# 2011–12 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach of the Boilermakers was Matt Painter, in his ninth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Season notes

* On October 27, senior forward Robbie Hummel was named to the Preseason First Team All-Big Ten for the third time in his Purdue career.
* On November 11, newly renovated Mackey Arena was re-dedicated in conjunction with the team's game against Northern Illinois University. They won the game by 63 points, the program's highest win margin in 100 years.
* On March 5, senior forward Robbie Hummel was named First-Team All-Big Ten for the third time, making him only the 12th player in the history of the conference to be so honored three times and the first Boilermaker since Rick Mount.
* On March 5, senior point guard Lewis Jackson was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten for a second year in a row.
* On March 5, junior DJ Byrd was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, as well as an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten.
* On three occasions, Purdue committed a school-record 3 turnovers, losing to Wisconsin, Indiana, and @ Ohio State.
* Purdue led the nation in turnovers per game, averaging 8.7 per contest.
* On March 3 in a regular season finale loss @ Indiana, Robbie Hummel scored his 1,720th career point, putting him at the ninth spot on the career scoring list at Purdue. He joined recruiting classmates E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson in the top ten.
* In conference play, Lewis Jackson led the Big Ten in assist/turnover margin.
* With 438 career assists at the culmination of the regular season, Lewis Jackson is only 5 short of Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor's 443 to lead the Big Ten amongst active players.
* Against Nebraska in the Big Ten tournament on March 8, Purdue tallied their 258th three-point field goal on the season, setting a program single-season record.

## Roster
### Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Donnie Hale PF | New Albany, Indiana | 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, North Carolina | 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northern State | W 78–46 | – | Mackey Arena (13,976) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| November 6, 2011* 5:00 pm | | Southern Indiana | W 65–49 | – | Mackey Arena (14,364) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northern Illinois Mackey Arena Re-Dedication Game | W 96–34 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (14,719) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| November 14, 2011* 7:30 pm, BTN | | High Point | W 67–65 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena (13,882) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| November 17, 2011* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Iona Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 91–90 | 3–0 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,322) San Juan, PR |
| November 18, 2011* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Temple Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | W 85–77 | 4–0 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (N/A) San Juan, PR |
| November 20, 2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 15 Alabama Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship | L 56–65 | 4–1 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (11,297) San Juan, PR |
| November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 80–37 | 5–1 | Mackey Arena (5,821) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| November 26, 2011* 2:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 78–57 | 6–1 | Mackey Arena (9,662) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| November 29, 2011* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Miami ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 76–65 | 7–1 | Mackey Arena (13,927) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 3, 2011* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 11 Xavier | L 63–66 | 7–2 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati |
| December 7, 2011* 7:30 pm, BTN | | Western Carolina | W 65–60 | 8–2 | Mackey Arena (13,904) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm, BTN | | Eastern Michigan | W 61–36 | 9–2 | Mackey Arena (14,318) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 17, 2011* 2:00 pm, CBS | | vs. Butler Crossroads Classic | L 65–67 | 9–3 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,165) Indianapolis |
| December 20, 2011* 6:30 pm, BTN | | IPFW | W 81–56 | 10–3 | Mackey Arena (10,056) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 28, 2011 9:30 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | W 79–76 | 11–3 (1–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,526) Iowa City, IA |
| December 31, 2011 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Illinois | W 75–60 | 12–3 (2–0) | Mackey Arena (14,041) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| January 5, 2012 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 45–65 | 12–4 (2–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (5,081) University Park, Pennsylvania |
| January 8, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | W 79–66 | 13–4 (3–1) | Williams Arena (11,761) Minneapolis |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Wisconsin | L 62–67 | 13–5 (3–2) | Mackey Arena (14,620) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| January 17, 2012 8:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa | W 75–68 | 14–5 (4–2) | Mackey Arena (14,134) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| January 21, 2012 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 9 Michigan State | L 58–83 | 14–6 (4–3) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, Michigan |
| January 24, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 22 Michigan | L 64–66 | 14–7 (4–4) | Mackey Arena (14,533) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| January 28, 2012 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Northwestern | W 58–56 | 15–7 (5–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, Illinois |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 20 Indiana | L 61–78 | 15–8 (5–5) | Mackey Arena (15,108) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| February 7, 2012 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 Ohio State | L 84–87 | 15–9 (5–6) | Value City Arena (16,504) Columbus, Ohio |
| February 12, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 87–77 | 16–9 (6–6) | Mackey Arena (14,155) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| February 15, 2012 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | W 67–62 | 17–9 (7–6) | Assembly Hall (14,339) Champaign, Illinois |
| February 19, 2012 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 8 Michigan State | L 62–76 | 17–10 (7–7) | Mackey Arena (14,736) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| February 22, 2012 6:30 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 83–65 | 18–10 (8–7) | Mackey Arena (14,323) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| February 25, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 11 Michigan | W 75–61 | 19–10 (9–7) | Crisler Arena (12,721) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| February 29, 2012 6:30 pm, BTN | | Penn State | W 80–56 | 20–10 (10–7) | Mackey Arena (14,565) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| March 4, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 18 Indiana | L 74–85 | 20–11 (10–8) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Nebraska First Round | W 79–61 | 21–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis |
| March 9, 2012 8:55 pm, BTN | | vs. No. 7 Ohio State Quarterfinals | L 71–88 | 21–12 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2012* 7:27 pm, truTV | No. (MW 10) | vs. No. 24 (MW 7) Saint Mary's Second Round | W 72–69 | 22–12 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,833) Omaha, Nebraska |
| March 18, 2012* 8:40 pm, TNT | No. (MW 10) | vs. No. 6 (MW 2) Kansas Third Round | L 60–63 | 22–13 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,998) Omaha, Nebraska |
| *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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Note: Purdue was seeded 37th by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

## 2012 signing class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Raphael Davis SG | Fort Wayne, Indiana | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 14, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| AJ Hammons C | Carmel, Indiana | Oak Hill Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Oct 13, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Ronnie Johnson PG | Indianapolis | North Central High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Jay Simpson PF | Champaign, Illinois | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 1, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 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: "2012 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2012. "2012 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2012. "2012 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2012. ||||||