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Matt Painter

Head coach at Purdue logoPurdue
ConferenceBig 10
March Madness resumeswipe to scroll · tap a game
25-26
24-25
23-24
22-23
21-22
20-21
18-19
17-18
16-17
15-16
14-15
Career W-L
341-147
6th most wins in our era
488 games
Win %
69.9%
25th of 618 with 3+ seasons
24.4 wins / season
Composite Rank
#14
of 804 coaches
161.3 score · 14 seasons
20+ win seasons
10
Program breakdown

By the school

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordWin %
Purdue logo12-13 –present14341-14769.9%
Full record

Season by season

14 seasons
25-26Purdue logo2Big 1030-9#832.498133.3100100.990NCAA Elite Eight
24-25Purdue logo4Big 1024-12#1926.297125.69899.486NCAA Sweet 16
23-24Purdue logo1F4Big 1034-5#431.699126.09994.596Reg. season champNCAA Title runner-up
22-23Purdue logo1Big 1029-6#724.298117.99893.794Reg. season champNCAA First Round
21-22Purdue logo3Big 1029-8#1224.197121.610097.576NCAA Sweet 16
20-21Purdue logo4Big 1018-10#3618.092112.39294.390NCAA First Round
19-20Purdue logoBig 1016-15#2018.093109.68791.697—
18-19Purdue logo3Big 1026-10#1027.998123.59995.692Reg. season champNCAA Elite Eight
17-18Purdue logo2Big 1030-7#627.599123.610096.191NCAA Sweet 16
16-17Purdue logo4Big 1027-8#1923.195117.39394.194Reg. season champNCAA Sweet 16
15-16Purdue logo5Big 1026-9#1023.898118.19594.496NCAA First Round
14-15Purdue logo9Big 1021-13#4615.891112.18696.388NCAA Second Round
13-14Purdue logoBig 1015-17#858.275109.270100.973—
12-13Purdue logoBig 1016-18#7311.582107.37595.884—
Tournament success
11 appearances

March Madness

Appearances
11
NCAA Tournament
Tournament record
20-11
8th of 294 in tourney wins
Highest seed
#1
best seed earned
  • Year
    25-26
    2Purdue logoPurdue(30-9)Elite Eight
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs15Queens (NC) logoQueens (NC)W 104-71
    R32vs7Miami (FL) logoMiami (FL)W 79-69
    S16vs11Texas logoTexasW 79-77
    E8vs1Arizona logoArizonaL 64-79
  • Year
    24-25
    4Purdue logoPurdue(24-12)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs13High Point logoHigh PointW 75-63
    R32vs12McNeese logoMcNeeseW 76-62
    S16vs1Houston logoHoustonL 60-62
  • Year
    23-24
    1Purdue logoPurdue(34-5)Title runner-up
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs16Grambling logoGramblingW 78-50
    R32vs8Utah State logoUtah StateW 106-67
    S16vs5Gonzaga logoGonzagaW 80-68
    E8vs2Tennessee logoTennesseeW 72-66
    F4vs11NC State logoNC StateW 63-50
    CHAMPvs1UConn logoUConnL 60-75
  • Year
    22-23
    1Purdue logoPurdue(29-6)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs16FDU logoFDUL 58-63
  • Year
    21-22
    3Purdue logoPurdue(29-8)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs14Yale logoYaleW 78-56
    R32vs6Texas logoTexasW 81-71
    S16vs15Saint Peter's logoSaint Peter'sL 64-67
  • Year
    20-21
    4Purdue logoPurdue(18-10)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs13North Texas logoNorth TexasL 69-78
  • Year
    18-19
    3Purdue logoPurdue(26-10)Elite Eight
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs14Old Dominion logoOld DominionW 61-48
    R32vs6Villanova logoVillanovaW 87-61
    S16vs2Tennessee logoTennesseeW 99-94
    E8vs1Virginia logoVirginiaL 75-80
  • Year
    17-18
    2Purdue logoPurdue(30-7)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs15Cal State Fullerton logoCal State FullertonW 74-48
    R32vs10Butler logoButlerW 76-73
    S16vs3Texas Tech logoTexas TechL 65-78
  • Year
    16-17
    4Purdue logoPurdue(27-8)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs13Vermont logoVermontW 80-70
    R32vs5Iowa State logoIowa StateW 80-76
    S16vs1Kansas logoKansasL 66-98
  • Year
    15-16
    5Purdue logoPurdue(26-9)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs12Little Rock logoLittle RockL 83-85
  • Year
    14-15
    9Purdue logoPurdue(21-13)Second Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs8Cincinnati logoCincinnatiL 65-66

Data window: 2012-13 through 2025-26