2006–07 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

2006–07 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Cuonzo Martin (7th season) Paul Lusk (3rd season) Rick Ray (1st season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena

2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Ohio State†	15	–	1		.938			35	–	4		.897
No. 6 Wisconsin	13	–	3		.813			30	–	6		.833
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Iowa	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Purdue	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Illinois	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Michigan State	8	–	8		.500			23	–	12		.657
Michigan	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
Minnesota	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Penn State	2	–	14		.125			13	–	18		.419
Northwestern	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
† 2007 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2006–07 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 David Teague 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN G 3 Chris Kramer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Huntington, IN G 5 Keaton Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Kissimmee, FL G 11 Bobby Riddell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Lafayette, IN G 12 Tarrance Crump 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Decatur, AL G 14 Chris Lutz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bedford, NH F 14 Carl Landry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Milwaukee, WI G 20 Marcus Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Franklin Park, IL F 21 Gordon Watt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Evanston, IL F 30 Johnathan Uchendu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pulaski County, AR G 31 Chris Hartley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Noblesville, IN C 34 Dan Vandervieren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Eden Prairie, MN 43 A.J. Graft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Granger, IN	Head coach Matt Painter (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Cuonzo Martin (Purdue) Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois) Rick Ray (Grand View) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2022-11-02

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 3*		North Dakota Exhibition	W 92–60	—	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 8*		Wisconsin-Platteville Exhibition	W 78–46	—	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 13*		Northern Colorado	W 90–58	1–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 17*		Western Carolina	W 82–57	2–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 20* 5:00 p.m.		vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech Maui Invitational	L 61–79	2–1	Lahaina, HI
November 21*		vs. Oklahoma Maui Invitational	W 74–71	3–1	Lahaina, HI
November 22*		vs. DePaul Maui Invitational	W 81–73	4–1	Lahaina, HI
November 29		No. 25 Virginia ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 61–59	5–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 2*		Delaware State	W 62–40	6–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 5		Loyola (IL)	W 78–62	7–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 9* 2:00 p.m.		Missouri	W 79–62	8–1	Mackey Arena (13,505) West Lafayette, IN
December 16*		vs. No. 18 Butler Wooden Tradition	L 65–68	8–2	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
December 19*		Wagner	W 95–56	9–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 22*		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 79–61	10–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 28*		at Indiana State	L 70–89	10–3	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
December 30*		Southeast Missouri State	W 102–65	11–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 3		at Minnesota	L 59–65	11–4 (0–1)	Minneapolis, MN
January 6		Penn State	W 64–60	12–4 (1–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 10		at Indiana Rivalry	L 58–85	12–5 (1–2)	Bloomington, IN
January 13		Michigan	W 67–53	13–5 (2–2)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 17		at No. 2 Wisconsin	L 64–69	13–6 (2–3)	Madison, WI
January 20		at Michigan	L 55–71	13–7 (2–4)	Ann Arbor, MI
January 27		Illinois	W 64–47	14–7 (3–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 31		No. 4 Ohio State	L 60–78	14–8 (3–5)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 3		at Penn State	W 69–59	15–8 (4–5)	University Park, PA
February 7		Michigan State	W 62–38	16–8 (5–5)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 10		at No. 3 Ohio State	L 56–63	16–9 (5–6)	Columbus, OH
February 15		No. 24 Indiana	W 81–68	17–9 (6–6)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 21		at Iowa	L 59–78	17–10 (6–7)	Iowa City, IA
February 24		at Northwestern	W 75–68	18–10 (7–7)	Evanston, IL
February 28		Minnesota	W 66–47	19–10 (8–7)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
March 3		Northwestern	W 73–50	20–10 (9–7)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
March 9*	(5)	vs. (4) Iowa Big Ten tournament	W 74–55	21–10	United Center  Chicago, IL
March 10*	(5)	vs. (1) Ohio State Big Ten tournament	L 52–63	21–11	United Center  Chicago, IL
March 16*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Arizona First Round	W 72–63	22–11	New Orleans, LA
March 18*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida Second Round	L 67–74	22–12	New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.