Purdue Basketball Information

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Roster
1 Garrett Mocas F Jr. 1V 6-8/225 Columbus, IN (East HS)
3 Chris Kramer G Jr. 2V 6-3/205 Huntington, IN (Huntington North)
4 Robbie Hummel F So. 1V 6-8/208 Valparaiso, IN (Valparaiso)
5 Keaton Grant G Jr. 2V 6-4/200 Kissimmee, FL (Bridgton Academy)
11 Bobby Riddell G Jr. 2V 5-9/165 Lafayette, IN (Harrison)
20 Marcus Green G Jr. 2V 6-4/215 Franklin Park, IL (Leyden)
23 Lewis Jackson G Fr. HS 5-9/165 Decatur, IL (Eisenhower)
24 Ryne Smith G Fr. HS 6-3/175 Toledo, OH (Whitmer)
25 JaJuan Johnson F So. 1V 6-10/215 Indianapolis, IN (Franklin Central)
30 Mark Wohlford G Jr. 1V 6-0/185 Columbus, IN (East HS)
32 John Hart G Fr. HS 6-2/180 Beech Grove, IN (Beech Grove)
33 E'Twaun Moore G So. 1V 6-3/180 East Chicago, IN (Central)
44 Nemanja Calasan F Sr. 1V 6-9/250 Srbinje, (Ekononomsko-Ugostiteljska)
55 Chris Reid F Sr. 1V 6-9/251 Castro Valley, CA (Castro Valley)



Coach-Matt Painter


Playing Days

Purdue (1989-1993)
Matt Painter attended Delta High School in Muncie, Indiana and played basketball for current Athletic Director, Stan Daugherty. After high school, Painter attended Purdue University as an undergraduate, although he grew up in an Indiana family, where his father attended. He played four seasons (75-45 record) of basketball as a Boilermaker for Gene Keady, where he helped to lead the Boilermakers to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT appearance. He started 50 of the 109 games in which he appeared. In his senior season, he was selected as a team captain and was named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.


Coach Painter

1993-1998
After graduation from Purdue in 1993, Painter moved on to coaching basketball. His first year as a coach was an assistant coach position at Washington and Jefferson College. With his help, the team finished the season with a 22-3 record and a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament. He only coached at Washington and Jefferson for one year before becoming an assistant coach at Barton College. In the 1994-95 season Barton finished with 13 wins and 13 losses. Painter then moved to Division I as an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois, where he received his master's degree.


Southern Illinois (1998-2004)
After three years at Eastern Illinois he moved to Southern Illinois in 1998 as an assistant to head coach Bruce Weber. Painter had previously met Weber while Weber was an assistant coach at Purdue during Painter's playing days. Weber and Painter quickly turned a team that had a losing record the previous season into a successful team. Painter helped lead the Salukis to the NIT in 2000, and twice to the NCAA tournament while an assistant coach. In the 2001-02 season, they qualified for the NCAA tournament and ended their season in the Sweet Sixteen with a loss to UConn. That year, SIU beat well-established programs such as Georgia and Texas Tech. He took over the head coaching job following that 2002-2003 season when Weber left for a head coaching job at Illinois. Leading the Salukis to a 25-5 record and a berth in the NCAA tournament in 2004, the team was ranked as high as #15 in the nation by the AP poll during the season. Painter was named the 2003-2004 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the year.


Purdue

2004-2006
In 2004, Painter was recruited by Purdue as the replacement for retiring head coach Gene Keady. He signed a six-year contract as the new Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball coach. As part of a planned transition, Painter was named the Associate Head Coach for the 2004-05 season. He joined former teammate Cuonzo Martin (now head coach at Missouri State) on the coaching staff. At the start of the 2005-06 season, Matt Painter took over for Keady as the head coach at his alma mater. In his first season in that role, Purdue went 9-19, which was an improvement over the previous season's 7-21 record. This improvement came despite the fact they had key players out for the season due to injuries and suspensions.


2006-2007
In his second season as head coach, the team had high hopes for an NCAA berth. Carl Landry and David Teague both returned to the team, combining an average of about 34 points per game and 15 rebounds per game. Painter's Boilermakers finished the preseason with an 11-3 record, which included wins over previously unbeaten and top 25 schools Virginia and Missouri. They headed deep into the regular season without a road win. The team had also not won a road game in the two prior seasons during which Painter was part of the Boilermaker's bench. That 29 road game losing streak ended on February 3rd, 2007, when Purdue beat Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center. After winning seven of their last ten conference games during the regular season and setting a single-season school record for most home wins at 16, Painter and his Boilermakers finished the regular season with a 9-7 conference record. They received a 5th seed in the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, and were knocked out in the third round when they lost to number one seed Ohio State. Purdue was invited to the 2007 NCAA Tournament, Painter's second appearance as a head coach, and received a 9 seed. The team's opening round opponent was Lute Olson's Arizona. After beating the Wildcats, Purdue fell to Billy Donovan's number one seeded and defending national champions, Florida.


2007-2008
Coming off one of the program's biggest single season improvements, Painter returned only one senior on the roster with 6 newcomers. Painter achieved notable recruiting success, signing one of the top five recruiting classes in the nation for 2007, all coming from the state of Indiana. Painter started at least three freshmen in every game at the start of the '07-'08 season, making it the youngest starting line-up in the nation. His "baby boilers" finished the non-conference season with a 9-4 record, which included a win against Rick Pitino's #22 ranked Louisville, as well as a loss to Wofford, their only home loss of the season. During an eleven game winning streak in conference play, they swept the season series with AP Poll #8 Wisconsin and had a home win against #9 Michigan State. It was the first back-to-back wins versus top ten teams in school history. Their winning streak was ended when they lost to in-state rival, #14 Indiana. Painter and his Boilers finished the regular season in 2nd place with a 15-3 record. During the regular season and into the conference tournament, Purdue was ranked as high as #15 in both polls. Painter's team entered the Big Ten Tournament with the #2 seed. They lost in the quarterfinals to the 10th seeded Illinois. They were invited to the NCAA Tournament and given a #6 seed. Painter's team beat Baylor in the first round, giving Purdue it's 10th straight first round win in the tournament. They lost in the second round to a very experienced and senior-led Xavier team, giving Painter a 2-3 record in NCAA tourney play as a head coach. He was named the 2007-2008 Big Ten Conference Coach of The Year.


2008-2009
Painter's Boilermakers begin the '08-'09 season with an ESPN/USA Today Poll rank at #10 and an AP Top 25 #11 ranking. Painter has five returning starters from the prior season and lost 2 players due to graduation and transfer. With the departure of associate head coach Cuonzo Martin, both his replacement, Paul Lusk, and Painter reunite with newly hired Jack Owens, who was also an assistant while at Southern Illinois.

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Schedule
Date Opponent*
Nov. 14, 2008 Detroit 9:00 pm ET
Nov. 17, 2008 Eastern Michigan 7:00 pm ET **
Nov. 22, 2008 Coppin St. TBA
Dec. 2, 2008 Duke 9:00 pm ET
Dec. 6, 2008 Arkansas-PB 8:00 pm ET
Dec. 9, 2008 at Ball State 7:00 pm ET
Dec. 13, 2008 Indiana St. 2:00 pm ET
Dec. 20, 2008 Davidson 4:00 pm ET
Dec. 22, 2008 IPFW 7:00 pm ET
Dec. 28, 2008 Valparaiso 4:00 pm ET
Dec. 30, 2008 Illinois 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 6, 2009 at Penn State 9:00 pm ET
Jan. 11, 2009 Wisconsin TBA
Jan. 15, 2009 at Northwestern 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 18, 2009 Iowa 12:00 pm ET
Jan. 22, 2009 at Minnesota 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 27, 2009 at Wisconsin 9:00 pm ET
Jan. 31, 2009 Michigan 1:00 pm ET
Feb. 3, 2009 at Ohio State 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 8, 2009 at Illinois 1:00 pm ET
Feb. 11, 2009 Penn State 6:30 pm ET
Feb. 14, 2009 at Iowa 4:05 pm ET
Feb. 17, 2009 Michigan State 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 21, 2009 Indiana TBA
Feb. 26, 2009 at Michigan 9:00 pm ET
Mar. 1, 2009 Ohio State TBA
Mar. 4, 2009 Northwestern TBA
Mar. 8, 2009 at Michigan State TBA

** Preseason NIT - North Region



Mackey Arena

Mackey Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Part of the Purdue University campus, it is home to the university's basketball teams, and occasionally hosts home games for the volleyball and wrestling teams. The arena opened in 1967 as a replacement for Lambert Fieldhouse.

Originally named Purdue Arena, it was renamed in 1972 to honor Purdue alumnus and long time athletic director Guy "Red" Mackey. On December 12, 1997, the floor was renamed Keady Court in honor of longtime men's coach Gene Keady. The circular arena, similar to many built in the 1960s, seats 14,123, and is considered by many as one of the loudest arenas in the nation due to its domed aluminum roof.[1


Former names- Purdue Arena
Location- Northwestern Ave
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Opened December 2, 1967
Owner Purdue University
Operator Purdue University
Construction cost $6 Million (1967)
$99.5 Million (2007-2011 Renovation)
Architect HNTB Architecture (2007-2011 Renovation)
Capacity 14,123

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