(Written: June 2012)
Rob Jeter served as captain of UW-Platteville’s first NCAA Division III men’s basketball title team in 1991. He also earned All-Final Four honors at the national championship. During his four-year career, the Pioneers compiled an impressive 102-16 record. Jeter averaged at least 12.3 points per game in each of his final three seasons and set the Pioneer career records for field goal percentage (60.1) and most consecutive starts (89). He was a three-time all-conference selection, twice making the first team and also earned two All-Midwest Region honors.
From 1994-98, he served as an assistant coach under Bo Ryan helping the Pioneers to NCAA Division III national championships in both 1995 and 1998. After coaching at Marquette University from 1999-2001, Jeter coached at UW-Madison until 2005, again under Ryan. In 2005, Jeter was named the head men’s basketball coach at UW-Milwaukee. Jeter was inducted into the UW-Platteville Hall of Fame in 2006 and again in 2012 as a member of the 1991 title team.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business and master’s degree in adult education. Jeter resides in Cedarburg, Wis.