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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 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.
Conference tournament champion ^A. Purdue forfeited 18 regular season wins (6 conference wins) and vacated 1 NCAA Tournament win and 1 NCAA Tournament loss due to use of an ineligible player during the 1995–96 season.
With Purdue set as a 23 + 1 ⁄ 2-point favorite heading into the game, Fairleigh Dickinson's victory was the biggest upset in terms of point spread in NCAA tournament history. Purdue ended their season at 29–6, while Fairleigh Dickinson improved to 21–15.
Twice in NCAA men's basketball tournament history, a No. 1 seed has lost to a No. 16 seed in the first round. The first time, Virginia bounced back the next season to win the national title ...
Since its most recent Final Four appearance in 1980, Purdue has claimed 10 Big Ten regular-season titles, made 31 NCAA tournament appearances and secured a No. 1 seed four times.
In this March 21, 1980 file photo, Purdue men's basketball players are given a send off before their NCAA Tournament Final Four game against UCLA in Indianapolis.
The 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 14th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter in his 16th season with the Boilermakers. [1] The Boilers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.