# 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 12th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference. With their win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched their first Big Ten Championship since 2009, 22nd overall. With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in to win the Big Ten regular season championship. In the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010, they lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 3-ranked Kansas.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game. In the championship game, they lost to Michigan State. The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 5 seed, they were upset by No. 12-seeded Little Rock in the first round.

## Preseason

Purdue was picked to finish second in the Big Ten in preseason polls by Sports Illustrated and USA Today. Caleb Swanigan was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team as voted by a panel of conference media.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Johnny Hill | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | Glendale Heights, IL | Graduated |
| Stephen Toyra | 11 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Lafayette, IN | Walk-on; graduated |
| A. J. Hammons | 20 | C | 7'0" | 261 | Senior | Carmel, IN | Graduated/2016 NBA draft |
| Kendall Stephens | 21 | G | 6'6" | 197 | Junior | St. Charles, IL | Transferred to Nevada |
| Grant Weatherford | 22 | G | 6'2" | 215 | Freshman | Cicero, IN | Transferred to Midland College |
| Raphael Davis | 35 | G | 6'5" | 217 | Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Spike Albrecht | 55 | G | 5'11" | 175 | RS Senior | Crown Point, IN | Transferred from Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Albrecht graduated from Michigan. |

## Class of 2016 recruits

Carsen Edwards accepted Purdue's offer August 11, 2015. He knew other guards had official visits to the university scheduled, and wanted to accept his offer while he had the chance. He said, "If I were to wait and let them get there, I may miss a good opportunity, so I went ahead and took it."
Matt Haarms had his first official visit to Purdue in September 2016. Haarms liked Purdue's history of developing centers and forwards, saying "some of the greatest big men are coming out of Purdue." He committed to Purdue in October 2016.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Carsen Edwards #16 PG | Humble, TX | Atascocita High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Matt Haarms PF | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sunrise Christian Academy | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 27 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "2016 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "2016 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. ||||||

### Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matt Haarms PF | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sunrise Christian Academy | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Aaron Wheeler SF | Stamford, Connecticut | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 17, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Eden Ewing PF | Richmond, Texas | Tyler Junior College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: JC |||||||
| Nojel Eastern PG | Evanston, Illinois | Evanston Township High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Sasha Stefanovic SG | Crown Point, Indiana | Crown Point High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 27 |||||||
| 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: "2017 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "2017 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "2017 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Spanish exhibition tour |||||||||
| Aug 10, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at Eurocolegio Casvi | W 80–71 | | 22 – Swanigan | 11 – Swanigan | 5 – Tied | Real Canoe NC Madrid, Spain |
| Aug 11, 2016* 11:30 am | | at Albacete Basket (LEB Plata) | W 88–67 | | 16 – Swanigan | 9 – Swanigan | 6 – Edwards | Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain |
| Aug 14, 2015* 8:00 pm | | at Barcelona All-Stars | W 96–72 | | 25 – Edwards | 11 – Swanigan | 4 – Tied | Barcelona, Spain |
| Aug 15, 2015* 8:00 pm | | at Europe Basketball Academy | W 117–66 | | 19 – Thompson | 12 – Swanigan | 7 – Mathias | Barcelona, Spain |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 15 | Southern Indiana | W 85–63 | | 25 – Haas | 9 – Swanigan | 7 – Swanigan | Mackey Arena (12,190) West Lafayette, IN |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | McNeese State | W 109–65 | 1–0 | 23 – Swanigan | 20 – Swanigan | 6 – Swanigan | Mackey Arena (13,523) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | No. 3 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 76–79 | 1–1 | 22 – Haas | 8 – Swanigan | 8 – Edwards | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Georgia State Cancún Challenge | W 64–56 | 2–1 | 19 – Swanigan | 11 – Swanigan | 4 – Mathias | Mackey Arena (14,302) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 22, 2016* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 17 | vs. Utah State Cancún Challenge semifinals | W 85–64 | 3–1 | 26 – Haas | 10 – Swanigan | 4 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 23, 2016* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 17 | vs. Auburn Cancún Challenge championship | W 96–71 | 4–1 | 21 – C. Edwards | 10 – Tied | 7 – Mathias | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 26, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 17 | NJIT | W 79–68 | 5–1 | 22 – Swanigan | 13 – Swanigan | 5 – Edwards | Mackey Arena (10,479) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at No. 14 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 64–71 | 5–2 | 14 – Swanigan | 11 – Swanigan | 4 – Mathias | KFC Yum! Center (21,841) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 3, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | Morehead State | W 90–56 | 6–2 | 16 – C. Edwards | 9 – Swanigan | 8 – V. Edwards | Mackey Arena (13,611) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | vs. Arizona State Jimmy V Classic | W 97–64 | 7–2 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Swanigan | 7 – Thompson | Madison Square Garden (15,294) New York City, NY |
| Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 18 | Cleveland State | W 77–53 | 8–2 | 14 – Haas | 10 – Swanigan | 7 – Mathias | Mackey Arena (14,283) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 17, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | vs. No. 21 Notre Dame Crossroads Classic | W 86–81 | 9–2 | 26 – Swanigan | 10 – Tied | 6 – Thompson | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 19, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Western Illinois | W 82–50 | 10–2 | 21 – Swanigan | 21 – Swanigan | 6 – V. Edwards | Mackey Arena (10,846) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 15 | Norfolk State | W 91–45 | 11–2 | 32 – Swanigan | 20 – Swanigan | 7 – Thompson | Mackey Arena (11,376) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten regular season |||||||||
| Dec 28, 2016 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Iowa | W 89–67 | 12–2 (1–0) | 19 – C. Edwards | 10 – Swanigan | 6 – Thompson | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 1, 2017 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Minnesota | L 82–91 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (1–1) | 28 – Swanigan | 22 – Swanigan | 10 – Mathias | Mackey Arena (14,428) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at Ohio State | W 76–75 | 13–3 (2–1) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Swanigan | 4 – Tied | Value City Arena (13,221) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 8, 2017 4:30 pm, CBS | No. 20 | No. 13 Wisconsin | W 66–55 | 14–3 (3–1) | 18 – Swanigan | 13 – Swanigan | 7 – Mathias | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 12, 2017 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 17 | at Iowa | L 78–83 | 14–4 (3–2) | 17 – Swanigan | 8 – Swanigan | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,752) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 17, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | Illinois | W 91–68 | 15–4 (4–2) | 22 – Swanigan | 10 – Swanigan | 6 – Mathias | Mackey Arena (13,920) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | Penn State | W 77–52 | 16–4 (5–2) | 19 – Swanigan | 12 – Swanigan | 4 – 3 tied | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at Michigan State | W 84–73 | 17–4 (6–2) | 25 – Swanigan | 17 – Swanigan | 4 – V. Edwards | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 29, 2017 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 20 | at Nebraska | L 80–83 | 17–5 (6–3) | 19 – Mathias | 14 – Swanigan | 6 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,715) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 1, 2017 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 23 | No. 25 Northwestern | W 80–59 | 18–5 (7–3) | 24 – Swanigan | 16 – Swanigan | 6 – Cline | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | at No. 17 Maryland | W 73–72 | 19–5 (8–3) | 26 – Swanigan | 10 – Swanigan | 4 – Haas | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 69–64 | 20–5 (9–3) | 26 – V. Edwards | 14 – Swanigan | 4 – C. Edwards | Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Rutgers | W 74–55 | 21–5 (10–3) | 24 – Haas | 17 – Swanigan | 4 – Thompson | Mackey Arena (14,534) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | Michigan State | W 80–63 | 22–5 (11–3) | 24 – Swanigan | 15 – Swanigan | 5 – Swanigan | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 21, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | at Penn State | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 (12–3) | 14 – V. Edwards | 9 – Swanigan | 4 – Swanigan | Bryce Jordan Center (7,505) University Park, PA |
| Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Michigan | L 70–82 | 23–6 (12–4) | 18 – Tied | 6 – Haas | 3 – V. Edwards | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 86–75 | 24–6 (13–4) | 21 – Swanigan | 10 – Swanigan | 7 – V. Edwards | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Mar 5, 2017 4:30 pm, CBS | No. 16 | at Northwestern | W 69–65 | 25–6 (14–4) | 25 – V. Edwards | 14 – Swanigan | 5 – V. Edwards | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar 10, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | (1) No. 13 | vs. (8) Michigan Quarterfinals | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 25–7 | 17 – Haas | 13 – Swanigan | 5 – Swanigan | Verizon Center (12,334) Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 16, 2017 7:27 pm, truTV | (4 MW) No. 15 | vs. (13 MW) Vermont First Round | W 80–70 | 26–7 | 21 – V. Edwards | 14 – Swanigan | 6 – Mathias | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,025) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 18, 2017 9:45 pm, TBS | (4 MW) No. 15 | vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Iowa State Second Round | W 80–76 | 27–7 | 21 – V. Edwards | 12 – Swanigan | 7 – Swanigan | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,045) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 23, 2017* 8:29 pm, CBS | (4 MW) No. 15 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas Sweet Sixteen | L 66–98 | 27–8 | 18 – Swanigan | 7 – Swanigan | 7 – Mathias | Sprint Center (18,475) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. 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 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

## Awards and honors
### Caleb Swanigan

* Big Ten Player of the Year (media and coaches) (unanimous selection)
* All-Big Ten First Team (media and coaches) (unanimous selection)
* AP Big Ten Player of the year (unanimous selection)
* AP All-Big Ten First Team (unanimous selection)

### Dakota Mathias

* All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media)
* All-Big Ten Defensive Team

### Vincent Edwards

* All-Big Ten Third Team (media)
* All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches)