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The '''University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee''', or "'''Milwaukee'''", Panthers compete as members of the [[Horizon League]] in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  The school has not sponsored football since 1974.  Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 23,000.  Milwaukee's teams have previously been known as the "Green Gulls" and the "Cardinals."

The campus is located in Milwaukee's Upper East Side, west of Downer Avenue between Edgewood Avenue and Kenwood Boulevard. Parts of the campus stretch west past Maryland Avenue, not quite reaching Oakland Avenue. The nearest freeway access points are via exits 74 (Locust Street) and 75 (WI-199/Capitol Drive) off I-43; both exits are about a mile west of campus, past the Milwaukee River. Locust Street meets Maryland Avenue a quarter-mile south of Kenwood Boulevard, while Capitol Drive meets Maryland a half-mile north of Edgewood Avenue. Klotsche Center (3,500), home of the women's program, is in the northern portion of campus just west of the intersection of Downer Avenue and Newport Avenue. The men have played at Klotsche off and on, but their primary home is about two miles to the southwest at U.S. Cellular Arena (10,783), formerly known as the MECCA and former home of the Milwaukee Bucks and UWM's crosstown rival [[Marquette]]. "The Cell" is located downtown at the corner of US 18 (4th Street) and Kilbourn Avenue. Exit 73A (US 18) off I-43 is the closest access to the arena, four blocks to the west.

As noted, Marquette is a major rival, but not quite as major as conference rivals [[Wisconsin-Green Bay]]. Milwaukee also has long-standing rivalries with [[Illinois-Chicago]], [[Butler]], and [[Cleveland State]].

Five Milwaukee alums have reached the NFL, most notably DB Mike Reinfeldt, who played for seven seasons with the Houston Oilers. Surprisingly for a school without a great deal of football tradition but a long-term basketball program, no Panther has ever played in the NBA.

Formerly known as '''Milwaukee Normal''' and '''Milwaukee State''', UWN as it currently exists was formed in 1956 with the merger of Milwaukee State and the '''University of Wisconsin Extension's Milwaukee Center'''. [[Milwaukee Extension]] (as it was generally known) had its own athletic program prior to the merger, and it is treated separately; Milwaukee Normal, Milwaukee State, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee are considered to be one continuous program.
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=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Football===
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|no team
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|1975-present
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|[[{{d2ind}}]]
|NCAA III
|1973-1974
|-
|[[{{cdind}}]]
|NCAA College
|1964-1972
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|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State College Conference]]
|NCAA College
|1951-1963
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|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference]]
|NCAA College
|1937-1950
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference]]
|NCAA
|1926-1937
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin]]
|NCAA
|1913-1925
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1910-1912
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|unaffiliated
|1899-1909
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{horizon}}]]
|NCAA I
|2001-present
|-
|[[{{horizon}}|Midwestern Collegiate Conference]]
|NCAA I
|1994-2001
|-
|[[{{midcon}}|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|NCAA I
|1993-1994
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}]]
|NCAA I
|1990-1993
|-
|[[{{d2ind}}]]
|NCAA II
|1987-1990
|-
|[[NAIA Basketball Independents|NAIA Independents]]
|NAIA
|1985-1987
|-
|[[{{d3ind}}]]
|NCAA III
|1980-1985
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1980
|-
|[[{{cdind}}]]
|NCAA College
|1964-1973
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State College Conference]]
|NCAA College
|1956-1964
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State College Conference]]
|NCAA
|1951-1956
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference]]
|NCAA
|1926-1951
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin]]
|NCAA
|1911-1926
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1910-1911
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|unaffiliated
|1896-1910
|}

=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Football===
Wisconsin-Milwaukee never received a post-season invitation in football.

===Basketball===
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|{{d1mt}}
|[[2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2003]], [[2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2005]], [[2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2006]], [[2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2014]]
|-
|{{nit}}
|[[2004 National Invitation Tournament|2004]], [[2011 National Invitation Tournament|2011]]
|-
|{{cbi}}
|[[2012 College Basketball Invitational|2012]]
|-
|{{d2mt}}
|[[1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament|1989]]
|-
|[[NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA College Division Tournament]]
|[[1960 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1960]]
|-
|{{d3mt}}
|[[1982 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament|1982]]
|}

=='''Championships'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State Teachers CC]] Champions
|[[1939 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1939]], ''[[1946 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1946]]'', [[1947 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1947]]
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State Teachers CC]] Southern Division Champions
|''[[1938 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1938]]'', [[1939 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1939]], ''[[1942 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1942]]'', ''[[1946 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1946]]'', [[1947 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Football|1947]]
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin]] Champions
|[[1929 Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Football|1929]], [[1930 Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Football|1930]], [[1931 Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Football|1931]]
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{horizon}}]] Tournament Champions
|[[2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2003]], [[2005 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2005]], [[2006 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2006]], [[2014 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2014]]
|-
|[[{{horizon}}]] Regular Season Champions
|[[2004 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2004]], [[2005 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2005]], [[2006 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2006]], ''[[2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2011]]'' 
|-
|[[NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Division II Tournament]] North Central Region Champions
|[[1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament|1989]]
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State College Conference]] Champions
|[[1960 Wisconsin State College Conference Men's Basketball|1960]]
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference]] Champions
|''[[1934 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Men's Basketball|1934]]'', [[1940 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Men's Basketball|1940]], ''[[1941 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Men's Basketball|1941]]'', ''[[1943 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Men's Basketball|1943]]'', ''[[1948 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Men's Basketball|1948]]''
|-
|[[{{wiac}}|Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin]] Champions
|[[1913 Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Men's Basketball|1913]]
|}
=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Football===
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|[[NCAA Division II Football First-Team All-Americans|AP Football Little All-Americans]]
|1970: Pete Pepara (LB)
|}

===Basketball===
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=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.uwmpanthers.com/ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Athletics]
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