The Big Ten led the nation in men's basketball attendance for the 36th-consecutive season in 2011-12, according to figures recently released by the NCAA. The Big Ten led all conference with an average attendance of 12,868, which is more than 1,300 higher than the next-closest conference.
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A quick look at how the five former Boilermakers currently playing in the NBA have fared this season.
Continue reading Boilers In The NBA.
It's time to wrap up the season with some final thoughts on the recently-concluded college basketball year.
Continue reading Time To Wrap It Up.
A quick look at how the five former Boilermakers currently playing in the NBA have fared this season.
Continue reading Boilers In The NBA.
I'm not really a big fan of late night games in the NCAA Tournament, but I am a huge fan of playing in them if you catch my drift.
Continue reading One More In Omaha.
Welcome to Omaha, Neb., and second-round play in the NCAA Tournament. Okay, I don't like that description of "second round," but it is what it is. Purdue will play its first game against St. Mary's tonight at 7:27 ET.
Continue reading Welcome To Omaha.
It's tournament time, the part of the season that invigorates fans and has them dreaming of the loftiest of goals.
Continue reading Tournament Time.
In my humble opinion, the most not-talked about sports achivement from all of last year was Connecticut's run to the national title. We heard a lot about the Uconn women's team's winning streak, about the unlikely appearance of VCU and Butler in the Final Four and how the Cardinals won the World Series.
Continue reading Building Confidence.
Unlike in the pros, there's no way Matt Painter and his staff can browse the waiver wire and add someone to this year's team. We'll finish with who we have.
Continue reading Rollercoaster Ride.
One of my great interests in life is the study of human behavior. I regret my lack of expertise about the subject, but I still pursue it superficially.
Continue reading Comes In Waves.
I've been part of so many incredible Purdue-Indiana games, it's very hard to pick favorites. I'll attempt to do so, though.
Continue reading A Ton Of Memories.
A quick look at how the five former Boilermakers currently playing in the NBA have fared this season:
Continue reading Boilers In The NBA.
Please accept my apologies for being dormant for a couple of weeks. With a recent move, I had some computer issues. Good timing, yes?
Continue reading Work To Do.
A quick look at how the five former Boilermakers currently playing in the NBA have fared this season:
Continue reading Boilers In The NBA.
Ok, let's see if we can figure some things out. Purdue loses by 20 to Penn State, wins by 13 at Minnesota and follows that up with a home loss to Wisconsin, a team that won at Mackey Arena for just the second time in nearly 40 years.
Continue reading What The Heck Is Going On?.
Winning any game in the Big Ten is difficult, but Purdue was expected to beat Penn State on Thursday night. The Boilermakers entered the game a solid seven-point road favorite and with only three losses on the season, all close games.
Continue reading Anatomy Of An Upset.
First off, good luck to the football team in Detroit. Due to my semi-retirement, I do miss covering the football side of things, but I still root hard and will do so on Tuesday.
Continue reading Important Week.
Some thoughts on the upcoming Crossroads Classic. Wonderful concept, just way too long in coming. I applaud the coaching staffs and administrations of the respective schools for seeing this to fruition. What's not to like about a basketball event in downtown Indianapolis around the holiday season the ensures great play, energetic fans and national television coverage? Just makes perfect sense to me.
Continue reading Some Good Basketball Coming Up.
As anyone can imagine, it was a long bus ride home from Cincinnati on Saturday night. What almost turned out to be a spectacular week for the Purdue men's basketball team ended with a thud in the 66-63 loss at 11th-ranked Xavier.
Continue reading Time To Have A Short Memory.
Looking at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, we could end up with a tie for the first time with Nebraska's entry into the Big Ten.
Continue reading Challenge(s) Lie Ahead.
After a long travel day on Tuesday, the Purdue men's basketball team got back on the court on Wednesday in San Juan.
The Boilermakers had a one-hour shootaround at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico before heading over to a local school for the remainder of practice. Purdue meets Iona on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET in first-round action at the 5-hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Photos from Wednesday's are after the jump.
Continue reading Boilers Get To Work In San Juan.
It was a great weekend for Purdue athletics, but the men's basketball team flirted with disaster on Monday and managed to survive. As I often say, the beauty of competition lies in the unknown.
Continue reading Pre-Puerto Rico.
I'm not a huge fan of exhibition games, but they do serve a purpose to the staff and the players prefer them over practices. For the fans, exhibition games provide a chance to see some players you may rarely see during the season. But those games are behind us, and so let's pass along some observations as we count down to the start of the regular season.
Continue reading Exhibition Wrap-Up.
Senior guard Ryne Smith earned some national acclaim on Saturday when Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com placed him 17th on his list of the top 50 shooters in the country.
Continue reading Smith Lauded As One Of Country's Top Shooters.
Junior guard Kelsey Barlow earned high praise from CBSSports.com senior college basketball writer Jeff Goodman on Friday, as the writer isted Barlow as his No. 5 breakout player for the 2011-12 season.
Continue reading Barlow Tabbed One Of Nation's Top Breakout Players.
Seniors Lewis Jackson and Ryne Smith, junior D.J. Byrd and freshman Donnie Hale were among the Purdue players to meet with the media on Friday as the Boilermakers prepare to face Southern Indiana in their exhibition finale.
Continue reading Boilers Meet With Media Prior To Exhibition Finale.
It's time to dust off the keyboard and start pecking about the 2011-12 Purdue basketball season. Welcome to the Cliz Blog for another year. I'll pass along my thoughts on a weekly basis through March.
Continue reading Looking Backward And Forward.
As mentioned in the podcast embedded in our previous post, CBSSports.com's Jeff Goodman did a short video with Purdue senior Robbie Hummel on Wednesday night. Here's the final product:
Continue reading Catching Up With Robbie Hummel.
Feel free to listen to the entire CBSSports.com College Basketball Podcast, or skip to the 21:40 mark to hear senior writer Jeff Goodman talk about his visit to West Lafayette on Wednesday night.
Continue reading Purdue On CBSSports.com College Basketball Podcast.
Purdue senior forward Robbie Hummel once again earned praise from the writers of CBSSports.com on Thursday when senior blogger Matt Norlander labeled him the No. 12 wing player in the nation.
Continue reading Hummel Earns More Praise From CBSSports.com.
A lot has changed since Purdue senior forward Robbie Hummel went down with a knee injury in February 2010, but one thing that hasn't is the respect that Hummel has earned with his game.
Continue reading Hummel Counted Among Nation's Top Players.
Travel options are available for a limited time to support Purdue as it participates in the 5-hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan, P.R., from Nov. 17-20.
Continue reading Puerto Rico Tip-Off Travel Packages Still Available.
ESPN.com senior college basketball writer Andy Katz recently sat down with 31 NCAA head basketball coaches at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando to discuss the biggest topics in the game today.
Continue reading Painter To Appear On Katz Corner.
Purdue head coach Matt Painter led the United States' World University Games team into its first game action on Thursday night, as Team USA scrimmaged players from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Continue reading Painter-Led WUG Team Holds Scrimmage On Thursday.
As he prepares to leave for China with some of college basketball's top players and coaches, Purdue head coach Matt Painter does so as a member of a select fraternity of coaches who have led the United States in World University Games competition.
Continue reading Painter In Elite Company As WUG Head Coach.
Purdue and United States head coach Matt Painter, his staff and 21 of the nation's top college players are set to arrive in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday for the start of the 2011 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team training camp.
Continue reading Painter Headed To Colorado Springs For WUG Trials.
Former Purdue stars and newly-minted Boston Celtics JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore were officially introduced on Monday at an event for the team's Shamrock Foundation.
Continue reading Newest Celtics Officially Introduced.
For the 13th time in program history, Purdue had two players taken in the same NBA Draft in 2011.
However, for the first time since 1952, a Boilermaker pair was taken by the same team, as JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore will both head to Boston as the newest members of the Celtics.
Johnson was drafted 27th overall by New Jersey and immediately shipped to Boston, while Moore was selected by the Celtics at No. 55 overall.
Continue reading New Celtic Duo Garnering Praise.
Thursday night will be one of the biggest in JaJuan Johnson's life, as he expects to hear his name called in the NBA Draft.
Continue reading Johnson's Long Road To NBA Draft.
Former Purdue star Chris Kramer is heading to Puerto Rico to join the Guaynabo Mets for the stretch run of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league.
Continue reading Kramer To Join Guaynabo Mets.
CBS Sports has agreed to a multi-year agreement with the Big Ten Conference, extending its broadcast rights to the conference's basketball games through the 2016-17 season. The announcement was made Thursday by Mike Aresco, Executive Vice President, Programming, at CBS Sports and James E. Delaney, Big Ten Commissioner.
Continue reading CBS Sports Agrees To Multi-Year Contract Extension With Big Ten.
Purdue head coach Matt Painter was heralded as one of the nation's top coaches aged 40 years or younger on Wednesday in this column by CBSSports.com's Jeff Goodman.
Continue reading 'Young Pup' Painter Recognized Among Coaching's Elite.
Former Purdue star Brian Cardinal earned his first NBA Championship ring on Sunday when the Dallas Mavericks closed out the Miami Heat, 4-2, to win their first-ever world title.
Continue reading Cardinal Wins NBA Championship.
On Wednesday, USA Basketball announced the list of players whom Purdue head coach Matt Painter will have to choose from for the World University Games team that he will lead to Shenzen, China, in August.
Continue reading USA Men's World University Games Team Training Camp Roster Set.
Former Purdue standout E'Twaun Moore was one of six players who worked out for the Indianapolis Pacers on Tuesday, alongside Klay Thompson (Washington State), Marshon Brooks (Providence), Jon Leuer (Wisconsin), Matt Howard (Butler) and Andrew Warren (Bradley).
Click here for a video interview with Moore following his workout.
Senior forward Robbie Hummel, in the midst of rehabbing a torn ACL suffered in October, recently caught up with CBSSports.com writer Jeff Goodman to discuss his rehab and the Boilermakers' prospects for the 2011-12 season, among other topics.
Click here to read Goodman's blog entry.
Continue reading Hummel Progressing In Knee Rehab.
Former Purdue star E'Twaun Moore was one of six players to work out for the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.
Continue reading Moore Works Out In Milwaukee On Saturday.
Following his Monday-afternoon workout with the Indiana Pacers, former Purdue star JaJuan Johnson sat down with Pacers.com.
Continue reading Johnson Featured On Pacers Crate.
JaJuan Johnson is slated to work out for the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, and Conrad Brunner of Pacers.com writes that the former Boilermaker will headline the session.
Continue reading Johnson To Highlight Pacers Workout.
Following Monday's workout for the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis, former Purdue star E'Twaun Moore was featured as part of the team's pre-draft coverage.
Continue reading Moore Featured In Timberwolves' Draft Coverage.
