{"id":79557,"date":"2020-02-10T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=79557"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:01:29","slug":"panthers-celebrate-15th-anniversary-of-ride-to-sweet-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/panthers-celebrate-15th-anniversary-of-ride-to-sweet-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers celebrate 15th anniversary of ride to Sweet 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season marks the 15<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>anniversary of the Milwaukee Panthers men\u2019s basketball team\u2019s run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. To celebrate, UWM will give back to fans and honor the members of the 2004-2005 Panthers team when the current squad faces UW-Green Bay on Saturday, Feb. 15.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79558 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/02\/sweet16release300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>In the 2005 tournament, UWM was sent to the Chicago region as a No. 12 seed. The Panthers upset No. 5 seed Alabama, 83-73, in the first round, then knocked off No. 4 seed Boston College, 83-75 to make the Sweet 16. The run came to an end with a 77-63 loss to Illinois, who went on to make it to the title game before falling to North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>To honor the team, the first 2,000 fans to the UWM Panther Arena for Saturday\u2019s game will receive a commemorative Sweet 16 team poster. 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