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Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
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 represents Purdue University. The Head Coach is Matt Painter, currently in his 4th season with the Boilers. The team plays its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

Name [1] # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
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
Lewis Jackson 23 Guard 5-9 165 Freshman Decatur, IL
JaJuan Johnson 25 Forward / Center 6-10 215 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN
Chris Kramer 3 Guard 6-3 205 Junior Huntington, IN
E'Twaun Moore 33 Guard 6-3 180 Sophomore East Chicago, IN
Bobby Riddell 11 Guard 5-9 163 Senior Lafayette, IN
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

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) 2008-05-08 
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) 2007-08-09 
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) 2007-08-02 
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 12-9-2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  • "2008 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved 12-9-2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  • "2008 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12-9-2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 12-9-2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 12-9-2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
November 14*
9:00 PM, ESPN 360
No. 10 Detroit Mercy W 82-50  1-0 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 17*
7:00 PM ET, ESPN2
No. 10 Eastern Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 87-58  2-0 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 18*
7:00 PM ET, ESPNU
No. 10 Loyola (Chicago)
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 78-46  3-0 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 22*
6:00 PM ET, BTN Online
No. 10 Coppin State W 66-46  4-0 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 26*
7:00 PM ET, ESPN2
No. 9 vs. Boston College
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71-64  5-0 (0-0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 28*
3:30 PM ET, ESPN2
No. 9 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 82-87 OT 5-1 (0-0)
Madison Square Garden 
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 
West Lafayette, IN
December 6*
8:00 PM, BTN
No. 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 90-42  6-2 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 9*
7:00 PM ET, TBA
No. 17 at Ball State W 68-39  7-2 (0-0)
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
December 13*
2:00 PM, BTN
No. 17 Indiana State W 76-62  8-2 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
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 
Indianapolis, IN
December 22*
7:00 PM, ESPN 360
No. 15 IPFW W 70-55  10-2 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 28*
4:00 PM, BTN
No. 15 Valparaiso W 59-45  11-2 (0-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 30
7:00 PM ET, ESPN2
No. 11 Illinois L 67-71 OT 11-3 (0-1)
Mackey Arena 
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 
State College, PA
January 11
1:30 PM ET, CBS
No. 14 Wisconsin W 65-52  12-4 (1-2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 15
7:00 PM ET, ESPN2
No. 19 at Northwestern W 63-61  13-4 (2-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 18
12:00 PM ET, BTN
No. 19 Iowa W 75-53  14-4 (3-2)
Mackey Arena 
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 
Minneapolis, MN
January 27
9:00 PM ET, ESPN
No. 17 at Wisconsin W 64-63  16-4 (5-2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 30
1:00 PM ET, CBS
No. 17 Michigan W 67-49  17-4 (6-2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 3
7:00 PM ET, ESPN
No. 13 at Ohio State Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 8
1:00 PM ET, CBS
No. 13 at No. 21 Illinois Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
February 11
6:30 PM ET, BTN
Penn State Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 14
4:00 PM ET, BTN
at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
February 17
7:00 PM ET, ESPN
Michigan State Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 21
2:00 PM ET, BTN
Indiana Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 26
9:00 PM ET, ESPN or ESPN2
at Michigan Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 28
or March 1

TBA, CBS, ESPN, or BTN
Ohio State Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 4
6:30 PM ET, BTN
Northwestern Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 7
or March 8

TBA, CBS, ESPN, or BTN
at Michigan State Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
March 12
or March 13
*
TBA, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN
vs. TBA
Big Ten Tournament
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [2].

2009 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Bade
PF
Indianapolis, IN Franklin Central High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2008-05-21 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Kelsey Barlow
SF
Indianapolis, IN Cathedral High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2007-09-13 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
DJ Byrd
SF
Crawfordsville, IN North Montgomery High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2007-09-05 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Jeff Robinson
PF
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2008-02-22 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
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:

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 Finals game against UCLA.

See also

Template:2008-09 Big Ten men's basketball

References

  1. ^ "http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pur-m-baskbl-mtt.html]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "[1]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2008.