The 2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented

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. The head coach was

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, in his sixth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in

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, and was a member of the

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. Purdue finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the

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, they lost to

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in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region. They defeated Saint Peter's in the Second Round before losing to eventual Final Four participant VCU in the Third Round.

Season notes

* After initially entering their names into the

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, both

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and JaJuan Johnson removed their names from consideration on May 8, 2010, and announced their intentions to return for their senior seasons. * On October 4, 2010,

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, Moore, and Johnson were named to the John R. Wooden Award Pre-Season watch list. Purdue was the only school with three individuals recognized on the list of 50 possible candidates. * On October 16, Hummel re-tore the same ACL that he had injured the previous season during team practice and will miss the season. Hummel has stated that he plans to take a

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and prepare for the 2011–12 season. * Johnson was named a ''Preseason First-Team

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'' by the

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and

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. * Both Moore and Johnson were named to the ''Preseason First-Team All-Big Ten'' Team. * Junior John Hart received a fracture in his foot in early December. He returned against

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on January 16. * E'Twaun Moore became the program's career record holder for minutes played, three point field goals made, and most starts. * E'Twaun Moore scored a career high 38 points against

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, the most points in a game by a Boiler since

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in 1994. * E'Twaun Moore scored his 2,000th career point against

on February 20, 2011. * JaJuan Johnson scored a career high 31 points against Indiana State. * E'Twaun Moore made a career high 7 three-point field goals multiple times against Northwestern and

. * Junior Ryne Smith was named ''Big Ten Co-Player of the Week'', averaging 19 points and shooting 11–14 beyond the arc in wins against

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and

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. * JaJuan Johnson was named a ''

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Midseason First-Team All-American'' * Purdue defeated back-to-back top ten teams at home for the first time in school history (#10

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, #2

) * JaJuan Johnson tied a career high 7 blocks against

on February 27, 2011. In the same contest, he tallied a career high 17 rebounds. * Purdue went undefeated at home, going 16–0, for the first time since the 1968–1969 season. * At the conclusion of the regular season, JaJuan Johnson was named the ''Big Ten Conference Player of the Year'', as well as the ''Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year''. * Matt Painter was named consecutive ''Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year'' honors. * E'Twaun Moore was named ''First Team-All Big Ten'' for consecutive seasons. * Kelsey Barlow was suspended on March 15, three days before the Boilermakers played their second-round game against St. Peter's.

Roster

Incoming recruits

Schedule and results

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Rankings

2011 Signing Class

The 2011 recruiting class was weak compared to Purdue's recent history recruiting. The class brought in two power forwards. Donnie Hale was ranked the #25 power forward in this recruiting class. Hale committed to Purdue June 23, 2009. He transferred his sophomore year to the Bellarmine Knights. Jacob Lawson was the #31 ranked power forward. He committed to Purdue on April 28, 2011.

References

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