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Purdue Boilermakers
University	Purdue University
Head coach	Matt Painter (3rd season)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Arena	Mackey Arena (capacity: 14,123)
Nickname	Boilermakers
Colors	Old Gold and Black
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1932
NCAA tournament Final Four
1969, 1980
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

The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten Championships (21), along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records versus every other school in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers won their only National Championship in 1932, awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation prior to the establishment of the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 107-84 series lead. Most recently the Boilermakers were defeated by the Hoosiers 77-68 in Bloomington on February 19, 2008.

Boilermaker Basketball History

The history of Purdue basketball dates back to 1896 with their first game against the Lafayette YMCA. Ten years later the Boilermakers began play in the Big Ten Conference, with its first championship coming just five years later. In 1917 Ward "Piggy" Lambert was named head coach of the Boilermakers. What followed was one of the most dominant eras of Purdue Basketball on the conference and national level. In 28-plus seasons in direction of Purdue basketball, Lambert mentored 16 All-Americans and 31 first team All-Big Ten selections. Lambert compiled a career record of 371-152, a .709 winning percentage. His 228 wins in Big Ten play have been bested by only Indiana’s Bob Knight and former Purdue head coach Gene Keady. Lambert won an unprecedented 11 Big Ten Championships (tied with Knight) and one National Championship in 1932. The 1932 National Championship team was led by three-time All-American and future hall of fame UCLA coach John Wooden.

Over the next few decades the Boilermakers would enjoy moderate success, culminating with an appearance in the 1969 NCAA National Championship Game where they would fall to former Purdue great John Wooden's UCLA Bruins.

In 1980 Gene Keady was named the head coach of the Boilermakers. Over the next 25 years, Keady led the Boilermakers to six Big Ten Championships, 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, and five Sweet Sixteen appearances. In December of 1997 Keady became Purdue's all-time winningest head coach, surpassing Lambert with his 372nd win. It was at this time Keady's namesake was bestowed on the floor of Mackey Arena. Keady's parking permit for the Mackey Arena lot was uniquely renamed "Permit 372" and relocated directly in front of the east doors to the arena. Many of Keady's former assistant coaches throughout the years have gone on to enjoy success as head coaches, including former UCLA head coach Steve Lavin, current Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings, and current Illinois head coach Bruce Weber. It was widely assumed that upon Keady's retirement Weber would assume the role as the head coach of Purdue basketball, however he accepted the head coaching position at Illinois prior to Keady's retirement.

As the Keady era came to a close in 2005, the Matt Painter era began. Painter played for Keady from 1990-1993, with Keady naming him captain in his senior year. In 2004, Painter was hired as a planned replacement for Coach Keady. After a disappointing first season marred with injuries, Painter re-energized Purdue basketball in the summer of 2006 by signing the top high school class in the Big Ten and one of the top five nationally. The program's good fortunes continued well into the 2006-07 season with the Boilermakers finishing 4th with a 9-7 Big 10 conference record, 22-12 overall, with Purdue's first invite to the NCAA tournament since 2003. Matt Painter and his "Baby Boilers" finished the 2007-08 regular season with a 15-3 Big Ten record and 24-8 overall, and were invited to the NCAA tournament for a second straight season.

Boilermaker Home Courts

• Mackey Arena (formerly Purdue Arena)* - 1967-Present
• Lambert Fieldhouse (formerly Purdue Fieldhouse) - 1937-1967
• Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium - 1929, 1934-1937
• Memorial Gymnasium - 1909-1934
• Lafayette Coliseum - 1907-1909
• Military Hall & Gymnasium - 1897-1907

The playing surface at Mackey Arena was named Keady Court in honor of former coach Gene Keady in December of 1997.

Current coaching staff

• Matt Painter - Head Coach, 3rd year
• Cuonzo Martin - Assistant Head Coach
• Paul Lusk - Assistant Coach
• Rick Ray - Assistant Coach
• Jeff Stein - Athletic Trainer
• Nick Terruso - Video Coordinator
• Kent Williams - Supervisor of Basketball Operations

2007-08 Roster

2007-08 Schedule and Results

Season-by-season results

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Coaching history

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National Awards

National Player of the Year (2)

• John Wooden (1932)
• Glenn Robinson (1994)

National Coach of the Year (6)

• Gene Keady (1984, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000,)

John R. Woooden Legends of Coaching Award (1)

• Gene Keady (2007)

All-American Consensus Selections (16)

• Charles Murphy (1929, 1930)
• John Wooden (1930, 1931, 1932)
• Norman Cottom (1934)
• Robert Kessler (1936)
• Jewell Young (1937, 1938)
• Terry Dischinger (1961, 1962)
• Dave Schellhase (1966)
• Rick Mount (1969, 1970)
• Joe Barry Carroll (1980)
• Glenn Robinson (1994)

Big Ten Awards

Big Ten Player of the Year (2)

• Stephen Sheffler (1990)
• Glenn Robinson (1994)

Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Recipient (4)

• Rick Mount (1969, 1970)
• Jim Rowinski (1984)
• Glenn Robinson (1994)

Big Ten Coach of the Year (8)

• Gene Keady (1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)
• Matt Painter (2008)

First-Team All-Big Ten (83)

• Cliff Lewis (1908)
• Dave Charters (1910, 1911)
• Ed McVaugh (1912)
• Karp Stockton (1912)
• Elmer Oliphant (1913, 1914)
• Larry Teeple (1913)
• Henry Brockenbrough (1916)
• Paul Church (1918)
• Don Tilson (1920)
• Don White (1920, 1921)
• Ray Miller (1921, 1922)
• George Spradling (1926)
• Wilburn Cummins (1927)
• Harold Kemmer (1928)
• Charles Murphy (1928, 1929, 1930)
• John Wooden (1930, 1931, 1932)
• Harry Kellar (1932)
• Ralph Parmenter (1933)
• Norm Cottom (1934)
• Emmet Lowery (1934)
• Bob Kessler (1935, 1936)
• Jewel Young (1937, 1938)
• Gene Anderson (1938)
• Fred Beretta (1940)
• Don Blanken (1942)
• Forrest Sprowl (1942)
• Paul Hoffman (1946, 1947)
• Howie Williams (1949, 1950)
• Carl McNulty (1952)
• Willie Merriweather (1959)
• Terry Dischinger (1960, 1961, 1962)
• Mel Garland (1963)
• Dave Schellhase (1964, 1965, 1966)
• Rick Mount (1968)
• Herm Gilliam (1969)
• Bob Ford (1972)
• Frank Kendrick (1974)
• John Garrett (1975)
• Bruce Parkinson (1975)
• Walter Jordan (1977, 1978)
• Joe Barry Carroll (1979, 1980)
• Keith Edmonson (1982)
• Russell Cross (1983)
• Jim Rowinski (1984)
• James Bullock (1985)
• Troy Lewis (1987, 1988)
• Todd Mitchell (1988)
• Stephen Sheffler (1990)
• Jimmy Oliver (1991)
• Woody Austin (1992)
• Glenn Robinson (1993, 1994)
• Cuonzo Martin (1995)
• Chad Austin (1997, 1998)
• Willie Deane (2003)
• Carl Landry (2007)
• Robbie Hummel (2008)

Defensive Player of the Year (5)

• Ricky Hall (1984)
• Porter Roberts (1996)
• Kenneth Lowe (2003, 2004)
• Chris Kramer (2008)

All-Freshman Team (3)

• Chris Lutz (2006)
• Robbie Hummel (2008)
• E'Twaun Moore (2008)

All-Defensive Team (2)

• Chris Kramer (2007, 2008)

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All-time statistical leaders

Career leaders

• Points scored: Rick Mount (2323)
• Assists: Bruce Parkinson (690)
• Rebounds: Joe Barry Carroll (1148)
• Steals: Brian Cardinal (259)

Single-season leaders

• Points scored: Glenn Robinson (1030, 1994)
• Assists: Bruce Parkinson (207, 1975)
• Rebounds: Joe Barry Carroll (352, 1979)
• Blocks: Chris Booker
• Steals: Brian Walker (88, 1979)

Single-game leaders

• Points scored: Rick Mount (61, 1970)
• Assists: Bruce Parkinson (18, 1975)
• Rebounds: Carl McNulty (27, 1951)
• Steals: Brian Walker and Brian Cardinal (7, 1979,and 1998, respectively)

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References

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