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basketball: news and notes vertime Peck, Carter Named Captains BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF Terone JohnJoining returning seniorsSterling Carter son and Travis Carroll, Boilermaker firstyear seniors Errick Peck and have been named Purdue captains for the season to come. Coach Matt Painter announced their additions Wednesday, but had already alluded to the possibility that the pair of fifthyear players would earn such roles. Purdue has talked since both players' arrivals — Peck transferred from Cornell and Carter from Seattle University, each of them with one season of eligibility to use in West Lafayette — about leadership potential being part of their value. Leadership and maturity were already roles Peck, for one, took seriously. "Especially in the locker room, things like that matter," Peck said. "Being an AfricanAmerican male and graduating from Cornell, that's huge and I think that's one of the reasons — part of the reason — they brought me here. I wouldn't say to be a role model by any means, because I'm just 21, but at the 2013-14 PURDUE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Oct. 30 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Opponent INDIANAPOLIS (ex.) (BTND) WAYNE STATE (ex.) (BTND) NORTHERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (BTND) RIDER (BTN) EASTERN ILLINOIS (BTND) Old Spice Classic Nov. 24 SIENA* (BTN) Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma State^ (ESPN2) Nov. 29 vs. Butler/Wash State^ (ESPNU) Dec. 1 vs. TBA^ (ESPNU/2/3) Time/Result W, 80-73 W, 91-58 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Noon Noon TBA TBA same time, (the mesBig Ten/ACC Challenge Dec. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE (ESPN2) 9 p.m. sage might be), 'He's just like you. You can Dec. 7 EASTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN3) 2 p.m. do something big like Crossroads Classic that, as well.'" Dec. 14 vs. Butler& (BTN) 6 p.m. Of the returning Dec. 17 MARYLAND-EAST SHORE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. captains, Johnson in Dec. 22 at West Virginia (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Dec. 31 OHIO STATE (ESPN2) 1 p.m. particular has talked Jan. 5 at Minnesota (BTN) TBA often in regretful tones Jan. 12 NEBRASKA (BTN) TBA Jan. 15 at Illinois (BTN) 9 p.m. of last year's upperJan. 18 PENN STATE (ESPNU) 7 p.m. classmen perhaps not Jan. 21 at Northwestern (BTN) 9 p.m. Jan. 25 WISCONSIN (BTN) 5 p.m. setting the "best exJan. 30 at Michigan (ESPN2) 9 p.m. ample" for the team's Feb. 2 at Penn State (BTN) 11:30 a.m. numerous young Feb. 5 MINNESOTA (BTN) 8:30 p.m. players last season. Feb. 8 at Ohio State (BTN) 6 p.m. Feb. 15 INDIANA (ESPN2) 4 p.m. Whether a capFeb. 20 MICHIGAN STATE (ESPN2) 7 p.m. tain or not, it's a role Feb. 23 at Nebraska (TBA) TBA Feb. 26 MICHIGAN (BTN) 7 p.m. the senior said he'll March 1 at Iowa (TBA) TBA take very seriously. March 5 at Wisconsin (BTN) 9 p.m. Tom Campbell March 8 NORTHWESTERN (TBA) TBA "We have to be Along with fellow new transfer Sterling Carter, forward Errick Peck (pictured) has been March 13-16 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) hundred-percent named one of Purdue's four team captains for the 2013-14 season. * Old Spice Classic — West Lafayette ^ Old Spice Classic — Orlando, Fla. guys," Johnson said. think, 'Terone does it that way or Travis "That's something Coach has stressed to does it that way, so we should be able to do his role in pushing talented, but sometimes me, that you can't just come out there and it.' That's just not something you want." inconsistent, young big men A.J. Hammons do things 85 percent of the time, because Carroll has seemingly taken very seriously and Jay Simpson, taking satisfaction, he says, that just gives the young guys reason to GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 9 • 35