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2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2008–09
teamPurdue Boilermakers
imagePurdue Boilermakers logo.svg
image_size150
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank14
APRank17
record27–10
conf_record11–7
head_coachMatt Painter
asst_coach1Paul Lusk
asst_coach2Rick Ray
asst_coach3Jack Owens
stadiumMackey Arena
championBig Ten tournament Champions
bowl[NCAA tournament](2009-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultSweet Sixteen

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#PositionHeightWeightYearHome TownSeason Honors
Nemanja Calasan44Forward6–9250SeniorSrbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Keaton Grant5Guard6–4207JuniorKissimmee, FL
Marcus Green20Guard6–4229SeniorFranklin Park, IL
John Hart32Guard6–2180RedshirtedBeech Grove, IN
Robbie Hummel4Forward6–8208SophomoreValparaiso, INThird-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 Jackson23Guard5–9165FreshmanDecatur, ILBig Ten All-Freshman Team
JaJuan Johnson25Forward / Center6–10215SophomoreIndianapolis, INFirst-Team All-Big Ten Team
Big Ten All-Defensive Team
All-Big Ten tournament Team
Chris Kramer3Guard6–3205JuniorHuntington, INBig Ten All-Defensive Team
Academic All-Big Ten
E'Twaun Moore33Guard6–3180SophomoreEast Chicago, INSecond-Team All-Big Ten
All-Big Ten tournament Team
Big Ten Player of the Week (12/1)
Academic All-Big Ten
Bobby Riddell11Guard5–9163SeniorLafayette, INAcademic All-Big Ten
Chris Reid55Forward6–9251JuniorCastro Valley, CA
Ryne Smith24Guard6–3175FreshmanToledo, OH
Mark Wohlford30Guard6–0185JuniorColumbus, INAcademic All-Big Ten

Incoming Recruits

Schedule

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Rankings

References

References

  1. "[http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pur-m-baskbl-mtt.html]." ''purduesports.com.'' Retrieved on October 7, 2009.
  2. "[http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/pur-m-baskbl-sched.html]." ''purduesports.com.'' Retrieved on October 12, 2008.
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