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Travis Carroll 50
C • 6-9 • Sr.
On senior day, Carroll was
one of just two players —
Davis the other — Matt
Painter thought looked
ready to play. The big man,
ending his career a Mackey
Arena favorite, made a bunch of plays in
the first half, including an early three. As
bad as things were for Purdue, they'd have
been so much worse without Carroll. His
in-game contributions were minimal this
season, but he'll be missed nonetheless.
Errick Peck 32
F • 6-6 • Sr. (5)
Peck never really found
a consistent niche with
Purdue in his one season
in the program, but always
rebounded. He finished the
season being very aggres-
sive offensively, for better and worse. Peck
was a valuable player for Purdue this sea-
son and directly led to a couple wins, but
he'll be the first to tell you he was capable
of more, and probably expected more.
Bryson Scott 12
G • 6-1 • Fr.
The freshman says his con-
fidence hasn't wavered as
he's struggled worse than
he ever has at any point in
his basketball-playing life.
But he has really struggled
and it's obviously affected him. Scott said
he still projects himself to play point guard
long-term at Purdue; Painter was asked
the same question and said, "I don't know.
Good question."
Basil Smotherman 5
F• 6-5 • Fr.
The past two games, the
freshman forward's jumper
has begun to fall, a positive
sign for the young player
moving forward but not
something that changes the
fact that Purdue needs him playing with
energy, rebounding and maximizing the
tremendous value tied to his outstanding
athleticism.
Rapheal Davis 35
G • 6-5 • So.
These past few weeks have
been almost nightmarish
for Purdue as it lost its last
six games, but it's been no
fault of Davis, who's played
his best basketball of the
season late in the year
and been the one guy who is obviously
giving it everything he has. It's too late
for it to matter all that much now, but the
Boilermakers will need him to be a leader
in every sense of the term in the long run.
A.J. Hammons 20
C • 7-0 • So.
So much potential, yet so
far still to go. Hammons
can be a dominant college
player but the past two
games have shined a light
on some of his deficien-
cies, though he's been pro-
ductive in both. At Wisconsin, the Badgers
exploited the 7-footer's perimeter defense;
vs. Northwestern he got in foul trouble,
or at least picked up a foul so fast Matt
Painter pulled him before he could pick up
a second, which has happened too often.
Ronnie Johnson 3
G • 6-0 • So.
When Purdue gets choppy
point guard play, it really
struggles. That's been
the case the past few
games, ever since the
overtime loss to Michigan,
really. Johnson was baited
into settling for jumpers early against
Wisconsin, setting a tone for the remain-
der of the game. Against Northwestern,
he was 0-for-6 from the floor with four
turnovers and no assists prior to the final
minutes.
Kendall Stephens 21
G • 6-6 • Fr.
As good as he's been as a
freshman, Stephens has
still been prone to the
occasional long shoot-
ing night. He was 1-for-8
against Northwestern,
1-for-6 from three. As
important as his long-range game is to
Purdue's offensive mix, that's hard to over-
come when he's shooting in bulk. Those
five assists, though, were a nice sign for a
maturing player.
Terone Johnson 0
G • 6-2 • Sr.
There's literally nothing
left to say here as the
senior rounds out a pro-
foundly disappointing
senior season. He's a com-
petitive, proud person and
losing the way Purdue has
lost in his final season as a Boilermaker has
had to take a toll. He has at least one more
game to play in his college career.
Gold and Black's Men's Hoops Lineup
The
Starters
The
Reserves
The
Deep
Bench
Neal Beshears
30
F • 6-7 • Jr.
Anfernee Brown
24
G • 6-1 • Fr.
Jon McKeeman
2
G • 6-1 • So.
Stephen Toyra
11
G • 6-3 • So.
Link
to
purdue's
2013-14
season
stats
— Brian Neubert
Sterling Carter 1
G • 6-0 • Sr. (5)
Jay Simpson 23
C • 6-10 • R-Fr.
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