Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a men's college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.
| Purdue Boilermakers | |||
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| University | Purdue University | ||
| First season | 1896 | ||
| All-time record | 1831–1027 (.641) | ||
| 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 | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |||
| 1932 | |||
| Pre-tournament Helms champions | |||
| 1932 | |||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1969 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1969, 1980 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1969, 1980, 1994, 2000, 2019 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1969, 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| * - vacated by NCAA | |||
Purdue basketball holds the most Big Ten regular season championships, with 25. Purdue also holds a winning record against all other Big Ten schools in head-to-head match ups.
The Boilermakers have reached two NCAA Tournament Final Fours and one championship game, 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.
Purdue has sent more than 30 players to the NBA, including two overall No. 1 picks in the NBA draft. Purdue has one main rivalry against the Indiana Hoosiers (see Indiana–Purdue Rivalry).