DETROIT (AP) — Purdue is the NCAA Tournament's highest seed from the Big Ten, and has arguably been the conference's best team this season. What the Boilermakers didn't do was win the league — in the regular
Painter is in his 20th season as the head coach at Purdue and his 21st season overall. In his two decades at his alma mater, the Boilermakers have won five Big Ten regular season championships, a pair of Big Ten Tournament titles and have made 15 NCAA Tournamen...
In addition to his individual success, Jordan played a crucial role in leading the Boilermakers to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, further cementing his status as an all-time Purdue great. 23 59 votes Chad Austin Purdue Boilermakers: 1994-1998 Known for his clutch play and smooth scoring...
In roughly one week Purdue will be tipping off its 2019NCAA Tournamentrun. The games officially start just after noon next Thursday, and some time on Thursday or Friday we’ll be playing some small conference autobid winner.Bracket Matrixcontinues to have us as a solid three seed, meaning we...
Purdue was knocked out in the first round of last season's NCAA Tournament, but returned its top eight scorers, including all-conference forward Trevion Williams. The Boilermakers can challenge teams in variety of ways, from sophomore guard Jayden Ivey attacking off the dribble to dropp...
Last Purdue win:81-62 at Purdue on 1/30/2021 Last Minnesota win:75-73 inBig Ten Tournamenton 3/15/2019 Blog Representation:The Daily Gopher NCAA TournamentHistory:14 appearances, last in 2019. Reached 1997 Final Four (vacated) Coach:Richard Pitino (139-115 in 8th season at Minnesota, 15...
Painter is in his 20th season at Purdue, leading the Boilermakers to five Big Ten regular season championships, two Big Ten Tournament titles and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances. He guided the team to a 34-5 record last season, winning a 26th conference title and earning a trip to the Natio...
As a 5'10" guard, Wooden was the first player to be named basketball All-American three times, and the 1932 Purdue team on which he played as a senior was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll...
The basketball season culminated with Purdue having a firm place in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue's performance was not only limited to the basketball court. The Boilermaker football also had memorable highlights. One would be remiss not to mention their epic 2020 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes,...
two Big Ten Tournament titles and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in his first 19 years. Painter is also a five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. In 2024, Painter led Purdue to its first Final Four appearance since 1980 and first trip to the Na...