Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
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The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a men's college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue Boilermakers | |||
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University | Purdue University | ||
First season | 1896 | ||
All-time record | 1947–1064 (.647) | ||
Athletic director | Mike Bobinski | ||
Head coach | Matt Painter (19th season) | ||
Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
Location | West Lafayette, Indiana | ||
Arena | Mackey Arena (Capacity: 14,804) | ||
Student section | The Paint Crew | ||
Colors | Old gold and black[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |||
1932 | |||
Pre-tournament Helms champions | |||
1932 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1969, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1969, 1980, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1969, 1980, 1994, 2000, 2019, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1969, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2009, 2023 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1911, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 | |||
* - vacated by NCAA |
Purdue basketball has the most Big Ten regular season championships with 26 conference titles, and in 2024 became the first Big Ten program to be ranked as the #1 team in America for three consecutive seasons.[2][3] As of April 2024, Purdue also holds a winning record against all other Big Ten schools in head-to-head match ups.[4][5][6]
The Boilermakers have reached three NCAA Tournament Final Fours and two NCAA championship games, but have not won an NCAA Championship. The 1931–32 team was retroactively named a national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[7][8] Purdue has sent more than 30 players to the NBA, including two overall No. 1 picks in the NBA draft.
Purdue's main rival is the Indiana Hoosiers.