Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
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The Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.
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Purdue Boilermakers | ||||
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University | Purdue University | |||
Head coach | Katie Gearlds (3rd season) | |||
Conference | Big Ten | |||
Location | West Lafayette, Indiana | |||
Arena | Mackey Arena (Capacity: 14,804) | |||
Nickname | Boilermakers | |||
Student section | Gold Mine | |||
Colors | Old gold and black[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament champions | ||||
1999 | ||||
NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
2001 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1994, 1999, 2001 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 | ||||
NCAA tournament second round | ||||
1990, 1992, 1994 , 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
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Purdue is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten women's basketball tournament championships, along with annually ranking in the top 10 nationally in home attendance. The Boilermakers have appeared in the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA National Championship in 1999. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 52–27 series lead.