Purdue Basketball Timeline ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~96-101 Purdue In The Big Ten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 102-103 The 1932 Boilermakers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 104 John Wooden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 105 Ward Lambert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 106 Glenn Robinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 107 Gene Keady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 108-109 Homes Of Purdue Basketball ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 110-111 Basketball Hall Of Fame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 112 Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 113 Boilermakers In The NBA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 114-115 All-America Selections ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 116-117 Consensus All-America Selections ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 118-119 All-Big Ten Selections ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 120-121 All-Time Head Coaches~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 122-123 All-Time Roster ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~124-127 Team Award Recipients ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~128-129 Purdue In The NCAA Tournament ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~130-131 NCAA Tournament Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 132-135 Big Ten Championships ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 136 Purdue In The NIT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 137 Purdue’s Most Memorable Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~138-139 Purdue’s Top-10 Matchups ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 140 Purdue In The AP Poll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 141 Purdue Vs. Ranked Opponents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~142-143 All-Time Player Statistics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~144-158 2 2008-09 Purdue University Boilermakers Basketball 2 95 Purdue Basketball Timeline 1896 Coached by F. Homer Curtis, Purdue played its fi rst ever basketball game. The game was held at the “Old Gym” in West Lafayette, where the Boilermakers defeated the Lafayette YMCA 34-19. 1901 Purdue enjoyed its first 1911-12 Boilermakers undefeated season. The 1906 1910 Boilermakers, under head Purdue, under the Center Dave Charters was coach Alpha Jamison, went direction of head coach C.B. the fi rst Boilermaker named 12-0 with two victories over Jamison, went 4-7 overall. to the All-America team. He Indiana and Wabash. The Old More signifi cantly, it garnered the honor a year later Gold and Black never allowed marked the inaugural season as well, as he led Purdue to more than 19 points in a game for basketball in the Big Ten. a 12-4 record and its fi rst Big and recorded a season high of The Boilermakers went 3-6 Ten Championship. Charters 77 points in one game. and finished sixth in the also was a two-time All-Big Ten conference. selection. 1903 The Boilermakers, under 1908 1911 Charles “Stretch” Murphy and coach Ward “Piggy” Lambert head coach C.I. Freeman, went Guard Cliff Lewis became Coach Ralph Jones’ undefeated for the second time the fi rst Boilermaker to earn philosophy of utilizing long approach off the court but had Purdue went 8-1 in in their history. Freeman, who All-Big Ten honors. passes paid off as the a frenetic presence on the conference play and 15-3 coached the Boilermakers Boilermakers won their first sidelines. Lambert remained overall. The only conference for only one year, led Purdue 1910 Big Ten Championship. on the Boilermaker bench defeat of the season was to an 8-0 record, including a The 1909-10 season was Purdue and Minnesota tied for the next 28 1/2 years. a 28-29 loss to Illinois in 17-13 win over Indiana in the full of changes for Purdue. A for the league crown with 8-4 He earned the nickname Champaign. fi nal game of the season in new coach, Ralph Jones, took conference records. “Piggy” after childhood friends Bloomington. over the reins of the program. accused him of hogging the 1928 Upon the conclusion of The Boilermakers also 1912 ball on offense. The Boilermakers fi nished the season, the University had a new home, as Memorial The Boilermakers enjoyed the 1927-28 season with a recognized the popularity of Gymnasium opened on the their last undefeated season to 1922 15-2 record and tied for the sport and made basketball Purdue campus. date and bid farewell to head Head coach Ward another Big Ten championship. part of the Purdue Athletic coach Ralph Jones, who left Lambert led the Boilermakers Purdue was led by All- Association. West Lafayette to become to their fi rst outright Big Ten America sophomore Charles head coach at Illinois. Purdue championship. “Stretch” Murphy. Murphy went 12-0 and tied Wisconsin for the Big Ten championship. 1927-28 Boilermakers Purdue’s closest game of the season was a 31-22 victory over Chicago. 1917 Ward “Piggy” Lambert was named head coach of the Boilermakers. Lambert possessed a positive, low-key Memorial Gymnasium 96 2 2008-09 Purdue University Boilermakers Basketball 2 Purdue Basketball Timeline practically every newspaper Purdue at old Lafayette Jefferson gym. Paul Hoffman in the country named Purdue national champions. Wooden averaged an amazing 12.1 points per game his senior campaign and earned national player of the year honors. “Our ’32 team had great balance,” said Wooden. “We were very experienced because we had almost everyone back from the year before.” stood 6-foot-6 and dominated leg injury he sustained in a car 1935 Purdue opponents the next accident. After the Christmas three seasons. “I certainly don’t want holiday, the Boilermakers people to misinterpret this, but headed to the Big Apple to face New York University in 1930 I’ve been told that our 1929- In one of the most 30 team would have gone Madison Square Garden. successful seasons in Purdue undefeated had I not injured Over 18,000 people, the history, the Boilermakers went my leg in December,” said largest crowd to ever see a undefeated in conference Wooden. basketball game at the time, action and won their seventh 1932 watched the Boilermakers after legendary Boilermaker 1945 Big Ten championship. Perhaps the greatest battle NYU until the end. coach Ward Lambert. Tickets Purdue won its 500th Charles “Stretch” Murphy season in Purdue basketball Purdue battled to the wire but for the fi rst contest were 75 game in school history with was named to the All-America history, the 1931-32 season fell to the Violets, 43-41. cents. a 51-45 win over Louisville in team for the third time, along saw the Boilermakers go West Lafayette. with sophomore teammate 17-1 and win the national 1937 1940 It was the second win over John Wooden. Purdue’s championship. In the days On Dec. 12, 1937, Purdue Purdue claimed its 13th the Cardinals in four games. closest Big Ten contest was before the NCAA named a opened its new fi eldhouse. The Big Ten championship during The Boilermakers also won a thrilling 27-25 overtime win national champion, titles were Boilermakers defeated Indiana the 1939-40 season. For head the game in Louisville 55-51. at Ohio State. The only two determined by the media. State 68-18 in the fi rst game coach Ward Lambert, it was losses came when Wooden Led by senior All- played in the building that his 11th Big Ten title in 23 1946 was out of the lineup due to a America guard John Wooden, eventually would be named years as head coach. An era came to an end on Jan. 23, 1946, as Ward Purdue at Northwestern in 1932. Coach Lambert instructs the 1933-34 starting fi ve. 2 2008-09 Purdue University Boilermakers Basketball 2 97 Purdue Basketball Timeline In 1955, Purdue played Minnesota to six overtimes in Lambert Fieldhouse before falling 59-56. 1950 uniform. He scored four points 1959 Purdue hired coach Ray in a 67-51 loss to Kansas In a return back to West Eddy. A former teammate State. Lafayette , former player John Ernie Hall of John Wooden and player Wooden led the UCLA Bruins under Ward Lambert, Eddy 1955 at Purdue on Dec. 18, 1959. Lambert resigned as basketball after bleachers seating placed a great deal of In one of the most The Boilermakers, behind coach. 3,400 students collapsed in emphasis on academics, as memorable games in the clutch play of junior guard “I deeply regret giving Purdue Fieldhouse during well as achievements on the Purdue basketball history, Dick Mitchell, defeated the up my long association Purdue’s game against court. the Boilermakers battled Bruins 75-74. with Purdue basketball, but Wisconsin. Minnesota through six “I wish there was a way after extended service in a 1951 overtimes before falling 59- for both teams to win,” said strenuous game, I am anxious 1947 On Dec. 1, 1951, Ernie 56. The Boilermakers used a Wooden before the game. to be relieved of the nervous Center Paul Hoffman was Hall became the fi rst African- stall technique for most of the strain and mental punishment named fi rst-team All-Big Ten American and junior college game and shot only 32 percent that accompanies a head for his fourth straight season. transfer to wear a Purdue from the fl oor. coach.” To this day, he is the only Lambert, whose career Boilermaker to accomplish that record was 371-152, retired feat. He earned All-America as the Big Ten’s all-time honors for three straight leader in wins and conference seasons. championships. The same year, Lambert’s 1947 prize pupil, John Wooden, Boilermakers Paul returned to campus. As coach Hoffman and Ed Ehlers were of Indiana State, the former the first Boilermakers ever Boilermaker lost to his alma taken in the NBA Draft. Ehlers mater in 1946 and 1947. is taken by the Boston Celtics and Hoffman is selected by 1947 Baltimore. On Feb. 24, 1947, two students were killed and 166 people were taken to hospitals From left to right, Guy “Red” Mackey, Terry Dischinger and Ray Eddy 98 2 2008-09 Purdue University Boilermakers Basketball 2 Purdue Basketball Timeline 1961 1966 The 1968-69 Boilermakers Purdue, which finished Dave Schellhase the season with a perfect became the fi rst Boilermaker 11-0 record in Purdue selected as an Academic All- Fieldhouse, knocked off American. Michigan State 85-74 behind Terry Dischinger’s 52 points. 1967 The mark broke the Big On Dec. 2, 1967, the fi rst Ten’s previous single-game game was played in Purdue scoring record of 48 points set Arena.