2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
Record27–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 15 3   .833 31 7   .816
No. 17 Purdue 11 7   .611 27 10   .730
Illinois 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
Penn State 10 8   .556 27 11   .711
Ohio State 10 8   .556 22 11   .667
Wisconsin 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Minnesota 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northwestern 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Iowa 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Indiana 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his 4th season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers finished tied for second in the conference's regular season, and captured their first Big Ten tournament crown, defeating Ohio State 65–61 in the final game. In the NCAA tournament, the Boilers reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2000, where they fell to the Connecticut Huskies.

Season Notes

  • On November 14, 2008, Purdue set a school record in the first game of the season against Detroit with only 3 turnovers in a game. The prior record was set during the 1969 NCAA tournament championship game against UCLA.
  • By playing three games in their conference tournament championship and three games in the NCAA Tournament giving the Boilers a total of 37 games, Purdue played more games in the 2008–09 season than any other season in the program's history.
  • Keaton Grant, Marcus Green, JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore hold the school record for most games played in a season with 37 each.
  • Although opening his first season as Purdue's head coach with only 9 wins, Matt Painter collected more wins in his first four seasons (2005–2009) than Gene Keady's (1980–1984) 82, with 83.
  • Senior forward Marcus Green set a school record with career games as a Boiler (2005–2009) with 183, breaking Brian Cardinal and Mike Robinson's 182 mark.
  • Freshman guard Lewis Jackson set the Freshman record with most games played in a Freshman season with 36.
  • JaJuan Johnson was named First Team All-Big Ten.
  • Lewis Jackson became the fourth Boilermaker in three years to be named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

Roster

E'Twaun Moore led the team in scoring.
Name [1] # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Season Honors
Nemanja Calasan 44 Forward 6–9 250 Senior Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Keaton Grant 5 Guard 6–4 207 Junior Kissimmee, FL
Marcus Green 20 Guard 6–4 229 Senior Franklin Park, IL
John Hart 32 Guard 6–2 180 Redshirted Beech Grove, IN
Robbie Hummel 4 Forward 6–8 208 Sophomore Valparaiso, IN Third-Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten tournament MVP
All-Big Ten tournament Team
Big Ten Player of the Week (12/15, 12/22)
Academic All-Big Ten
Lewis Jackson 23 Guard 5–9 165 Freshman Decatur, IL Big Ten All-Freshman Team
JaJuan Johnson 25 Forward / Center 6–10 215 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN First-Team All-Big Ten Team
Big Ten All-Defensive Team
All-Big Ten tournament Team
Chris Kramer 3 Guard 6–3 205 Junior Huntington, IN Big Ten All-Defensive Team
Academic All-Big Ten
E'Twaun Moore 33 Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore East Chicago, IN Second-Team All-Big Ten
All-Big Ten tournament Team
Big Ten Player of the Week (12/1)
Academic All-Big Ten
Bobby Riddell 11 Guard 5–9 163 Senior Lafayette, IN Academic All-Big Ten
Chris Reid 55 Forward 6–9 251 Junior Castro Valley, CA
Ryne Smith 24 Guard 6–3 175 Freshman Toledo, OH
Mark Wohlford 30 Guard 6–0 185 Junior Columbus, IN Academic All-Big Ten

Incoming Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Hart
SG
Beech Grove, IN Beech Grove High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Lewis Jackson
PG
Decatur, IL Eisenhower High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 9, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Ryne Smith
SG
Toledo, OH Whitmer High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 2, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2008 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  • "2008 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  • "2008 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31*
9:00 pm, BTN Online
No. 10 Florida Southern
Exhibition
W 94–62 
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 8*
7:00 pm, BTN Online
No. 10 Northern State
Exhibition
W 81–61 
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 14*
9:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 10 Detroit Mercy W 82–50  1–0 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (13,402)
West Lafayette, IN
November 17*
7:00 pm ET, ESPN2
No. 10 Eastern Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off Opening Round
W 87–58  2–0 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (13,356)
West Lafayette, IN
November 18*
7:00 pm ET, ESPNU
No. 10 Loyola (Chicago)
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarter-Finals
W 78–46  3–0 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (13,343)
West Lafayette, IN
November 22*
6:00 pm ET, BTN Online
No. 10 Coppin State W 66–46  4–0 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
November 26*
7:00 pm ET, ESPN2
No. 9 vs. Boston College
NIT Season Tip-Off Semi-Finals
W 71–64  5–0 (0–0)
Madison Square Garden (4,438)
New York, NY
November 28*
3:30 pm ET, ESPN2
No. 9 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma
NIT Season Tip-Off Finals
L 82–87 OT 5–1 (0–0)
Madison Square Garden (3,670)
New York, NY
December 2*
9:00 pm ET, ESPN
No. 10 No. 4 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 60–76  5–2 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 6*
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 90–42  6–2 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (13,448)
West Lafayette, IN
December 9*
7:00 pm ET, TBA
No. 17 at Ball State W 68–39  7–2 (0–0)
Worthen Arena (8,381)
Muncie, IN
December 13*
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 Indiana State W 76–62  8–2 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20*
4:00 pm ET, CBS
No. 18 vs. No. 20 Davidson
The Wooden Tradition
W 76–58  9–2 (0–0)
Conseco Fieldhouse (12,754)
Indianapolis, IN
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN 360
No. 15 IPFW W 70–55  10–2 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (10,176)
West Lafayette, IN
December 28*
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 Valparaiso W 59–45  11–2 (0–0)
Mackey Arena (13,916)
West Lafayette, IN
December 30
7:00 pm ET, ESPN2
No. 11 Illinois L 67–71 OT 11–3 (0–1)
Mackey Arena (14,036)
West Lafayette, IN
January 6
9:00 pm ET, BTN
No. 14 at Penn State L 64–67  11–4 (0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (4,404)
State College, PA
January 11
1:30 pm ET, CBS
No. 14 Wisconsin W 65–52  12–4 (1–2)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
January 15
7:00 pm ET, ESPN2
No. 19 at Northwestern W 63–61  13–4 (2–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,473)
Evanston, IL
January 18
12:00 pm ET, BTN
No. 19 Iowa W 75–53  14–4 (3–2)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
January 22
7:00 pm ET, ESPN2
No. 18 at No. 20 Minnesota W 70–62  15–4 (4–2)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
January 27
9:00 pm ET, ESPN
No. 17 at Wisconsin W 64–63  16–4 (5–2)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
January 30
1:00 pm ET, CBS
No. 17 Michigan W 67–49  17–4 (6–2)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
February 3
7:00 pm ET, ESPN
No. 13 at Ohio State L 72-80 OT 17–5 (6–3)
Value City Arena (17,012)
Columbus, OH
February 8
1:00 pm ET, CBS
No. 13 at No. 21 Illinois L 48-66  17–6 (6–4)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
February 11
6:30 pm ET, BTN
No. 23 Penn State W 61–47  18–6 (7–4)
Mackey Arena (14,013)
West Lafayette, IN
February 14
4:00 pm ET, BTN
No. 23 at Iowa W 49–45  19–6 (8–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,665)
Iowa City, IA
February 17
7:00 pm ET, ESPN
No. 21 No. 5 Michigan State W 72–54  20–6 (9–4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
February 21
2:00 pm ET, BTN
No. 21 Indiana W 81–67  21–6 (10–4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
February 26
9:00 pm ET, ESPN
No. 16 at Michigan W 87–78  21–7 (10–5)
Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 28
4:00 pm ET, ESPN
No. 16 Ohio State W 75–50  22–7 (11–5)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
March 4
6:30 pm ET, BTN
No. 20 Northwestern L 61–64  22–8 (11–6)
Mackey Arena (13,947)
West Lafayette, IN
March 8
12:00 pm ET, CBS
No. 20 at No. 8 Michigan State L 51–62  22–9 (11–7)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 13*
9:00 pm ET, BTN
No. 24 vs. Penn State
Big Ten tournament Quarter-Finals
W 79–65  23–9
Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647)
Indianapolis, IN
March 14*
4:00 pm ET, CBS
No. 24 vs. No. 25 Illinois
Big Ten tournament Semi-Finals
W 66–56  24–9
Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728)
Indianapolis, IN
March 15*
3:30 pm ET, CBS
No. 24 vs. Ohio State
Big Ten tournament finals
W 65–61  25–9
Conseco Fieldhouse (12,526)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19*
2:30 pm ET, CBS
No. 18 (5) vs. No. (12) Northern Iowa
First Round
W 61–56  26–9
Rose Garden Arena (N/A)
Portland, OR
March 21*
5:40 pm ET, CBS
No. 18 (5) vs. No. 14 (4) Washington
Second Round
W 76–74  27–9
Rose Garden Arena (N/A)
Portland, OR
March 26*
7:07 pm ET, CBS
No. 18 (5) vs. No. 6 (1) Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 60–72  27–10
University of Phoenix Stadium (20,101)
Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[2].

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP111110914131091419181612201916192417Not released
Coaches101091017181511 т141918171323211620241814

See also

References

  1. ^ "[1]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "[2]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2008.