2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his fifth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
Paradise Jam champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record29–6 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Matt Painter (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State144 .778298  .784
No. 10 Purdue144 .778296  .829
No. 13 Michigan State144 .778289  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722249  .727
Illinois108 .5562115  .583
Minnesota99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Michigan711 .3891517  .469
Indiana414 .2221021  .323
Iowa414 .2221022  .313
Penn State315 .1671120  .355
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

They made the NCAA Tournament where they were the 4th seed. They defeated #13 Siena in the first round, #5 Texas A&M in the second round, before losing to the champions #1 Duke in the Sweet Sixteen.

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