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1 PURDUE BASKETBALL FINAL NOTES PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (17-15 Overall, 6-10 Big Ten, 3-2 Postseason) Mackey Arena - West Lafayette, Ind. (14,123) SCHEDULE & RESULTS Nov. 2 ATHLETES-IN-ACTION (Exh.) W, Nov. 15 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS (Exh.) L, Nov. 21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L, Nov. 25 vs. #1 Arizona * W, Nov. 29 at #21 Virginia $ L, Dec. 2 APPALACHIAN STATE W, Dec. 8 DUQUESNE % W, Dec. 9 ALABAMA A&M % W, Dec. 16 vs. Valparaiso & W, Dec. 18 SANTA CLARA W, Dec. 22 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W, Dec. 27 at Akron W, Dec. 30 UCLA L, Jan. 3 MICHIGAN W, Jan. 6 at Northwestern W, Jan. 10 #17 WISCONSIN W, Jan. 13 #25 IOWA L, Jan. 17 at Minnesota L, Jan. 20 NORTHWESTERN W, Jan. 23 at Indiana L, Jan. 27 MINNESOTA W, Roster ---USUAL STARTERS--- # Player GP/GS Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG 43 Carson Cunningham 32/32 Sr. G Ogden Dunes, Ind Maynard Lewis 32/19 Jr. G Terre Haute, Ind Kenneth Lowe 32/31 So. G Gary, Ind Rodney Smith 26/21 Jr. F Indianapolis, Ind John Allison 25/23 Jr. C New Palestine, Ind RESERVES--- # Player GP/GS Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG 0 Willie Deane 32/9 So. G Schenectady, N.Y Brett Buscher 32/11 Fr. F Chesterton, Ind Andrew Ford (redshirt) 0/0 Fr. G West Lafayette, Ind Austin Parkinson 32/0 Fr. G Kokomo, Ind Joe Marshall 30/5 Jr. G Mobile, Ala Adam Wetzel 21/4 So. C Keokuk, Iowa Travis Best 20/0 Jr. G Frankfort, Ind Kevin Garrity 30/5 Fr. C Princeton, N.J Feb. 4 at #5 Michigan State L, Feb. 7 at #16 Wisconsin L, Feb. 10 #6 ILLINOIS L, Feb. 14 OHIO STATE L, Feb. 17 at Penn State L, Feb. 21 at Iowa L, OT Feb. 24 at Michigan W, Mar. 3 INDIANA L, Mar. 8 vs. W, Mar. 9 vs. L, Mar. 14 ILLINOIS STATE + W, Mar. 20 AUBURN + W, Mar. 23 ALABAMA + L, OT * Wooden Tradition - Indianapolis, Ind. $ Big Ten/ACC Challenge - Charlottesville, Va. % Boilermaker Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind. & Boilermaker Blockbuster - Indianapolis, Big Ten Tournament - Chicago, Ill. + National Invitation Tournament - West Lafayette BASKETBALL SID: Jim Vruggink (765) jvruggink@purdue.edu COMMUNICATIONS DIR.: Jay Cooperider (765) coop@purdue.edu FAX: (765) MAILING ADDRESS: Athletic Public Relations Mackey Arena, Room 15 West Lafayette, IN HEAD COACH GENE KEADY Gene Keady was honored in March of 2001 as the recipient of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame s Meridian Insurance Silver Medallion, which is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to high school basketball in Indiana in a role other than player or coach. Keady, who is currently serving as president of NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches), surpassed an important milestone in his career on Jan. 20 against Northwestern when he earned the 800th victory of his 38-year coaching career. Including seven years at the high school level, eight years at a junior college, four stints as USA Basketball head coach and now 23 seasons as an NCAA Division I head coach, Keady has a current career record of (.714). He has completed 21 seasons as head coach of the Boilermakers, posting a (.690) record, including a (.649) conference record. He is Purdue s all-time winningest coach and the second-winningest coach in Big Ten history. He leads in wins among active Big Ten coaches. Among the milestones his Purdue teams have reached over the years are six Big Ten championships and 16 NCAA appearances, which include two trips to the Elite Eight and five trips to the Sweet Sixteen. As far as individual honors, Keady has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year a league-record seven times, and National Coach of the Year six times. He also helped lead the USA basketball team to a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. Keady now owns an NCAA Division I coaching record of (.687). ABOUT THE BOILERMAKERS Purdue s basketball fortunes were like a rollercoaster for the season. While winning 10 of 11 games in December and early January, the Boilermakers looked like a team that could challenge for the Big Ten championship. Then a couple of broken bones in the right feet of the team s two best big men, John Allison and Rodney Smith, sent the Boilermakers into a tailspin. They lost seven of their last eight Big Ten games but managed to hold on to a winning record. The injured players returned and helped the team split a pair of games in the Big Ten Tournament and earn a bid to the NIT for the seventh time in school history. Purdue was awarded three consecutive home games in the NIT, winning its first two, over Illinois State and over Auburn, but losing in double overtime to Alabama in the quarterfinals. Squad leadership was provided by lone senior Carson Cunningham along with juniors Allison, Smith, Joe Marshall, Maynard Lewis and Travis Best. Cunningham and Smith handled the duties since fall. Allison became a captain in January, while Marshall, Lewis and Best joined the ranks in February. Cunningham started all but one game the last two seasons at point guard and averaged 14.7 points per game after the injuries to the two big men. Smith stepped up as the offensive leader, averaging 14.8 points per game prior to his injury and finishing at 13.9 for the season. Allison led the team in rebounding at 5.3 per game and blocked shots at 2.7 per game. Marshall, Lewis and Best had a total of 82 games and 24 starts between them this season.

2 PURDUE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK P URDUE SPORTS NETWORKS PURDUE BASKETBALL AFFILIATE STATIONS ESPN PLUS TELEVISION NETWORK Purdue fans across the Midwest can follow every exciting play of Boilermaker basketball on the Purdue Sports Radio Network, a division of Learfield Communications, Inc. Approximately 45 radio stations located throughout the state of Indiana broadcast Purdue men's basketball games on both the AM and FM dial, with WAZY-FM in Lafayette serving as the network's flagship station. The season will mark Larry Clisby's 18th season as the play-by-play voice of the Purdue Boilermakers. Currently the sports director for Artistic Media Partners in Lafayette, which includes WAZY-FM, 'Cliz' does freelance broadcasting work, and has worked several NCAA basketball regionals as a color commentator for the CBS/NCAA Radio Networks. Clisby also serves as the host of the "Gene Keady Live" call-in show. Providing color commentary for his seventh straight season is former Boilermaker guard Steve Reid. A 1985 graduate of Purdue, Reid also works as the general manager of Wabash Transportation in Remington, Ind. A standout player for three seasons under Gene Keady, Reid not only scored more than 1,000 career points (1,084) and racked up 416 assists (eighth-best all-time in school history), but also averaged 12.3 points as a junior in helping the Boilermakers to the Big Ten championship in Providing color commentary for the second straight season as backup to Steve Reid on radio and to Bob Ford on television is Todd Mitchell, another former Boilermaker. Mitchell is a 1988 Purdue grad who stands ninth on the school's alltime scoring list with 1,699 points in four years ( ). He was a co-captain on one of Coach Keady's best teams (29-4) in Mitchell was drafted in the second round by the NBA Denver Nuggets and played briefly with the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. He then played 10 years professionally in Europe for teams in Italy, Greece and France before returning to the USA to become part owner in a dealership with the Ford Motor Group in Detroit. He lives in Toledo. Station Frequency City WBIW-AM 1340 Bedford WZBD-FM 92.7 Berne WBNL-AM 1540 Boonville WBNL-FM Boonville WQFE-FM Brownsburg WRZQ-FM Columbus WCVL-AM 1550 Crawfordsville WVHI-AM 1330 Evansville WGL-AM 1250 Fort Wayne WKAM-AM 1460 Goshen WREB-FM 94.3 Greencastle WJOB-AM 1230 Hammond WBDC-FM Huntingburg WNDE-AM 1260 Indianapolis WQKZ-FM 98.5 Jasper WIOU-AM 1350 Kokomo WZWZ-FM 92.5 Kokomo WLOI-AM 1540 La Porte WAZY-FM 96.5 Lafayette WSAL-AM 1230 Logansport WXGO-AM 1270 Madison WBAT-AM 1400 Marion WMCB-AM 1540 Martinsville WBLZ-FM Mount Vernon WRCY-AM 1590 Mount Vernon WURK-FM Muncie WLRX-FM 95.7 Nappanee WARU-AM 1600 Peru WFPC-FM Petersburg WLQI-FM 97.7 Rensselaer WHON-AM 930 Richmond WROI-FM 92.1 Rochester WRCR-FM 94.3 Rushville WZZB-AM 1390 Seymour WSBT-AM 960 South Bend WSKT-FM 92.7 Spencer WNDI-AM 1550 Sullivan WNDI-FM 95.3 Sullivan WSDX-AM 1130 Terre Haute WSJX-AM 1300 Terre Haute WAOV-AM 1450 Vincennes WKUZ-FM 95.9 Wabash WRSW-AM 1480 Warsaw WAMW-FM Washington WZZY-FM 98.3 Winchester Play-by-play voice Jim Barbar enters his ninth season as the announcer for Purdue and the ESPN Plus Television Basketball Network. A former NFL sideline reporter for Indianapolis Colts preseason telecasts, he also assists with the production of the Colts weekly television show for WTTV in Indianapolis. In addition to calling the action for other selected regional Big Ten basketball games and serving as the sideline reporter for Big Ten football telecasts, Barbar is also in his fifth season as the host of The Gene Keady Show, a weekly show dedicated to providing Boilermaker fans with features about Purdue players and coaches, game highlights and Gene Keady's insight into Purdue basketball. Former Purdue standout Bob Ford enters his 27th season as the color analyst for the Boilermakers' televised games. A 1972 graduate of Purdue and general manager of Artistic Media Partners of Lafayette, Ford was a first-team Academic All- American and Big Ten selection as a forward in Ford still ranks high in several career categories at Purdue, including eighth in scoring average (17.0 ppg), ninth in rebound average (8.9 rpg), 12th in rebounds (648) and 22nd in total points (1,244). Larry Clisby 2705 Curtis St. Lafayette, IN P: (765) F: (765) Steve Reid P.O. Box 351 Remington, IN P: (800) RADIO & TELEVISION ANNOUNCERS Todd Mitchell 4134 Emmajean Toledo, OH P: (419) F: (419) Jim Barbar 9436 Kungsholm Drive Indianapolis, IN P: (317) Bob Ford Artistic Media Partners P.O. Box 1410 Lafayette, IN P: (765)

3 Notes Head Coach Gene Keady Keady vs. Big Ten Teams/Coaches* ILLINOIS (.550) Lou Henson Lon Kruger 8-0 Bill Self 0-2 INDIANA (.488) Bob Knight Mike Davis 0-2 IOWA (.526) Lute Olson 2-4 George Raveling 4-2 Tom Davis Steve Alford 2-2 MICHIGAN (.619) Bill Frieder 11-7 Steve Fisher 10-6 Brian Ellerbe 5-3 MICHIGAN STATE (.605) Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo 5-4 MINNESOTA (.721) Jim Dutcher 8-4 Clem Haskins 19-7 Dan Monson 4-1 NORTHWESTERN 36-4 (.900) Rich Falk 10-2 Bill Foster 13-1 Ricky Byrdsong 8-0 Kevin O Neill 3-1 Bill Carmody 2-0 OHIO STATE (.590) Eldon Miller 6-6 Gary Williams 4-2 Randy Ayers 11-4 Jim O Brien 2-4 PENN STATE 10-5 (.667) Bruce Parkhill 5-1 Jerry Dunn 5-4 WISCONSIN 31-9 (.775) Bill Cofield 4-0 Steve Yoder 18-2 Stu Jackson 3-1 Stan Van Gundy 1-0 Dick Bennett 4-5 Brad Soderberg YEAR TOTAL (.643) *Includes games in non-conference settings like NCAA or NIT tournaments DEAN OF THE BIG TEN: In addition to being second in career Big Ten coaching victories, Keady is now the leader among active coaches in the Big Ten with 240, in his 21st season at the helm of Purdue. Big Ten Coaching Victories 1. Bob Knight, Indiana GENE KEADY, Purdue Ward Lambert, Purdue Lou Henson, Illinois Branch McCracken, Indiana Jud Heathcote, Michigan State Harry Combes, Illinois Fred Taylor, Ohio State Walter Meanwell, Wisconsin Harold Olsen, Ohio State KEADY IN POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS: Gene Keady s teams have earned postseason tournament bids in 20 of his 21 seasons at Purdue. He now has a record of in the post-big Ten portion of his seasons, 12-4 in four NIT s and in 16 NCAA s. The only season in which a Keady team fell short of postseason play was 1989, when the Boilermakers finished with a record of MILESTONES: On Jan. 20 vs. Northwestern, Purdue head coach Gene Keady reached the 800-win plateau in this his 38th year as a head coach at all levels (see note on front page). On Jan. 6 at Northwestern, Keady coached in his 700th NCAA Division I game. Recent Record vs. Big Ten Teams Since 1999 Since 1994 Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin TOTAL BIG TEN DOMINANCE: Purdue has won the most Big Ten Championships (21) and has an all-time record of 1, (.644) in 103 seasons. The Boilermakers have won the most conference games (781) and have the second-best winning percentage of all the conference schools. In addition, with one more win, Purdue can claim its 81st winning season. The Boilermakers have 70 upper-division Big Ten finishes (most of any conference school) and have appeared in postseason tournaments in 22 of the last 23 seasons, including five NIT s and 17 NCAA s. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: The Boilermakers have proven to be successful at holding the halftime lead. Since the season, Purdue is (.938) when it has the lead at halftime, including a 15-1 record this year. The Boilers were 18-2 a year ago when ahead at halftime and have won 124 of their last 132 games when leading at the intermission. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Purdue has won 55 of its last 60 non-conference home games in Mackey Arena, while Gene Keady has posted a (.920) non-conference record at home. All-Time Record vs. Big Ten Teams Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin TOTAL

4 RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS Mar Duke (1701) 2. Stanford (1674) 3. Michigan State (1537) 4. Illinois (1450) 5. Arizona (1439) 6. North Carolina (1357) 7. Boston College (1264) 8. Florida (1236) 9. Kentucky (1133) 10. Iowa State (1113) 11. Maryland (1065) 12. Kansas (903) 13. Oklahoma (885) 14. Mississippi (853) 15. UCLA (753) 16. Virginia (706) 17. Syracuse (605) 18. Texas (547) 19. Notre Dame (305) 20. Indiana (282) 21. Georgetown (263) 22. St. Joseph s (206) 23. Wake Forest (178) 24. Iowa (163) 25. Wisconsin (145) Purdue No Votes ESPN/USA TODAY Mar STANFORD (758) 2. DUKE (741) 3. MICHIGAN STATE (678) 4. ARIZONA (652) 5. NORTH CAROLINA (627) 6. ILLINOIS (626) 7. BOSTON COLLEGE (607) 8. FLORIDA (549) 9. IOWA STATE (495) 10. KENTUCKY (478) 11. MARYLAND (431) 12. KANSAS (421) 13. MISSISSIPPI (414) 14. OKLAHOMA (413) 15. VIRGINIA (319) 16. SYRACUSE (311) 17. TEXAS (297) 18. UCLA (245) 19. NOTRE DAME (171) 20. GEORGETOWN (150) 21. INDIANA (104) 22. WAKE FOREST (89) 23. ST. JOSEPH S (83) 24. WISCONSIN (61) 25. IOWA (52) PURDUE NO VOTES PURDUE VS. RATED TEAMS Purdue s record this year versus rated teams is 2-6, with wins over Arizona and Wisconsin and losses to Virginia, Iowa, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Illinois (twice). BIG TEN STANDINGS CONF. ALL W L W L Illinois Michigan State Ohio State Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Penn State PURDUE Minnesota Michigan Northwestern UPCOMING NCAA FINAL FOUR GAMES: Mar. 31 Apr. 2 - Michigan State vs. Arizona - Duke vs. Maryland - National Championship Game BIG TEN POSTSEASON RECORD: Notes FREE THROW EXCELLENCE: Purdue set a Crisler Arena record and tied a Big Ten and team record on Feb. 24 by knocking down 25 free throws in 25 attempts at Michigan, matching a performance the Boilermakers of 1976 had in a game at Wisconsin. Two individual Boilermakers had an outstanding season at the free throw line. Led by Kenneth Lowe ( ,.865) and Carson Cunningham (80-93,.860), who ranked No. 3 and 4 in the Big Ten, the Boilermakers were (.725) as a team from the line. Lowe went 7-for-7 at Michigan, 6-for-6 at Akron and 5-for-5 against Minnesota, and was perfect from the free throw line in 13 games this season. Cunningham, with an 8-for-8 effort against Minnesota, worked his way up the school s all-time free throw list. He was (.823), good enough for seventh on the school s all-time chart. Purdue was very sharp at the line during the non-conference portion of the season, hitting 196 or 263 (.745) while making 274 of 392 (.699) during conference play and 84 of 110 (.764) in the postseason. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE - SEASON Individual (minimum 75 attempts) 1. Henry Ebershoff, (88-97) Bill Keller, (88-98) Jerry Sichting, ( ) Troy Lewis, (72-83) Jerry Sichting, (78-90) KENNETH LOWE, ( ) Jimmy Oliver, (99-115) CARSON CUNNINGHAM, (80-93) Kyle Macy, (85-99).859 BUSCHER UPDATE: Freshman Brett Buscher turned in his most impressive outing with a team-high 21 points in a win at Akron. Buscher was 10-for-13 from the field and was second on the team with eight rebounds. Despite not starting, Buscher logged 30 minutes against Akron, most on the team. Against Florida International, Buscher scored 13 points, which was a career high before his game against Akron, and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds. During that two-game span, Buscher scored 34 points (13-of-19 from the field), grabbed 16 rebounds and connected on 8-of-10 free throw shots. Buscher also did a solid job filling in for John Allison and Rodney Smith during their injuries. He made his first start Feb. 10 and started the last 11 games. His best rebounding efforts came in the postseason when he twice pulled down 10 rebounds (vs. Minnesota in the Big Ten tourney and Alabama in the NIT). DEANE UPDATE: Sophomore Willie Deane made a strong contribution to the Boilermakers this season, playing in all 32 games and starting nine. Near season s end, he scored 13 points, dished out six assists and grabbed six rebounds in the win over Minnesota in the Big Ten Tourney. He also scored 10 points in the win at Michigan. Prior to that he came off the bench to spark a second half comeback at Iowa, scoring 16 points and leading Purdue with three assists. His best game came against defending NCAA champion Michigan State Feb. 4 when he came off the bench to tally a career high of 20 points, hitting on 6-of-8 three pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. Against UCLA, Deane had 10 points off the bench, along with a pair of three-pointers. Deane led the Boilers with eight rebounds against Valparaiso. He had 13 points and was 2-for-2 from three-point range in the championship game of the Boilermaker Invitational and was named to the all-tournament team for his efforts. Deane scored 16 points off the bench including the clinching basket, which sealed Purdue s upset win over Arizona. PARKINSON UPDATE: Freshman Austin Parkinson earned considerable playing time in , filling in for Carson Cunningham off the bench, which gave the Boilers a formidable duo at the point guard position. Playing in all 32 games, Parkinson finished second on the team with 73 assists while committing just 31 turnovers. He was fourth on the team in steals with 28. Austin s father, Bruce, is a 1976 Purdue grad and the all-time leader in assists with 690. Austin s grandfather, Jack Parkinson, was a 1946 All-American for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky. WETZEL UPDATE: Sophomore Adam Wetzel missed the first 13 games of the season while getting his academics in order and played in every game after Jan. 10, averaging 13.5 minutes and gaining valuable court time filling in for the injuries to John Allison and Rodney Smith. He started four game and had highs of nine points at Minnesota and nine rebounds at Wisconsin. GARRITY UPDATE: Freshman Kevin Garrity started five times in the absence of injured John Allision and Rodney Smith, averaging 9.8 minutes per game spread out over 28 games. BEST UPDATE: Junior Travis Best saw action in 20 games, averaging 4.2 minutes per game with season bests of five points against Alabama A&M and three assists against Duquesne, both in the Boilermaker Invitational.

5 Notes RECORD BY MONTH/DAY Home Away Neutral Total November December January February March Season Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday GOOD START/BAD START PU - OPPONENT (TIME LEFT IN FIRST HALF) RESULT vs. Central Michigan (8:40) L, vs. Arizona (16:12) W, vs. Virginia (7:28) L, vs. Appalachian State (7:47) W, vs. Duquesne (13:18) W, vs. Alabama A&M (7:29) W, vs. Valparaiso (11:51) W, vs. Santa Clara (7:52) W, vs. Florida International (6:34) W, vs. Akron (12:10) W, vs. UCLA (1:09) L, vs. Michigan (16:58) W, vs. Northwestern (16:57) W, vs. Wisconsin (18:15) W, vs. Iowa (14:18) L, vs. Minnesota (8:16) L, vs. Northwestern (15:23) W, vs. Indiana (16:51) L, vs. Minnesota (14:02) W, vs. Michigan State (2:14) L, vs. Wisconsin (1:42) L, vs. Illinois (12:44) L, vs. Ohio State (2:09) L, vs. Penn State (10:49) L, vs. Iowa (11:29) L, 72-78OT 20-6 vs. Michigan (8:37) W, vs. Indiana (0:05) L, vs. Minnesota (18:51) W, vs. Illinois (3:57) L, vs. Illinois State (7:48) W, vs. Auburn (12:34) W, vs. Alabama (18:54) L, OT Boilermaker Career Games Played/Started GP GS Carson Cunningham Maynard Lewis John Allison Rodney Smith Kenneth Lowe Adam Wetzel 44 4 Willie Deane 32 9 Brett Buscher Austin Parkinson 32 0 Joe Marshall 30 5 Kevin Garrity 28 5 Travis Best 20 0 TEAM RANKINGS IN THE BIG TEN: The Boilermakers are second among Big Ten teams in three-point field goal percentage, hitting on 205 in 540 attempts (.380), and second in three-point field goal percentage defense, giving up 171 in 532 attempts (.321). Purdue is also second in turnover margin, averaging 2.88 fewer per game with their opponents and free throw percentage (.725); third in blocked shots (4.59 per game); fourth in assist/turnover ratio (484 assists to 440 turnovers for a 1.10 ratio) and scoring offense (74.7); fifth in scoring margin (5.5 points), steals (7.06),assists (15.23) and three-pointers made per game (6.41); sixth in field goal percentage (.445), field goal percentage defense (.418) and assists (15.13); seventh in scoring defense (69.3) and defensive rebounds (22.88); eighth in offensive rebounds (10.72) and total rebounds (33.4); and ninth in rebounds allowed (36.7) and rebound margin (-3.1). INDIVIDUALLY IN BIG TEN RANKINGS: John Allison is second in blocked shots (2.72 per game), ninth in field goal percentage (98-for- 184,.533), 17th in rebounding (5.3) and 29th in scoring (10.2). Rodney Smith is second in three-point field goal percentage (35-for-79,.443), seventh in field goal percentage (143-for-265,.540), 10th in blocked shots (1.08) and 14th in scoring (13.9 points). Carson Cunningham is third in assist/turnover ratio at 2.04 (141 assists to 69 turnovers), fourth in free throw percentage (80-for-93,.860) and fifth in assists (4.41). Kenneth Lowe is fourth in free throw percentage (135-for-156,.865), 13th in field goal percentage (102-for-213,.479) and 22nd in scoring (11.3). Maynard Lewis is ninth in three-point field goal percentage (47-for-118,.398), 10th in free throw percentage (67-86,.779), 13th in three-point field goals made (1.47) and 30th in scoring (9.9). DECEMBER TO REMEMBER: The Boilermakers finished with a successful 7-1 record in December. Starting with the victory over Appalachian State on Dec. 2, the Boilers averaged 85 points per game while allowing 58.5 during the month. FROM FIRST TO EIGHTH: Purdue won its first three games of the Big Ten season, but after a couple of key injuries, finished eighth in this year s final standings. It is the team s lowest finish since 1966, when Purdue and Indiana tied for ninth place. NCAA TOURNAMENT - EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SEASONS: Purdue earned its eighth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament last season, the 19th appearance in school history and 16th time under head coach Gene Keady and also appeared in the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year. The Boilers have earned a No. 1 seed three times (1988, 94 and 96), a No. 2 seed twice (1990 and 98) and a No. 3 seed three times (1984, 87 and 95), and have an all-time record of in the Big Dance. The Old Gold and Black advanced to the Final Four in 1969 and 1980, the Elite Eight in 1969, 80, 94 and 2000, and the Sweet Sixteen in 1969, 80, 88, 94, 98, 99 and Purdue has won 26 NCAA Tournament games while losing 19. NIT TOURNAMENT - SEVENTH APPEARANCE: Purdue played in its seventh postseason National Invitation Tournament and now has a record of 20-6 (including 13-1 in Mackey Arena) with one championship (1974) and two other championship game appearances (1979 and 1982). The other years of NIT play were 1971, 1981 and FROM WAY DOWNTOWN: Over the last two seasons, the Boilers had eight different players with at least 20 or more three-pointers. In , it was Jaraan Cornell with 66, Carson Cunningham 45, Brian Cardinal 42 and Maynard Lewis 25, while in the same was accomplished by Lewis with 43, Cunningham 41, Rodney Smith 35, Joe Marshall 29, Willie Deane 26 and Kenneth Lowe 22. Cunningham had 99 career three-pointers, which ranks 11th in school history. Cunningham is also eighth all-time in three-point field goal percentage (99-266,.372). Lewis, a junior guard, now is 76-of-214 (.355) for his career. The Boilermakers connected on 205-of-540 (.380) threepoint shots this past season, second best in the Big Ten.

6 RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP 7-4 Cunningham (1) - Lewis (2) - Lowe (3) - Smith (4) - Allison (5) 3-1 Cunningham (1) - Marshall (2) - Lowe (3) - Smith (4) - Allison (5) 3-1 Cunningham (1) - Deane (2) - Lowe (3) - Smith (4) - Allison (5) 2-1 Cunningham (1) - Lewis (2) - Lowe (3) - Buscher (4) - Allison (5) 1-2 Cunningham (1) - Deane (2) - Lowe (3) - Buscher (4) - Garrity (5) 1-2 Cunningham (1) - Lewis (2) - Lowe (3) - Buscher (4) - Wetzel (5) 0-1 Cunningham (1) - Deane (2) - Lowe (3) - Smith (4) - Garrity (5) 0-1 Cunningham (1) - Lewis (2) - Marshall (3) - Smith (4) - Allison (5) 0-1 Cunningham (1) - Deane (2) - Lowe (3) - Buscher (4) - Wetzel (5) 0-1 Cunningham (1) - Lewis (2) - Lowe (3) - Buscher (4)- Garrity (5) TOP PERFORMANCES POINTS John Allison 29 vs. Appalachian State REBOUNDS John Allison 12 at Northwestern ASSISTS Carson Cunningham 13 vs. Florida International PURDUE S RECORD WHEN... Leading at halftime 15-1 Tied at halftime 2-0 Trailing at halftime 0-14 Shooting at or above 50 percent 10-0 Shooting below 50 percent 7-14 FREE THROWS IN FINAL 3 MINUTES FT-A (PCT.) John Allison 4-8 (.500) Travis Best 7-8 (.875) Brett Buscher (.733) Carson Cunningham (.870) Willie Deane (.733) Kevin Garrity 1-2 (.500) Maynard Lewis (.667) Kenneth Lowe (.923) Joe Marshall (.647) Austin Parkinson 4-6 (.667) Rodney Smith 5-10 (.500) Adam Wetzel 6-13 (.462) PURDUE TOTALS (.703) OPPONENT TOTALS (.747) Notes CUNNINGHAM UPDATE: Senior guard Carson Cunningham, who started 33 of the Boilers 34 games as a junior while leading the team with 140 assists (4.1 apg), started all 32 games this past year while accumulating 141 assists (4.4 apg), giving him 318 for his career, which ranks him 12th on the school s all-time list. He posted his second career double-double against Santa Clara, and followed that with a career-high 13 assists against Florida International. It marked the first time in his career he posted backto-back double-digit assist totals. He has led the team in assists 16 times this season. Carson took on more of a scoring role during the loss of Rodney Smith and John Allison, leading the Boilers with 14 points against Wisconsin, 25 points against Illinois, 17 points against Ohio State, 19 points (all in the second half) in the second game with Iowa, 17 points at Michigan and 17 against Indiana. Including his freshman year at Oregon State, Cunningham played in 123 collegiate games, starting 101 of them. He has been selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) for the Verizon Academic All-District V Men s Basketball Team and Third Team Academic All- American for the second straight year. LEWIS UPDATE: Junior Maynard Lewis saved his best basketball for the 2001 postseason. He was Purdue s leading scorer in three of the five tournament games, averaging 15.8 points and shooting 60.5 percent from the floor (including 56.3 percent on three-pointers, making 18 of 32 attempts) and 75 percent on free throws. Lewis registered his career high in the NIT opener with 26 points, hitting 7-of-8 three pointers, against Illinois State after getting 22 points against Minnesota a week earlier in the Big Ten Tournament. During Purdue s December and early January run of 10 wins in 11 games, Lewis was a model of consistency, scoring in double figures in eight of the 11 games. However, in the next three games, Lewis offense fell somewhat silent as he scored just five total points while the Boilermakers dropped two of the three games. He started only three of the final 11 Big Ten games while his shooting slump continued. SMITH UPDATE: Despite his injury, junior Rodney Smith was chosen second team All-District by the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches). He played a pivotal role on both sides of the ball for the Boilermakers this past season before breaking a bone in this right foot. Smith missed six complete games and returned to action in the Big Ten Tournament with 11 points in 10 minutes of action against Minnesota and improved to 15 points in 20 minutes in the NIT game versus Auburn. He scored in double figures in 17 of his 26 games this season and led the team in scoring eight times. Smith led the team in scoring (13.9 ppg) and was 14th among players in the Big Ten. He was also second on the team with 124 rebounds. Smith led all scorers with 20 points in Purdue s win over Arizona, despite fouling out, and was named tournament MVP for the Boilermaker Invitational. He produced a career-high 27 points against UCLA, while hitting 3-for-5 from three-point range and blocking three shots. Smith also had 27 in the second game with NU. LOWE UPDATE: Sophomore Kenneth Lowe made a major impact on this year s team. After averaging just 5.7 minutes and 1.8 points per game last year, he started all but one game this year, averaging 26.5 minutes and 11.3 points. Lowe was among the Boilermakers best shooters, hitting 47.9 percent from the floor, 40.7 percent on three pointers and 86.5 percent from the free throw line. Lowe also rated high at the defensive end of the floor, usually covering the opponents best scorers. MARSHALL UPDATE: Junior Joe Marshall was a pleasant addition in his first year after transferring from Mississippi State. In the Big Ten Tourney, Marshall came off the bench to score 13 points in each of Purdue s games against Minnesota and Illinois. At Michigan, he came off the bench to hit three threes and 8-for-8 on free throws for 17 points and he followed that up with 12 points off the bench against Indiana. At Minnesota, Marshall came off the bench to lead his team in scoring with 13 points, all in the second half. Marshall played a key role in clinching the Boilermakers win over Arizona as he came off the bench to replace Rodney Smith, after Smith fouled out, and finished with 16 points, including 7-for-9 from the floor. Against Virginia, Marshall led the Boilermakers with a career-high 19 points, connecting on 4-of-5 three-point shots. ALLISON UPDATE: Junior John Allison, who fractured a bone in his right foot Feb. 2 but was still named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the coaches, returned to action in the Big Ten Tournament opener with Minnesota. Along with being Purdue s leading rebounder (5.3 per game) and third-leading scorer (10.2 points per game), John emerged as a shot-blocking force for the Boilermakers. Against Auburn in the NIT, Allison established a career-high six blocked shots in just 21 minutes of action and paced the Boilermakers to their win over top-ranked Arizona with four blocked shots. Leading the team with 68 blocked shots this season, Allison now has 106 career blocked shots and is fifth on the school s all-time list. As a team, the Boilermakers blocked 147 shots in the 32 games this year, matching the school record set in a 33-game season of

7 Category Leaders...Season Superlatives Purdue Highs (12/18/00 vs. Santa Clara and 12/27/00 vs. Akron) FG Made (12/27/00 at Akron) FG Attempts (12/27/00 at Akron) FG Pct /53 (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) 3 Pt. FG Made (3/14/01 vs. Illinois State) 3 Pt. FG Att (3/23/01 vs. Alabama) 3 Pt. FG Pct /11 (3/8/01 vs. Minnesota) FT Made (12/2/00 vs. Appalachian State) FT Att (12/2/00 vs. Appalachian State) FT Pct TIES SCHOOL AND BIG TEN RECORD /25 (2/24/01 at Michigan) (1/6/01 at Northwestern) (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) Steals (12/27/00 at Akron) Blocked Shots (11/25/00 vs. Arizona and 12/2/00 vs. Appalachian State) Turnovers (11/29/00 at Virginia) Fouls (3/23/01 vs. Alabama) Purdue Lows (2/7/01 at Wisconsin) FG Made (2/4/01 at Michigan State and 2/7/01 at Wisconsin) FG Attempts (1/10/01 vs. Wisconsin and 2/7/01 at Wisconsin) FG Pct /60 (2/4/01 at Michigan State) 3 Pt. FG Made (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) 3 Pt. FG Att (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) 3 Pt. FG Pct /11 (1/23/01 at Indiana) FT Made (11/25/00 vs. Arizona) FT Att (11/25/00 vs. Arizona) FT Pct /20 (3/3/01 vs. Indiana) (2/10/01 vs. Illinois) (1/23/01 at Indiana and 2/7/01 at Wisconsin) Steals (2/7/01 at Wisconsin) Blocked Shots (3/3/01 vs. Indiana) Turnovers (2/14/01 vs. Ohio State) Fouls (12/18/00 vs. Santa Clara and 3/9/01 vs. Illinois) Opponent Highs (11/29/00 at Virginia) FG Made (11/29/00 at Virginia) FG Attempts (11/29/00 at Virginia) FG Pct /50 (2/17/01 at Penn State) 3 Pt. FG Made (2/17/01 at Penn State) 3 Pt. FG Att (3/8/01 vs. Minnesota) 3 Pt. FG Pct /22 (2/17/01 at Penn State) FT Made (1/13/01 vs. Iowa) FT Att (1/13/01 vs. Iowa) FT Pct /17 (2/24/01 at Michigan) (3/23/01 vs. Alabama) (2/17/01 at Penn State) Steals (3/20/01 vs. Auburn) Blocked Shots... 9 (1/23/01 at Indiana and 2/4/01 at Michigan State) Turnovers (11/21/00 vs. Central Michigan) Fouls (12/2/00 vs. Appalachian State) Opponent Lows (12/16/00 vs. Valparaiso) FG Made (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) FG Attempts (12/18/00 vs. Santa Clara) FG Pct /55 (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) 3 Pt. FG Made... 0 (12/27/00 at Akron) 3 Pt. FG Att (12/8/00 vs. Duquesne and 12/27/00 at Akron) 3 Pt. FG Pct /10 (12/27/00 at Akron) FT Made... 5 (2/14/01 vs. Ohio State) FT Att (2/14/01 vs. Ohio State) FT Pct /17 (1/3/01 vs. Michigan) (12/22/00 vs. Florida International)... 2 (12/8/00 vs. Duquesne) Steals... 4 (12/16/00 vs. Valparaiso) Blocked Shots... 0 (2/7/01 at Wisconsin) Turnovers... 7 (2/7/01 at Wisconsin) Fouls (11/25/00 vs. Arizona) Purdue Career Rankings SCORING 1. Rick Mount ( ) , Joe Barry Carroll ( ) , Dave Schellhase ( ) , Troy Lewis ( ) , Terry Dischinger ( ) ,979 REBOUNDS 1. Joe Barry Carroll ( ) , Terry Dischinger ( ) Walter Jordan ( ) Brad Miller ( ) Brian Cardinal ( ) ASSISTS 1. Bruce Parkinson ( ) Brian Walker ( ) Tony Jones ( ) Everette Stephens ( ) Porter Roberts ( ) THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS 1. Jaraan Cornell ( ) Chad Austin ( ) Cuonzo Martin ( ) Troy Lewis ( ) Brian Cardinal ( ) THREE-POINT FG PERCENTAGE 1. Cuonzo Martin ( ) ( ) 2. Troy Lewis ( ) ( ) Everette Stephens ( ) (88-197) 4. Woody Austin ( ) ( ) 8. CARSON CUNNINGHAM ( ).372 (99-266) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. Jerry Sichting ( ) ( ) 2. Bill Keller ( ) ( ) 3. Henry Ebershoff ( ) ( ) 4. Rick Mount ( ) ( ) 5. Larry Weatherford ( ) ( ) 6. CARSON CUNNINGHAM (1999 -O1).823 ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Joe Barry Carroll ( ) Russell Cross ( ) Brad Miller ( ) Brandon Brantley ( ) JOHN ALLISON (1999-) STEALS 1. Brian Cardinal ( ) Brian Walker ( ) Jaraan Cornell ( ) Ricky Hall ( ) Everette Stephens ( ) GAMES STARTED 1. Brian Cardinal ( ) Melvin McCants ( ) Bruce Parkinson ( ) Jaraan Cornell ( ) Troy Lewis ( ) Chad Austin ( )

8 # 0 Willie Deane # 3 Brett Buscher Purdue Player Career Highs 20 (2/4/01 at Michigan State) 6 (3/8/01 vs. Minnesota) 8 (12/16/00 vs. Valparaiso) 21 (12/27/00 at Akron) 2 (12/2/00 vs. Appalachian State) 10 (3/8/01 vs. Minnesota and 3/23/01 vs. Alabama) # 11 Austin Parkinson # 12 Maynard Lewis # 15 Joe Marshall # 20 Kenneth Lowe 6 (12/27/00 at Akron) 7 (1/20/01 vs. Northwestern) 3 (11/21/00 vs. Central Michigan) 26 (3/14/01 vs. Illinois State) 9 (12/22/99 vs. Central Michigan) 7 (12/18/00 vs. Santa Clara) 19 (11/29/00 at Virginia) 3 (2/7/01 at Wisconsin) 8 (11/21/00 vs. Central Michigan) 22 (12/18/00 vs. Santa Clara) 5 (1/17/01 at Minnesota) 9 (12/27/00 at Akron) # 21 Adam Wetzel # 25 Travis Best # 31 Rodney Smith 9 (1/17/01 at Minnesota) 1 (1/17/01 at Minnesota and tied several times) 9 (2/7/01 at Wisconsin) 5 (12/9/00 vs. Alabama A&M) 3 (12/8/00 vs. Duquesne) 2 (12/18/00 vs. Santa Clara and 3/9/01 vs. Illinois) 27 (12/30/00 vs. UCLA and 1/20/01 vs. Northwestern) 4 (2/12/00 at Northwestern) 10 (12/27/99 at Santa Clara) # 34 Kevin Garrity # 43 Carson Cunningham # 54 John Allison Blocks 3 (1/13/01 vs. Iowa and 3/3/01 vs. Indiana) 3 (2/17/01 at Penn State) 4 (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) 25 (2/10/01 vs. Illinois) 13 (12/22/00 vs. Florida International) 6 (1/15/00 vs. Wisconsin) 29 (12/2/00 vs. Appalachian State) 12 (1/6/01 at Northwestern) 6 (3/20/01 vs. Auburn) Game-By-Game Starters Opponent Guard (1) Guard (2) Forward (3) Forward (4) Center (5) vs. Central Michigan Cunningham Lewis Marshall Smith Allison vs. Arizona Cunningham Deane Lowe Smith Allison at Virginia Cunningham Deane Lowe Smith Allison vs. Appalachian St. Cunningham Deane Lowe Smith Allison vs. Duquesne Cunningham Marshall Lowe Smith Allison vs. Alabama A & M Cunningham Marshall Lowe Smith Allison vs. Valparaiso Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. Santa Clara Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. Florida International Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison at Akron Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. UCLA Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. Michigan Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison at Northwestern Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. Wisconsin Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. Iowa Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison at Minnesota Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison vs. Northwestern Cunningham Marshall Lowe Smith Allison at Indiana Cunningham Marshall Lowe Smith Allison vs. Minnesota Cunningham Deane Lowe Smith Allison at Michigan State Cunningham Lewis Lowe Smith Allison at Wisconsin Cunningham Deane Lowe Smith Garrity vs. Illinois Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Wetzel vs. Ohio State Cunningham Deane Lowe Buscher Wetzel at Penn State Cunningham Deane Lowe Buscher Garrity at Iowa Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Garrity at Michigan Cunningham Deane Lowe Buscher Garrity vs. Indiana Cunningham Deane Lowe Buscher Garrity vs. Minnesota Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Wetzel vs. Illinois Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Wetzel vs. Illinois State Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Allison vs, Auburn Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Allison vs. Alabama Cunningham Lewis Lowe Buscher Allison