2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record25–9 (15–3, Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin162 .889315  .861
No. 20 Purdue153 .833259  .735
Indiana144 .778258  .758
No. 18 Michigan State126 .667279  .750
Ohio State108 .5562413  .649
Minnesota810 .4442014  .588
Penn State711 .3891516  .484
Iowa612 .3331319  .406
Illinois513 .2781619  .457
Michigan513 .2781022  .313
Northwestern117 .056822  .267
2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his 3rd season with the Boilers. The Boilers did well at home, going 9-0 in the Big Ten and losing only a single home game overall (16-1). Purdue finished second in the Big Ten with a 15–3 record. They lost to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament despite having a #2 seed. The Boilers accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they made it to the second round before losing to Xavier, 78–85.

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
1Garrett MocasF68So.Columbus, Indiana
2Chad SutorF67Fr.Bloomington, Indiana
3Chris KramerG63So.Huntington, Indiana
4Robbie HummelG/F68Fr.Valparaiso, Indiana
5Keaton GrantG64So.Kissimmee, Florida
11Bobby RiddellG59Jr.Lafayette, Indiana
12Tarrance CrumpG61R-Sr.Decatur, Alabama
14Scott MartinG/F68Fr.Valparaiso, Indiana
20Marcus GreenG64Jr.Franklin Park, Illinois
21Nemanja CalasanF69Jr.Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
25JaJuan JohnsonF/C610Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
30Mark WohlfordG60So.Columbus, Indiana
33E'Twaun MooreG63Fr.East Chicago, Indiana
55Chris ReidF69Jr.Castro Valley, California

Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

 
 

See also

Notes

  • The 25 wins were the most for Purdue since Gene Keady's 1997-98 team, when Purdue went 28–8.

References

  1. "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008.
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