2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his 3rd season with the Boilers. The Boilers did well at home, going 9-0 in the Big Ten and losing only a single home game overall (16-1). Purdue finished second in the Big Ten with a 15–3 record. They lost to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament despite having a #2 seed. The Boilers accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they made it to the second round before losing to Xavier, 78–85.

2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	25–9 (15–3, Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter
Assistant coaches	Cuonzo Martin Paul Lusk Rick Ray
Home arena	Mackey Arena

2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 20 Purdue	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Indiana	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
No. 18 Michigan State	12	–	6		.667			27	–	9		.750
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			24	–	13		.649
Minnesota	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Penn State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Iowa	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Illinois	5	–	13		.278			16	–	19		.457
Michigan	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
Northwestern	1	–	17		.056			8	–	22		.267
† 2008 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 23, 2008 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
1	Garrett Mocas	F	6–8	So.	Columbus, Indiana
2	Chad Sutor	F	6–7	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
3	Chris Kramer	G	6–3	So.	Huntington, Indiana
4	Robbie Hummel	G/F	6–8	Fr.	Valparaiso, Indiana
5	Keaton Grant	G	6–4	So.	Kissimmee, Florida
11	Bobby Riddell	G	5–9	Jr.	Lafayette, Indiana
12	Tarrance Crump	G	6–1	R-Sr.	Decatur, Alabama
14	Scott Martin	G/F	6–8	Fr.	Valparaiso, Indiana
20	Marcus Green	G	6–4	Jr.	Franklin Park, Illinois
21	Nemanja Calasan	F	6–9	Jr.	Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
25	JaJuan Johnson	F/C	6–10	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
30	Mark Wohlford	G	6–0	So.	Columbus, Indiana
33	E'Twaun Moore	G	6–3	Fr.	East Chicago, Indiana
55	Chris Reid	F	6–9	Jr.	Castro Valley, California

Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
					See also 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season Notes The 25 wins were the most for Purdue since Gene Keady's 1997-98 team, when Purdue went 28–8. References