It may have been unlikely timing -- during halftime of an Indiana men's basketball game -- but Purdue senior Chris Kramer got some love on national TV Saturday.

Sports Illustrated writer Seth Davis, who often is in studio during CBS games, unveiled his "glue guy" team.

Not only was Kramer one of the five players on the list, he was singled out as the "best glue guy in the country," Davis said. Davis said Kramer gives Purdue energy and leadership and liked his effort on the defensive end.

Kramer and his fifth-ranked Boilermakers play their first true road game of the season at Alabama tonight.