2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, L 60–72 vs. Connecticut
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#17
2008–09 record	27–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter
Assistant coach	Paul Lusk
Assistant coach	Rick Ray
Assistant coach	Jack Owens
Home arena	Mackey Arena
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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

Name	Home town	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
John Hart SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Lewis Jackson PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Ryne Smith SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
October 31* 9:00 PM, BTN Online	#10	Florida Southern Exhibition	W 94–62		Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 8* 7:00 PM, BTN Online	#10	Northern State Exhibition	W 81–61		Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 14* 9:00 PM, ESPN360	#10	Detroit Mercy	W 82–50	1–0 (0–0)	Mackey Arena (13,402) West Lafayette, IN
November 17* 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2	#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	#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	#10	Coppin State	W 66–46	4–0 (0–0)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
November 26* 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2	#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	#9	vs. #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	#10	#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	#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	#17	at Ball State	W 68–39	7–2 (0–0)	Worthen Arena (8,381) Muncie, IN
December 13* 2:00 PM, BTN	#17	Indiana State	W 76–62	8–2 (0–0)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
December 20* 4:00 PM ET, CBS	#18	vs. #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	#15	IPFW	W 70–55	10–2 (0–0)	Mackey Arena (10,176) West Lafayette, IN
December 28* 4:00 PM, BTN	#15	Valparaiso	W 59–45	11–2 (0–0)	Mackey Arena (13,916) West Lafayette, IN
December 30 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2	#11	Illinois	L 67–71 ^OT	11–3 (0–1)	Mackey Arena (14,036) West Lafayette, IN
January 6 9:00 PM ET, BTN	#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	#14	Wisconsin	W 65–52	12–4 (1–2)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
January 15 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2	#19	at Northwestern	W 63–61	13–4 (2–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,473) Evanston, IL
January 18 12:00 PM ET, BTN	#19	Iowa	W 75–53	14–4 (3–2)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
January 22 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2	#18	at #20 Minnesota	W 70–62	15–4 (4–2)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
January 27 9:00 PM ET, ESPN	#17	at Wisconsin	W 64–63	16–4 (5–2)	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
January 30 1:00 PM ET, CBS	#17	Michigan	W 67–49	17–4 (6–2)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
February 3 7:00 PM ET, ESPN	#13	at Ohio State	L 80–72 ^OT	17–5 (6–3)	Value City Arena (17,012) Columbus, OH
February 8 1:00 PM ET, CBS	#13	at #21 Illinois	L 66–48	17–6 (6–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
February 11 6:30 PM ET, BTN	#23	Penn State	W 61–47	18–6 (7–4)	Mackey Arena (14,013) West Lafayette, IN
February 14 4:00 PM ET, BTN	#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	#21	#5 Michigan State	W 72–54	20–6 (9–4)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
February 21 2:00 PM ET, BTN	#21	Indiana	W 81–67	21–6 (10–4)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
February 26 9:00 PM ET, ESPN	#16	at Michigan	L 87–78	21–7 (10–5)	Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI
February 28 4:00 PM ET, ESPN	#16	Ohio State	W 75–50	22–7 (11–5)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
March 4 6:30 PM ET, BTN	#20	Northwestern	L 61–64	22–8 (11–6)	Mackey Arena (13,947) West Lafayette, IN
March 8 12:00 PM ET, CBS	#20	at #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	#24	vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament Quarter-Finals	W 79–65	23–9 (11–7)	Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647) Indianapolis, IN
March 14* 4:00 PM ET, CBS	#24	vs. #25 Illinois Big Ten Tournament Semi-Finals	W 66–56	24–9 (11–7)	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728) Indianapolis, IN
March 15* 3:30 PM ET, CBS	#24	vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament Finals	W 65–61	25–9 (11–7)	Conseco Fieldhouse (12,526) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 19* 2:30 PM ET, CBS	#18 (5 Seed)	vs. #(12 Seed) Northern Iowa NCAA Tournament Opening Round	W 61–56	26–9 (11–7)	Rose Garden Arena (N/A) Portland, OR
March 21* 5:40 PM ET, CBS	#18 (5 Seed)	vs. #14 (4 Seed) Washington NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 76–74	27–9 (11–7)	Rose Garden Arena (N/A) Portland, OR
March 26* 7:07 PM ET, CBS	#18 (5 Seed)	vs. #6 (1 Seed) Connecticut NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	L 60–72	27–10 (11–7)	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].

2009 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	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)	May 21, 2008
Patrick Bade PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Kelsey Barlow SF	Indianapolis, IN	Cathedral High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 13, 2007
Kelsey Barlow SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
DJ Byrd SF	Crawfordsville, IN	North Montgomery High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 5, 2007
DJ Byrd SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Sandi Marcius C	LaPorte, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Apr 25, 2009
Sandi Marcius C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jeff Robinson PF	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 22, 2008
Jeff Robinson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
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References

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

[1] "[1]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 7, 2009.

[2] "[2]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2008.

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2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
#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