The 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his 3rd season with the Boilers. The Boilers did well at home, going 9–0 in the Big Ten and losing only a single home game overall (16–1). Purdue finished second in the Big Ten with a 15–3 record. They lost to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament despite having a #2 seed. The Boilers accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they made it to the second round before losing to Xavier, 85–78.
Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown1Garrett MocasF6–8So.Columbus, Indiana 2Chad SutorF6–7Fr.Bloomington, Indiana 3Chris KramerG6–3So.Huntington, Indiana4Robbie HummelG/F6–8Fr.Valparaiso, Indiana5Keaton GrantG6–4So.Kissimmee, Florida 11Bobby RiddellG5–9Jr.Lafayette, Indiana 12Tarrance CrumpG6–1R-Sr.Decatur, Alabama14Scott MartinG/F6–8Fr.Valparaiso, Indiana20Marcus Green G6–4Jr.Franklin Park, Illinois 21Nemanja CalasanF6–9Jr.Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina 25JaJuan JohnsonF/C6–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana 30Mark WohlfordG6–0So.Columbus, Indiana33E'Twaun Moore G6–3Fr.East Chicago, Indiana 55Chris ReidF6–9Jr.Castro Valley, California
Results
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!colspan=6 style=|NCAA tournament
See also 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Notes The 25 wins were the most for Purdue since Gene Keady's 1997-98 team, when Purdue went 28–8.
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