Tony Meier News

To Jon Leuer, it's simple. The post is the easiest spot on the floor to score. But the Wisconsin junior is also showing a steady hand on those short jumpers and fade away shots as he becomes a more consistent threat for the Badgers.

Senior guard Ricky Franklin had a big game in the 84-73 victory over North Dakota State Saturday, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting, six rebounds and four assists.

Freshman guard Lonnie Boga provided UWM with a much-needed lift in the second half Saturday against Loyola.

Tony Meier and Ricky Franklin scored 14 points each to lead Wisconsin-Milwaukee past Illinois-Chicago 57-52 Thursday night in the Horizon League opener for both schools.

Rashad Reed scored 16 points to lead the Indiana State Sycamores to a 76-63 win over the Milwaukee Panthers in a consolation-round game of the NIT season tipoff.

Ricky Franklin scored 21 points and James Eayrs finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds as Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Concordia-St. Paul 89-73 in its season opener Friday.

Luke Reigel said he was not sure what to expect when he sent his UW-Parkside men's basketball team to do battle with UW-Milwaukee Saturday night.

Anthony Hill and James Eayrs scored 12 points apiece to lead the Black Team past the White Team, 53-35, in the annual Full-Court Club Intrasquad Scrimmage Thursday at the Klotsche Center.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Horizon League this season, according to a poll of the league's coaches, sports information directors and media members that was released this afternoon.

Deeper, stronger and more confident, the 2009-10 edition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team took the court for its first official practice of the season today at the Pavilion.