2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4 (tie)
AP	No. 3
2021–22 record	8–1 (1–1 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

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

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

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
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
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: Scout: N/A 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 #18 SG	Fort Wayne, IN	Homestead (IN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 23, 2020
Fletcher Loyer #18 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Braden Smith #44 SG	Westfield, IN	Westfield (IN)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 29, 2021
Braden Smith #44 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: Scout: N/A 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: Scout: N/A 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

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 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 (1–1)	22 – Williams	12 – Williams	9 – Williams	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 3	vs. Butler Crossroads Classic						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Incarnate Word						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 29, 2021* 5:00 p.m., BTN		Nicholls						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN		Wisconsin						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 11, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 14, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		Nebraska						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN		Northwestern						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 27, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 30, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBS		Ohio State						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2022 2:30 p.m., FOX		Michigan						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 10, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Illinois						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 13, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS		Maryland						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 16, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 20, 2022 5:30 p.m., FS1		Rutgers						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 26, 2022 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2		Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
March 1, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m./2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBD		vs. TBD						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5][6]

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	7	6	3 (1)	2 (9)	1 (61)	3															Not released
Coaches	7	7^	4	2 (10)	1 (29)	4т

*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 2021-12-07.
"College basketball rankings: Purdue jumps to No. 1 in Coaches Poll, giving Boilermakers sweep of major polls". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
"2020-21 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
"North Texas vs. Purdue - Game Summary - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
"2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
"2021-22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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[1] 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 2021-12-07.

[2] "College basketball rankings: Purdue jumps to No. 1 in Coaches Poll, giving Boilermakers sweep of major polls". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[3] "2020-21 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[4] "North Texas vs. Purdue - Game Summary - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[5] "2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

[6] "2021-22 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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