2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 13th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers finished the season 30–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Penn State before losing to Michigan in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the First Round, but lost starting center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow. Without Haas, they defeated Butler in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 3 seed Texas Tech.

2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Summer Universiade Silver Medalists
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record30–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Matt Painter (13th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State16–2 .88930–5  .857
No. 11 Purdue15–3 .83330–7  .811
No. 17 Ohio State15–3 .83325–9  .735
No. 7 Michigan †13–5 .72233–8  .805
Nebraska13–5 .72222–11  .667
Penn State9–9 .50026–13  .667
Indiana9–9 .50016–15  .516
Maryland8–10 .44419–13  .594
Wisconsin7–11 .38915–18  .455
Northwestern6–12 .33315–17  .469
Minnesota4–14 .22215–17  .469
Illinois4–14 .22214–18  .438
Iowa4–14 .22214–19  .424
Rutgers3–15 .16715–19  .441
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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