From Gene Keady to Matt Painter, Purdue is a regular in the NCAA Tournament. But have they found the kind of sustained success one would expect?
Purdue spent the majority of the 2021-22 campaign near the top of the Big Ten standings, and in the conversation for a No. 1 seed. There’s no guarantee the Boilermakers make a deep tournament run — as Purdue fans have discovered all too well since the Gene Keady era in the 1980’s.
With Jaden Ivey leading the way, Purdue’s men’s team should be among the favorites again this March.
Has Purdue basketball ever won a championship?
The men’s basketball program has never won a National Championship.
The women’s basketball program took home the hardware in 1999, an incredible feat for the athletic department as a whole.
Purdue basketball: NCAA Tournament history
The men’s basketball program has made two Final Fours, five Elite Eights, and NCAA Tournament appearances in the following years:
- 1969
- 1977
- 1980
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1990
- 1991
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2003
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
The women’s basketball program has made three Final Fours, eight Elite Eights and NCAA Tournament appearance in the following years:
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2016
- 2017
Purdue basketball: NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances
Purdue men’s basketball has made the Final Four twice:
- 1969
- 1980
Purdue women’s basketball has made the Final Four three times
- 1994
- 1999
- 2001
Purdue basketball: All-time NCAA Tournament record
Purdue men’s basketball tournament record: 42-32