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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 19 • 15 the stretch of league play. "As a coach, you al- ways tell them, 'This is what you need to do and if you don't do it, you're not productive and you don't play or you don't play as much.' It's pretty simple of what we need them to do," Painter said, also referencing Basil Smotherman. "I think it's important that each of our guys, just like if you've played before and you've played a lot, it doesn't mean that you're guaranteed to continue to do that. If you haven't played very much, it doesn't mean you're stuck there. There's nothing in stone. You have to keep produc - ing and keep working hard. "You have to handle adversity and success the same way — by working hard." DAVIS GETS SPOTLIGHT BTN's "The Journey" was in West Lafayette for the Indiana game, focusing on junior Davis and his defensive efforts. In the show that aired Jan. 31, Davis was shown in the film room breaking down tape with assistant Jack Owens, talking about hailing from Fort Wayne and his relation- ship with IU freshman James Black- mon Jr. The piece opened with Da- vis saying he came to Purdue as a freshman with a lot to learn on the defensive end. He watched film on former Boilermakers, includ- ing Chris Kramer, to learn how to get better. Davis recalled visiting Mackey Arena when he was in high school and watching Kramer sustain a vicious elbow from Michi- gan's Manny Harris that broke Kramer's nose and sent blood spurting everywhere. "But like Superman, Chris re- turned to the court about five minutes later," Davis said of the in- cident that happened six years ago Saturday. "I have never heard Mackey Arena louder before or since, and that moment will stick with me the rest of my life." The Purdue-IU game — and Davis' outstanding perfor- mance — provided an excellent backdrop for the conclusion of the segment. Davis' 19-point game was highlighted, as was Blackmon Jr.'s strug- gles against Davis and the Boilermakers' defense. Davis and Blackmon faced one another when Blackmon Jr. played at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers and Davis at South Side. Davis talked about en- couraging Blackmon Jr. to "keep his head up" in the early stages of the IU guard's high school career. Davis wasn't in the show's end- ing, but the rivalry game was. The highlight was Purdue's postgame celebration. Octeus, Haas and Vince Edwards were in the locker room waiting to pounce on Hammons by dousing him with Gatorade. But it was Painter who came around the bend first, think- ing he was going to get it. Instead, Hammons got the shower, and the entire locker room erupted as the junior center took it all in stride. ON THE LIST Hammons is one of only five current players in Division I with at least 900 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocks in his career, according to the Big Ten. Joining Hammons is Austin Peay's Chris Horton, California's Da- vid Krevish, Oklahoma's TaShawn Thomas and UC Santa Barbara's Alan Williams. Hammons likely will become another member of Purdue's 1,000-point club this season. After a 16-point performance against Northwestern, Hammons has 935 career points. j Tom Campbell Rapheal Davis' play on defense has Coach Matt Painter calling him "without question" a selection to the all-defensive team.