# 2013–14 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach is 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. They finished the season 15–17, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State.

## Roster
### Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bryson Scott PG | Fort Wayne, IN | Northrop High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 28, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Basil Smotherman SF | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 16, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Kendall Stephens SG | St. Charles, IL | St. Charles East High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. "2013 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. "2013 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30* 7:00 pm | | Indianapolis | W 80–73 | – | Mackey Arena (12,178) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 4* 7:00 pm | | Wayne State | W 91–58 | – | Mackey Arena (11,911) West Lafayette, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 76–75 | 1-0 | Mackey Arena (13,033) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 109–73 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena (11,966) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 17* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Rider | W 81–77 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena (12,086) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 20* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 83–55 | 4–0 | Mackey Arena (12,141) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 24* 12:00 pm, BTN | | Siena Old Spice Classic Opening Round | W 81–73 | 5–0 | Mackey Arena (12,898) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 28* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State Old Spice Classic First Round | L 87–97 | 5–1 | HP Field House (4,255) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 29* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. Washington State Old Spice Classic Consolation 2nd Round | L 54–69 | 5–2 | HP Field House (N/A) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 1* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Siena Old Spice Classic 7th place game | W 68–63 | 6–2 | HP Field House (N/A) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 4* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Boston College ACC – Big Ten Challenge | W 88–67 | 7–2 | Mackey Arena (12,926) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 7* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 69–64 | 8–2 | Mackey Arena (13,079) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 14* 6:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Butler Crossroads Classic | L 70–76 | 8–3 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,165) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 79–50 | 9–3 | Mackey Arena (8,081) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 22* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at West Virginia | W 73–70 | 10–3 | WVU Coliseum (10,019) Morgantown, WV |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 31 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 3 Ohio State | L 69–78 | 10–4 (0–1) | Mackey Arena (13,287) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 5 2:30 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 79–82 | 10–5 (0–2) | Williams Arena (11,851) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 12 12:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 70–64 | 11–5 (1–2) | Mackey Arena (9,182) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 15 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | W 66–58 | 12–5 (2–2) | State Farm Center (15,007) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 18 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Penn State | W 65–64 | 13–5 (3–2) | Mackey Arena (14,124) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 21 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 60–63 $^{2OT}$ | 13–6 (3–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,063) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 25 5:00 pm, BTN | | No. 9 Wisconsin | L 58–72 | 13–7 (3–4) | Mackey Arena (14,845) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 30 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 10 Michigan | L 66–75 | 13–8 (3–5) | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 2 11:30 am, BTN | | at Penn State | L 68–79 | 13–9 (3–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,832) University Park, PA |
| Feb 5 8:30 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 77–74 $^{3OT}$ | 14–9 (4–6) | Mackey Arena (12,818) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 8 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 49–67 | 14–10 (4–7) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 15 4:00 pm, ESPN | | Indiana Crimson and Gold Cup | W 82–64 | 15–10 (5–7) | Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 20 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 13 Michigan State | L 79–94 | 15–11 (5–8) | Mackey Arena (14,088) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 23 4:15 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 57–76 | 15–12 (5–9) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,891) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 26 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 16 Michigan | L 76–77 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (5–10) | Mackey Arena (13,821) West Lafayette, IN |
| Mar 1 8:15 pm, BTN | | at No. 20 Iowa | L 76–83 | 15–14 (5–11) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 5 9:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 9 Wisconsin | L 70–76 | 15–15 (5–12) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Mar 8 12:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | L 65–74 | 15–16 (5–13) | Mackey Arena (13,332) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 13 2:30 pm, BTN | (12) | vs. (5) No. 24 Ohio State First round | L 61–63 | 15–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||