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 No. 19
AP No. 12
2015–16 record 26–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Matt Painter (11th season)
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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Indiana15–3 .833  27–8  .771
No. 2 Michigan State †13–5 .722  29–6  .829
No. 18 Maryland12–6 .667  27–9  .750
No. 12 Purdue12–6 .667  26–9  .743
No. 25 Iowa12–6 .667  22–11  .667
Wisconsin12–6 .667  22–13  .629
Ohio State11–7 .611  21–14  .600
Michigan10–8 .556  23–13  .639
Northwestern8–10 .444  20–12  .625
Penn State7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Nebraska6–12 .333  16–18  .471
Illinois5–13 .278  15–19  .441
Minnesota2–16 .111  8–23  .258
Rutgers1–17 .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 11th 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. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game. In a closely fought championship game, they lost to Michigan State 66–62. The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed, their second straight trip to the Tournament. In the First Round, they were upset by No. 12-seed Little Rock 85–83 in double overtime.

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. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to No. 1 seed Wisconsin. The Boilers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed. They lost in the Second Round to No. 9-seeded Cincinnati.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jon Octeus0G6'4"175SeniorMiramar, FLGraduated
Bryson Scott1G6'1"201SophomoreFort Wayne, INTransferred (IPFW)
Anfernee Brown24G6'1"190SophomoreEast Chicago, INLeft the team due to personal reasons
Neal Beshears30F6'7"198SeniorWinchester, INGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Johnny Hill1G6'3"180RS SeniorGlendale Heights, ILElected 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Johnny Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Glendale Heights, IL
G 2 Jon McKeeman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 P.J. Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)188 lb (85 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Basil Smotherman  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)222 lb (101 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 11 Stephen Toyra (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lafayette, IN
F 12 Vincent Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Middletown, OH
G 14 Ryan Cline 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Carmel, IN
C 20 A. J. Hammons 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)261 lb (118 kg) Sr Carmel, IN
G 21 Kendall Stephens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)197 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Charles, IL
G 22 Grant Weatherford  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cicero, IN
F 23 Jacquil Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) So Cambridge, MA
F 24 Grady Eifert (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, IN
G 31 Dakota Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) So Elida, OH
G 35 Raphael Davis (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
C 44 Isaac Haas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)297 lb (135 kg) So Piedmont, AL
F 50 Caleb 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

Class of 2015 recruits

Caleb Swanigan at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Caleb Swanigan had multiple high caliber teams recruiting him.[1] Swanigan verbally committed to Michigan State April 10, 2015, but decommitted from the school on May 7.[2][3] Twelve days later, he committed to Purdue and was the first Indiana's Mr. Basketball recruit since Glenn Robinson. He was also Purdue's first McDonald's All-American since 1996.[4]

Ryan Cline committed to Purdue on June 2, 2014.[5] Cline, an Indiana native, was expected to improve Purdue's 3-point shooting. On his recruitment, Cline said, "From the first visit to (Purdue) when I saw all of their coaches there, it just blew me away," he said. "Getting to know them from that time, I knew they wanted me."[6]

Grant Weatherford was Purdue's last commitment of this class, committing to Purdue on August 2, 2014.[7] On Weatherford's potential impact as a freshman, Coach Painter said, "Well, he’s got to be able to get by some of those guys. Johnny Hill’s got a lot of experience. P.J. Thompson, you know, obviously played some for us last year, and both of those guys have really played well."[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2015 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  • "2015 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  • "2015 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 8, 2015*
    5:00 pm    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 21 vs. Old Dominion
    Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic semifinals    		 W 61–39  4–0
    		  18 – Hammons  8 – Haas  2 – 3 tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
    Uncasville, CT
    Nov 22, 2015*
    5:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 21 vs. Florida
    Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic championship game    		 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 9 vs. No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 22 at No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 18 at No. 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    		 No. 18 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 17 at No. 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    		 No. 20 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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) No. 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) No. 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) No. 13 vs. (2) No. 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) No. 12 vs. (12 MW) 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

    Source[9].
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

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

    1. ↑ "Caleb Swanigan Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    2. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2015). "Caleb Swanigan, No. 8 in ESPN 100, commits to Michigan St". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    3. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (May 7, 2015). "Sources: Caleb Swanigan decommits from Michigan State Spartans". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    4. ↑ Baird, Nathan (May 19, 2015). "Mr. Basketball Caleb Swanigan commits to Purdue". Lafayette Journal and Courier. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    5. ↑ "As a Recruit". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    6. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (June 2, 2014). "Carmel's Ryan Cline commits to Purdue". Indy Star. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    7. ↑ "Grant Weatherford". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    8. ↑ Kaufman, Simon (January 6, 2016). "Behind Enemy Lines: Purdue coach Matt Painter". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    9. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/purdue/2016-schedule.html
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