2025–26 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2025–26 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
2025–26 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	4–6 (1–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Bart Lundy (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jake Williams; Ben Walker; Jose Winston;
Home arena	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena; Klotsche Center

2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Milwaukee	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	6	.400
Robert Morris	2	–	1	.667	9	–	4	.692
Youngstown State	2	–	1	.667	7	–	5	.583
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	–	1	.667	7	–	6	.538
Detroit Mercy	2	–	1	.667	4	–	7	.364
Wright State	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
Northern Kentucky	1	–	2	.333	9	–	4	.692
Green Bay	1	–	2	.333	6	–	7	.462
Cleveland State	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
IU Indy	0	–	3	.000	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 17, 2025

The 2025–26 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Bart Lundy, play their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and select games at the on-campus Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2024–25 season tied for second place in the Horizon League with a record of 21–11, including 14–6 in conference play.^[1] The team reached its highest rank in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings for the first time since the index's introduction in 2018 at 107.^[2] In the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament, they were upset by sixth-seeded Oakland, 72–64.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Milwaukee departures
Name	No.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Themus Fulks	1	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Winston-Salem, NC	Transferred to UCF^[4]
Jamichael Stillwell	3	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to UCF^[5]
Kentrell Pullian	4	G	6'0"	182	Senior	Benton Harbor, MI	Graduated
A.J. McKee	5	G	6'2"	205	RS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated Signed with NTD Baku^[6]
Vinko Polovic	7	F	6'7"	205	RS Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to Lewis^[7]
Erik Pratt	8	G	6'5"	185	RS Senior	Lake Worth, FL	Transferred to Stony Brook^[8]
Learic Davis	11	G	6'7"	190	RS Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to USC Upstate^[9]
T.J. Cusciotta	13	G	6'4"	198	Freshman	White Bear Lake, MN	Left program
Maurice Thomas	20	G	6'0"	175	RS Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Trinidad State^[7]
Darius Duffy	34	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Murray, KY	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne^[10]

Incoming transfers

Milwaukee incoming transfers
Name	No.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Amar Augillard	1	G	6'5"	225	RS Senior	Zion, IL	Fresno State
Isaiah Dorceus	5	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Orlando, FL	Daytona State
Chandler Jackson	11	F	6'7"	225	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Parkland
Seth Hubbard	12	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Jonesboro, GA	Toledo
Sekou Konneh	25	F	6'9"	215	RS Freshman	Milwaukee, WI	DePaul
Tate Mackenzie	34	F	6'10"	260	Junior	Ypsilanti, MI	Howard College

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Dixon G	Alpharetta, GA	Milton High School (GA)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 26, 2024
Josh Dixon G	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Stevie Elam G	Adrian, MI	Adrian High School (MI)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 17, 2024
Stevie Elam G	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Ned Renfree G	Ballarat, Australia	Ballarat Miners	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Oct 15, 2024
Ned Renfree G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

Preseason

The Panthers were picked to finish in first place in the Horizon League preseason coaches poll, receiving a total of 428 points and 24 first-place votes. Guard Amar Aguillard was selected to the Preseason All-League First-Team, while forward Faizon Fields and guard Seth Hubbard received second-team honors.^[11]

Roster

2025–26 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	John Lovelace Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Youngstown State	Milwaukee, WI
G	1	Amar Aguillard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Fresno State	Zion, IL
G	2	Josh Dixon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Milton HS (GA)	Charlotte, NC
F	3	Danilo Jovanovich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Louisville	Milwaukee, WI
G	5	Isaiah Doreceus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Daytona State	Orlando, FL
G	8	Stevie Elam	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Adrian HS (MI)	Adrian, MI
F	9	Simeon Murchison (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Milwaukee Hamilton HS	Milwaukee, WI
G	10	Ned Renfree	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Patrick's College	Ballarat, Australia
F	11	Chandler Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Parkland	Indianapolis, IN
G	12	Seth Hubbard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Toledo	Jonesboro, GA
F	22	Faizon Fields	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Old Dominion	Memphis, TN
G	23	Austin Villareal (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Arrowhead HS	Pewaukee, WI
G	24	Esyah Pippa-White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Odessa	Portland, OR
F	25	Sekou Konneh	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	DePaul	Milwaukee, WI
G	29	Aaron Franklin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Hutchinson CC	Kansas City, MO
F	34	Tate McKenzie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Howard College	Ypsilanti, MI

Head coach

Bart Lundy (Lenoir–Rhyne)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Williams (Middle Tennessee)
Ben Walker (Creighton)
Jose Winston (Milwaukee)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	Parkside	W 97–65	–	19 – Lovelace Jr.	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Hampton	W 90–86	1–0	23 – Hubbard	10 – Jovanovich	6 – Dorceus	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,744) Milwaukee, WI
November 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wofford	L 76–86	1–1	17 – Hubbard	5 – Jovanovich	6 – Dorceus	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,342) Spartanburg, SC
November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	W 92–72	2–1	25 – Augillard	5 – Jovanovich	4 – Hubbard	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,412) Milwaukee, WI
November 12, 2025* 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Indiana	L 70–101	2–2	18 – Jovanovich	6 – Jovanovich	3 – Tied	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 14, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 11 Texas Tech	L 63–80	2–3	17 – Jovanovich	8 – Konneh	3 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (13,126) Lubbock, TX
November 22, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 58–75	2–4	12 – Jovanovich	8 – Fields	5 – Hubbard	Charles Koch Arena (5,941) Wichita, KS
November 25, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dominican (IL)	W 125–70	3–4	20 – Augillard	9 – Konneh	8 – Dorceus	Klotsche Center (1,379) Milwaukee, WI
November 29, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron	L 81–105	3–5	21 – Jovanovich	7 – Elam	5 – Hubbard	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,697) Akron, OH
December 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Robert Morris	W 74–72	4–5 (1–0)	21 – Hubbard	7 – Jovanovich	5 – Dorceus	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,959) Milwaukee, WI
December 14, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State	L 68–70	4–6	16 – Tied	9 – Jovanovich	3 – Jovanovich	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,824) Milwaukee, WI
December 19, 2025* 4:00 p.m., PTB Live	vs. South Dakota State Milwaukee Hoops Showdown						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cleveland State						Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
December 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2025* 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wright State						Nutter Center Dayton, OH
January 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Green Bay						Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
January 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Kentucky						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 11, 2026 ESPN2/ESPN+	IU Indy						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+	Oakland						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne						Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Robert Morris						UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Youngstown State						Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wright State						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cleveland State						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+	Detroit Mercy						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky						Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Green Bay						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+	at Oakland						OU Credit Union O'rena Rochester, MI
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Youngstown State						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at IU Indy						The Jungle Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[12]

References

^ White, Rachel. "2025 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Bracket Revealed with RMU Capturing No. 1 Seed". horizonleague.org. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Milwaukee Team Sheet". NCAA. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
^ Hanley, Liam (March 9, 2025). "Oakland wins at Milwaukee to move onto semifinals". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Why Themus Fulks is UCF important team transfer for 2025-26". Busting Brackets. July 4, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Transfer Jamichael Stillwell Joins Men's Hoops". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Congrats AJ McKee on the start of your professional career". Instagram. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b McDonald, Bob (March 24, 2025). "#HLMBB Transfer Tracker 2025". HoriZone Roundtable. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds 10 Newcomers For 2025-26 Season". Stony Brook University Athletics. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball announces Learic Davis to the 2025-26 Signing Class". University of South Carolina - Upstate. April 30, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Mastodons Announce 2025-26 Spring Recruiting Class". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ White, Rachel (October 8, 2025). "Milwaukee Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". horizonleague.org. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[1] White, Rachel. "2025 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Bracket Revealed with RMU Capturing No. 1 Seed". horizonleague.org. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Milwaukee Team Sheet". NCAA. Retrieved August 25, 2025.

[3] Hanley, Liam (March 9, 2025). "Oakland wins at Milwaukee to move onto semifinals". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[4] "Why Themus Fulks is UCF important team transfer for 2025-26". Busting Brackets. July 4, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[5] "Transfer Jamichael Stillwell Joins Men's Hoops". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[6] "Congrats AJ McKee on the start of your professional career". Instagram. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[:0-7] McDonald, Bob (March 24, 2025). "#HLMBB Transfer Tracker 2025". HoriZone Roundtable. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[8] "Men's Basketball Adds 10 Newcomers For 2025-26 Season". Stony Brook University Athletics. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[9] "Men's Basketball announces Learic Davis to the 2025-26 Signing Class". University of South Carolina - Upstate. April 30, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[10] "Mastodons Announce 2025-26 Spring Recruiting Class". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[11] White, Rachel (October 8, 2025). "Milwaukee Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". horizonleague.org. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[12] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

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Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Baker Fieldhouse (1956–1977) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1977–1992) U.S. Cellular Arena (1992–1998) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1998–2003) U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2012) Klotsche Center (2012–2013) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2013–present)
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