NCAA Tournament 2000

Purdue Boilermakers
RECORD: 24-10 COACH: Gene Keady | SEASON RESULTS | SEASON STATS

OUTLOOK

Second round: Defeated Oklahoma, 66-62

Elite Eight: Lost to Wisconsin, 64-60

Purdue is a typical Gene Keady-coached team. The Boilermakers play hard at all the positions and always defend well.

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Brian Cardinal leads them -- period. He is the heart and soul of the team. He's not a great scorer. He's a player you would like to hate as the opposition, but love him as a teammate. Jaraan Cornell, a left-handed shooter, has had a disappointing year for them. He hasn't shot the ball well, and that could be a problem for them in the tournament.

Carson Cunningham has adapted to Keady's system. He's kind of a converted scorer, but is good at directing traffic. Sophomore Rodney Smith has been a pleasant surprise. He may be one of the few players Purdue has who can beat his man off the dribble.

The Boilermakers are consistent in their effort, but they don't do anything great. They just play hard and make up for whatever their deficiences may be, one being the lack of a creator. They are better scoring in the post than they are shooting from the perimeter.

I don't think many teams will like to play the Boilermakers because they make teams play ugly. -- Quinn Buckner, ESPN

ROSTER

No Name Position Height Weight Class Rebounds Assists Points

11 Chad Kerkhof G 6-0 170 SR 0.8 0.8 1.8
12 Maynard Lewis G 6-1 170 SO 2.4 1.3 6.3
20 Kenny Lowe G 6-3 185 FR 0.5 0.5 1.7
21 Adam Wetzel C 6-9 240 FR 1.6 0.1 1.6
22 Jaraan Cornell G 6-3 200 SR 4.3 2.2 12.6
23 Mike Robinson F 6-6 210 SR 6.4 2.0 12.2
31 Rodney Smith F 6-6 205 SO 3.3 0.9 5.3
32 Greg Mcquay C 6-7 215 SR 5.4 0.3 8.0
35 Brian Cardinal F 6-8 230 SR 6.4 2.2 14.2
43 Carson Cunningham G 6-1 170 JR 1.9 4.2 10.9
54 John Allison C 6-10 215 SO 1.3 0.2 2.7

PROBABLE STARTERS

F -- Mike Robinson (6-6, Sr., 12.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F -- Rodney Smith (6-6, So., 5.3, 3.3, 0.9)
C -- Greg McQuay (6-7, Sr., 8.0, 5.4, 0.3)
G -- Maynard Lewis (6-1, So., 6.3, 2.4, 1.3)
G -- Carson Cunningham (6-1, Jr., 10.9, 1.9, 4.2)

TOP RESERVES

G -- Jaraan Cornell (6-3, Sr., 12.6, 4.3, 2.2)
C -- John Allison (6-10, So., 2.7, 1.3, 0.2)
G -- Chad Kerkhof (6-0, Sr., 1.9, 0.8, 0.8)

NOTABLE
Seed, Region and Bid:6, West, At-large
Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 19
NCAA Tournament Record: 23-18 (.575)
Final Four Appearances: 2 (1980, 1969)
NCAA Tournament Championships: 0
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: Natonal semifinals (1980, 1969)
Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: 24
Final Associated Press ranking: 25
Final Ratings Percentage Index: 31
Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 23

RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (4-5)
Nov. 23 -- Beat No. 5 Florida, 79-68 Nov. 24 -- Lost to No. 6 North Carolina, 90-75 Dec. 1 -- Lost to North Carolina State, 61-59 Dec. 30 -- Lost to No. 21 UCLA, 55-53 Jan. 12 -- Beat No. 21 Illinois, 69-66 Jan. 22 -- Beat No. 11 Indiana, 83-77 Jan. 29 -- Lost to No. 10 Ohio State, 68-59 Feb. 8 -- Beat No. 5 Michigan State, 70-67 Feb. 29 -- Lost to No. 12 Indiana, 79-65 (Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day)

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Overall Record: 23-18 (.575)
Final Four Appearances: 2 (1969 and 1980)

1999--Tenth seed in East Region
Defeated Texas in first round, 58-54
Defeated Miami, Florida in second round, 73-63
Lost to Temple in regional semifinal, 77-55

1998--Second seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Delaware in first round, 95-56
Defeated Detroit in second round, 80-65
Lost to Stanford in regional semifinal, 67-59

1997--Eighth seed in Southeast Region
Defeated Rhode Island in first round, 83-76 (OT)
Lost to Kansas in second round, 75-61

1996--First seed in West Region
Defeated Western Carolina in first round, 73-71
Lost to Georgia in second round, 76-68

1995--Third seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay in first round, 49-48
Lost to Memphis in second round, 75-73

1994--First seed in Southeast Region
Defeated Central Florida in first round, 98-67
Defeated Alabama in second round, 83-73
Defeated Kansas in regional semifinal, 83-78
Lost to Duke in regional final, 69-60

1993--Ninth seed in East Region
Lost to Rhode Island in first round, 74-68

1991--Seventh seed in East Region
Lost to Temple in first round, 80-63

1990--Second seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Northeast Louisiana in first round, 75-63
Lost to Texas in second round, 73-72

1988--First seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in first round, 94-79
Defeated Memphis in second round, 100-73
Lost to Kansas State on regional semifinal, 73-70

1987--Third seed in East Region
Defeated Northeastern in first round, 104-95
Lost to Florida in second round, 85-66

1986--Sixth seed in Southeast Region
Lost to Louisiana State in first round, 94-87 (2 OT)

1985--Sixth seed in Southeast Region
Lost to Auburn in first round, 59-58

1984--Third seed in Midwest Region
Lost to Memphis in second round, 66-48

1983--Fifth seed in Mideast Region
Defeated Robert Morris in first round, 55-53
Lost to Arkansas in second round, 78-68

1980--Sixth seed in Mideast Region
Defeated LaSalle in first round, 90-82
Defeated St. John's in second round, 87-72
Defeated Indiana in regional semifinal, 76-69
Defeated Duke in regional final, 68-60
Lost to UCLA in National Semifinal, 67-62
Defeated Iowa for National Third Place, 75-58

1977--East Region
Lost to North Carolina in first round, 69-66

1969--Mideast Region
Defeated Miami of Ohio in regional semifinal, 91-71
Defeated Marquette in regional final, 75-73 (OT)
Defeated North Carolina in National Semifinal, 92-65
Lost to UCLA in National Championship, 92-72

Record by Region:
In East: 3-4 (.429)
In South/Southeast: 4-4 (.500)
In Midwest: 6-5 (.545)
In West: 1-1 (.500)
In Mideast: 9-3 (.750)

Record by Seed:
As a 1st seed: 6-3 (.667)
As a 2nd seed: 3-2 (.600)
As a 3rd seed: 2-2 (.500)
As a 5th seed: 1-1 (.500)
As a 6th seed: 0-2 (.000)
As a 7th seed: 0-1 (.000)
As an 8th seed: 1-1 (.500)
As a 10th seed: 2-0 (1.000)


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