1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 15th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.

1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Ward Lambert (15th season)
MVPJohn Wooden
Captains
  • John Wooden
  • Harry Kellar
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
1931–32 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue111 .917171  .944
Minnesota93 .750153  .833
Northwestern93 .750135  .722
Michigan84 .667116  .647
Illinois75 .583116  .647
Ohio State57 .41799  .500
Indiana48 .333810  .444
Wisconsin39 .250810  .444
Iowa39 .250512  .294
Chicago111 .083215  .118
Rankings from AP Poll

Future Basketball Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach, John Wooden, was a senior on this team. He was named the national player of the year after leading the successful Boilermakers with an impressive 12.1 points per game average (back when scoring was much lower than it is today, 12 points was a significant average).

The team also contained several future coaches; Eddy in the Indiana High School ranks before returning to Purdue; Fehring in the California collegiate ranks and Moore in the nascent pro ranks.

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