Gold & Black Illustrated

March 08, 2010 – Print Edition

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Big Ten Champions Again

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Boilers Win First Title Since ‘96

BY DOUG GRIFFITHS
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Big Ten champions has a nice ring to it. That was the consensus among the Boilermakers following their 64-60 victory March 6 at Penn State.

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Credit where it’s due

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You know, we’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about what the Boilermakers must overcome in light of Robbie Hummel’s injury.

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‘The Face Of Purdue Basketball’

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Kramer’s Represented Everything Purdue’s Program Being Built On

BY BRIAN NEUBERT
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When a Purdue program then desperate for players took Chris Kramer’s verbal commitment in mid- February of 2005, people scoffed, questioning Coach Matt Painter’s judgment for recruiting a player with no jump shot, no left hand and no clear-cut position.

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Ohio State Team To Beat In Indy

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Boilers Will Be Hard-Pressed To Repeat

BY DOUG GRIFFITHS
DGriffiths@ GoldandBlack.com

Fresh off their Big Ten regular-season championship, you get that sense that the Boilermakers still have some unfinished business, a lot of unfinished business in fact.

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When 107 Points Wasn’t Enough

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Mount’s Shooting Exhibition Only Part Of The Story

BY ALAN KARPICK
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Forty years later and it still burns “The Rocket.”

Rick “The Rocket” Mount, Purdue’s all-time leading scorer who earned the nickname because he could blast off unparalleled scoring binges, said recently he would trade his still-standing Big Ten record 61- point effort against Iowa for a victory.

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Boilers Very Well Represented On All-Big Ten Teams

// March 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // Overtime

With E’Twaun Moore’s selection to the All-Big Ten first team March 8, Purdue now has the unique distinction of having three different players in as many years recognized as such.

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Recruiting Roundup

// March 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // Recruiting News & Notes

TWO BOILERMAKER RECRUITS WINS SECTIONALS

Boilermaker 2010 signees Terone Johnson and Travis Carroll are sectional champions, but now are chasing much more. Johnson and his third-ranked I n d i a n a p o l i s North Central team beat Lawrence North 41- 30 at Lawrence Central. to win Sectional 10 in Class 4A; Carroll and Danville claimed Sectional 25 in 3A with a 68-52 handling of Lebanon.

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Brees Tees With Golden Bear

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Super Bowl champion Drew Brees played in golfing legend Jack Nicklaus’ foursome in the Honda Classic Kenny G Gold Pro-Am at PGA National Resort and Spa March 3 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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The Long Wait

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Loss Leaves Boilermakers Wondering About Post-Season Chance

BY KYLE CHARTERS
KCharters@GoldandBlack.com

INDIANAPOLIS — As Purdue’s seniors walked off the Conseco Fieldhouse floor March 5, they couldn’t help but wonder if their time in a Boilermaker uniform had come to a disheartening end.

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Early exit spoils indy trip

// March 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // Double Overtime

BY KYLE CHARTERS
KCharters@GoldandBlack.com

INDIANAPOLIS — With their history in the Big Ten Tournament, the Boilermakers certainly didn’t consider their visit would be so short.

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