The Purdue Boilermakers are the official intercollegiate athletics teams representing Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. As is common with athletic nicknames, the Boilermakers nickname is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large. The nickname is often shortened to "Boilers" by fans.
Ward Louis "Piggy" Lambert was an American basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Purdue University during the 1916–17 season and from 1918 to 1946. Lambert was also the head baseball coach at Purdue in 1917, from 1919 to 1935, and from 1945 to 1946. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.
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.
The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29–4 record.
The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his fifth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The 1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 15th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.
The 2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Matt Painter, the current head coach, began his first year at Purdue. On February 11 the Boilermakers upset #22 Michigan at Mackey Arena, which was their first win over a ranked team since beating #19 Wisconsin in January 2004. Purdue finished 9–19 overall and 3–15 in the Big Ten. Although they finished in last place in the Big Ten, they had improved on their overall record from the previous year by two games. The Boilermakers would win at least 16 games per season in all of their following seasons.
The 2004–05 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Keady served in his last year as head coach after a 25-year career at Purdue. The Boilermakers failed to beat a ranked team this season for the first time in Keady's time as head coach and for the first time since the 1974–75 season. Purdue placed 10th in the Big Ten, ahead of 11th place Penn State.
The 1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach George King in his fourth year as head coach. The Boilers finished the season 18–6, 11–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place.
The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 12th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference. With their win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched their first Big Ten Championship since 2009, 22nd overall. With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in to win the Big Ten regular season championship. In the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010, they lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 3-ranked Kansas.
The 2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represents Purdue University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Boilermakers, led by 12th year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Rutgers. They received an at-large bid of the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated IUPUI and Ball State in the first and second rounds before losing to their Big Ten member and their rival Indiana in the third round.
The 1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1989–90 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings. The Boilermakers earned the #2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, but were upset in the second round by Texas, finishing the season with a 22–8 record.
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. The Boilers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Boilers finished the season 18–10, 13–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South region. They were upset in the First Round by No. 13-seeded North Texas.
The 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by 15th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 17th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The 1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Keady and played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue won the Big Ten title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Boilermakers – playing a true road game despite being the higher seed – were upset by Memphis State in the round of 32. The team finished with an overall record of 22–7.
The 1982–83 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by third-year head coach Gene Keady and played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue finished tied for second in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Mideast region. The Boilermakers were beaten by No. 4 seed Arkansas in the round of 32. The team finished with an overall record of 21–9.
The 1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers finished fourth in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast Region.
The 1992–93 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1992–93 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the Boilermakers were selected as the No. 9 seed in the Southeast Region of the NCAA tournament, but were defeated in the first round by Rhode Island, finishing the season with a 18–10 record.
The 2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who coached his 18th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.
