2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off champions
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
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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	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	Vince 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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Incoming recruits

Class of 2015 recruits

File:20150401 MCDAAG Caleb Swanigan rebounds in front of Diamond Stone (2).JPG

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

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
Caleb Swanigan C	Scout: Rivals: 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
Ryan Cline SG	Scout: Rivals: 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
Grant Weatherford PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 27
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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

References

v t e Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	History Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!"
People	Head coaches Award winners
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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