# 2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, in his sixth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region. They defeated Saint Peter's in the Second Round before losing to eventual Final Four participant VCU in the Third Round.

## Season notes

* After initially entering their names into the 2010 NBA draft, both E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson removed their names from consideration on May 8, 2010, and announced their intentions to return for their senior seasons.
* On October 4, 2010, Robbie Hummel, Moore, and Johnson were named to the John R. Wooden Award Pre-Season watch list. Purdue was the only school with three individuals recognized on the list of 50 possible candidates.
* On October 16, Hummel re-tore the same ACL that he had injured the previous season during team practice and will miss the season. Hummel has stated that he plans to take a medical redshirt and prepare for the 2011–12 season.
* Johnson was named a Preseason First-Team All-American by the Associated Press and ESPN.
* Both Moore and Johnson were named to the Preseason First-Team All-Big Ten Team.
* Junior John Hart received a fracture in his foot in early December. He returned against West Virginia on January 16.
* E'Twaun Moore became the program's career record holder for minutes played, three point field goals made, and most starts.
* E'Twaun Moore scored a career high 38 points against Ohio State, the most points in a game by a Boiler since Glenn Robinson in 1994.
* E'Twaun Moore scored his 2,000th career point against Ohio State on February 20, 2011.
* JaJuan Johnson scored a career high 31 points against Indiana State.
* E'Twaun Moore made a career high 7 three-point field goals multiple times against Northwestern and Ohio State.
* Junior Ryne Smith was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, averaging 19 points and shooting 11–14 beyond the arc in wins against Penn State and Iowa.
* JaJuan Johnson was named a Sporting News Midseason First-Team All-American
* Purdue defeated back-to-back top ten teams at home for the first time in school history (#10 Wisconsin, #2 Ohio State)
* JaJuan Johnson tied a career high 7 blocks against Michigan State on February 27, 2011. In the same contest, he tallied a career high 17 rebounds.
* Purdue went undefeated at home, going 16–0, for the first time since the 1968–1969 season.
* At the conclusion of the regular season, JaJuan Johnson was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, as well as the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
* Matt Painter was named consecutive Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year honors.
* E'Twaun Moore was named First Team-All Big Ten for consecutive seasons.
* Kelsey Barlow was suspended on March 15, three days before the Boilermakers played their second-round game against St. Peter's.

## Roster
### Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Johnson SG | Chicago, IL | Whitney Young Magnet High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 6, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Terone Johnson PG | Indianapolis, IN | North Central High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 21, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Travis Carroll C | Danville, IN | Danville Community High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 21, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #9 ESPN: #9 ||||||
| 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: "2010 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009. "2010 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009. "2010 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Indianapolis | W 83–59 | — | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| November 9* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Midwestern State | W 78–58 | — | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14* 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Howard | W 76–40 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 17* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Alcorn State | W 103–48 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 21* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Oakland Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 82–67 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 23* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 10 | Austin Peay Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 87–65 | 4–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 26* 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | vs. Southern Illinois Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 79–60 | 5–0 | Sears Centre (3,392) Hoffman Estates, IL |
| November 27* 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | vs. Richmond Chicago Invitational Challenge | L 54–65 | 5–1 | Sears Centre (2,832) Hoffman Estates, IL |
| December 1* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | at Virginia Tech ACC-Big Ten Challenge | W 58–55 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 4* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | Alabama | W 66–47 | 7–1 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 7* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at Valparaiso | W 76–58 | 8–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (5,432) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 11* 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 19 | North Florida | W 77–57 | 9–1 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 18* 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | vs. Indiana State Boilermaker Blockbuster | W 65–52 | 10–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse (7,666) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21* 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 14 | IPFW | W 77–52 | 11–1 | Mackey Arena (11,148) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 28 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | at Michigan | W 80–57 | 12–1 (1–0) | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 31 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | Northwestern | W 82–69 | 13–1 (2–0) | Mackey Arena (13,789) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 5 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Penn State | W 83–68 | 14–1 (3–0) | Bryce Jordan Center (5,342) State College, PA |
| January 9 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | Iowa | W 75–52 | 15–1 (4–0) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 13 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | at Minnesota | L 67–70 | 15–2 (4–1) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 16* 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at West Virginia | L 64–68 | 15–3 | WVU Coliseum (14,173) Morgantown, WV |
| January 19 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Penn State | W 63–62 | 16–3 (5–1) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 22 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 17 Michigan State ESPN College GameDay | W 86–76 | 17–3 (6–1) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 25 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 12 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 67–87 | 17–4 (6–2) | Jerome Schottenstein Center (17,556) Columbus, OH |
| January 29 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 12 | No. 16 Minnesota | W 73–61 | 18–4 (7–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 1 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | at No. 19 Wisconsin | L 59–66 | 18–5 (7–3) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| February 8 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | Indiana | W 67–53 | 19–5 (8–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 13 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at Illinois | W 81–70 | 20–5 (9–3) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| February 16 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 11 | No. 10 Wisconsin | W 70–62 | 21–5 (10–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 20 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 11 | No. 2 Ohio State | W 76–63 | 22–5 (11–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 23 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 8 | at Indiana | W 72–61 | 23–5 (12–3) | Assembly Hall (17,032) Bloomington, IN |
| February 27 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | at Michigan State | W 67–47 | 24–5 (13–3) | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| March 1 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Illinois | W 75–67 | 25–5 (14–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 5 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at Iowa | L 65–67 | 25–6 (14–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,132) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 11 6:30 pm, BTN | (2) No. 9 | vs. (7) Michigan State Big Ten Quarterfinals | L 56–74 | 25–7 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18* 7:20 pm, TNT | (3 SW) No. 13 | vs. (14 SW) Saint Peter's NCAA Second Round | W 65–43 | 26–7 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| March 20* 7:10 pm, TBS | (3 SW) No. 13 | vs. (11 SW) VCU NCAA Third Round | L 76–94 | 26–8 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Preseason | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Postseason | Final |
| AP | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| Coaches | 8 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 |

## 2011 Signing Class

The 2011 recruiting class was weak compared to Purdue's recent history recruiting. The class brought in two power forwards. Donnie Hale was ranked the #25 power forward in this recruiting class. Hale committed to Purdue June 23, 2009. He transferred his sophomore year to the Bellarmine Knights. Jacob Lawson was the #31 ranked power forward. He committed to Purdue on April 28, 2011.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Donnie Hale PF | New Albany, IN | New Albany Senior High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Jacob Lawson PF | Greensboro, NC | Oak Ridge Military Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 2, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| 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: "2011 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010. "2011 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010. "2011 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010. ||||||