2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #12
2015–16 record 26–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Matt Painter (11th year)
Assistant coach Jack Owens
Assistant coach Brandon Brantley
Assistant coach Greg Gary
Home arena Mackey Arena
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Indiana 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
#2 Michigan State 13 5   .722     29 6   .829
#18 Maryland 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#12 Purdue 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
#25 Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
Wisconsin 12 6   .667     22 13   .629
Ohio State 11 7   .611     21 14   .600
Michigan 10 8   .556     23 13   .639
Northwestern 8 10   .444     20 12   .625
Penn State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Nebraska 6 12   .333     16 18   .471
Illinois 5 13   .278     15 19   .441
Minnesota 2 16   .111     8 23   .258
Rutgers 1 17   .056     7 25   .219
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his eleventh 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 26–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four way tie for third place. 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 #5 seed, they lost to Arkansas–Little Rock in the first round.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jon Octeus 0 G 6'4" 175 Senior Miramar, FL Graduated
Bryson Scott 1 G 6'1" 201 Sophomore Fort Wayne, IN Transferred (IPFW)
Anfernee Brown 24 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore East Chicago, IN Left the team due to personal reasons
Neal Beshears 30 F 6'7" 198 Senior Winchester, IN Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Johnny Hill 1 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Glendale Heights, IL Elected to transfer from Texas–Arlington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hill graduated from Texas–Arlington.

Roster

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Hill, JohnnyJohnny Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Glendale Heights, IL
G 2 McKeeman, JonJon McKeeman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Thompson, P.J.P.J. Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Smotherman, BasilBasil Smotherman  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 11 Toyra, StephenStephen Toyra (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lafayette, IN
F 12 Edwards, VinceVince Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Middletown, OH
G 14 Cline, RyanRyan Cline 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Carmel, IN
C 20 Hammons, A. J.A. J. Hammons 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Sr Carmel, IN
G 21 Stephens, KendallKendall Stephens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Charles, IL
G 22 Weatherford, GrantGrant Weatherford  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cicero, IN
F 23 Taylor, JacquilJacquil Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Cambridge, MA
F 24 Eifert, GradyGrady Eifert (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, IN
G 31 Mathias, DakotaDakota Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Elida, OH
G 35 Davis, RaphaelRaphael Davis (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
C 44 Haas, IsaacIsaac Haas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 297 lb (135 kg) So Piedmont, AL
F 50 Swanigan, CalebCaleb Swanigan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, IN
Head coach

Matt Painter (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois)
Greg Gary (Tulane)
Brandon Brantley (Purdue)


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

Roster

Incoming recruits

Class of 2015 recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Swanigan
C
Fort Wayne, IN Homestead High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) May 19, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Ryan Cline
SG
Carmel, IN Carmel High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 2, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Grant Weatherford
PG
Cicero, IN Hamilton Heights High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 2, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
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

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 8, 2015*
5:00 pm
#23 Northwestern Ohio W 92–43 
 18  2 tied  11  Swanigan  7  Mathias  Mackey Arena (11,695)
West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season

Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm
#23 North Carolina A&T
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
W 81–40  1–0
 14  2 tied  11  Swanigan  5  Hill  Mackey Arena (12,623)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 15, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
#23 Vermont
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
W 107–79  2–0
 17  Mathias  13  Swanigan  5  Davis  Mackey Arena (12,808)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
#21 Incarnate Word W 96–61  3–0
 17  Haas  12  Haas  5  Mathias  Mackey Arena (11,536)
West Lafayette, IN

Nov 21, 2015*
Noon, ESPN3
#21 vs. Old Dominion
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
W 61–39  4–0
 18  Hammons  8  Haas  2  3 tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT

Nov 22, 2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
#21 vs. Florida
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
W 85–70  5–0
 18  Davis  7  Hammons  4  Thompson  Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813)
Uncasville, CT

Nov 28, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
#16 Lehigh W 77–55  6–0
 24  Haas  12  Swanigan  7  Edwards  Mackey Arena (12,660)
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 1, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
#11 at Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 72–59  7–0
 24  Hammons  12  Hammons  6  Edwards  Peterson Events Center (9,439)
Pittsburgh, PA

Dec 5, 2015*
2:15 pm, BTN
#11 New Mexico W 70–58  8–0
 21  Haas  11  Hammons  4  2 tied  Mackey Arena (14,221)
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 7, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
#11 IUPUI W 80–53  9–0
 14  Hammons  14  Swanigan  4  2 tied  Mackey Arena (12,404)
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 9, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
#11 Howard W 93–55  10–0
 19  Swanigan  12  Swanigan  0  Thompson  Mackey Arena (11,983)
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 12, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
#11 Youngstown State W 95–64  11–0
 15  2 tied  11  Hammons  6  Swanigan  Mackey Arena (14,026)
West Lafayette, IN

Dec 19, 2015*
5:00 pm, BTN
#9 vs. #17 Butler
Crossroads Classic
L 68–74  11–1
 25  Swanigan  11  Swanigan  7  Thompson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (19,156)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 22, 2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
#14 Vanderbilt W 68–55  12–1
 21  Hammons  10  Hammons  4  Mathias  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season

Dec 29, 2015
7:00 pm, BTN
#14 at Wisconsin W 61–55  13–1
(1–0)
 24  Hammons  9  Swanigan  4  Thompson  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI

Jan 2, 2016
6:00 pm, BTN
#14 Iowa L 63–70  13–2
(1–1)
 12  Stephens  7  Hammons  3  3 tied  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 7, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
#20 Michigan W 87–70  14–2
(2–1)
 17  Hammons  7  2 tied  6  Davis  Mackey Arena (13,063)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 10, 2016
6:00 pm, BTN
#20 at Illinois L 70–84  14–3
(2–2)
 12  2 tied  8  Hammons  4  Thompson  State Farm Center (12,246)
Champaign, IL

Jan 13, 2016
8:30 pm, BTN
#25 Penn State W 74–57  15–3
(3–2)
 19  Edwards  9  Swanigan  4  Mathias  Mackey Arena (13,802)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 18, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
#22 at Rutgers W 107–57  16–3
(4–2)
 12  4 tied  13  Swanigan  3  2 tied  The RAC (5,085)
Piscataway, NJ

Jan 21, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN
#22 Ohio State W 75–64  17–3
(5–2)
 16  Hammons  10  Swanigan  3  Mathias  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 24, 2016
1:00 pm, BTN
#22 at #9 Iowa L 71–83  17–4
(5–3)
 19  Edwards  8  2 tied  3  2 tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 27, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN
#21 at Minnesota W 68-64  18–4
(6–3)
 24  Edwards  8  3 tied  4  Edwards  Williams Arena (10,484)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 30, 2016
4:30 pm, BTN
#21 Nebraska W 89–74  19–4
(7–3)
 32  Hammons  12  Swanigan  7  Thompson  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 6, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN
#18 at #4 Maryland L 61–72  19–5
(7–4)
 18  Hammons  10  Hammons  7  Edwards  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD

Feb 9, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
#18 #8 Michigan State W 82–81 OT 20–5
(8–4)
 24  Davis  13  Hammons  3  3 tied  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 13, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2
#18 at Michigan L 56–61  20–6
(8–5)
 14  Swanigan  10  Edwards  3  Edwards  Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI

Feb 16, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
#17 Northwestern W 71–61  21–6
(9–5)
 18  Hammons  12  Hammons  3  Hill  Mackey Arena (12,868)
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 20, 2016
8:30 pm, ESPN
#17 at #22 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 73–77  21–7
(9–6)
 14  Swanigan  8  Swanigan  4  Edwards  Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN

Feb 27, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN
#20 #10 Maryland W 83–79  22–7
(10–6)
 19  Hammons  7  4 tied  4  3 tied  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Mar 1, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
#15 at Nebraska W 81–62  23–7
(11–6)
 20  Edwards  6  Davis  6  Hill  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,572)
Lincoln, NE

Mar 6, 2016
6:30 pm, BTN
#15 Wisconsin W 91–80  24–7
(12–6)
 27  Swanigan  8  Swanigan  5  Edwards  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 11, 2016
2:30 pm, ESPN
(4) #13 vs. (12) Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 89–58  25–7
 16  Haas  12  Swanigan  6  Hill  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,355)
Indianapolis, IN

Mar 12, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS
(4) #13 vs. (8) Michigan
Semifinals
W 76–59  26–7
 27  Hammons  11  Hammons  6  Davis  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,339)
Indianapolis, IN

Mar 13, 2016
3:00 pm, CBS
(4) #13 vs. (2) #2 Michigan State
Championship game
L 62–66  26–8
 19  Edwards  9  Hammons  3  Davis  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,429)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament

Mar 17, 2016*
4:20 pm, TBS
(5 MW) #12 vs. (12 MW) Arkansas–Little Rock
First round
L 83–85 2OT 26–9
 24  Edwards  15  Hammons  4  Mathias  Pepsi Center (19,499)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 23 21 16 11 11 9 14 14 20 25 22 21 18 18 17 20 15 13 12 N/A*
Coaches 24 23 15 11 11 8 13 14 18 24 22 21 16 16 16 19 13 13 10 19

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

References

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