2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
2020–21 record	12–7 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Brantley (8th season); Steve Lutz (4th season); Micah Shrewsberry (2nd season);
Home arena	Mackey Arena

The 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represents Purdue University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter in his 16th season with the Boilermakers.[1] The Boilers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2019–20 season 16–15, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place.[2] 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.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Evan Boudreaux	12	F	6'8"	220 lbs.	Senior	Lake Forest, Illinois	Graduated
Tommy Luce	15	G	5'10"	155 lbs.	Senior	Jeffersonville, Indiana	Graduated
Jahaad Proctor	3	G	6'3"	205 lbs.	Senior	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Matt Haarms	32	C	7'3"	250 lbs.	Junior	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Transfered to BYU
Nojel Eastern	20	G	6'6"	220 lbs.	Junior	Evanston, Illinois	Transfered to Howard

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Ivey SG	South Bend, IN	La Lumiere School (IN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 24, 2019
Jaden Ivey SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Ethan Morton SG	Butler, PA	Butler Area (PA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 9, 2019
Ethan Morton SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Zach Edey C	Toronto, ON	IMG Academy (FL)	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Nov 9, 2019
Zach Edey C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 46 247Sports: 33 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020. "2020 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Trey Kaufman PF	Sellersburg, IN	Silver Creek (IN)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 30, 2020
Trey Kaufman PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
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 December 28, 2020. "2021 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 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 Fr	New Castle HS	New Castle, IN
F	1	Aaron Wheeler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Brewster Academy	Stamford, CT
G	2	Eric Hunter Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Tindley Prep	Indianapolis, IN
C	4	Emmanuel Dowuona	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Westwood Christian School	Miami, FL
G	5	Brandon Newman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Valparaiso HS	Valparaiso, IN
G	11	Isaiah Thompson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Zionsville HS	Zionsville, IN
G	14	Jared Wulbrun (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Cal Lutheran	Stanford, CA
C	15	Zach Edey	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Toronto, ON
F	21	Matt Frost (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbus East HS	Columbus, IN
G	22	Chase Martin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Tolton HS	Columbia, MO
G	23	Jaden Ivey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere School	South Bend, IN
G	25	Ethan Morton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Butler Area HS	Butler, PA
G	34	Carson Barrett (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Lafayette Central Catholic HS	Lafayette, IN
F	50	Trevion Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Henry Ford Academy	Chicago, IL
G	55	Sasha Stefanovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Crown Point HS	Crown Point, IN

Head coach

Matt Painter (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Micah Shrewsberry (Hanover)
Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran)
Brandon Brantley (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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
Regular season
November 20, 2020* 5:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Liberty Space Coast Challenge	W 77–64	1–0	19 – Edey	11 – Williams	5 – Stefanovic/Williams	Titan Field House (0) Melbourne, FL
November 26, 2020* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Clemson Space Coast Challenge	L 70–81	1–1	17 – Edey	8 – Edey/Williams	5 – Morton	Titan Field House (0) Melbourne, FL
December 1, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN		Oakland	W 93–50	2–1	21 – Newman	14 – Williams	7 – Stefanovic	Mackey Arena (0) West Lafayette, IN
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN		Valparaiso	W 68–61	3–1	19 – Stefanovic	11 – Williams	3 – Stefanovic/Wheeler	Mackey Arena (200) West Lafayette, IN
December 8, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 54–58	3–2	15 – Edey	7 – Williams	3 – Gillis	Watsco Center (0) Miami, FL
December 12, 2020* 7:30 pm, BTN		Indiana State	W 80–68	4–2	30 – Williams	13 – Wheeler	5 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (200) West Lafayette, IN
December 16, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN		No. 20 Ohio State	W 67–60	5–2 (1–0)	16 – Williams	9 – Williams	8 – Williams	Mackey Arena (250) West Lafayette, IN
December 19, 2020* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Notre Dame Crossroads Classic	W 88–78	6–2	18 – Hunter Jr./Stefanovic	9 – Gillis	8 – Hunter Jr.	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2020 9:00 pm, BTN		at No. 4 Iowa	L 55–70	6–3 (1–1)	14 – Williams	9 – Williams	5 – Hunter Jr.	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (536) Iowa City, IA
December 25, 2020 2:30 pm, FS1		Maryland	W 73–70	7–3 (2–1)	17 – Newman	8 – Williams	4 – Ivey	Mackey Arena (250) West Lafayette, IN
December 29, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1		at No. 14 Rutgers	L 76–81	7–4 (2–2)	21 – Williams	12 – Williams	3 – Gillis/Newman	The RAC (0) Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 15 Illinois	L 58–66	7–5 (2–3)	14 – Newman/Williams	8 – Williams	4 – Hunter Jr.	State Farm Center (167) Champaign, IL
January 5, 2021 5:00 pm, BTN		Nebraska	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		at No. 23 Michigan State	W 55–54	8–5 (3–3)	26 – Williams	9 – Williams	4 – Hunter Jr.	Breslin Center (0) East Lansing, MI
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		at Indiana	W 81–69	9–5 (4–3)	22 – Williams	10 – Williams	4 – Hunter Jr.	Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, BTN		Penn State	W 80–72	10–5 (5–3)	15 – Stefanovic	11 – Williams	5 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (168) West Lafayette, IN
January 19, 2021 6:30 pm, BTN		at No. 15 Ohio State	W 67–65	11–5 (6–3)	16 – Williams	7 – Williams	2 – Ivey	Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		No. 7 Michigan	L 53–70	11–6 (6–4)	14 – Williams	11 – Williams	5 – Ivey	Mackey Arena (250) West Lafayette, IN
January 30, 2021 7:30 pm, BTN		No. 21 Minnesota	W 81–62	12–6 (7–4)	29 – Newman	14 – Williams	7 – Hunter Jr.	Mackey Arena (250) West Lafayette, IN
February 2, 2021 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 24	at Maryland	L 60-61	12-7 (7-5)	23 – Williams	11 – Williams	3 – Ivey	Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD
February 6, 2021 4:30 pm, BTN	No. 24	Northwestern						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Michigan State						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 20, 2021 BTN		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 26, 2021 FS1		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
March 2, 2021 ESPN/ESPN2		Wisconsin						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
March 6, 2021 ESPN/ESPN2		Indiana						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Tournament
March 10–14, 2020 TBD		vs. TBD						United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

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	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	24											Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV

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

References

"2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
Miller, Travis (2020-03-08). "2020 Big Ten Tournament Schedule". Hammer and Rails. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
"2020 Big Ten Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

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[1] "2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

[2] Miller, Travis (2020-03-08). "2020 Big Ten Tournament Schedule". Hammer and Rails. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

[3] "2020 Big Ten Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

[4] "2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

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