The 1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 15th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3]
1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 17–1 (11–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | John Wooden |
Captains |
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Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Future Basketball Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach, John Wooden, was a senior on this team. He was named the national player of the year after leading the successful Boilermakers with an impressive 12.1 points per game average (back when scoring was much lower than it is today, 12 points was a significant average).[4][5]
The team also contained several future coaches; Eddy in the Indiana High School ranks before returning to Purdue; Fehring in the California collegiate ranks and Moore in the nascent pro ranks.
Lineup
editSource[6]
- Ray Eddy – Forward
- Harry Kellar – Forward
- Charles Stewart – Center
- William "Dutch" Fehring – Center
- John Wooden – Guard
- Ralph Parmerter – Guard
- Doxie Moore – ?
- Amerigo Giannini - Forward
A photograph in Purdue University's 1987 book, "Purdue Athletics--'A Century of Excellence,' "
shows 16 men played for Purdue's national championship basketball team in the 1931-32 season.
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
12/12/1931* |
at Washington University | W 52–23 | 1–0 |
Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
12/15/1931* |
at Notre Dame | W 32–24 | 2–0 |
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, Indiana | |||||||
12/18/1931* |
Pittsburgh | W 41–23 | 3–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
12/29/1931* |
Montana State | W 51–21 | 4–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
12/31/1931* |
Monmouth (IL) | W 51–26 | 5–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
1/4/1932 |
Indiana | W 49–30 | 6–0 (1–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
1/9/1932 |
at Illinois | L 21–28 | 6–1 (1–1) |
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
1/11/1932 |
Wisconsin | W 38–22 | 7–1 (2–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
2/3/1932* |
Marquette | W 26–23 | 8–1 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
2/8/1932 |
at Ohio State | W 38–33 | 9–1 (3–1) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
2/13/1932 |
at Chicago | W 40–27 | 10–1 (4–1) |
Chicago | |||||||
2/15/1932 |
Ohio State | W 43–26 | 11–1 (5–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
2/20/1932 |
Northwestern | W 48–33 | 12–1 (6–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
2/22/1932 |
at Indiana | W 42–29 | 13–1 (7–1) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/27/1932 |
at Wisconsin | W 28–21 | 14–1 (8–1) |
UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
2/29/1932 |
Illinois | W 34–19 | 15–1 (9–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
3/5/1932 |
at Northwestern | W 31–17 | 16–1 (10–1) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
3/7/1932 |
Chicago | W 53–18 | 17–1 (11–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source[6]
References
edit- ^ "Purdue Boilermakers season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York: ESPN Books. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "The Journey – A Brief Professional and Personal History Timeline – 1910". CoachWooden.com – The Official Site of Coach John Wooden. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. Purdue University. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Records. Purdue University. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2014.