MILWAUKEE – The wait is over and the 2025-26 Milwaukee basketball season is right around the corner.

Head coach Bart Lundy and the Panther men start the regular season Nov. 3, taking on Hampton at UWM Panther Arena, set for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
 
Head coach Kyle Rechlicz and the MKE women are also at home Nov. 3, set to host Loyola Chicago, tipping off at 6 p.m. at the Klotsche Center.

Both basketball teams took part in "Media Day" activities yesterday, with numerous members of the local sports media scene on hand to help set the stage for the new campaign.
 
Full press conference interviews with each head coach and all players, as well as individual one-on-one spots – Faizon Fields, Danilo Jovanovich, and Amar Augillard on the men's side; Payton Rechlicz and Grace Lomen on the women's side – are now available online on the Black & Gold Network and embedded below.
 
FULL MEN'S PRESS CONFERENCE


FULL WOMEN'S PRESS CONFERENCE


HEAD COACH KYLE RECHLICZ


FAIZON FIELDS


DANILO JOVANOVICH


AMAR AUGILLARD


PAYTON RECHLICZ


GRACE LOMEN