2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 15
2016–17 record 6–2 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Matt Painter (12th year)
Assistant coach Jack Owens
Assistant coach Brandon Brantley
Assistant coach Greg Gary
Home arena Mackey Arena
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Maryland 0 0       8 1   .889
Minnesota 0 0       7 1   .875
Ohio State 0 0       7 1   .875
Rutgers 0 0       7 1   .875
No. 13 Indiana 0 0       6 1   .857
No. 17 Wisconsin 0 0       7 2   .778
Michigan 0 0       6 2   .750
Northwestern 0 0       6 2   .750
No. 15 Purdue 0 0       6 2   .750
Illinois 0 0       6 3   .667
Penn State 0 0       6 3   .667
Nebraska 0 0       5 3   .625
Michigan State 0 0       5 4   .556
Iowa 0 0       3 5   .375
2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team will represent Purdue University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, in his twelfth season with the Boilers. The team will play their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN, and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four way tie for third place in conference. They defeated Illinois and Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 5 seed, they were upset by No. 12 seeded Arkansas–Little Rock in the First Round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Johnny Hill 1 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Glendale Heights, IL Graduated
Stephen Toyra 11 G 6'3" 180 Senior Lafayette, IN Walk-on; graduated
A. J. Hammons 20 C 7'0" 261 Senior Carmel, IN Graduated/2016 NBA draft
Kendall Stephens 21 G 6'6" 197 Junior St. Charles, IL Transferred to Nevada
Grant Weatherford 22 G 6'2" 215 Freshman Cicero, IN Transferred to Midland College
Raphael Davis 35 G 6'5" 217 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Spike Albrecht 55 G 5'11" 175 RS Senior Crown Point, IN Transferred from Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Albrecht graduated from Michigan.

Roster

2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 2 McKeeman, JonJon McKeeman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Edwards, CarsenCarsen Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Humble, TX
F 5 Smotherman, BasilBasil Smotherman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 11 Thompson, P.J.P.J. Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
F 12 Edwards, VinceVince Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Middletown, OH
G 14 Cline, RyanRyan Cline 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Carmel, IN
G 15 Luce, TommyTommy Luce (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Jeffersonville, IN
F 23 Taylor, JacquilJacquil Taylor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Cambridge, MA
F 24 Eifert, GradyGrady Eifert (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Fort Wayne, IN
G 31 Mathias, DakotaDakota Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Elida, OH
C 44 Haas, IsaacIsaac Haas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Jr Piedmont, AL
F 50 Swanigan, CalebCaleb Swanigan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Fort Wayne, IN
G 55 Albrecht, SpikeSpike Albrecht (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Crown Point, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Class of 2016 recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carsen Edwards
#16 PG
Humble, TX Atascocita High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 11, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 27
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Class of 2017 recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt Haarms
C
Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunrise Christian School 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 5, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aaron Wheeler
SF
Stamford, Connecticut Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 17, 2016 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Eden Ewing
PF
Richmond, Texas Bush High School/Tyler Junior College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 7, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nojel Eastern
SF
Evanston, Illinois Evanston Township High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 27
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Spanish exhibition tour[1]

Aug 10, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Eurocolegio Casvi W 80–71 
 22  Swanigan  11  Swanigan  5  Thompson/Mathias  Real Canoe NC 
Madrid, Spain

Aug 11, 2016*
11:30 am
at Albacete Basket (LEB Plata) W 88–67 
 16  Swanigan  9  Swanigan  6  Edwards  Pabellón del Parque 
Albacete, Spain

Aug 14, 2015*
8:00 pm
at Barcelona All-Stars W 96–72 
 25  Edwards  11  Swanigan  4  Swanigan/Albrect   
Barcelona, Spain

Aug 15, 2015*
8:00 pm
at Europe Basketball Academy W 117–66 
 19  Thompson  12  Swanigan  7  Mathias   
Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition

Nov 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 15 Southern Indiana W 85–63 
 25  Haas  9  Swanigan  7  Swanigan  Mackey Arena (12,190)
West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 McNeese State W 109–65  1–0
 23  Swanigan  20  Swanigan  6  Swanigan  Mackey Arena (13,523)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 No. 3 Villanova
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 76–79  1–1
 22  Haas  8  Swanigan  8  Edwards  Mackey Arena (13,523)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 Georgia State
Cancún Challenge
W 64–56  2–1
 19  Swanigan  11  Swanigan  4  Mathias  Mackey Arena (14,302)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 22, 2016*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 vs. Utah State
Cancún Challenge semifinals
W 85–64  3–1
 26  Haas  10  Swanigan  4  Mathias/Thompson  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico

Nov 23, 2016*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 vs. Auburn
Cancún Challenge championship
W 96–71  4–1
 21  Edwards  10  Haas/Swanigan  7  Mathias  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico

Nov 26, 2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 NJIT W 79–68  5–1
 22  Swanigan  13  Swanigan  5  Edwards  Mackey Arena (10,479)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 at No. 14 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 64-71  5-2
 14  Swanigan  11  Swanigan  4  Mathias  KFC Yum! Center (21,841)
Louisville, KY

Dec 3, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 Morehead State W 90-56  6-2
 16  C. Edwards  9  Swanigan  8  V. Edwards  Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Arizona State
Jimmy V Classic
  
                Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY

Dec 10, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 17, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Notre Dame
Crossroads Classic
  
                Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 19, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN
Western Illinois   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Norfolk State   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season

Dec 28, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN
Iowa   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 1, 2017
 BTN
Minnesota   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
at Ohio State   
                Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

Jan 8, 2017
1:30 pm
or 4:30 pm, CBS
Wisconsin   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 12, 2017
9:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa   
                Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

Jan 17, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Illinois   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 21, 2017
12:00 pm, BTN
Penn State   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 24, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan State   
                Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 29, 2017
4:30 pm, BTN
at Nebraska   
                Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

Feb 1, 2017
8:30 pm, BTN
Northwestern   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 4, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
at Maryland   
                Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD

Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
  
                Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

Feb 14, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Michigan State   
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 21, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State   
                Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA

Feb 25, 2017
 ESPN/ESPN2
at Michigan   
                Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI

Feb 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
  
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Mar 4/5, 2017
 CBS/BTN
at Northwestern   
                Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 8–12, 2017
vs.    
                Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 15 15 17 15 Not released 
Coaches 15 15 19 16

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

References

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