List of Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coaches. The Boilermakers have had 18 coaches in their 126-season history. [1] The team is currently coached by Matt Painter.

Ward "Piggy" Lambert has the longest coaching tenure at Purdue. Ward Lambert 1942.jpeg
Ward "Piggy" Lambert has the longest coaching tenure at Purdue.
Current Purdue head coach, Matt Painter Matt Painter 2017.jpg
Current Purdue head coach, Matt Painter
*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
BHOF Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
NCHOF National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
NABC National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year
LOCA John Wooden Legends of Coaching Award
HIA Henry Iba Award
UPI United Press International College Basketball Coach of the Year
AP Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
USBWA United States Basketball Writers Association District V Coach of the Year
B1G Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
TenureCoachYearsWinsLossesPct.Awards
1896–97F. Homer Curtis111.500
1899–1901 Alpha Jamison 2121.923
1901–02 Charles Best 1103.769
1902–03C.I. Freeman1801.000
1903–04No official coach1112.846
1904–05 James Nufer 136.333
1905–08 C.B. Jamison 31624.400
1908–09 E. J. Stewart 184.667
1909–12 Ralph Jones 3329.780
1912–16 R.E. Vaughn 42132.396
1916–17,
1918–46
Ward "Piggy" Lambert *29371152.709BHOF (1960)
NCHOF (2006)
1917–18J.J. Maloney1115.688
1946–50 Mel Taube 4+ [a] 4546.495
1950–65 Ray Eddy 15176164.518
1965–72 George King 710964.630
1972–78 Fred Schaus 610559.640
1978–80 Lee Rose 25018.735
1980–2005 Gene Keady *25512270.655BHOF (2023)
NCHOF (2013)
NABC (1994, 2000)
LOCA (2007)
HIA (1984, 1996)
UPI (1996)
AP (1996)
B1G (1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)
2005–present Matt Painter 19447203.688USBWA (2008, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019)
NABC (2019)
B1G (2008, 2010, 2011, 2019)
Totals18 coaches126 seasons19471064.647
  1. Taube coached part of the 1945–46 season after Lambert's retirement

References

  1. "2023–24 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Sports. p. 60. Retrieved September 18, 2024.