When was the last time Purdue Boilermakers basketball won a championship?

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