“I sign a lot of guys in the fall, and I stay out of the spring,” Painter said of the time when transfers find new teams. “The spring stinks. It’s all these guys are talking about. I’m not.” It’s one thing to stand on principle. Quite another to win that way. Purdue...
Full final 7:53 of Purdue and Tennessee's epic Elite Eight battle Purdue bounced back from anovertime loss in the 2024 Big Ten tournament semifinalsto rattle off four straight NCAA tournament wins as the No. 3 overall seed entering March Madness. The Boilermakers are puttinglast year's...
Almost 30 years to the day that Duke’s Christian Laettner stunned Kentucky with an overtime buzzer-beater to win a regional final at the since-razed Spectrum, Purdue and Saint Peter’s pulled off their own Philly classic. Saint Peter’s fans made the 93-mile ride south to help...
Making West Virginia (24-10) nervous will mean handling the Mountaineers' pressure and two-time Big 12 defensive player of the year Jevon Carter. West Virginia wants to create chaos but has allowed at least 70 points in each of its 10 losses. "You have to trust it and you're go...
Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned rematch? Wisconsin and Purdue will face off for the second time this season after the Boilermakers upset the Badgers in four sets on Oct. 31. It was Wisconsin's second loss of the season. This game has more implications though than just...
top four in 10 of the last 11 seasons, been to 10 straight NCAA tourneys and reached the Sweet 16 in six of the last eight. The Boilermakers (24-11) are now a win away from their fourth straight 25-win season and a return trip to the Elite Eight, this time without two-time ...
“I came in every day, I worked hard, I stayed after practice — stayed a long time after practice. I took care of my body and was able to steadily improve. There was nothing revolutionary I did. I just worked hard.” It certainly paid off, even if the season ended with a huge ...
The Tigers (10-4) finished with at least 10 wins for the first time since the 2019 season, when Joe Burrow, Chase and Jefferson led undefeated LSU to a national title. The Boilermakers (8-6) were led by interim coach Brian Brohm after his brother, Jeff, left at the end of the regu...
I didn't know he was going to turn into a two-time national player of the year," Painter said. "I did think he would be good, I just didn't know when he would be good. But he had good hands, he had good feet, he just needed repetition and work so right away, I was like ...
Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned rematch? Wisconsin and Purdue will face off for the second time this season after the Boilermakers upset the Badgers in four sets on Oct. 31. It was Wisconsin's second loss of the season. This game has more implications tho...