2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, in his sixth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
Record26–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Matt Painter (6th Season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State162 .889343  .919
No. 13 Purdue144 .778268  .765
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722259  .735
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Illinois99 .5002014  .588
Penn State99 .5001915  .559
Michigan State99 .5001915  .559
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Minnesota612 .3331714  .548
Iowa414 .2221120  .355
Indiana315 .1671220  .375
2011 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Purdue finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region. They defeated Saint Peter's in the Second Round before losing to eventual Final Four participant VCU in the Third Round.

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