Robbie Hummel
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College | Purdue University |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Position | Forward |
Class | Sophomore |
Career | 2007–present |
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Valparaiso, Indiana | March 8, 1989
High school | Valparaiso High School |
Honors | |
2006-07: Indiana State All-Star Team
2007-08: First Team All-Big Ten, All-Freshman Big Ten, Big Ten Player of the Week, John R. Wooden Award finalist, Oscar Robertson National Player of the Year Award finalist, 2008-09: Preseason-Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Week (2) |
Robert John Hummel (born March 8, 1989) is an American collegiate basketball player for Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana.
High School Career
Valparaiso
2003-2007
Robbie Hummel attended Valparaiso High School, located in Valparaiso, Indiana. Playing under coach Bob Punter, he played alongside his future college Freshmen teammate, Scott Martin (who transferred to Notre Dame). Hummel averaged 15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a Viking his Senior season. He was selected as a member of the Indiana State All-Star Team, teamed with current NBA player, Eric Gordon.
College Career
Purdue
2007-2008
Hummel attended Purdue University to play under head coach, Matt Painter. He averaged 11.4 points (2nd on team), 6.1 rebounds (1st) and 2.5 assists a game. Hummel led the baby boilers, along with Chris Kramer, JaJuan Johnson, Keaton Grant, Scott Martin, and E'Twaun Moore, to a 2nd straight second-round NCAA Tournament appearance. He broke the school Freshmen school record with a 44.7 three-point field goal percentage, while leading the Big Ten Conference in that category. He also recorded the highest free throw percentage for a Freshmen in school history with 86.5 accuracy, which led the team. He was named First Team All-Big Ten, becoming the first Boilermaker Freshmen to earn the honor. He wrapped up his Freshmen season as a John R. Wooden Award finalist, the first Purdue player since Glenn Robinson. He helped lead the Boilers to a 25-9 overall season record.
2008-2009
Robbie Hummel is currently in his Sophomore season, averaging just about 14 points, while being atop of the conference with about 8 rebounds a game and with a free-throw percentage of nearly 90%. As one of three tri-captains on the team and named the Pre-Season Big Ten Player of the Year, he scored his 500th career point on December 13, '08 against Indiana State. He won back to back Big Ten Player of the Week honors in the month of December, pulling down a career high 14 rebounds and 25 points during that time frame. Hummel began battling with back spasms, triggered after being stepped on in a game against Duke, which forced him to sit out 4 games and kept him from practice involvement. He had to wear a back brace in some games with limited minutes, while helping lead Purdue to a 6-1 record in conference play, while going 0-3 without him. Hummel currently holds Purdue's fifth highest all-time career three-point field goal percentage at just over 42 percent, behind his former assistant coach, Cuonzo Martin's .451 school-record mark.