2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 15th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Boilers finished the season 16–15, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. Due to tie-breaking rules, they received the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record16–15 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin14–6 .700  21–10  .677
No. 9 Michigan State14–6 .700  22–9  .710
No. 12 Maryland14–6 .700  24–7  .774
No. 21 Illinois13–7 .650  21–10  .677
No. 25 Iowa11–9 .550  20–11  .645
Penn State11–9 .550  21–10  .677
No. 19 Ohio State11–9 .550  21–10  .677
Rutgers11–9 .550  20–11  .645
Michigan10–10 .500  19–12  .613
Purdue9–11 .450  16–15  .516
Indiana9–11 .450  20–12  .625
Minnesota8–12 .400  15–16  .484
Northwestern3–17 .150  8–23  .258
Nebraska2–18 .100  7–25  .219
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2018–19 season 26–10, 16–4 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's conference-record 24th championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they were upset by Minnesota in the quarterfinals.[2] The received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. They defeated Old Dominion in the First Round[3] before beating defending champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.[4] In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Tennessee in overtime to advance to the Elite Eight.[5] There they lost to No. 1 seed Virginia in overtime.[6]

Offseason

Coaching changes

In March 2019, assistant Greg Gary was hired as the new head coach at Mercer.[7] As a result, Painter hired Micah Shrewsberry to return as associate head coach in May 2019.[8]

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Ryan Cline 14 G 6'6" 195 SR Carmel, Indiana Graduated
Carsen Edwards 3 G 6'1" 200 JR Atascocita, Texas NBA
Grady Eifert 24 F 6"6" 220 SR Fort Wayne, Indiana Graduated
Kyle King 24 F 6'6" 215 FR St. Charles, Illinois Walk-on; left team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Jahaad Proctor 3 G 6'3" 215 RS Senior Harrisburg, PA High Point
Jared Wulbrun 14 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Stanford, CA Cal Lutheran

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Thompson
PG		 Zionsville, IN Zionsville Community High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jan 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mason Gillis
PF		 New Castle, IN New Castle High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Brandon Newman
SG		 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2019 Purdue Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster
    2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Mason Gillis   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrNew Castle High School New Castle, Indiana
    F 1 Aaron Wheeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy Stamford, Connecticut
    G 2 Eric Hunter, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoTindley Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 3 Jahaad Proctor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrHigh Point Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    C 4 Emmanuel Dowuona 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrWestwood Christian School Miami, Florida
    G 5 Brandon Newman   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrValparaiso High School Valparaiso, Indiana
    G 11 Isaiah Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrZionsville High School Zionsville, Indiana
    F 12 Evan Boudreaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrDartmouth Lake Forest, Illinois
    G 14 Jared Wulbrun (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCal Lutheran Stanford, California
    G 15 Tommy Luce 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SrJeffersonville High School Jeffersonville, Indiana
    G 20 Nojel Eastern 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrEvanston Township High School Evanston, Illinois
    F 21 Matt Frost (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrColumbus East High School Columbus, Indiana
    F 32 Matt Haarms 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrSunrise Christian Academy Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    F 50 Trevion Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg) SoHenry Ford Academy Chicago, Illinois
    G 55 Sasha Stefanovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoCrown Point High School Crown Point, Indiana
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 9, 2019

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2019*
    8:00 p.m., BTN Plus    		 No. 23 Southern Indiana W 88–59  –
    		  17 – Wheeler  6 – Tied  4 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Regular season
    November 6, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 23 Green Bay W 79–57  1–0
    		  26 – Proctor  9 – Wheeler  6 – Hunter  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    November 9, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., FS1    		 No. 23 Texas L 66–70  1–1
    		  14 – Stefanovic  8 – Williams  6 – Eastern  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    November 13, 2019*
    9:00 p.m., FS1    		 at Marquette
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 L 55–65  1–2
    		  14 – Haarms  8 – Haarms  5 – Wheeler  Fiserv Forum (17,500)
    Milwaukee, WI
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., BTN Plus    		 Chicago State
    Emerald Coast Classic campus game    		 W 93–49  2–2
    		  17 – Thompson  10 – Wheeler  5 – Hunter  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    November 23, 2019*
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 Jacksonville State
    Emerald Coast Classic campus game    		 W 81–49  3–2
    		  17 – Haarms  10 – Haarms  5 – Thompson  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    November 29, 2019*
    9:30 pm, CBSSN    		 vs. No. 20 VCU
    Emerald Coast Classic Semfinals    		 W 59–56  4–2
    		  12 – Tied  7 – Williams  4 – Eastern  The Arena at NFSC (2,500)
    Niceville, FL
    November 30, 2019*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 vs. Florida State
    Emerald Coast Classic Championship    		 L 60–63 OT 4–3
    		  16 – Haarms  8 – Tied  4 – Hunter Jr.  The Arena at NFSC (2,500)
    Niceville, FL
    December 4, 2019*
    7:15 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 5 Virginia
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 W 69–40  5–3
    		  20 – Stefanovic  7 – Willams  4 – Hunter Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    December 8, 2019
    5:00 p.m., BTN    		 Northwestern W 58–44  6–3
    (1–0)    		  14 – Stefanovic  7 – Tied  3 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    December 15, 2019
    4:00 p.m., BTN    		 at Nebraska L 56–70  6–4
    (1–1)    		  18 – Williams  16 – Williams  3 – Williams  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,654)
    Lincoln, NE
    December 17, 2019*
    9:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at Ohio W 69–51  7–4
    		  18 – Hunter  6 – 2 tied  4 – Proctor  Convocation Center (5,663)
    Athens, OH
    December 21, 2019*
    2:30 p.m., BTN    		 vs. No. 17 Butler
    Crossroads Classic    		 L 61–70  7–5
    		  12 – Williams  10 – Williams  3 – Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,538)
    Indianapolis, IN
    December 28, 2019*
    12:00 p.m., BTN    		 Central Michigan W 97–62  8–5
    		  23 – Stefanovic  12 – Williams  6 – Hunter  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN    		 Minnesota W 83–78 2OT 9–5
    (2–1)    		  26 – Haarms  9 – Tied  5 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 5, 2020
    8:00 p.m., FS1    		 at Illinois L 37–63  9–6
    (2–2)    		  8 – Stefanovic  7 – Williams  3 – Eastern  State Farm Center (12,153)
    Champaign, IL
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m., FS1    		 at No. 19 Michigan L 78–84 2OT 9–7
    (2–3)    		  36 – Williams  20 – Williams  2 – Tied  Crisler Center (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    January 12, 2020
    12:00 p.m., CBS    		 No. 8 Michigan State W 71–42  10–7
    (3–3)    		  16 – Williams  7 – Tied  4 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 18, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at No. 17 Maryland L 50–57  10–8
    (3–4)    		  14 – Eastern  8 – Stefanovic  3 – Stefanovic  Xfinity Center (16,099)
    College Park, MD
    January 21, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 21 Illinois L 62–79  10–9
    (3–5)    		  14 – Eastern  6 – Haarms  2 – Eastern  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 24, 2020
    7:00 p.m., FS1    		 Wisconsin W 70–51  11–9
    (4–5)    		  14 – Thompson  13 – Boudreaux  6 – Hunter Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 28, 2020
    8:00 p.m., BTN    		 at No. 25 Rutgers L 63–70  11–10
    (4–6)    		  19 – Proctor  13 – Williams  4 – Proctor  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
    Piscataway, NJ
    February 1, 2020
    9:00 p.m., BTN    		 at Northwestern W 61–58  12–10
    (5–6)    		  13 – Tied  7 – Williams  4 – Eastern  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,874)
    Evanston, IL
    February 5, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 17 Iowa W 104–68  13–10
    (6–6)    		  18 – Boudreaux  8 – Boudreaux  7 – Hunter Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 8, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ESPN    		 at Indiana
    Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup    		 W 74–62  14–10
    (7–6)    		  12 – Hunter  5 – Hunter  5 – Eastern  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
    Bloomington, IN
    February 11, 2020
    6:30 p.m., BTN    		 No. 13 Penn State L 76–88  14–11
    (7–7)    		  17 – Williams  10 – Williams  4 – Proctor  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 15, 2020
    12:00 p.m., FOX    		 at Ohio State L 52–68  14–12
    (7–8)    		  17 – Boudreaux  8 – Williams  3 – Williams  Value City Arena (18,809)
    Columbus, OH
    February 18, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 at Wisconsin L 65–69  14–13
    (7–9)    		  17 – Williams  11 – Williams  4 – Eastern  Kohl Center (17,042)
    Madison, WI
    February 22, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ESPN    		 Michigan L 63–71  14–14
    (7–10)    		  18 – Williams  15 – Boudreaux  2 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., FS1    		 Indiana
    Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup    		 W 57–49  15–14
    (8–10)    		  19 – Williams  8 – Williams  2 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    March 3, 2020
    9:00 p.m., BTN    		 at No. 18 Iowa W 77–68  16–14
    (9–10)    		  19 – Hunter  14 – Boudreaux  6 – Eastern  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,216)
    Iowa City, IA
    March 7, 2020
    2:00 p.m., BTN    		 Rutgers L 68–71 OT 16–15
    (9–11)    		  22 – Stefanovic  10 – Boudreaux  5 – Stefanovic  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Big Ten Tournament
    Canceled
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR RV Not released 
    Coaches 22 22^ RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

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