The Tradition has a rich history.  Included below is a recap of the 2008 event and a snapshot of the historical highlights and standouts.

2008 JOHN R. WOODEN TRADITION

GAME 1 | Purdue Boilermakers vs. Davidson Wildcats | RECAP
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GAME 2 | Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Saint Mary’s Gaels | RECAP
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2007 JOHN R. WOODEN TRADITION recap

GAME 1 | Purdue Boilermakers vs. Louisville Cardinals | RECAP
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GAME 2 | Butler Bulldogs vs. Florida State Seminoles | RECAP
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2006 JOHN R. WOODEN TRADITION recap

GAME 1 | Butler Bulldogs vs. Purdue Boilermakers | RECAP
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GAME 2 | Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes | RECAP
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2005 JOHN R. WOODEN TRADITION recap

history of the john r. wooden tradition

Those who have excelled at the John R. Wooden Tradition

PAST RESULTS

2008
• Purdue 76, Davidson 58
• St. Mary's 65, Southern Illinois 52

2007
• Purdue 67, Louisville 59
• Butler 79, Florida State 68

2006
• Butler 68, Purdue 65
• Ohio State 72, Cincinnati 50

2005
• Xavier 74, Purdue 55
• NC State 61, Notre Dame 48

2004
• Illinois 89, Gonzaga 72
• Cincinnati 79, Purdue 59

2003
• Indiana 80, Xavier 77 OT
• Iowa 70, Louisville 69

2002
• Duke 84, UCLA 73 
• Purdue 86, Louisville 84

2001
• Stanford 78, Purdue 62 
• Missouri 72, Xavier 60

2000 
• Notre Dame 69, Cincinnati 51
• Purdue 72, Arizona 69

The Wooden Tradition Trophy
• Purdue, Matt Painter ‘08
• St. Mary's, Randy Bennett ‘08
• Purdue, Matt Painter ‘07
• Butler, Brad Stevens ‘07
• Butler, Todd Lickliter '06
• Ohio State, Thad Matta '06
• Xavier, Sean Miller '05
• NC State, Herb Sendek '05
• Cincinnati, Bob Huggins ‘04
• Illinois, Bruce Weber ‘04
• Indiana, Mike Davis ‘03
• Iowa, Steve Alford ‘03
• Duke, Mike Krzyzewski ‘02
• Purdue, Gene Keady ’02
• Stanford, Mike Montgomery ‘01
• Missouri, Quinn Snyder ‘01
• Purdue, Gene Keady ’00
• Notre Dame, Mike Brey ‘00

Individual Records
• Most Points: 30 — Troy Murphy, Notre Dame '00
• Most Assists: 9 — Luther Head, Illinois ‘04
• Most Rebounds: 20 — Curtis Borchardt, Stanford '01
• Most Steals: 4 — Luther Head, Illinois, ’04; Clarence Gilbert, Missouri '01
• Most Blocked Shots: 6 — Curtis Borchardt, Stanford '01; Troy Murphy, Notre Dame '00
• Most 3-Pt. FGs: 5 — Deron Williams, Illinois ’04; Tarquan Dean, Louisville ’03; J.J. Redick, Duke '02

Team Records
• Most Points: 89 – Illinois ‘04
• Most Assists: 24 – Illinois ‘04
• Most Rebounds: 57 – Stanford ‘01
• Most Steals: 13 – Illinois ‘04
• Most Blocked Shots: 10 – Notre Dame ‘00
• Most 3-Pt. FGs: 14 – Illinois ‘04

National Champions (since Wooden Tradition established in 2000)
• Duke '01

All-Americans (since Wooden Tradition established in 2000)
• Casey Jacobsen, Stanford
• Troy Murphy, Notre Dame
• Steve Logan, Cincinnati
• David West, Xavier
• Gilbert Arenas, Arizona
• Jason Gardner, Arizona
• Deron Williams, Illinois
• Dee Brown, Illinois
• Luther Head, Illinois
• Craig Smith, Boston College
• Greg Oden, Ohio State