2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
Cancún Challenge champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record27–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainSpike Albrecht
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Purdue 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 25 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730
Maryland 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
No. 23 Michigan † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 12   .684
Northwestern 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667
Michigan State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Illinois 8 – 10   .444 20 – 15   .571
Ohio State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Indiana 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Penn State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
Nebraska 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 15 – 18   .455
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 12th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference. With their win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched their first Big Ten Championship since 2009, 22nd overall.[1] With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history.[2] They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in to win the Big Ten regular season championship. In the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010, they lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 3-ranked Kansas.

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. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game. In the championship game, they lost to Michigan State. The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 5 seed, they were upset by No. 12-seeded Little Rock in the first round.

Preseason

Purdue was picked to finish second in the Big Ten in preseason polls by Sports Illustrated[3] and USA Today.[4] Caleb Swanigan was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team as voted by a panel of conference media.[5]

Offseason

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 Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jon McKeeman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Carroll High School (IN) Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 3 Carsen Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Atascocita High School Atascocita, Texas
G 11 P. J. Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
F 12 Vincent Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Middletown High School (OH) Middletown, Ohio
G 14 Ryan Cline 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Carmel High School (IN) Carmel, Indiana
G 15 Tommy Luce (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Jeffersonville High School Jeffersonville, Indiana
F 23 Jacquil Taylor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Beaver Country Day School Cambridge, Massachusetts
F 24 Grady Eifert (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bishop Dwenger High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 31 Dakota Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Elida High School Elida, Ohio
F 32 Matt Haarms Current redshirt 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Amsterdam, the Netherlands
C 44 Isaac Haas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff, Alabama
F 50 Caleb Swanigan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Homestead High School (IN) Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 55 Spike Albrecht (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Michigan Crown Point, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Class of 2016 recruits

Carsen Edwards accepted Purdue's offer August 11, 2015. He knew other guards had official visits to the university scheduled, and wanted to accept his offer while he had the chance. He said, "If I were to wait and let them get there, I may miss a good opportunity, so I went ahead and took it."[6]

Matt Haarms had his first official visit to Purdue in September 2016. Haarms liked Purdue's history of developing centers and forwards, saying "some of the greatest big men are coming out of Purdue." He committed to Purdue in October 2016.[7]

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Matt Haarms
PF 		Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunrise Christian Academy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Oct 5, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2016 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  • "2016 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  • "2016 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

Class of 2017 recruits

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt Haarms
PF 		Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunrise Christian Academy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Oct 5, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Aaron Wheeler
SF 		Stamford, Connecticut Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 17, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Eden Ewing
PF 		Richmond, Texas Tyler Junior College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 7, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: JC
Nojel Eastern
PG 		Evanston, Illinois Evanston Township High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Sasha Stefanovic
SG 		Crown Point, Indiana Crown Point High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 3, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
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[8]
Aug 10, 2016*
2:00 pm 		at Eurocolegio Casvi W 80–71 
 22 – Swanigan   11 – Swanigan   5 – Tied  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 – Tied   
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 (14,804)
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 – Tied  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 – C. Edwards   10 – Tied   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 (13,611)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 vs. Arizona State
Jimmy V Classic 		W 97–64  7–2
  16 – Tied   10 – Swanigan   7 – Thompson  Madison Square Garden (15,294)
New York City, NY
Dec 10, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 18 Cleveland State W 77–53  8–2
  14 – Haas   10 – Swanigan   7 – Mathias  Mackey Arena (14,283)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 17, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 vs. No. 21 Notre Dame
Crossroads Classic 		W 86–81  9–2
  26 – Swanigan   10 – Tied   6 – Thompson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 15 Western Illinois W 82–50  10–2
  21 – Swanigan   21 – Swanigan   6 – V. Edwards  Mackey Arena (10,846)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 15 Norfolk State W 91–45  11–2
  32 – Swanigan   20 – Swanigan   7 – Thompson  Mackey Arena (11,376)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2016
8:30 pm, BTN 		No. 15 Iowa W 89–67  12–2
(1–0) 		 19 – C. Edwards   10 – Swanigan   6 – Thompson  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 1, 2017
4:30 pm, BTN 		No. 15 Minnesota L 82–91 OT 12–3
(1–1) 		 28 – Swanigan   22 – Swanigan   10 – Mathias  Mackey Arena (14,428)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 20 at Ohio State W 76–75  13–3
(2–1) 		 16 – Tied   11 – Swanigan   4 – Tied  Value City Arena (13,221)
Columbus, OH
Jan 8, 2017
4:30 pm, CBS 		No. 20 No. 13 Wisconsin W 66–55  14–3
(3–1) 		 18 – Swanigan   13 – Swanigan   7 – Mathias  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 12, 2017
9:00 pm, BTN 		No. 17 at Iowa L 78–83  14–4
(3–2) 		 17 – Swanigan   8 – Swanigan   4 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,752)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 17, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 21 Illinois W 91–68  15–4
(4–2) 		 22 – Swanigan   10 – Swanigan   6 – Mathias  Mackey Arena (13,920)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 21, 2017
12:00 pm, BTN 		No. 21 Penn State W 77–52  16–4
(5–2) 		 19 – Swanigan   12 – Swanigan   4 – 3 tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 24, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 at Michigan State W 84–73  17–4
(6–2) 		 25 – Swanigan   17 – Swanigan   4 – V. Edwards  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 2017
4:30 pm, BTN 		No. 20 at Nebraska L 80–83  17–5
(6–3) 		 19 – Mathias   14 – Swanigan   6 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,715)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 1, 2017
8:30 pm, BTN 		No. 23 No. 25 Northwestern W 80–59  18–5
(7–3) 		 24 – Swanigan   16 – Swanigan   6 – Cline  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 4, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 23 at No. 17 Maryland W 73–72  19–5
(8–3) 		 26 – Swanigan   10 – Swanigan   4 – Haas  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 at Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup 		W 69–64  20–5
(9–3) 		 26 – V. Edwards   14 – Swanigan   4 – C. Edwards  Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 14, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 16 Rutgers W 74–55  21–5
(10–3) 		 24 – Haas   17 – Swanigan   4 – Thompson  Mackey Arena (14,534)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 Michigan State W 80–63  22–5
(11–3) 		 24 – Swanigan   15 – Swanigan   5 – Swanigan  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 21, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 14 at Penn State W 74–70 OT 23–5
(12–3) 		 14 – V. Edwards   9 – Swanigan   4 – Swanigan  Bryce Jordan Center (7,505)
University Park, PA
Feb 25, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 at Michigan L 70–82  23–6
(12–4) 		 18 – Tied   6 – Haas   3 – V. Edwards  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup 		W 86–75  24–6
(13–4) 		 21 – Swanigan   10 – Swanigan   7 – V. Edwards  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 5, 2017
4:30 pm, CBS 		No. 16 at Northwestern W 69–65  25–6
(14–4) 		 25 – V. Edwards   14 – Swanigan   5 – V. Edwards  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
Mar 10, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 13 vs. (8) Michigan
Quarterfinals 		L 70–74 OT 25–7
  17 – Haas   13 – Swanigan   5 – Swanigan  Verizon Center (12,334)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2017
7:27 pm, truTV 		(4 MW) No. 15 vs. (13 MW) Vermont
First Round 		W 80–70  26–7
  21 – V. Edwards   14 – Swanigan   6 – Mathias  BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,025)
Milwaukee, WI
March 18, 2017
9:45 pm, TBS 		(4 MW) No. 15 vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Iowa State
Second Round 		W 80–76  27–7
  21 – V. Edwards   12 – Swanigan   7 – Swanigan  BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,045)
Milwaukee, WI
March 23, 2017*
8:29 pm, CBS 		(4 MW) No. 15 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen 		L 66–98  27–8
  18 – Swanigan   7 – Swanigan   7 – Mathias  Sprint Center (18,475)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP15151715181515152017212023161614161315Not released
Coaches1515191619161515201922202418161416121515

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Caleb Swanigan

  • Big Ten Player of the Year (media and coaches) (unanimous selection)[9]
  • All-Big Ten First Team (media and coaches) (unanimous selection)[9]
  • AP Big Ten Player of the year (unanimous selection)[10]
  • AP All-Big Ten First Team (unanimous selection)[10]

Dakota Mathias

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media)[9]
  • All-Big Ten Defensive Team[9]

Vincent Edwards

  • All-Big Ten Third Team (media)[9]
  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches)[9]

See also

References

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  6. ^ Baird, Nathan (August 15, 2015). "Carsen Edwards on why he picked Purdue". Journal and Courier. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Baird, Nathan (October 5, 2016). "7-2 center Matt Haarms commits to Purdue". Indy Star. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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