2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2008–09
Team:	Purdue Boilermakers
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	14
Aprank:	17
Record:	27–10
Conf Record:	11–7
Champion:	Big Ten tournament Champions
Bowl Result:	Sweet 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 ^[1]		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

Schedule

Rankings

Notes and References

"http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pur-m-baskbl-mtt.html." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 7, 2009.