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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode        = Basketball
|year        = 1995–96
|team        = Purdue Boilermakers
|image       = Purdue Boilermakers workmark.svg
|image_size  = 150px
|conference  = Big Ten Conference
|division    =
|short_conf  = Big Ten
|CoachRank   = 15
|APRank      = 4 т
|record      = 26–6{{refn|group=note|Adjusted from 26–6 overall (15–3 conference): in 1999 Purdue retroactively forfeited 18 wins and vacated 2 games for using an ineligible player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedp.com/article/1999/07/purdues_mens_basketball_program_hit_with_ncaa_sanctions |title=Purdue's men's basketball program hit with NCAA sanctions |last= |first= |date=July 1, 1999 |website=thedp.com |publisher=The Daily Pennsylvanian |access-date=March 16, 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/article_31c3ec6a-7da9-5974-8de0-2c2093bd64a0.html#:~:text=In%20the%201995%2D96%20season,%2D96%20record%208%2D24. |title=NCAA issues results of investigation |last=Trembacki |first=Paul |date=May 2, 2000 |website=PurdueExponent.org |publisher= |access-date=March 16, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>}}
|conf_record = 15–3
|head_coach  = [[Gene Keady]]
|hc_year     = 16th
|asst_coach1 = [[Frank Kendrick]]
|asst_coach2 = [[Bruce Weber (coach)|Bruce Weber]]
|asst_coach3 =
|arena       = [[Mackey Arena]]
|champion    = Big Ten Regular season champions{{refn|group=note|name=champ|Despite NCAA changes in official win–loss results, the Big Ten conference allowed Purdue to retain its season champion title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/article_e2282ad4-4bf4-50b4-8ddf-8091cdf52518.html |title=Boilers to retain 1996 Big Ten basketball title |last=Trembacki |first=Paul |date=April 28, 2000 |website=PurdueExponent.org |publisher= |access-date=March 16, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>}}
|bowl        = [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
|bowl_result = second round
}}
{{1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
The '''1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team''' represented [[Purdue University]] as a member of the [[Big Ten Conference]] during the [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The team was led by [[Gene Keady]] and played its home games at [[Mackey Arena]].
==Roster==
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Todd|last=Foster|num=20|pos=g|ft=6|in=1|lbs=195|class=sr|link=|rs=|home=[[Washington, Illinois]]|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Herb|last=Dove|num=21|pos=f|ft=6|in=5|lbs=175|class=sr|link=|rs=|home=[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Porter|last=Roberts|num=23|pos=g|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=sr|link=|rs=|home=[[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Roy|last=Hairston|num=25|pos=f|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=sr|link=|rs=|home=[[Jersey City, New Jersey]]|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Lesmond|num=31|pos=f|ft=6|in=8|lbs=205|class=so|link=|rs=|home=Pierrefitte, France|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Justin|last=Jennings|num=33|pos=f|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=sr|link=|rs=|home=[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]|high_school=Central}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Luther|last=Clay|num=34|pos=c|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=fr|link=|rs=|home=[[Oberlin, Ohio]]|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Brantley|num=42|pos=f|ft=6|in=8|lbs=203|class=sr|link=|rs=|home=[[East Chicago, Indiana]]|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brad|last=Miller|dab=basketball|num=52|pos=f|ft=6|in=11|lbs=235|class=so|link=y|rs=|home=[[Kendallville, Indiana]]|high_school=[[East Noble High School|East Noble]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Gilvydis|num=55|pos=f|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=jr|link=|rs=|home=[[Farmington Hills, Michigan]]|high_school=Harrison}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* [[Gene Keady]] ({{college|Kansas State}})
|asst_coach=
* [[Frank Kendrick]] ({{college|Purdue}})
* [[Bruce Weber (coach)|Bruce Weber]] ({{college|Milwaukee}})
* Jay Price
}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/purdue/1996.html |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>
==Schedule and results==
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers|color=white}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Nov 25, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = 24
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis]]
| opprank      = 12
| site_stadium = [[Kemper Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| gamename     = [[BCA Classic]]
| score        = 76–91
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Nov 29, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|title=Central Michigan}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Rose Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 78–76
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 1, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=UIC Flames|title=UIC}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Mackey Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[West Lafayette, Indiana]]
| gamename     = Boilermaker Invitational
| score        = 78–67
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 2, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     = Boilermaker Invitational
| score        = 88–76
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 6, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 77–63
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 9, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
| opprank      = 2
| site_stadium = [[Honda Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Anaheim, California]]
| gamename     = [[Wooden Classic]]
| score        = 50–67
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 16, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=none|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| gamename     = Boilermaker Blockbuster
| score        = 88–69
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 19, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western Michigan}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 86–56
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 21, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team|Valparaiso]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 74–53
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 23, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Brendan Byrne Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 78–76
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 28, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team|Iowa State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
| site_cityst  = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
| gamename     = Puerto Rico Invitational
| score        = 79–60
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Dec 30, 1995
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=UNC Charlotte 49ers|title=UNC Charlotte}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
| site_cityst  = Bayamón, Puerto Rico
| gamename     = Puerto Rico Invitational
| score        = 73–67
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 10–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers|color=white}}| Big Ten regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 3, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| opprank      = 10
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 85–61
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 11–2
| conference   = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 10, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 22
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Welsh-Ryan Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Evanston, Illinois]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 67–51
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 12–2
| conference   = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 13, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 22
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Williams Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 76–62
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 13–2
| conference   = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 16, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 17
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 74–69
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 14–2
| conference   = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 20, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 17
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 67–71
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 14–3
| conference   = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 24, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 19
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team|Penn State]]
| opprank      = 14
| site_stadium = [[Bryce Jordan Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[University Park, Pennsylvania]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 77–87
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 14–4
| conference   = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 27, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 19
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 70–53
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 15–4
| conference   = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Jan 31, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 17
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
| opprank      = 20
| site_stadium = [[Crisler Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 80–59
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 16–4
| conference   = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 3, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 17
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 56–51
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 17–4
| conference   = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 7, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 14
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|Wisconsin]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Wisconsin Field House]]
| site_cityst  = [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 75–42
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 18–4
| conference   = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 10, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 14
| opponent     = Michigan
| opprank      = 23
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 69–64
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 19–4
| conference   = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 15, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 11
| opponent     = Ohio State
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[St. John Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 63–55
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 20–4
| conference   = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 17, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 11
| opponent     = Penn State
| opprank      = 9
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 66–49
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 21–4
| conference   = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 20, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 7
| opponent     = Illinois
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Assembly Hall (Illinois)|Assembly Hall]]
| site_cityst  = [[Champaign, Illinois]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 74–71
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 22–4
| conference   = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 25, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 7
| opponent     = Indiana
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Assembly Hall (Bloomington)|Assembly Hall]]
| site_cityst  = [[Bloomington, Indiana]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 74–72
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 23–4
| conference   = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Feb 29, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 5
| opponent     = Minnesota
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 67–61
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 24–4
| conference   = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Mar 2, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = 5
| opponent     = Northwestern
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst  = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename     =
| score        = 79–56
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 25–4
| conference   = 15–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Mar 9, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = 4
| opponent     = Iowa
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Carver–Hawkeye Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Iowa City, Iowa]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 52–56
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 25–5
| conference   = 15–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers|color=white}}| [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|<span style=color:#{{NCAA color|Purdue Boilermakers|3}};>NCAA tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Mar 14, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = 4
| seed         = 1 W
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team|Western Carolina]]
| opprank      =
| oppseed      = 16 W
| site_stadium = [[The Pit (arena)|The Pit]]
| site_cityst  = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
| gamename     = First round
| score        = 73–71
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 26–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Mar 16, 1996
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = 4
| seed         = 1 W
| opponent     = [[1995–96 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team|Georgia]]
| opprank      =
| oppseed      = 8 W
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst  = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename     = Second round
| score        = 69–76
| overtime     =
| attend       =
| record       = 26–6
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank     =
| poll     = [[AP Poll]]
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| region  = W
| regionname = West
| notes =
}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=2019–20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://purduesports.com/documents/2019/9/30/2019_20_Purdue_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=[[Purdue Boilermakers|Purdue University Athletic Dept.]] |access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>
==Rankings==
{{main|1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title     = [[AP Poll|AP]]
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek  = 17
| poll1_0= 24
| poll1_1= 24
| poll1_2= NR
| poll1_3= NR
| poll1_4= NR
| poll1_5= NR
| poll1_6= NR
| poll1_7= NR
| poll1_8= 22
| poll1_9= 17
| poll1_10=19
| poll1_11=17
| poll1_12=14
| poll1_13=11
| poll1_14=7
| poll1_15=5
| poll1_16=4
| poll1_17=4т
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title     = [[Coaches Poll|Coaches]]
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek  = 18
| poll2_0= 23
| poll2_1= 25
| poll2_2= NR
| poll2_3= NR
| poll2_4= NR
| poll2_5= NR
| poll2_6= NR
| poll2_7= NR
| poll2_8= 25
| poll2_9= 18
| poll2_10= 19
| poll2_11= 15
| poll2_12= 13
| poll2_13=11
| poll2_14=7
| poll2_15=5
| poll2_16=4
| poll2_17=4
| poll2_18=15
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}
==NCAA infractions==
In 1997 the NCAA began investigating claims of recruiting infractions by Purdue.  The Committee on Infractions alleged that assistant coach and top recruiter [[Frank Kendrick]] and Purdue booster Bill Powers arranged for a loan of $4,000 in 1995 to recruit Luther Clay.  Clay's understanding was that he did not need to pay back the loan, and records show that no attempt was made to recover it.  Additionally, Kendrick arranged for a booster to provide housing and transportation for former Boilermaker Porter Roberts' mother.  Both claims are denied by Purdue (in the latter case specifically, that the booster was not a Purdue booster, and therefore allowed to provide services as he saw fit).  Furthermore, the committee discovered that Kendrick made 15 calls to Jamaal Davis in 1996 and told him to lie about an improper ride he received during a campus visit.  Davis signed with Purdue for the 1997–98 but didn't play his freshman year due to academic ineligibility.  He would go on to play 12 games the following year before transferring to Cincinnati in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-07-01-9907010099-story.html |title=Purdue's recruiting violations prove costly |last=Bagnato |first=Andrew |date=July 1, 1999 |website=ChicagoTribune.com |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=March 17, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
In 1999 the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled that Purdue had violated laws involving recruiting, extra benefits, and ethical conduct, as well as several secondary violations in the women's basketball program.  As a result, Purdue was to repay approximately $80,000 (reduced from around $900,000) in earnings it received from their 1996 NCAA tournament appearance.  Purdue received two years probation and dissociation of 2 representatives of the university athletic interests and Kendrick was banned from off-campus recruiting for a year.  The basketball program was to reduce the number of official recruiting visits from 12 to 4 per year for the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, and lost one scholarship (limiting them to 12 per season) for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 academic years.  Kendrick was fined an undisclosed amount and was subject to an NCAA "[[show-cause penalty|show-cause]]" requirement for 1 year.  Finally, Purdue was forced to forfeit the 24 games in which Luther Clay participated (18 regular season wins) and vacate its 2 NCAA games (1 win and 1 loss).  The forfeited games would be recorded as losses for Purdue and wins for their opponent, whereas the vacated games would simply remove the result from Purdue's record with no change to the opponent's.  The forfeits were among the [[List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball|steepest at the time]].  The Big Ten conference allowed Purdue to retain their title as regular season champions despite the change in conference records.{{refn|group=note|name=champ}}
Purdue maintains that none of Clay's on-court actions affected game outcomes, scoring only 60 points the entire season, including 13 points in 12 conference games.  Clay would transfer to Rhode Island after one season with Purdue.  Kendrick left the Purdue basketball program in 1999.  The Big Ten had multiple basketball scandals around this time, including the [[University of Michigan basketball scandal]] and the [[University of Minnesota basketball scandal]].
==See also==
*[[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]
*[[List of NCAA Division I institutions]]
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