2014–15 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–13 12–6 Matt Painter (10th Season) Jack Owens Brandon Brantley Greg Gary Mackey Arena NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2014–15 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his tenth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Wisconsin. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Cincinnati. Previous season The Boilermakers finished the season 15–17, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Terone Johnson 0 G 6'2" 199 Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Sterling Carter 1 G 6'0" 200 RS Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Ronnie Johnson 3 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Houston Jay Simpson 23 F 6'9" 250 RS Freshman Champaign, IL Retired from basketball due a heart condition http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/25992562-556/heart-condition-ends-career-of-purdues-jay-simpson.html#.U5aRdna9beo https://archive.today/20140610051120/http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/25992562-556/heart-condition-ends-career-of-purdues-jay-simpson.html%23.U5aRdna9beo dead Heart condition ends career of Purdue's Jay Simpson Post Tribune of Chicago 2013-06-13 2014-06-10 Errick Peck 32 F 6'6" 223 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Travis Carroll 50 F 6'9" 245 Senior Danville, IN Graduated Roster 2014 Purdue Boilermakers y Jon Octeus 0 G 6 4 175 SR Miramar, FL Bryson Scott 1 G 6 1 201 SO Fort Wayne, IN Jon McKeeman 2 G 6 1 180 JR Fort Wayne, IN P.J. Thompson 3 G 5 11 170 FR Indianapolis, IN Basil Smotherman 5 F 6 5 222 SO Indianapolis, IN Stephen Toyra 11 G 6 3 177 JR Lafayette, IN Vincent Edwards basketball y 12 F 6 7 210 FR Middletown, OH A. J. Hammons y 20 C 7 0 251 JR Carmel, IN Kendall Stephens 21 G 6 6 193 SO St. Charles, IL y Jacquil Taylor 23 F 6 9 215 FR Cambridge, MA Anfernee Brown 24 G 6 1 190 SO East Chicago, IN Neal Beshears 30 F 6 7 198 SR Winchester, IN Dakota Mathias y 31 G 6 5 190 FR Elida, OH Raphael Davis 35 G 6 5 211 JR Fort Wayne, IN Isaac Haas 44 C 7 2 285 FR Piedmont, AL y Matt Painter (Purdue) Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois) Greg Gary (Tulane) Brandon Brantley (Purdue) http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pur-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2014-06-09 Incoming recruits Isaac Haas, an Alabama native, committed to Purdue on November 18, 2013.https://247sports.com/player/isaac-haas-24763 Isaac Haas Recruiting Profile October 11, 2017 247 Sports Haas' primary reason for committing to Purdue was due to the university's ability to develop its tall players, saying "It's great exposure, and under Matt Painter, almost every 7-footer who went to Purdue went to the NBA." Haas, who originally committed to Wake Forest, was a four star and top 100 recruit.https://www.indystar.com/story/recruiting-central/2013/11/18/purdue-adds-a-big-recruit-for-2014/3627599/ Purdue basketball's development of big men lured Alabama center Isaac Haas Indy Star Baird Nathan November 19, 2013 Vincent Edwards committed to Purdue on September 14, 2013.https://247sports.com/player/vincent-edwards-15019 Vincent Edwards Recruitment Profile October 11, 2017 247 Sports Edwards was ranked the #80 recruit of 2014. Edwards had been considering which school to commit to since his sophomore year, and said, "“Never in my mind have I had a doubt about Purdue. But of course, I wanted to be sure that I was making the right decision. I felt like it was the right decision to make, so I made it today."http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2013/09/15/2014-forward-vince-edwards-commits-to-purdue/ 2014 forward Vince Edwards commits to Purdue Doyle Kevin September 15, 2013 October 11, 2017 NBC Sports Jacquil Taylor, from Cambridge, Massachusetts committed to Purdue on September 30, 2013.https://247sports.com/player/jacquil-taylor-27443 Jacquil Taylor Recruiting Profile 247 Sports October 11, 2017 Although Taylor was injured his senior year, there was enough film of him prior to the injury for Purdue to sign him.http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2014/04/28/purdue-basketball-recruit-jacquil-taylor-a-box-office-sleeper/8391439/ Purdue basketball recruit Jacquil Taylor a box office sleeper October 11, 2017 Baird Nathan Reno Gazette-Journal April 28, 2014 Dakota Mathias, a shooting guard from Elida, Ohio, committed to Purdue on May 5, 2013.https://247sports.com/player/dakota-mathias-28360 Dakota Mathias Recruiting Profile 247 Sports October 11, 2017 P.J. Thompson, from Indianapolis, IN, was the last of the class to commit, committing on March 11, 2014.https://247sports.com/player/p-j-thompson-20961 P.J. Thompson Recruiting Profile October 12, 2017 247 Sports Thompson, who suffered a foot injury his senior season, was not heavily recruited, and accepted Purdue's late offer. His father, LaSalle, was once a summer teammate of Coach Painter.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2014/06/12/pj-thompson-returns-to-action-and-other-all-star-notes/10388225/ Journal & Courier P.J. Thompson ready to make transition to Purdue The Leaf Chronicle June 13, 2014 October 12, 2017 Baird Nathan Class of 2014 recruits no no 2014 Isaac Haas C Piedmont, AL Hokes Bluff High School 7 0 275 November 18, 2013 4 4 4 4 Vincent Edwards SF Middletown, OH Middletown High School 6 7 200 September 14, 2011 3 3 4 4 Jacquil Taylor PF Cambridge, MA Beaver Country Day School 6 8 205 September 30, 2013 3 3 3 3 Dakota Mathias SG Elida, OH Elida High School 6 8 205 May 5, 2013 3 3 3 3 P.J. Thompson PG Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School 5 11 165 March 11, 2014 3 3 3 2 2014 2014 Purdue Signees 2014 Purdue Signees 2014 Purdue Signees purdue 758 2509 27 June 9, 2014 yes Class of 2015 recruits no no 2015 Ryan Cline SG Carmel, IN Carmel High School 6 5 175 June 2, 2014 3 3 NR 2015 2015 Purdue Signees 2015 Purdue Signees 2015 Purdue Signees purdue 758 2509 27 June 9, 2014 yes Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| Exhibition Nov 2 2:00 pm yes California (PA) Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 89–52 10,179 – Nov 7 7:00 pm yes Carroll College Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 90–49 10,500 – |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 7:00 pm yes Samford Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round 80–40 10,430 1–0 Nov 16 3:00 pm yes IUPUI Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 77–57 11,466 2–0 Nov 20 7:00 pm yes Grambling State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 82–30 10,021 3–0 Nov 24 2:30 pm yes yes Kansas State Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals ESPN2 79–88 2,400 3–1 Nov 25 2:00 pm yes yes Missouri Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament Consolation 2nd Round ESPN2 82–61 2,400 4–1 Nov 26 5:00 pm yes yes BYU Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament 5th Place Game ESPN2 87–85 OT 2,400 5–1 Dec 2 9:00 pm yes NC State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 66–61 12,023 6–1 Dec 6 2:00 pm yes North Florida Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 70–73 11,038 6–2 Dec 8 7:00 pm yes IPFW Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPNU 63–43 10,007 7–2 Dec 10 7:00 pm yes Arkansas State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPNU 87–46 9,964 8–2 Dec 13 9:00 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN SECN 71–81 9,565 8–3 Dec 20 5:15 pm yes yes Notre Dame 21 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Crossroads Classic BTN 63–94 14,753 8–4 Dec 22 6:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 84–89 8,835 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| Big Ten regular season Dec 31 3:15 pm Minnesota Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 72–68 10,018 9–5 (1–0) Jan 3 2:15 pm Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 64–51 11,271 10–5 (2–0) Jan 7 7:00 pm yes Wisconsin 4 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 55–62 17,279 10–6 (2–1) Jan 10 2:30 pm Maryland 11 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 60–69 10,756 10–7 (2–2) Jan 17 1:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 84–77 OT 8,949 11–7 (3–2) Jan 21 9:00 pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 57–66 12,965 11–8 (3–3) Jan 24 12:00 pm Iowa 25 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 67–63 12,068 12–8 (4–3) Jan 28 9:00 pm Indiana 22 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup BTN 83–67 14,846 13–8 (5–3) Jan 31 6:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPNU 68–60 8,117 14–8 (6–3) Feb 4 6:30 pm Ohio State 20 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 60–58 12,087 15–8 (7–3) Feb 7 3:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 58–62 13,041 15–9 (7–4) Feb 12 7:00 pm yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 61–51 5,805 16–9 (8–4) Feb 15 5:15 pm Nebraska Mackey Arena West Layfette, IN BTN 66–54 14,313 17–9 (9–4) Feb 19 7:00 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup ESPN 67–63 17,472 18–9 (10–4) Feb 26 9:00 pm Rutgers Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPNU 92–85 11,895 19–9 (11–4) Mar 1 7:30 pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 61–65 15,978 19–10 (11–5) Mar 4 8:00 pm yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 66–72 14,797 19–11 (11–6) Mar 7 4:30 pm Illinois Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 63–58 14,846 20–11 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| Big Ten tournament Mar 13 2:30 pm yes Penn State United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals ESPN 64–59 17,290 21–11 Mar 14 1:00 pm yes Wisconsin 6 United Center Chicago, IL Semifinals CBS 51–71 18,088 21–12 |- |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| NCAA tournament Mar 19 7:10 pm yes yes 9 MW Cincinnati 8 MW KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Second Round CBS 65–66 OT 21,639 21–13 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region See also 2014–15 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team References Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Purdue Purd Purd