# 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his fifth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
They made the NCAA Tournament where they were the 4th seed. They defeated #13 Siena in the first round, #5 Texas A&M in the second round, before losing to the champions #1 Duke in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Season notes

* Junior guard E'Twaun Moore, forward Robbie Hummel, forward/center JaJuan Johnson, along with senior guard Keaton Grant, each scored their 1,000th career point.
* Keaton Grant broke the school record with most career games, eclipsing Marcus Green's 132 mark set last season with 138.
* Robbie Hummel broke the school record of consecutive free throws made, making 36, breaking Jerry Sichting's prior mark of 34.
* Robbie Hummel made 8 three point-field goals in a game, tying Cuonzo Martin's sixteen-year-old school record.
* Senior guard Chris Kramer broke Brian Cardinal's 259 career steals mark, giving Kramer the school's career steals record with an eventual 274.
* The team's 14–0 start on the season is tied for the best in Purdue Men's basketball history, along with its first undefeated preseason record since the 1993–94 season.
* With a victory over Minnesota on January 5, 2010, Purdue won its 500th game at Mackey Arena.
* Robbie Hummel became the first Boilermaker to score 35 points in a game since Carl Landry did in 2005.
* Head coach Matt Painter won his 100th game as Purdue's head coach with a victory over Wisconsin on January 28, 2010.
* Purdue became the first and only team in Big Ten Conference history to beat Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, and Minnesota on the road in a single season.
* Purdue received a #3 ranking in both major polls, giving the program its highest since 1994.
* Robbie Hummel suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament on February 24, 2010 in a road game against Minnesota, prematurely ending his season.
* The 2010 senior class became the winningest class in school history, surpassing the 98 wins mark with 102.
* Purdue won its 22nd Big Ten Conference title, the most of any Big Ten school and its first in fourteen years.
* Coach Matt Painter was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second time in three years.
* Both E'Twaun Moore and Robbie Hummel were named First Team All-Big Ten, the first time for multiple Boilermakers since 1988.
* Kelsey Barlow was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, becoming the fifth Boiler in four years with the honor.
* Chris Kramer received his second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors.
* Purdue reached a second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA tournament.
* Purdue's 29 wins on the season tied the most in school history with the 1993–94 team.

## Roster
### Incoming recruits

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) | May 21, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: "2009 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "2009 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "2009 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3* 7:00 pm, BTN Online | No. 7 | California of Pennsylvania | W 78–44 | | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| November 9* 7:00 pm, BTN Online | No. 7 | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 74–52 | | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | No. 7 | Cal State Northridge | W 89–64 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 20* 8:30 pm | No. 7 | vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam tournament | W 74–63 | 2–0 | The Sports and Fitness Center (3,117) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 22* 8:30 pm, FCS | No. 7 | vs. Saint Joseph's Paradise Jam Tournament | W 85–60 | 3–0 | The Sports and Fitness Center (4,000) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 23* 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 6 | vs. No. 9 Tennessee Paradise Jam Tournament | W 73–72 | 4–0 | The Sports and Fitness Center (3,755) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 28* 11:30 am, BTN | No. 6 | Central Michigan | W 64–38 | 5–0 | Mackey Arena (12,002) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 1* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Wake Forest ACC-Big Ten Challenge | W 69–58 | 6–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 5* 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | Buffalo | W 101–65 | 7–0 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 9* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | Valparaiso | W 86–62 | 8–0 | Mackey Arena (14,034) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 12* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Alabama | W 73–65 | 9–0 | Coleman Coliseum (12,477) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 19* 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | vs. Ball State Wooden Tradition | W 69–49 | 10–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse (7,813) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 22* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | SIU Edwardsville | W 90–63 | 11–0 | Mackey Arena (12,048) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 29 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | at Iowa | W 67–56 | 12–0 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,468) Iowa City, IA |
| January 1* 2:30 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | No. 6 West Virginia | W 77–62 | 13–0 (1–0) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 5 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | Minnesota | W 79–60 | 14–0 (2–0) | Mackey Arena (11,336) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 9 1:30 pm, BTN | No. 4 | at No. 17 Wisconsin | L 66–73 | 14–1 (2–1) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| January 12 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Ohio State | L 66–70 | 14–2 (2–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 16 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 6 | at Northwestern | L 64–72 | 14–3 (2–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| January 19 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at Illinois | W 84–78 | 15–3 (3–3) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| January 23 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | Michigan | W 69–59 | 16–3 (4–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 28 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 16 Wisconsin | W 60–57 | 17–3 (5–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 31 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Penn State | W 66–46 | 18–3 (6–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 4 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Indiana | W 78–75 | 19–3 (7–3) | Assembly Hall (17,406) Bloomington, IN |
| February 9 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 10 Michigan State | W 76–64 | 20–3 (8–3) | Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| February 13 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 6 | Iowa | W 63–40 | 21–3 (9–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 17 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 4 | at No. 9 Ohio State | W 60–57 | 22–3 (10–3) | Jerome Schottenstein Center (19,049) Columbus, OH |
| February 20 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Illinois | W 75–65 | 23–3 (11–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 24 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 3 | at Minnesota | W 59–58 | 24–3 (12–3) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 28 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | No. 14 Michigan State | L 44–53 | 24–4 (12–4) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 3 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Indiana | W 74–55 | 25–4 (13–4) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 6 2:30 pm, BTN | No. 7 | at Penn State | W 64–60 | 26–4 (14–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,865) State College, PA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 12* 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 6 | vs. Northwestern Quarterfinals | W 69–61 | 27–4 | Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 13* 4:10 pm, CBS | No. 6 | vs. Minnesota Semifinals | L 42–69 | 27–5 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,424) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament South Region ||||||
| March 19* 2:30 pm, CBS | No. 10 | vs. Siena First Round | W 72–64 | 28–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,895) Spokane, WA |
| March 21* 5:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | vs. No. 23 Texas A&M Second Round | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 29–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,036) Spokane, WA |
| March 26* 9:57 pm, CBS | No. 10 | vs. No. 3 Duke Sweet Sixteen | L 57–70 | 29–6 | Reliant Stadium (45,505) Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Not released |
| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 |

## Gallery

* E'Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson and Robbie Hummel at press conference (2010-01-23)
* The Boilermakers after defeating Ball State in the 2009 Wooden Tradition.
* E'Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson and Chris Kramer on defense (2009-12-19)

## 2010 signing class

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 ||||||
| 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. ||||||