Purdue Coverage
All season long the Purdue Boilermakers had to listen to people bring up Fairleigh Dickinson, Saint Peter's, and North Texas. Many people have stated that what they do in the regular season and Big Ten Tournament does not matter. What matters now is NCAA Tournament success.
Listen, let me start by saying that I have great respect for what Purdue and Matt Painter have accomplished this year and really the last several years. They’re a model of consistency and have a really good shot at making a magical Final 4 run. And, by the way, their program needs to feel that […]
The Purdue Boilermakers added yet another feather to their cap for this season when they beat Illinois on Monday, capturing the Big Ten regular season title outright for the 2nd season in a row. Obviously, the real test begins when the NCAA Tournament starts. Boilermaker fans won’t truly be satisfied until this team proves it […]
Meet Daniel Jacobsen, Purdue Men’s Basketball Next 7 Footer The Purdue Men’s Basketball program has a rich history of featuring 7-footers, which has become a defining characteristic of their team. From Joe Barry Carroll back in the day to Zach Edey today, the Boilermakers have established themselves as a “Big Man U” in college basketball. […]
For the vast majority of this season, the Purdue Boilermakers have been the most dominant, consistent, and reliable team in college basketball. It has not been a fun season to be an Indiana Hoosier basketball fan. Nearly losing a non-conference game to Morehead State at home, guard play has been putrid, and have lost seven of their last nine games.
In 2018, P.J. Thompson graduated from Purdue after spending four seasons as a player for Matt Painter. He followed that up by becoming a graduate assistant for the veteran coach. Now in his second season as the Director of Player Development.
The Purdue Boilermakers added an impressive win on the road over 6th-ranked Wisconsin to their resume on Sunday, beating the Badgers 75-69. The win is yet another feather in the cap for a team looking to right the wrongs of years past, and finally make a deep run into the NCAA Tournament. While the true […]
As I’m sure you know, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins me and Kevin Bowen on The Wake Up Call every Tuesday at 8am. Among the topics we discussed this morning included Tyrese Haliburton’s ongoing minutes restriction, what he’ll do around the All-Star break, and the play of Aaron Nesmith. But Carlisle always provides a […]
The Purdue Boilermakers got a close win over Northwestern last night in overtime, 105-96. The game did stir some controversy over the free throw discrepancy; the Boilermakers shot 46 free throws while the Wildcats only shot 8. During Thursday’s edition of The Ride With JMV, Purdue head coach Matt Painter joined, and spoke about how […]
West Lafayette- Four of Purdue’s starting five ended their night in double scoring figures as the Boilermakers downed the Illinois Fighting Illini 83-78.