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#43 Purdue Boilermakers: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #43 Purdue Boilermakers: College Basketball 111 in 111

Big East, B1G Ten News: Purdue, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Penn State, Wisconsin

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (Unionville, Conn.) is one of 22 collegian who has accepted an invitation from the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee to attend the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games training camp. The training camp, which will be held from July 29-Aug. 7 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado … [Read more...] about Big East, B1G Ten News: Purdue, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Penn State, Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Jordan Taylor to Try Out for USA Basketball

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After a breakout season in 2010-11, the Wisconsin Badgers' starting point guard Jordan Taylor has been invited to try-out for the USA Basketball World University Games Team. The training camp will take place from July 29th to August 7th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) will be the venue where 12 members will be picked to represent their … [Read more...] about Wisconsin’s Jordan Taylor to Try Out for USA Basketball

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Must Hold Bernie Miklasz Accountable

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Today, Bernie Miklasz did for the world of sports media what William Ligue Jr. and his son (the infamous, extremely white trash father and son duo who attacked Kansas City Royals base coach Tom Gamboa) did for Chicago White Sox fans. This may sound hyperbolic, but when a story becomes that big, it can create an entire script or schema for a subset of people. Miklasz horribly … [Read more...] about St. Louis Post-Dispatch Must Hold Bernie Miklasz Accountable

Update: Purdue University Rep Blames Donors For Matt Painter Situation

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As you may have heard, Matt Painter left the Purdue Boilermakers in order to take the Mizzou job. At least that's what every single person on Twitter with an interest in college hoops said Monday night. This was of course retracted. But then legit media outlets like Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Matt Painter called Missouri AD Mike Alden to accept his … [Read more...] about Update: Purdue University Rep Blames Donors For Matt Painter Situation

Twitter (Wrong Again) has Matt Painter to Missouri a Done Deal

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It's coaching carousel season. Now that only four college basketball teams remain, it's time for the coaching dominoes to start falling. Purdue Boilermakers Coach Matt Painter...to Missouri? Multiple sources report this is a done deal. And with Painter leaving the Big Ten for Mizzou, (and this isn't confirmed yet) the rumor mill continues to churn about Butler Bulldogs Brad … [Read more...] about Twitter (Wrong Again) has Matt Painter to Missouri a Done Deal

Purdue Gets Blown out of the Building by VCU

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I guess VCU will soon become a trending term. Virginia Commonwealth University might become America's sweethearts since we have no true cinderella this march madness season, and America loves an underdog story. It's fitting that Purdue University's initials are PU, given the way they played tonight. At least on the defensive end, where they surrendered 94 points to the Rams … [Read more...] about Purdue Gets Blown out of the Building by VCU

Purdue wins 13th Consecutive NCAA Opening Round Game

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For the second year in a row, the Purdue Boilermakers played, and defeated a MAAC team. Last year it was the Siena Saints, this college basketball season it was the Peacocks of ULA (sorry, "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reference) of St. Peter's. This now makes it 13 years in a row for the Boilers; they've got this opening round thing down pat. "Obviously, Purdue's had a pretty … [Read more...] about Purdue wins 13th Consecutive NCAA Opening Round Game

Purdue has Off-Court Distractions as they Begin NCAA Tournament

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This March Madness, the Purdue Boilermakers, the No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region, will face No. 14 seed Saint Peter’s on Friday in second-round NCAA Tournament action. (TNT 7:20 p.m. ET) They'll do so without sophomore guard Kelsey Barlow has been suspended for the remainder of the 2010-11 season for conduct detrimental to the team, head coach Matt Painter announced … [Read more...] about Purdue has Off-Court Distractions as they Begin NCAA Tournament