2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	29–8 (14–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Brantley (9th season); Terry Johnson (1st season); Paul Lusk (1st season);
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 17th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Illinois	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
No. 14 Wisconsin	15	–	5	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 10 Purdue	14	–	6	.700	29	–	8	.784
Rutgers	12	–	8	.600	18	–	14	.563
No. 16 Iowa †	12	–	8	.600	26	–	10	.722
Ohio State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
Michigan State	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Michigan	11	–	9	.550	19	–	15	.559
Indiana	9	–	11	.450	21	–	14	.600
Maryland	7	–	13	.350	15	–	17	.469
Penn State	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern	7	–	13	.350	15	–	16	.484
Nebraska	4	–	16	.200	10	–	22	.313
Minnesota	4	–	16	.200	13	–	17	.433

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On December 6, 2021, Purdue was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in school history, receiving all 61 first-place votes.^[1] They were also ranked No. 1 in the Coaches poll.^[2]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Boilermakers finished the 2020–21 season 18–10, 13–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place.^[3] They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South region where they were upset in the First Round by No. 13-seeded North Texas.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Aaron Wheeler	1	F	6'9"	205	RS Junior	Stamford, CT	Transferred to St. John's
Emmanuel Dowuona	4	C	6'10"	245	RS Sophomore	Miami, FL	Transferred to Tennessee State

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trey Kaufman-Renn PF	Sellersburg, IN	Silver Creek (IN)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 30, 2020
Trey Kaufman-Renn PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Caleb Furst PF / C	Fort Wayne, IN	Blackhawk Christian School (IN)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 2, 2020
Caleb Furst PF / C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Brian Waddell SF	Carmel, IN	Carmel High School (IN)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 21, 2021
Brian Waddell SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 34 ESPN: —
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: "Purdue 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "2021 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Fletcher Loyer SG	Fort Wayne, IN	Homestead (IN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 23, 2020
Fletcher Loyer SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Braden Smith SG	Westfield, IN	Westfield (IN)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 29, 2021
Braden Smith SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Camden Heide SF	Plymouth, MN	Wayzata High School (MN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 15, 2021
Camden Heide SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 34 ESPN: —
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: "Purdue 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "2022 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Colvin SG	Indianapolis, IN	Heritage Christian School (IN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 7, 2021
Myles Colvin SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 34 ESPN: —
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: "Purdue 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "2023 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Mason Gillis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	New Castle HS	New Castle, IN
F	1	Brian Waddell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Carmel HS	Carmel, IN
G	2	Eric Hunter Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Tindley Prep	Indianapolis, IN
F	3	Caleb Furst	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Blackhawk Christian School	Fort Wayne, IN
F	4	Trey Kaufman-Renn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Silver Creek HS	Sellersburg, IN
G	5	Brandon Newman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Valparaiso HS	Valparaiso, IN
G	11	Isaiah Thompson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Zionsville HS	Zionsville, IN
G	14	Jared Wulbrun (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cal Lutheran	Stanford, CA
C	15	Zach Edey	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Toronto, ON
F	21	Matt Frost (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbus East HS	Columbus, IN
G	22	Chase Martin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Tolton HS	Columbia, MO
G	23	Jaden Ivey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	La Lumiere School	South Bend, IN
G	25	Ethan Morton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Butler Area HS	Butler, PA
G	34	Carson Barrett (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lafayette Central Catholic HS	Lafayette, IN
F	50	Trevion Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Henry Ford Academy	Chicago, IL
G	55	Sasha Stefanovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Crown Point HS	Crown Point, IN

Head coach

Matt Painter (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Purdue's game against Michigan on January 11, 2022 was postposed due to COVID-19 protocols at Michigan.^[5] The game was rescheduled for February 10.^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 7	Indianapolis	W 86–64		20 – Edey	6 – Williams	4 – Williams	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 7	Bellarmine	W 96–67	1–0	23 – Stefanovic	9 – Tied	4 – Thompson	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 12, 2021* 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 7	Indiana State	W 92–67	2–0	27 – Ivey	10 – Edey	4 – Tied	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 6	Wright State	W 96–52	3–0	20 – Williams	13 – Williams	4 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPNews	No. 6	vs. No. 18 North Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals	W 93–84	4–0	23 – Stefanovic	10 – Ivey	8 – Stefanovic	Mohegan Sun Arena (9,176) Uncasville, CT
November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ABC	No. 6	vs. No. 5 Villanova Hall of Fame Tip Off championship	W 80–74	5–0	21 – Edey	7 – Ivey	7 – Ivey	Mohegan Sun Arena (9,100) Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 3	Omaha	W 97–40	6–0	20 – Edey	10 – Williams	5 – Stefanovic	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 30, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 93–65	7–0	18 – Ivey	6 – Tied	8 – Stefanovic	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
December 3, 2021 9:00 p.m., BTN	No. 2	Iowa	W 77–70	8–0 (1–0)	19 – Ivey	18 – Williams	3 – Williams	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 1	at Rutgers	L 68–70	8–1 (1–1)	21 – Williams	11 – Williams	3 – Ivey	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 1	vs. NC State Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational	W 82–72 ^OT	9–1	22 – Williams	12 – Williams	9 – Williams	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 3	vs. Butler Crossroads Classic	W 77–48	10–1	22 – Ivey	11 – Edey	3 – Stefanovic	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,905) Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	Incarnate Word	W 79–59	11–1	13 – Edey	9 – Edey	4 – Tied	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
December 29, 2021* 5:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	Nicholls	W 104–90	12–1	21 – Edey	11 – Williams	8 – Williams	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
January 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	No. 23 Wisconsin	L 69–74	12–2 (1–2)	24 – Edey	10 – Edey	4 – Morton	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	at Penn State	W 74–67	13–2 (2–2)	21 – Williams	9 – William	6 – Stefanovic	Bryce Jordan Center (10,464) University Park, PA
January 14, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 7	Nebraska	W 92–65	14–2 (3–2)	22 – Edey	9 – Edey	5 – Ivey	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 4	at No. 17 Illinois	W 96–88 ^2OT	15–2 (4–2)	22 – Stefanovic	8 – Tied	5 – Williams	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 4	at Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	L 65–68	15–3 (4–3)	21 – Ivey	9 – Edey	3 – Edey	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	Northwestern	W 80–60	16–3 (5–3)	22 – Stefanovic	10 – Tied	5 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
January 27, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	at Iowa	W 83–73	17–3 (6–3)	18 – Thompson	10 – Williams	5 – Williams	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,723) Iowa City, IA
January 30, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 6	No. 16 Ohio State	W 81–78	18–3 (7–3)	21 – Ivey	11 – Gillis	5 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	at Minnesota	W 88–73	19–3 (8–3)	21 – Ivey	12 – Edey	7 – Stefanovic	Williams Arena (9,975) Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2022 2:30 p.m., FOX	No. 4	Michigan	W 82–76	20–3 (9–3)	23 – Ivey	9 – Edey	7 – Ivey	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
February 8, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	No. 13 Illinois	W 84–68	21–3 (10–3)	26 – Ivey	9 – Gillis	6 – Ivey	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
February 10, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Michigan Rescheduled from January 11	L 58–82	21–4 (10–4)	18 – Ivey	6 – Edey	2 – Williams	Crisler Center (11,542) Ann Arbor, MI
February 13, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 3	Maryland	W 62–61	22–4 (11–4)	17 – Stefanovic	11 – Edey	4 – Williams	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
February 16, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN	No. 5	at Northwestern	W 70–64	23–4 (12–4)	14 – Edey	8 – Edey	5 – Williams	Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL
February 20, 2022 5:30 p.m., FS1	No. 5	Rutgers	W 84–72	24–4 (13–4)	25 – Ivey	7 – Edey	4 – Tied	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	at Michigan State	L 65–68	24–5 (13–5)	25 – Edey	7 – Gillis	4 – Stefanovic	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
March 1, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 10 Wisconsin	L 67–70	24–6 (13–6)	22 – Ivey	9 – Edey	5 – Ivey	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	W 69–67	25–6 (14–6)	17 – Hunter Jr.	11 – Edey	5 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 11, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN	(3) No. 9	vs. (11) Penn State Quarterfinals	W 69–61	26–6	17 – Ivey	7 – Ivey	5 – Williams	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,415) Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 2022 3:30 p.m., CBS	(3) No. 9	vs. (7) Michigan State Semifinals	W 75–70	27–6	22 – Ivey	10 – Edey	5 – Ivey	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,762) Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 2022 3:30 p.m., CBS	(3) No. 9	vs. (5) No. 24 Iowa Championship	L 66–75	27–7	20 – Ivey	14 – Edey	6 – Ivey	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,732) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., TBS	(3 E) No. 10	vs. (14 E) Yale First Round	W 78–56	28–7	22 – Ivey	10 – Williams	4 – Tied	Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI
March 20, 2022 8:40 p.m., TNT	(3 E) No. 10	vs. (6 E) No. 25 Texas Second Round	W 81–71	29–7	22 – Williams	10 – Edey	3 – Tied	Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI
March 25, 2022 7:09 p.m., CBS	(3 E) No. 10	vs. (15 E) Saint Peter's Sweet Sixteen	L 64–67	29–8	16 – Williams	8 – Tied	4 – Gillis	Wells Fargo Center (20,136) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	Final
AP	7	6	3 (1)	2 (9)	1 (61)	3	3	3	3	7	4	6	4	3	5	4	8	9т	10	Not released
Coaches	7	7^	4	2 (10)	1 (29)	4т	3	3	3	5	4	6	3	3	7	7	9	9	9	10

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

^ Fezler, D. J. "Unbeaten Purdue Basketball Takes No. 1 Spot in AP Top 25 Poll, First Time in School History". Sports Illustrated Purdue Boilermakers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "College basketball rankings: Purdue jumps to No. 1 in Coaches Poll, giving Boilermakers sweep of major polls". CBSSports.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "North Texas vs. Purdue - Game Summary - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "Tuesday's Men's Basketball Game at Michigan Postponed". purduesports.com. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ Hawkins, James (January 27, 2022). "Makeup date set for Michigan basketball's home game vs. Purdue". The Detroit News. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "2021-22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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[2] "College basketball rankings: Purdue jumps to No. 1 in Coaches Poll, giving Boilermakers sweep of major polls". CBSSports.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[4] "North Texas vs. Purdue - Game Summary - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[5] "Tuesday's Men's Basketball Game at Michigan Postponed". purduesports.com. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[6] Hawkins, James (January 27, 2022). "Makeup date set for Michigan basketball's home game vs. Purdue". The Detroit News. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[7] "2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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