# 2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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

| Name | # | 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| 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: "2008 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "2008 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "2008 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31* 9:00 pm, BTN Online | No. 10 | Florida Southern Exhibition | W 94–62 | | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| November 8* 7:00 pm, BTN Online | No. 10 | Northern State Exhibition | W 81–61 | | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14* 9:00 pm, ESPN360 | No. 10 | Detroit Mercy | W 82–50 | 1–0 (0–0) | Mackey Arena (13,402) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 17* 7:00 pm ET, ESPN2 | No. 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 | No. 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 | No. 10 | Coppin State | W 66–46 | 4–0 (0–0) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 26* 7:00 pm ET, ESPN2 | No. 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 | No. 9 | vs. No. 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 | No. 10 | No. 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 | No. 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 | No. 17 | at Ball State | W 68–39 | 7–2 (0–0) | Worthen Arena (8,381) Muncie, IN |
| December 13* 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 17 | Indiana State | W 76–62 | 8–2 (0–0) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 20* 4:00 pm ET, CBS | No. 18 | vs. No. 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 | No. 15 | IPFW | W 70–55 | 10–2 (0–0) | Mackey Arena (10,176) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 28* 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Valparaiso | W 59–45 | 11–2 (0–0) | Mackey Arena (13,916) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 30 7:00 pm ET, ESPN2 | No. 11 | Illinois | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (0–1) | Mackey Arena (14,036) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 6 9:00 pm ET, BTN | No. 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 | No. 14 | Wisconsin | W 65–52 | 12–4 (1–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 15 7:00 pm ET, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Northwestern | W 63–61 | 13–4 (2–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,473) Evanston, IL |
| January 18 12:00 pm ET, BTN | No. 19 | Iowa | W 75–53 | 14–4 (3–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 22 7:00 pm ET, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at No. 20 Minnesota | W 70–62 | 15–4 (4–2) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 27 9:00 pm ET, ESPN | No. 17 | at Wisconsin | W 64–63 | 16–4 (5–2) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| January 30 1:00 pm ET, CBS | No. 17 | Michigan | W 67–49 | 17–4 (6–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 3 7:00 pm ET, ESPN | No. 13 | at Ohio State | L 72-80 $^{OT}$ | 17–5 (6–3) | Value City Arena (17,012) Columbus, OH |
| February 8 1:00 pm ET, CBS | No. 13 | at No. 21 Illinois | L 48-66 | 17–6 (6–4) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| February 11 6:30 pm ET, BTN | No. 23 | Penn State | W 61–47 | 18–6 (7–4) | Mackey Arena (14,013) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 14 4:00 pm ET, BTN | No. 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 | No. 21 | No. 5 Michigan State | W 72–54 | 20–6 (9–4) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 21 2:00 pm ET, BTN | No. 21 | Indiana | W 81–67 | 21–6 (10–4) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 26 9:00 pm ET, ESPN | No. 16 | at Michigan | W 87–78 | 21–7 (10–5) | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 28 4:00 pm ET, ESPN | No. 16 | Ohio State | W 75–50 | 22–7 (11–5) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 4 6:30 pm ET, BTN | No. 20 | Northwestern | L 61–64 | 22–8 (11–6) | Mackey Arena (13,947) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 8 12:00 pm ET, CBS | No. 20 | at No. 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 | No. 24 | vs. Penn State Big Ten tournament Quarter-Finals | W 79–65 | 23–9 | Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 14* 4:00 pm ET, CBS | No. 24 | vs. No. 25 Illinois Big Ten tournament Semi-Finals | W 66–56 | 24–9 | Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 15* 3:30 pm ET, CBS | No. 24 | vs. Ohio State Big Ten tournament finals | W 65–61 | 25–9 | Conseco Fieldhouse (12,526) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19* 2:30 pm ET, CBS | No. 18 (5) | vs. No. (12) Northern Iowa First Round | W 61–56 | 26–9 | Rose Garden Arena (N/A) Portland, OR |
| March 21* 5:40 pm ET, CBS | No. 18 (5) | vs. No. 14 (4) Washington Second Round | W 76–74 | 27–9 | Rose Garden Arena (N/A) Portland, OR |
| March 26* 7:07 pm ET, CBS | No. 18 (5) | vs. No. 6 (1) Connecticut Sweet Sixteen | L 60–72 | 27–10 | 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. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 17 | Not released |
| Coaches | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 т | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 14 |