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basketball: news and notes vertime 2013-14 PURDUE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE also let yourself down and if you have DateOpponent Time/Result (ex.) (BTND) W, 80-73 some pride, you're going to make sure Oct. 30 INDIANAPOLIS(ex.) (BTND) Nov. 4 WAYNE STATE 7 p.m. 7 p.m. it doesn't happen again and you don't Nov. 8 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) 7 p.m. have any more distractions. That's go- Nov. 13 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (BTND) Nov. 17 RIDER (BTN) 7 p.m. Nov. 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS (BTND) 7 p.m. ing to be his challenge." Hammons will return for Purdue's Old Spice Classic Noon Nov. 13 game against Central Connect- Nov. 24 SIENA* (BTN) Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma State^ (ESPN2) Noon icut State. Nov. 29 vs. Butler/Wash State^ (ESPNU) TBA TBA "If we play Dec. 1 vs. TBA^ (ESPNU/2/3) well (without Big Ten/ACC Challenge 9 p.m. him), it might Dec. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE (ESPN2) help give us Dec. 7 EASTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN3) 2 p.m. even more conClassic fidence when Crossroadsvs. Butler& (BTN) Dec. 14 6 p.m. he comes back, that, 'We played Dec. 17 MARYLAND-EAST SHORE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at West Virginia (ESPNU) 1 p.m. 1 p.m. this well without Dec. 31 OHIO STATE (ESPN2) (BTN) TBA him,'" Carroll said. Jan. 5 at Minnesota(BTN) Jan. 12 NEBRASKA TBA 9 p.m. "Then when he Jan. 15 at Illinois (BTN) 7 p.m. comes back, it Jan. 18 PENN STATE (ESPNU) Jan. 21 at Northwestern (BTN) 9 p.m. 5 p.m. just adds another Jan. 25 WISCONSIN (BTN) 9 p.m. really big piece Jan. 30 at Michigan (ESPN2) Feb. 2 at Penn State (BTN) 11:30 a.m. 8:30 p.m. for us that will Feb. 5 MINNESOTA (BTN) Feb. 8 at Ohio State (BTN) 6 p.m. help us out." Feb. 15 INDIANA (ESPN2) 4 p.m. Tom Campbell 7 p.m. H a m m o n s , Feb. 20 MICHIGAN STATE (ESPN2) Center A.J. Hammons (right) missed the first of three games on Wednesday after being sus(TBA) TBA Purdue players Feb. 23 at Nebraska(BTN) pended for violating team rules. Feb. 26 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. TBA said, talked to his March 1 at Iowa (TBA) Carroll started against Indianapolis, March 5 at Wisconsin (BTN) 9 p.m. teammates about the situation. March 8 NORTHWESTERN (TBA) TBA while Simpson came off the bench and "He knows what he did and he March 13-16 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) played 20 minutes. * Old Spice Classic — West Lafayette "One of these situations," Paint- knows the team needs him," point ^ Old Spice Classic — Orlando, Fla. er said of Hammons, "you learn a lot guard Ronnie Johnson said. "I don't roll opened the season as Purdue's two about the individual, because when think he'll let us down again." captains. something like this happens, you've CAPTAINS "We have to be 100-percent guys," let your teammates down, but you've Seniors Terone Johnson and Car- Terone Johnson said. "That's something Hammons Suspended BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF center A.J. Hammons as Purdue suspendedrules," Coach Matt been three games for a "violation of team Painter announced Monday, two days prior to Purdue's exhibition opener against the University of Indianapolis. The suspension, which will sideline Hammons for Purdue's second exhibition game vs. Wayne State and its season opener against Northern Kentucky in addition to the Indianapolis game, is the result of a matter related to "conduct," Painter confirmed when asked for clarification, thus ruling out legal problems, academics or potential NCAA concerns. "It's one of those things where when a guy violates team rules, you try to hold him accountable and hopefully he can learn from it and be better because of it," Painter said. The absence of Hammons, an All-Big Ten Freshman Team member last season, means more early season playing time for senior Travis Carroll and redshirt freshman Jay Simpson. GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 8 • 34