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Recruiting By State
Here is a breakdown by
state of Coach Darrell
Hazell's three full recruit-
ing classes (2014-16) at
Purdue. Hazell has re-
cruited 23 of his 68 pros-
pects from the "State of
Purdue," which he con-
siders Indiana, its con-
tinguous states, Penn-
sylvania and Tennessee,
during his tenure.
Minutes it took for the
Rick Mount bobbleheads
to be snatched up on
Jan. 2 — and that might
be on the high side. The
2,000 miniature figurines
were gone as fast as they
could be distributed.
The approximate number
of student-athletes that
Morgan Burke made a
point to know by name
during his 23 years as
athletic director.
Attendees at the Ag Alum-
ni Fish Fry Feb. 6, where
Purdue fans couldn't
help but grin when their
long-time rival Bob Knight
made it a point to say nice
things about Purdue and
Coach Gene Keady. Knight
did not attend the 40-year
anniversary of his national
title team a month earlier
in Bloomington.
Date that the 2015-16
team reached 21 wins,
the earliest a Matt Painter
team has reached the
mark since the 2010-11
team. Those Boilermak-
ers finished 26-8. Five
years later …
By
The
Numbers
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Photos
by
Tom
Campbell