning 26 games in the process. This year, the Purple Eagles have four players averaging in double figures. This is the eighth year UWM is participating in the BracketBusters event. The Bracket- Busters event also includes a return game for the Panthers at Niagara. Previously, return games were guaranteed for the following season, but return games for this year s BracketBusters event can take place either next season or during the campaign. Reviewing The Non-League Slate UWM s BracketBusters matchup with Niagara will mark the Panthers final regular season game against a non-league foe. So far, UWM is 8-4 against non-horizon League competition, with its losses to notable foes Wisconsin, Marquette, Western Kentucky and Indiana State. In fact, those teams have combined to go entering play this week. Milwaukee s eight regular season non-league wins are its most since the season, when the Panthers also won eight non-league regular season games. Ins And Outs UWM seems to find itself getting more shorthanded as the season rolls along. Allleague guard Tone Boyle has not played in a game this season because of a back injury and is redshirting. He will return in letting opponents shoot just 43 percent from the field. WSU is also forcing over 16 turnovers per game. Offensively, Vaughn Duggins leads the team in scoring at 14.7 points per game while Todd Brown isn t far behind at 12.8 points per contest. But the Raiders also get solid contributions from Troy Tabler (9.5 ppg), Cory Cooperwood (9.5 ppg) and N Gai Evans (8.3 ppg). 15-9, 8-5 Horizon Wright State s good play has started on the defensive end, where the Raiders are giving up only 60 points per game while Wright State s four-game winning streak came after a loss in Milwaukee. The Raiders are 9-1 at home this season. 2/11/10 Wright St. 3

4 Standings League Overall Butler Cleveland State Wright State Green Bay Valparaiso Detroit Milwaukee Loyola Youngstown State UIC Schedule/Results Sat. Feb. 6 Green Bay 61, Milwaukee 54 Butler 74, Wright State 62 Valparaiso 74, Detroit 70 UIC 74, Youngstown State 68 Cleveland State 59, Loyola 56 Mon. Feb. 8 Butler 62, Loyola 47 Detroit 92, Chicago State 72 Valparaiso 83, UIC 82 Thurs. Feb. 11 Milwaukee at Wright State Green Bay at Detroit Butler at Youngstown State Valparaiso at Cleveland State Sat. Feb. 13 Milwaukee at Detroit Butler at Cleveland State UIC at Loyola Valparaiso at Youngstown State Green Bay at Wright State League Preseason Poll 1. Butler (43) Wright State (1) Cleveland State (2) Milwaukee Green Bay Detroit Youngstown State Valparaiso UIC Loyola 97 4 Wright St. 2/11/ as a fifth-year senior. Boyle originally hurt the back last February, an injury that caused him to miss UWM s game at Cleveland State. He returned to play the rest of last season and wound up averaging 13.2 points per game while shooting 36 percent from three-point range. Meanwhile, Deonte Roberts has not dressed for any of the last three games because of academic eligibility issues. Roberts has played in 20 games and is averaging 7.6 points per game. Finally, Tony Meier left the Jan. 29 win over Valpo during the second half after suffering an apparent ankle injury. He did not play Jan. 31 against Butler but did return to play eight minutes off the bench at Green Bay. Pretty Decent Decade! The first decade of the 21st Century was certainly a good one for the Panthers. In fact, UWM went over the 10-year period, including a mark in league play. That is a major step up from the decade of the 1990 s, when UWM went overall and in league play. The decade for UWM included three regular season league titles, three league tournament titles, three NCAA Tournaments, an NIT appearance, four postseason wins and four 20-win seasons. The League In The 2000 s Just two Horizon League schools got to 100 wins during the first decade of the 21st Century, with Butler collecting 121 and UWM tallying 103. Those two schools have also won or shared the last 10 regular-season league titles. The decade standings (noting YSU and Valpo were not in the league for the entire decade): W L Butler Milwaukee Wright State UIC Green Bay Detroit Loyola Cleveland State Youngstown State Valparaiso All-Decade Team To celebrate the highlights of the last decade for Panther men s basketball, UWM launched voting for its latest All-Decade Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships Team. The voting is now closed and team members will be unveiled Feb. 18 during a men s and women s basketball doubleheader at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The men s ballot consisted of 12 players, with fans able to pick five. The list includes: Boo Davis; Ricky Franklin; Jason Frederick; Chris Hill; Ronnie Jones; Ed Mc- Cants; Dylan Page; Paige Paulsen; Avery Smith; Adrian Tigert; Clay Tucker; and Joah Tucker. Plus, throughout January and February, the Verizon Wireless Panther BlogZone is featuring a look back at some of the greatest moments in Panther basketball over the last decade. Among recent entries are a look at the best buzzerbeaters in the decade, as well as the best opponents Panther teams faced over the last 10 years. About The Last Time Out Matt Smith and Rahmon Fletcher scored 13 points apiece and Green Bay limited UWM to just seven second-half field goals en route to a win Saturday night at the Resch Center. Anthony Hill and Ja Rob Mc- Callum each had 13 points for Milwaukee, which shot just 33 percent in the second half after a solid 48.5 percent effort in the first 20 minutes. In fact, the Panthers had just two field goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half but still found itself within three points with 2:30 to play. That was as close as the Panthers would get, though, as Fletcher hit a key three-point basket with 35 seconds remaining to restore a sevenpoint edge. Freshmen In The Lineup Ryan Haggerty made his debut in the starting lineup Saturday. After a strong eight-point performance off the bench Jan. 31 against Butler, the redshirt freshman played 30 minutes Saturday. He scored six points and added three rebounds and two assists in just his 11th appearance of the season. Haggerty is the third freshman to earn at least one start this year, joining true freshmen Lonnie Boga and Ja Rob McCallum as starters this season. This is the first time UWM has had at least three freshmen start a game in the same season since the campaign, when Clay Tucker, Ronnie Jones, Kalombo Kadima and Jason Frederick all started at least one game for UWM. Saturday s lineup was the fifth different starting lineup the Panthers have used this season.

5 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Oh So Close... Once again Saturday night, the Panthers found themselves in position to pull out a key road win but just couldn t get over the hump. Specifically, UWM was within three points with 2:30 remaining before falling. The Panthers have realistically had a chance to win every league game it has played besides one (@ Butler), including a pair of one-point road losses. At Valpo Dec. 31, UWM was up one with three seconds remaining before falling. At Cleveland State, Milwaukee led by 14 in the second half and still by four with 1:16 before losing by one. Last week against Butler, UWM was up seven in the second half and still within a point with 2:30 to play before coming up short. And, in home losses to both Loyola and Detroit, UWM led in the second half. Not So Many Threes While UWM has certainly made a concerted effort to pound the ball inside of late, the Panthers have still generally shown their abilities from distance. And, if the threes aren t falling, Milwaukee usually finds its way to the foul line. Well, Saturday s loss saw a bad combination of poor three-point shooting and limited trips the line, as the Panthers made just four 3-pointers and just four free throws. That is a combined season low, as in games with five or fewer three-pointers made, UWM had been in double figures in free throws made all but once (Marquette - 9) before Saturday. Meanwhile, the eight 3-pointers UWM has made over the last two games are the fewest in back-to-back games this season. Defense Not So Bad UWM continues to get pretty solid efforts on defense during the second half of the season. Green Bay shot just 35.1 percent from the field Saturday, the eighth opponent Milwaukee has held below 40 percent. The Saturday effort broke a brief slide by the Panther defense, as in the three games prior to that opponents had shot 45.7 percent from the floor while averaging 76 points. Still, Milwaukee has held four of their last eight opponents under 40 percent shooting. Do It All Ricky Senior Ricky Franklin is certainly shouldering much of the backcourt burden in the absence of the injured Tone Boyle this season. Franklin played much of the second half Saturday with four fouls but still played 33 minutes. That s actually the first time in the last six games where he played fewer than 39 minutes, including being on the floor for all 45 minutes in the overtime win over Wright State last month. Franklin leads UWM in scoring and assists while standing second on the team in rebounds. He has struggled in his last few games, making just 12 of his last 46 shots over the last three games. But, in the six games before that, Franklin made 37 of 70 shots overall, including 21 of 43 from three-point range while averaging 19.7 points per game. He also has posted eight 20-point efforts this season, including 20 or more in consecutive games from Jan Senior Matchup Thursday s game actually matches two of the top seniors in the Horizon League, with UWM s Ricky Franklin and Wright State s Todd Brown among the league s active career leaders in nearly every statistical category, with totals and rank among active league players below. Points Brown (1st); Franklin (3rd) Rebounds Brown (4th); Franklin (5th) Three-Pointers Made Brown (2nd); Franklin (3rd) Assists Franklin (3rd); Brown (7th) Steals Franklin (4th); Brown - 89 (7th) Boost From The Big Guys UWM s inside game continues to pay dividends. Saturday night at Green Bay, UWM scored 30 of its 54 points in the paint and Anthony Hill shared team-high scoring honors with 13 points. This came after Hill scored a collegiate-best 21 points in the loss to Butler Jan. 31. Two days before that, Jason Averkamp tallied a collegiate-best 22 points in the win over Valparaiso Friday, besting the 21 he scored against Valpo two seasons ago. James Eayrs has also reached double figures in four of his last eight games. But Hill has emerged as UWM s key interior offensive force, averaging 11 ppg in the last 15 games after averaging just 3.7 ppg in the first nine games of the year. Charity Case UWM s increased emphasis on getting the Record Breakdown Shooting Shoots 50 percent or better Shoots percent Shoots percent Shoots 39.9 percent or less Opponent shoots 50 percent or better Opponent shoots percent Opponent shoots percent Opponent shoots 39.9 percent or less Miscellaneous Stats Outrebounds opponent Outrebounded by opponent Rebounding even Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Forces 10 turnovers or less Forces turnovers Forces turnovers Forces 21+ turnovers Commits 10 turnovers or less Commits turnovers Commits turnovers Commits 21+ turnovers Scoring Scores 60 or more Scores 70 or more Scores 80 or more Opponent scores 60 or more Opponent scores 70 or more Opponent scores 80 or more Game Margin Games decided by 5 points or less Games decided by 6-10 points Games decided by points Games decided by 20 or more points Milwaukee vs. Big East Big Ten Mid-American Missouri Valley Ohio Valley Patriot Southland Summit Sun Belt Non-Division I Miscellaneous Home Away Neutral Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Overtime /11/10 Wright St. 5

6 Double-Digit Scoring Career Ricky Franklin James Eayrs Anthony Hill 8 15 Deonte Roberts 6 18 Ja Rob McCallum 6 6 Tony Meier 4 12 Lonnie Boga 4 4 Jason Averkamp 2 5 Patrick Souter 1 1 Jerard Ajami 1 1 Tone Boyle 0 22 Double-Digit Rebounding Career James Eayrs 4 8 Ricky Franklin 1 2 Jason Averkamp 1 1 Anthony Hill 1 1 Tony Meier 0 3 Burleigh Porte Point Games Career Ricky Franklin 8 9 James Eayrs 3 7 Jason Averkamp 1 2 Anthony Hill 1 2 Ja Rob McCallum 1 1 Tone Boyle Point Games None Season/Career Totals Career Double-Doubles Career James Eayrs 4 8 Jason Averkamp 1 1 Ricky Franklin 1 2 Anthony Hill 1 1 Tony Meier Assist Games Career Ricky Franklin 9 21 Deonte Roberts 2 6 Anthony Hill 1 1 Patrick Souter Steal Games Career Deonte Roberts Three-Point FG Games Career Ricky Franklin 4 11 Ja Rob McCallum 3 3 James Eayrs 1 6 Lonnie Boga 1 1 Jerard Ajami 1 1 Tone Boyle 0 5 Tony Meier Wright St. 2/11/10 ball inside has landed the Panthers at the free throw line plenty of times in recent games. That is what made the eight free throws UWM shot at Green Bay Saturday so surprising, as the Panthers had shot no fewer than 26 free throws in seven of its previous eight games before taking the court at the Resch Center. The Panthers have actually been pretty solid at getting to the free throw line all season long, tallying 24 or more free throw attempts 13 times already this year. For the season, UWM has made 60 more free throws than its opponents and is shooting 69.3 percent from the line. Team Numbers Notes UWM has been sending its opponent to the foul line substantially more in the last three games. In fact, UWM has been called for 64 fouls while opponents have scored 54 points from the line in the last three outings. In the five games before that, opponents scored only 35 total points from the line while UWM was called for only 69 fouls... the Panthers had 15 turnovers Saturday and now have committed 97 turnovers in the last six road games. In the last five home contests, UWM has only 57 turnovers... Milwaukee has outrebounded its opponent in 18 of 24 games and, dating back to last season, the Panthers have outrebounded their opponent in 31 of their last 40 contests. Meanwhile, UWM has also reached double figures in offensive rebounds 15 times... in UWM s 13 wins, it has made 263 free throws; in its 11 losses it has made just the Panthers have had 10 different players record at least one double-figure outing, with seven players collecting at least two double-digit games... UWM has had 16 double-figure individual efforts from its bench... its bench has outscored opponents in 18 of 24 games... the Panthers are now 7-1 this season and has won 18 of its last 21 games overall when scoring at least 70. Emptying The Notebook UWM got to the 80-point mark for the sixth time in the Jan. 29 win over Valpo. That is one more than the number of 80- point nights the Panthers had all of last season. Milwaukee did it just four times total over the and campaigns... UWM has also scored 90 or more points twice this season, the first time the Panthers have done that since the Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships season... Milwaukee turned the ball over just seven times in consecutive games against Miami and Wisconsin. The stretch marked the first time since the season where the Panthers had been in single digits in turnovers in back-to-back games... Dec. 3 against UIC, the Panthers shot just 29.2 percent from the field, the lowest in a Panther victory since Milwaukee shot 28.9 percent in a victory over Green Bay in the 2000 MCC Tournament. Meanwhile, the 57 points UWM scored in the win are the fewest in a Panther win in two seasons, with Milwaukee claiming a win over Detroit in UWM s 96 points vs. Texas St. are the most by the Panthers since Milwaukee claimed a win over Youngstown in The Bright Lights Of TV Time Warner Cable Sports 32 is again the home for UWM basketball during the season. The men s package includes 12 broadcasts on Sports 32 and, in addition to those games, UWM had a game at Youngstown State on ESPNU and a contest at Wisconsin that was be televised by the Big Ten Network. Remaining Sports 32 broadcasts include road games at Wright State, Loyola and UIC as well as a home game against Cleveland State. Sports 32 is also again the home for The Rob Jeter Show, which airs weekly on Wednesday at 5 p.m., with a number of repeat performances. Daron Sutton returns as the television play-by-play voice for the Panthers. This season, Sutton is joined by former Panther Adrian Tigert. Radio Waves Milwaukee men s basketball games are heard on NewsTalk 1130 WISN. Bill Johnson returns for his 11th season as the play-by-play voice. The WISN team for men s games also includes the return of Bob Brainerd as host of The Panthers Postgame Party, which airs live from Major Goolsby s. The expanded postgame show airs following every home men s game. Former Panther star Adrian Tigert will join Brainerd as co-host of the show. Plus, the weekly Rob Jeter On Basketball show airs Mondays from 6-7 p.m. live from Harry s in Shorewood. Up Next UWM wraps up its weekend on the road with a Saturday contest at Detroit.

7 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Coaching Staff Head Coach Rob Jeter 5th season UW-Platteville, 1991 Assistant Coach Brian Bidlingmyer 5th season Siena, 1995 Assistant Coach Chad Boudreau 5th season Hannibal-LaGrange, 1995 Assistant Coach Duffy Conroy 5th season St. Ambrose, 1999 Director of Operations Chip MacKenzie 5th season Edgewood, 1990 Video Coordinator Ronnie Jones 5th season UWM, Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Ja Rob McCallum G Fr. Marion, Ind. (Marion) 2 Deonte Roberts G Jr. St. Paul, Minn. (St. Bernard s/notre Dame Prep) 3 Riley Walker F Fr. McFarland, Wis. (McFarland) 5 Ricky Franklin G Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside) 11 Tone Boyle G Sr. Middleton, Wis. (Middleton/Highland CC) 15 Patrick Souter G Fr. Racine, Wis. (St. Catherine s) 21 Tony Meier F So. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) 22 Michael Tyler F Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Kilmer South/Pratt CC) 23 Anthony Hill F Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Tech) 30 Jerard Ajami G Jr. Madison, Wis. (Memorial/Northern Michigan) 32 Lonnie Boga G Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer) 33 Quinton Gustavson C Fr. Racine, Wis. (Case) #-34 Mitchell Carter C Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. (King/South Carolina) 42 Burleigh Porte F Sr. Monrovia, Liberia (Christian Park Central/Olney CC) 44 Ryan Haggerty F Fr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Benet Academy) #-45 Christian Wolf F So. Kohler, Wis. (Kohler/Florida Gulf Coast) 52 Jason Averkamp F Sr. New Berlin, Wis. (New Berlin West) 55 James Eayrs F Sr. Roseville, Minn. (Roseville/NDSU College of Science) # - Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer regulations Roster By State/Country Wisconsin (11) Mitchell Carter; Ricky Franklin; Quinton Gustavson; Anthony Hill; Jason Averkamp; Riley Walker; Tone Boyle; Patrick Souter; Jerard Ajami; Michael Tyler; Christian Wolf Minnesota (2) Deonte Roberts; James Eayrs Missouri (2) Tony Meier; Lonnie Boga Indiana (1) Ja Rob McCallum Illinois (1) Ryan Haggerty Liberia (1) Burleigh Porte Roster By Class Seniors (6) Ricky Franklin; Tone Boyle; Burleigh Porte; Jason Averkamp; James Eayrs; Mitchell Carter* Juniors (4) Deonte Roberts; Anthony Hill; Jerard Ajami; Michael Tyler Sophomores (2) Tony Meier; Christian Wolf* Freshmen (6) Lonnie Boga; Quinton Gustavson; Ryan Haggerty; Ja Rob McCallum; Patrick Souter; Riley Walker * - transfer - sitting out this season Pronunciations Patrick Souter soot-er Jerard Ajami ah-jah-mee Burleigh Porte burr-lee port Jason Averkamp ay-ver-kamp James Eayrs airs Rob Jeter gee-tur 2/11/10 Wright St. 7

8 Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships Miscellaneous Stats Leading Scorer Ricky Franklin James Eayrs...4 Deonte Roberts...3 Anthony Hill...4 Ja Rob McCallum...2 Tony Meier...1 Jason Averkamp...1 Leading Rebounder James Eayrs Anthony Hill...8 Jason Averkamp...4 Lonnie Boga...3 Deonte Roberts...2 Ricky Franklin...2 Ja Rob McCallum...2 Jerard Ajami...1 Leader In Assists Ricky Franklin Anthony Hill...3 Deonte Roberts...3 Jerard Ajami...2 Tony Meier...1 Riley Walker...1 Patrick Souter...1 James Eayrs Plus-Point Games Ricky Franklin...8 James Eayrs...3 Ja Rob McCallum...1 Jason Averkamp...1 Anthony Hill...1 Total Opponents Largest Halftime Lead vs. Texas State (11/23) Largest Halftime Wisconsin (12/23) Largest Lead vs. Texas State (11/23) Largest Deficit Detroit (1/14) Consecutive UWM Points vs. Wright State (1/16) Consecutive Opponent Valparaiso (12/31) vs. Western Kentucky (11/16) Largest Home Crowd Butler (1/31)...5,012 Largest Road Wisconsin (12/23)...17,230 8 Wright St. 2/11/10 Specialty-Stat Breakdown (UWM/Opponents) Opponent In The Paint Off Turnovers 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Concordia-St. Paul 48/36 15/8 18/4 6/7 21/25 vs. W. Kentucky 26/28 14/11 17/7 0/0 21/7 vs. Indiana St. 32/26 15/17 15/11 0/10 23/31 Hillsdale 16/10 20/15 7/7 0/0 19/16 vs. Texas St. 22/34 30/29 3/11 4/16 29/43 vs. Colgate 24/16 11/13 13/7 2/2 Bowling Green 38/38 16/17 12/10 0/6 32/27 UIC 28/28 7/7 9/6 6/12 14/21 Loyola 26/18 9/13 10/11 3/0 20/32 9/15 6/2 8/6 N. Dakota St. 24/38 11/15 22/1 2/2 31/16 Miami 26/20 10/4 10/9 5/5 Wisconsin 24/22 6/9 6/13 0/6 Valparaiso 14/24 13/24 13/4 5/9 Butler 30/22 6/15 6/20 0/2 SIUE 30/24 13/20 19/4 2/4 50/13 Green Bay 24/22 7/14 6/5 5/12 28/11 Detroit 16/36 11/11 9/13 2/10 31/5 Wright St. 26/10 13/17 4/4 2/10 Youngstown St. 28/22 16/18 9/10 4/8 Cleveland St. 20/30 4/18 13/20 0/6 21/5 Valparaiso 22/30 12/7 16/4 2/12 29/27 Butler 30/30 9/17 14/4 0/7 Green Bay 30/24 4/10 9/4 4/2 Wright Detroit Youngstown St. Cleveland St. UIC Totals 624/ / /191 62/ /423 UWM Avg Opp. Avg Milwaukee Starting Lineup Concordia-St. Paul Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs vs. W. Kentucky Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs vs. Indiana St. Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs Hillsdale Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs vs. Texas St. Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs vs. Colgate Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Bowling Green Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs UIC Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Eayrs Loyola Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier Franklin Roberts Ajami Meier N. Dakota St. Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Eayrs Miami Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Wisconsin Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Valparaiso Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Butler Franklin Boga Ajami Meier SIUE Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Eayrs Green Bay Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Eayrs Detroit Franklin Boga Ajami Meier Eayrs Wright St. Franklin Roberts Ajami Hill Youngstown St. Franklin Roberts Ajami Hill Cleveland St. Franklin Roberts Ajami Hill Eayrs Valparaiso Franklin Ajami Meier Hill Eayrs Butler Franklin Ajami Meier Hill Green Bay Franklin Ajami Haggerty Hill Wright Detroit Youngstown St. Cleveland St. UIC

9 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Scoring A player with points UIC Torre Johnson (30) A player with points Oakland Avery Smith (36) A player with 40 points or more Wright State Clay Tucker (40) Two players with 20-plus points 1/29/10 vs. Valparaiso Ricky Franklin (22); Jason Averkamp (22) Three players with 20-plus points 2/5/05 vs. UIC Joah Tucker (26); Ed McCants (22); Boo Davis (20) Three players in double-digits 2/6/10 Anthony Hill (13); Ja Rob McCallum (13); Ricky Franklin (11) Four players in double-digits 1/16/10 vs. Wright State Ricky Franklin (18); Deonte Roberts (18); James Eayrs (14); Anthony Hill (12) Five players in double-digits 11/16/09 vs. Western Kentucky James Eayrs (13); Patrick Souter (12); Ricky Franklin (11); Deonte Roberts (10); Tony Meier (10) 20 or more in three-straight games 1/22-1/29/09 Ricky Franklin 20 or more in four-straight games 1/5-1/14/06 Joah Tucker 30 or more in two-straight games 2/8-2/15/96 Roderick Johnson 30 or more in three-straight games 2/28-3/4/91 Von McDade 40 or more in two-straight games 12/3-12/8/90 Von McDade Double figures in 20-straight games 12/3/05-3/16/06 Joah Tucker (29-straight) Double figures in 25-straight games 12/3/05-3/16/06 Joah Tucker (29-straight) The Last Time Rebounds A player grabbed 10 rebounds 1/16/10 vs. Wright State Anthony Hill - 10 A player grabbed 15 rebounds 1/31/09 vs. UIC Tony Meier - 16 A player grabbed 20 rebounds No record in Division I Two players with 10 rebounds 1/31/09 vs. UIC Tony Meier - 16; James Eayrs - 10 Three players with 10 rebounds Butler Adrian Tigert - 13; Joah Tucker - 10; Jason McCoy - 10 Double figures in two-straight games 2/12-2/16/08 Marcus Skinner Double figures in three-straight games 1/19-1/26/08 Marcus Skinner Miscellaneous Double-double 1/16/10 vs. Wright State Anthony Hill - 12 points; 10 rebounds Two-straight double-doubles see three-straight below Marcus Skinner Three-straight double-doubles 1/19-1/26/08 Marcus Skinner Triple-double 2/1/93 vs. UMKC Marc Mitchell (13p/10 r/11a) 10-plus assists Fairleigh Dickinson Cyrus Caldwell plus blocked shots No record in Division I Shot in final seconds to tie a game 2/12/08 vs. Butler Ricky Franklin - three-pointer (L OT) Shot in final seconds to win a game 1/29/10 vs. Valparaiso Ricky Franklin - three-pointer (W 85-82) Shot at buzzer to win a game 1/31/09 vs. UIC Deion James - three-pointer (W 63-62) Team Scored 100 or more points 11/20/04 vs. Prairie View Win, Scored 110 or more points 11/20/04 vs. Prairie View Win, Scored 120 or more points 1/24/89 vs. Lakeland Win, Scored fewer than 50 points Butler Loss, Scored fewer than 40 points 12/12/07 vs. Wisconsin Loss, Allowed 100 or more points Marquette Loss, Allowed under 40 points Youngstown State Win, Shoot 60 percent or better 11/19/08 vs. Upper Iowa 30-50;.600 Shoot 65 percent or better Clevelane State 40-59;.678 Opponent shoots 60 pct. or better UIC 35-58;.653 Shoot less than 30 percent 12/3/09 vs. UIC 19-65;.292 Opponent shoots less than 30 pct. 1/15/09 vs. Youngstown State 17-62;.274 Won an overtime game 1/16/10 vs. Wright State Lost an overtime game 1/9/09 vs. Green Bay Played a 2 OT game Loyola UWM 94, Loyola 93 Played a 3 OT game No record Played a 4 OT game UIC UIC 112, UWM 106 2/11/10 Wright St. 9

10 Overall Statistics Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All games League Non-League Score By Periods: 1st 2nd OT Total Milwaukee Opponents # Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3F-3FA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR-DR Tot Avg. PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts PPG 05 FRANKLIN, Ricky EAYRS, James HILL, Anthony McCALLUM, Ja Rob ROBERTS, Deonte AVERKAMP, Jason MEIER, Tony BOGA, Lonnie AJAMI, Jerard SOUTER, Patrick WALKER, Riley HAGGERTY, Ryan TYLER, Michael PORTE, Burleigh TM TEAM Total Opponents Horizon League Statistics Score By Periods: 1st 2nd OT Total Milwaukee Opponents # Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3F-3FA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR-DR Tot Avg. PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts PPG 05 FRANKLIN, Ricky EAYRS, James HILL, Anthony ROBERTS, Deonte McCALLUM, Ja Rob AVERKAMP, Jason MEIER, Tony AJAMI, Jerard WALKER, Riley BOGA, Lonnie HAGGERTY, Ryan TYLER, Michael SOUTER, Patrick TM TEAM Total Opponents Wright St. 2/11/10

11 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Date Opponent Score W/L Att. High Points High Rebounds #-11/4 Cardinal Stritch W 2, James Eayrs 10-James Eayrs #-11/7 Parkside W 2, Ricky Franklin 7-Anthony Hill 11/13 Concordia-St. Paul W 2, Ricky Franklin 10-James Eayrs $-11/16 vs. Western Kentucky L 8, James Eayrs 5-Deonte Roberts 5-James Eayrs 5-Jason Averkamp $-11/17 vs. Indiana St L 8, Deonte Roberts 10-James Eayrs 11/21 Hillsdale W 2, James Eayrs 10-Ricky Franklin %-11/23 vs. Texas St W James Eayrs 7-Lonnie Boga %-11/24 vs. Colgate W Ricky Franklin 10-James Eayrs Bowling Green W-OT 1, Deonte Roberts 8-James Eayrs 12/3 UIC* W 2, Tony Meier 8-Deonte Roberts 14-Ricky Franklin 12/5 Loyola* L 3, Ricky Franklin 7-James Eayrs Marquette L 14, Anthony Hill 5-Jason Averkamp North Dakota St W 3, Ricky Franklin 6-Ricky Franklin 6-Lonnie Boga 6-Ja Rob McCallum 12/19 Miami (Ohio) W 2, Ricky Franklin 6-Lonnie Boga 6-Anthony Hill Wisconsin L 17, Ricky Franklin 6-Ricky Franklin Valparaiso* L 2, Ja Rob McCallum 5-Ja Rob McCallum Butler* L 6, Anthony Hill 5-James Eayrs 5-Anthony Hill SIU Edwardsville W 1, Ricky Franklin 11-Jason Averkamp 1/9 Green Bay* W 4, James Eayrs 13-James Eayrs 1/14 Detroit* L 2, Ricky Franklin 9-James Eayrs 1/16 Wright State* W-OT 3, Ricky Franklin 10-Anthony Hill 18-Deonte Roberts Youngstown State* W 6, Ricky Franklin 7-Anthony Hill 7-James Eayrs Cleveland State* L 2, Ricky Franklin 9-Anthony Hill 1/29 Valparaiso* W 3, Ricky Franklin 7-Anthony Hill 22-Jason Averkamp 7-James Eayrs 7-Jason Averkamp 1/31 Butler* L 5, Anthony Hill 8-Anthony Hill 8-Jerard Ajami Green Bay* L 5, Anthony Hill 9-Anthony Hill 13-Ja Rob McCallum Wright State* 6 pm - Sports 32 Detroit* 2 pm 2/15 Youngstown State* 7 pm 2/18 Cleveland State* 7:30 pm - Sports 32 2/20 Niagara (BracketBusters) 7 pm Loyola* 7 pm - Sports 32 UIC* 1 pm - Sports 32 Home games in bold * - Horizon League game # - Exhibition game $ - NIT Season Tipoff (@ Baton Rouge, La.) % - NIT Season Tipoff (@ Fort Worth, Tex.) Schedule and Results 2/11/10 Wright St. 11

12 Milwaukee Game-By-Game Statistics Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships Opponent Score W/L FG s Pct. 3pt Pct. FT s Pct. Off-Def. Tot. Avg. PF A TO BLK STL PTS Avg. Conc.-St. Paul W vs. W. Kentucky L vs. Indiana St L Hillsdale W vs. Texas St W vs. Colgate W Bowling Green W-ot UIC W Loyola L Marquette L N. Dakota St W Miami (Ohio) W Wisconsin L Valparaiso L Butler L SIUE W Green Bay W Detroit L Wright St W-ot Young. St W Cleve. St L Valparaiso W Butler L Green Bay L Wright Detroit Young. St. Cleve. St. UIC MILWAUKEE OPPONENT Wright St. 2/11/10

13 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Opponent Game-By-Game Statistics Opponent Score W/L FG s Pct. 3pt Pct. FT s Pct. Off-Def. Tot. Avg. PF A TO BLK STL PTS Avg. Conc.-St. Paul W vs. W. Kentucky L vs. Indiana St L Hillsdale W vs. Texas St W vs. Colgate W Bowling Green W-ot UIC W Loyola L Marquette L N. Dakota St W Miami (Ohio) W Wisconsin L Valparaiso L Butler L SIUE W Green Bay W Detroit L Wright St W-ot Young. St W Cleve. St L Valparaiso W Butler L Green Bay L Wright Detroit Young. St. Cleve. St. UIC OPPONENT MILWAUKEE /11/10 Wright St. 13

14 Three NCAA Tournaments Four League Championships ROB JETER Head Coach 5th Season Rob Jeter has made his mark on the basketball program of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee after just four seasons in charge. Jeter started his head coaching career with a bang. He led his team to its third-straight Horizon League regular season title and its second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament in Once in the tourney, Jeter guided the Panthers to a first-round win over Oklahoma before UWM was eliminated by eventual national champion Florida in the second round. That season marked a fourth-straight 20-win season for the Panthers, with the 22 victories the most by a first-year head coach in school history. Plus, he helped three of his players earn All- Horizon League honors, a school record, while also having three players earn league all-tournament team recognition. Following that first season, Jeter embarked on the process of rebuilding the Panthers roster. With seven seniors gone from the 2006 squad, he fielded a squad of 16 newcomers in UWM then added five wins to its total in and three more victories in In the process, the head coach constructed a young roster with a bright future. In fact, this past season, a pair of Panthers earned spots on the all-newcomer team and Jeter has seen four recruits earn those honors over the past three seasons. This most recent season saw some of UWM s most memorable victories in recent years. The Panthers set a school-record by overcoming a 24-point halftime deficit vs. Cal Davis to claim an improbable six-point win. Then, later in the season, UWM knocked off 21st-ranked Butler to claim its first-ever regular-season victory over a ranked foe. The Panthers also captured a win over Cleveland State a team that would advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and wound up winning 11 Horizon League games. Jeter has not only had a big impact on the court, but he has helped the program take great strides off the court. Jeter has built his Full-Court Club luncheons from audience of 30 at the beginning to regular crowds of more than 100 people throughout the last three years. He also spearheaded the outfitting of UWM s new locker room and team room in the Pavilion, including wooden lockers, furniture and a large-screen television. Plus, the program has raised ample funds for an upcoming trip to Europe and for other facilty-related improvements. Jeter s work as a head coach has already been recognized, as he was named the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division I Coach of the Year in 2006 and was inducted into the UW- Platteville Athletic Hall of Fame in September of He has also jumped into a number of charitable ventures off the court, including his extensive involvement in Shooting For A Cure, a 14 Wright St. 2/11/10 Wisconsin-based Coaches vs. Cancer event that debuted in the summer of Then, Jeter earned the honor of being an assistant coach for Team USA in the World University Games this summer. Working for Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan and alongside Miami (Fla.) coach Frank Haith, Jeter helped direct the team to a bronze medal in the event. Jeter returned to UWM as the 20th head coach in the school s history after serving for four years as an assistant coach and associate head coach at the University of Wisconsin. He previously served as an assistant at both UWM and Marquette after working and playing at Division III power UW-Platteville. Jeter worked under Ryan for 10 of his 11 years as an assistant coach, spending one year under Mike Deane at Marquette. At Wisconsin, Jeter served as the Badgers lead recruiter while also coordinating Wisconsin s scouting and academic efforts. In four seasons at Wisconsin, Jeter helped the Badgers to remarkable success. They won two regular season Big Ten championships and a Big Ten Tournament title. Wisconsin also made four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including berths in the Sweet 16 in 2003 and the Elite Eight in Plus, Wisconsin averaged nearly 23 wins per season under Ryan and Jeter and

15 2005 NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round posted a school-record 38-game homecourt winning streak. Jeter served on Ryan s staff for two seasons at UWM, recruiting just-departed Panthers Adrian Tigert and Chris Hill while helping to lay the foundation for success on the basketball court. Under Ryan and Jeter, UWM recorded its first two plus-.500 seasons since the early 1990 s while increasing attendance nearly 300 percent. Winning has never been a problem for Jeter. All told, he has been a part of 11 conference championships, including nine as a coach. He has won three national championships, including two as a coach. As a player at UW-Platteville, his teams went in four seasons. In his 11 years as an assistant coach, his teams posted a combined record, good for a.743 winning percentage. In league play, his teams recorded a record. One of the most popular questions asked of Jeter after taking the job in Milwaukee four years ago was the style of play he would employ. His first answer has always been easy - a winning style. But a closer look at history shows he ll likely continue to put all 94 feet of the floor to good use. In fact, as a player at UW-Platteville, Jeter played on a national championship team that averaged more than 97 points per game and pressed the entire game. In four years as a player, Jeter s teams cracked the 100-point mark 29 times, including a record-setting 149-point outing. Jeter s collegiate basketball life started at UW-Platteville, where he played for Ryan from and then was an assistant from As a player for the Pioneers, Jeter captained the team to the 1991 NCAA Division III title and was named to the All-Final Four team. A two-time All-Wisconsin State University Conference selection and two-time All- Midwest Region choice, Jeter still holds UW-Platteville records for career field goal percentage (.601) and consecutive starts (89). Jeter was also named to the Wisconsin State University Conference honor roll three times. As an assistant coach, Jeter helped guide the Pioneers to a overall record, two NCAA Division III titles and four conference championships. In addition to his coaching duties at UW-Platteville, Jeter coordinated the program s academic, recruiting and scouting efforts and directed the Bo Ryan Basketball Camps. He was also an admissions coordinator at the school. In between playing and coaching at UW-Platteville, Jeter spent a season playing basketball overseas. He starred for the Olivias Futebol Clube in Portugal in , leading the Portuguese national league in scoring. Jeter was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 15, 1969, and then grew up in Chicago, Ill., as part of an athletic family. His late dad, Bob, is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and his brother, Carlton, played basketball alongside Rob in Platteville. Jeter attended high school at Quigley South Preparatory School and then headed to UW-Platteville, where he earned his business administration degree in Jeter also received a master s degree in adult education from the school in December of Jeter and his wife, Deanna, have two sons, Robert and Jonathan. The Jeter File Coaching Experience Head Coach, UWM 2005-present Led UWM to the league regular season and league tourney titles in 2006 Panthers beat Oklahoma in first round of NCAA Tournament in 2006 Set UWM record for first-year head coach with 22 wins Assistant Coach, Team USA, 2009 Helped Team USA to bronze medal in World University Games Assistant Coach/Associate Head Coach, Wisconsin Badgers made four NCAA Tournament appearances Reached the Sweet 16 in 2003 and the Elite Eight in 2005 Won two Big Ten regular season titles and one league tourney title Finished the season ranked 10th in the ESPN/USA Today Poll Assistant Coach, UWM, Team posted first back-to-back plus-.500 seasons since early 1990 s Team advanced to semifinals of league tourney for first time Assistant Coach, Marquette, Team claimed win over #4 Cincinnati Assistant Coach, UW-Platteville, Team compiled record Pioneers won two NCAA Division III National Championships Playing Experience UW-Platteville Captained team that won 1991 NCAA Division III National Championship Named to All-WSUC, All-Midwest Region and All-Final Four teams UWP record-holder for career field goal percentage (.601) and consecutive starts (89) team averaged 97.4 ppg and 15.8 steals per game Played professionally in Portugal in , leading league in scoring Personal Born May 15, 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Family Wife: Deanna; sons: Robert (6), Jonathan (3); late dad, Bob, played for the Green Bay Packers Education B.S., business administration, UW- Platteville, 1991 M.A., adult education, UW-Platteville, /11/10 Wright St. 15