2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20 20 25–9 15–3, Matt Painter Cuonzo Martin Paul Lusk Rick Ray Mackey Arena NCAA Tournament Round of 32 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, 85–78. Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown1Garrett MocasF6–8So.Columbus, Indiana 2Chad SutorF6–7Fr.Bloomington, Indiana 3Chris KramerG6–3So.Huntington, Indiana4Robbie HummelG/F6–8Fr.Valparaiso, Indiana5Keaton GrantG6–4So.Kissimmee, Florida 11Bobby RiddellG5–9Jr.Lafayette, Indiana 12Tarrance CrumpG6–1R-Sr.Decatur, Alabama14Scott MartinG/F6–8Fr.Valparaiso, Indiana20Marcus Green G6–4Jr.Franklin Park, Illinois 21Nemanja CalasanF6–9Jr.Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina 25JaJuan JohnsonF/C6–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana 30Mark WohlfordG6–0So.Columbus, Indiana33E'Twaun Moore G6–3Fr.East Chicago, Indiana 55Chris ReidF6–9Jr.Castro Valley, California Results yes November 15 7:00 PM yes Bethune-Cookman 66–40 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 1–0 12,848 November 20 9:00 PM yes Lipscomb 66–62 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 2–0 12,907 November 24 2:00 PM yes Loyola Chicago 84–53 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 3–0 8,115 November 27 9:30 PM yes yes Clemson 18 58–61 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC–Big Ten Challenge 3–1 7,350 December 1 3:00 PM yes Indiana State 71–60 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 4–1 14,077 December 5 7:00 PM yes Ball State 70–57 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5–1 13,212 December 8 4:00 PM yes yes Missouri 63–73 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 5–2 7,699 December 15 3:30 PM yes yes Lousiville 22 67–59 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Wooden Tradition 6–2 7,699 December 17 7:00 PM yes Texas Southern 76–56 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Las Vegas Classic on-campus game 7–2 7,303 December 19 7:00 PM yes Wofford 66–69 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Las Vegas Classic on-campus game 7–3 7,481 December 22 10:30 PM yes yes Iowa State 80–83 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Classic semifinals 7–4 December 23 yes yes Missouri State 72–70 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Classic consolation game 8–4 December 29 12:00 PM yes FIU 59–44 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 9–4 8,828 January 5 2:00 PM Michigan 65–58 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 10–4 1–0 14,010 January 8 9:00 PM yes Michigan State 6 75–78 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 10–5 1–1 14,759 January 12 4:00 PM Ohio State 75–68 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 11–5 2–1 14,123 January 16 7:00 PM yes Iowa 67–62 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 12–5 3–1 9,701 January 19 2:00 PM Illinois 74–67 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 13–5 4–1 14,123 January 23 7:00 PM yes Penn State 64–42 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 14–5 5–1 6,287 January 26 4:00 PM Wisconsin 11 60–56 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 15–5 6–1 14,123 January 30 7:00 PM Iowa 51–50 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 16–5 7–1 13,370 February 2 3:30 PM yes Illinois 83–75 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 17–5 8–1 16,618 February 5 9:00 PM 24 Penn State 67–53 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 18–5 9–1 13,289 February 9 9:00 PM yes 24 Wisconsin 8 72–67 Kohl Center Madison, WI 19–5 10–1 17,190 February 12 7:00 PM 19 Michigan State 10 60–54 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 20–5 11–1 14,123 February 16 4:00 PM yes 19 Northwestern 71–56 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 21–5 12–1 8,117 February 19 7:00 PM yes 14 Indiana 15 Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup 68–77 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 21–6 12–2 February 27 9:00 PM 16 Minnesota 65–53 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 22–6 13–2 13,815 March 1 2:00 PM 16 Northwestern 68–43 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 23–6 14–2 14,123 March 4 7:00 PM yes 15 Ohio State 77–80 OT Value City Arena Columbus, OH 23–7 14–3 19,049 March 9 4:00 PM yes 15 Michigan 72–58 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 24–7 15–3 12,047 |- !colspan=6 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Big Ten tournament March 14 6:40 PM yes 17 2 Illinois 10 Quarterfinals 67–74 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 24–8 18,691 |- !colspan=6 style=Purdue Boilermakers|NCAA tournament March 20 2:50 PM yes yes 17 6 W Baylor 11 W First round 90–79 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 25–8 18,400 March 22 4:40 PM yes yes 17 6 W Xavier 3 W Second round 78–85 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 25–9 18,400 AP Poll Eastern Time W West region See also 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season Notes The 25 wins were the most for Purdue since Gene Keady's 1997-98 team, when Purdue went 28–8. 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