2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14 17 27–10 11–7 Matt Painter Paul Lusk Rick Ray Jack Owens Mackey Arena Big Ten tournament Champions NCAA tournament 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 thumb|E'Twaun Moore led the team in scoring. Name "." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 7, 2009. # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Season Honors Nemanja Calasan 44 Forward 6–9 250 SeniorSrbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina Keaton Grant 5 Guard 6–4 207 JuniorKissimmee, FL Marcus Green 20 Guard 6–4 229 Senior Franklin Park, IL John Hart 32 Guard 6–2 180 RedshirtedBeech Grove, IN Robbie Hummel 4 Forward 6–8 208 SophomoreValparaiso, IN Third-Team All-Big TenBig Ten tournament MVPAll-Big Ten tournament TeamBig Ten Player of the Week (12/15, 12/22)Academic All-Big Ten Lewis Jackson 23 Guard 5–9 165 FreshmanDecatur, IL Big Ten All-Freshman Team JaJuan Johnson 25 Forward / Center 6–10 215 SophomoreIndianapolis, IN First-Team All-Big Ten TeamBig Ten All-Defensive TeamAll-Big Ten tournament Team Chris Kramer 3 Guard 6–3 205 JuniorHuntington, IN Big Ten All-Defensive TeamAcademic All-Big Ten E'Twaun Moore 33 Guard 6–3 180 SophomoreEast Chicago, IN Second-Team All-Big TenAll-Big Ten tournament TeamBig Ten Player of the Week (12/1)Academic All-Big Ten Bobby Riddell 11 Guard 5–9 163 SeniorLafayette, IN Academic All-Big Ten Chris Reid 55 Forward 6–9 251 JuniorCastro Valley, CA Ryne Smith 24 Guard 6–3 175 FreshmanToledo, OH Mark Wohlford 30 Guard 6–0 185 JuniorColumbus, IN Academic All-Big Ten Incoming Recruits no no 2008 John Hart SG Beech Grove, IN Beech Grove High School 6 2 180 2008-05-08 n/a n/a 40 Lewis Jackson PG Decatur, IL Eisenhower High School 5 9 175 2007-08-09 3 3 87 Ryne Smith SG Toledo, OH Whitmer High School 6 3 175 2007-08-02 3 3 40 2008 2008 Purdue Signees 2008 Purdue Signees 2008 Purdue Signees purdue 758 2509 December 9, 2008 yes Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Exhibition October 31 9:00 pm yes 10 2008–09 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern College Florida Southern Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Exhibition BTN Online 94–62   November 8 7:00 pm yes 10 2008–09 Northern State Wolves Northern State University Northern State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Exhibition BTN Online 81–61   |- !colspan=12 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Regular season November 14 9:00 pm yes 10 2008–09 Detroit Mercy Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Mercy Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN360 82–50 1–0 (0–0) 13,402 November 17 7:00 pm ET yes 10 Eastern Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN NIT Season Tip-Off Opening Round ESPN2 87–58 2–0 (0–0) 13,356 November 18 7:00 pm ET yes 10 2008–09 Loyola Ramblers Loyola University Chicago Loyola (Chicago) Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN NIT Season Tip-Off Quarter-Finals ESPNU 78–46 3–0 (0–0) 13,343 November 22 6:00 pm ET yes 10 2008–09 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State University Coppin State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN Online 66–46 4–0 (0–0) 14,123 November 26 7:00 pm ET yes yes 9 Boston College Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Semi-Finals ESPN2 71–64 5–0 (0–0) 4,438 November 28 3:30 pm ET yes yes 9 Oklahoma 13 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Finals ESPN2 82–87 OT 5–1 (0–0) 3,670 December 2 9:00 pm ET yes 10 Duke 4 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 60–76 5–2 (0–0) 14,123 December 6 8:00 pm yes 10 2008–09 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Arkansas-Pine Bluff Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 90–42 6–2 (0–0) 13,448 December 9 7:00 pm ET yes yes 17 Ball State Worthen Arena Muncie, IN TBA 68–39 7–2 (0–0) 8,381 December 13 2:00 pm yes 17 2008–09 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State University Indiana State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 76–62 8–2 (0–0) 14,123 December 20 4:00 pm ET yes yes 18 Davidson 20 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN The Wooden Tradition CBS 76–58 9–2 (0–0) 12,754 December 22 7:00 pm yes 15 2008–09 IPFW Mastodons Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 360 70–55 10–2 (0–0) 10,176 December 28 4:00 pm yes 15 Valparaiso Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 59–45 11–2 (0–0) 13,916 December 30 7:00 pm ET 11 Illinois Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 67–71 OT 11–3 (0–1) 14,036 January 6 9:00 pm ET yes 14 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA BTN 64–67 11–4 (0–2) 4,404 January 11 1:30 pm ET 14 Wisconsin Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN CBS 65–52 12–4 (1–2) 14,123 January 15 7:00 pm ET yes 19 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 63–61 13–4 (2–2) 4,473 January 18 12:00 pm ET 19 Iowa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 75–53 14–4 (3–2) 14,123 January 22 7:00 pm ET yes 18 Minnesota 20 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 70–62 15–4 (4–2) 14,625 January 27 9:00 pm ET yes 17 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 64–63 16–4 (5–2) 17,230 January 30 1:00 pm ET 17 Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN CBS 67–49 17–4 (6–2) 14,123 February 3 7:00 pm ET yes 13 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 72-80 OT 17–5 (6–3) 17,012 February 8 1:00 pm ET yes 13 Illinois 21 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL CBS 48-66 17–6 (6–4) 16,618 February 11 6:30 pm ET 23 Penn State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 61–47 18–6 (7–4) 14,013 February 14 4:00 pm ET yes 23 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 49–45 19–6 (8–4) 14,665 February 17 7:00 pm ET 21 Michigan State 5 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 72–54 20–6 (9–4) 14,123 February 21 2:00 pm ET 21 Indiana Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 81–67 21–6 (10–4) 14,123 February 26 9:00 pm ET yes 16 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 87–78 21–7 (10–5) 13,751 February 28 4:00 pm ET 16 Ohio State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 75–50 22–7 (11–5) 14,123 March 4 6:30 pm ET 20 Northwestern Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 61–64 22–8 (11–6) 13,947 March 8 12:00 pm ET yes 20 Michigan State 8 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI CBS 51–62 22–9 (11–7) 14,759 |- !colspan=12 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Big Ten tournament March 13 9:00 pm ET yes yes 24 Penn State Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Big Ten tournament Quarter-Finals BTN 79–65 23–9 14,647 March 14 4:00 pm ET yes yes 24 Illinois 25 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Big Ten tournament Semi-Finals CBS 66–56 24–9 15,728 March 15 3:30 pm ET yes yes 24 Ohio State Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Big Ten tournament finals CBS 65–61 25–9 12,526 |- !colspan=12 style=Purdue Boilermakers|NCAA tournament March 19 2:30 pm ET yes yes 18 (5) Northern Iowa (12) Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR First Round CBS 61–56 26–9 N/A March 21 5:40 pm ET yes yes 18 (5) Washington 14 (4) Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR Second Round CBS 76–74 27–9 N/A March 26 7:07 pm ET yes yes 18 (5) Connecticut 6 (1) University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ Sweet Sixteen CBS 60–72 27–10 20,101 Coaches' Poll Eastern Time"." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2008. Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 11 11 10 9 14 13 10 9 14 19 18 16 12 20 19 16 19 24 17 Coaches 0 19 10 10 9 10 17 18 15 11 т 14 19 18 17 13 23 21 16 20 24 18 14 See also 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings List of NCAA Division I institutions References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament championship seasons Purd Purd