April 9, 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After a second place Big Ten finish and 25-9 record, the Purdue men's basketball team is already getting some recognition from the media for the 2008-09 season.

ESPN.com's Andy Katz released his annual predictions for the preseason top 25 for the 2008-09 season.

In his poll Purdue is No. 8, the highest ranked Big Ten team.

"Mackey Arena is rocking again, and Matt Painter has ascended rather quickly as a well-respected coach." said Katz.

Luke Winn of CNNSI.com has Purdue No. 4 in his top 10 poll for 2008-09.

Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com also has the Boilermakers No. 7.

The Boilermakers finished No. 20 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll and return all five starters.

To view the ESPN.com Poll, click here.

To view Luke Winn's Poll, click here.

To view FoxSports.com's Poll, click here.

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