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Jeter Welcomed To UWM (April 2005) Rob Jeter Introductory Press Conference Photo Gallery Rob Jeter has made his mark on the basketball program of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee after just four seasons in charge. Jeter started his head coaching career with a bang. He led his team to its third-straight Horizon League regular season title and its second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2005-06. Once in the tourney, Jeter guided the Panthers to a first-round win over Oklahoma before UWM was eliminated by eventual national champion Florida in the second round. He also guided the Panthers to a fourth-straight 20-win season, with the 22 victories the most by a first-year head coach in school history. Plus, he helped three of his players earn All-Horizon League honors, a school record, and three players also earned league all-tournament team recognition. Following that first season, Jeter embarked on the process of rebuilding the Panthers' roster. With seven seniors gone from the 2006 squad, he fielded a squad of 16 newcomers in 2006-07. UWM then added five wins to its total in 2007-08 and three more victories in 2008-09. In the process, the head coach constructed a young roster with a bright future. Off the court, Jeter has built his new Full-Court Club luncheons from audience of 30 at the beginning to regular crowds of more than 100 people throughout the last two years. He also spearheaded the outfitting of UWM's new locker room and team room in the Pavilion, including wooden lockers, furniture and a large-screen television. Jeter's work as a head coach has already been recognized, as he was named the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches' Association Division I Coach of the Year in 2006 and was inducted into the UW-Platteville Athletic Hall of Fame in September of 2006. He has also jumped into a number of charitable ventures off the court, including his extensive involvement in "Shooting For A Cure," a Wisconsin-based Coaches vs. Cancer event that debuted in the summer of 2008. Jeter returned to UWM as the 20th head coach in the school's history after serving for four years as an assistant coach and associate head coach at the University of Wisconsin. He previously served as an assistant at both UWM and Marquette after working and playing at Division III power UW-Platteville. Jeter worked under Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan for 10 of his 11 years as an assistant coach, spending one year under Mike Deane at Marquette. At Wisconsin, Jeter served as the Badgers' lead recruiter while also coordinating Wisconsin's scouting and academic efforts. In four seasons at Wisconsin, Jeter helped the Badgers to remarkable success. They won two regular season Big Ten championships and a Big Ten Tournament title. Wisconsin also made four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including berths in the Sweet 16 in 2003 and the Elite Eight in 2005. Plus, Wisconsin averaged nearly 23 wins per season under Ryan and Jeter and posted a school-record 38-game homecourt winning streak. Jeter served on Ryan's staff for two seasons at UWM, recruiting just-departed Panthers Adrian Tigert and Chris Hill while helping to lay the foundation for success on the basketball court. Under Ryan and Jeter, UWM recorded its first two plus-.500 seasons since the early 1990's while increasing attendance nearly 300 percent. Winning has never been a problem for Jeter. All told, he has been a part of 11 conference championships, including nine as a coach. He has won three national championships, including two as a coach. As a player at UW-Platteville, his teams went 102-16 in four seasons. In his 11 years as an assistant coach, his teams posted a 245-85 combined record, good for a .743 winning percentage. In league play, his teams recorded a 126-46 record. One of the most popular questions asked of Jeter after taking the job in Milwaukee two years ago was the style of play he would employ. His first answer has always been easy - a winning style. But a closer look at history shows he'll likely continue to put all 94 feet of the floor to good use. In fact, as a player at UW-Platteville, Jeter played on a national championship team that averaged more than 97 points per game and pressed the entire game. In four years as a player, Jeter's teams cracked the 100-point mark 29 times, including a record-setting 149-point outing. Jeter's collegiate basketball life started at UW-Platteville, where he played for Ryan from 1987-91 and then was an assistant from 1994-98. As a player for the Pioneers, Jeter captained the team to the 1991 NCAA Division III title and was named to the All-Final Four team. A two-time All-Wisconsin State University Conference selection and two-time All-Midwest Region choice, Jeter still holds UW-Platteville records for career field goal percentage (.601) and consecutive starts (89). Jeter was also named to the Wisconsin State University Conference honor roll three times. As an assistant coach, Jeter helped guide the Pioneers to a 108-6 overall record, two NCAA Division III titles and four conference championships. In addition to his coaching duties at UW-Platteville, Jeter coordinated the program's academic, recruiting and scouting efforts and directed the Bo Ryan Basketball Camps. He was also an admissions coordinator at the school. In between playing and coaching at UW-Platteville, Jeter spent a season playing basketball overseas. He starred for the Olivias Futebol Clube in Portugal in 1992-93, leading the Portuguese national league in scoring. Jeter was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 15, 1969, and then grew up in Chicago, Ill., as part of an athletic family. His late dad, Bob, is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and his brother, Carlton, played basketball alongside Rob in Platteville. Jeter attended high school at Quigley South Preparatory School and then headed to UW-Platteville, where he earned his business administration degree in 1991. Jeter also received a master's degree in adult education from the school in December of 2001. Jeter and his wife, Deanna, have two sons, Robert and Jonathan.
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